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20/m/europe >In short, many have nailed this on the head. It’s dead to us. Facebook is something we all got in middle school because it was cool but now is see

20/m/europe >In short, many have nailed this on the head. It’s dead to us. Facebook is something we all got in middle school because it was cool but now is seen as an awkward family dinner party we can't really leave. What? >Snapchat is where we can really be ourselves while being attached to our social identity. Without the constant social pressure of a follower count or Facebook friends, I am not constantly having these random people shoved in front of me. Instead, Snapchat is a somewhat intimate network of friends who I don't care if they see me at a party having fun. I use snapchat to send funny images of myself to my girlfriend >WhatsApp- You download it when you go abroad, you use it there for a bit before going back to iMessage and Facebook Messenger, you delete it. I know tons of people who use it to communicate with friends they made abroad, but I feel like Messenger is beginning to overshadow it. For international students, however, WhatsApp is a pivotal tool that I’ve heard is truly useful. Back here we use WhatsApp exclusively almost, fb messenger when we must >Tumblr is like a secret society that everyone is in, but no one talks about. Tumblr is where you are your true self and surround yourself (through who you follow) with people who have similar interests. To me, tumblr is a place where hipsters post images from the internet, back on the internet edit: added location, might be very relevant

dublinben 12y ago
WhatsApp has far fewer users in North America than every other region of the world. It's not surprising that an American teenager studying at an American college would have no use for it. http://www.marketingprofs.com/charts/2014/24497/whatsapp-by-the-numbers-where-its-used-most http://www.marketingprofs.com/charts/2014/24497/whatsapp-by-...
- mst 12y ago
  I now know quite a few whatsapp users put I was patient zero for the local epidemic - and I only noticed its existence because a friend of mine from .sg introduced me to it. (disclaimer: am in UK, am 31, don't have a lawn)
dethstar 12y ago
>>In short, many have nailed this on the head. It’s dead to us. Facebook is something we all got in middle school because it was cool but now is seen as an awkward family dinner party we can't really leave. >What? The author is talking about how their grandma is on fb now and on their friendlist. They don't feel as comfortable posting certain content there.
smacktoward 12y ago
>> Snapchat is where we can really be ourselves while being attached to our social identity. Without the constant social pressure of a follower count or Facebook friends, I am not constantly having these random people shoved in front of me. Instead, Snapchat is a somewhat intimate network of friends who I don't care if they see me at a party having fun. > I use snapchat to send funny images of myself to my girlfriend This exchange reminds me of a page from Phil Kaplan's excellent book of failures from the first dot-com boom (http://www.amazon.com/Fd-Companies-Spectacular-Dot-com-Flameouts/dp/1416577939 http://www.amazon.com/Fd-Companies-Spectacular-Dot-com-Flame...) The first paragraph was a long, flowery quote from the "about us" page of a failed wine delivery service that went on and on about how they delivered only the finest wines hand-wrapped in crisp white napkins by elite French sommeliers, etc. The second paragraph, his commentary, was: "I chug wine."
crazypyro 12y ago
This article is slanted in favor of Snapchat. You can be the real you, only on Snapchat! "Snapchat isn't like that at all and really focuses on creating the Story of a day in your life, not some filtered/altered/handpicked highlight. It’s the real you."
- dntrkv 12y ago
  24/m here. Snapchat has really taken over social communication in my group of friends. It's the number one way to stay in touch on a daily basis. I went from texting 4-5k messages a month, to less than a thousand. If I'm walking down the street and see something I want to share, I'm not gonna post it on Facebook or Instagram because it isn't important enough and you are opening yourself up to be judged by hundreds, if not, thousands of people. Whereas with Snapchat, I can quickly take the pic, add a dumb caption, and send it to a select few people that I think might be entertained by it. Those people can then can either ignore it, or respond with their reaction or whatever. There is no pressure. No likes. It doesn't stick around for more than 10 seconds. Personally, I think they've done a great job with Snapchat. It does what it needs to do very well. Nothing less, nothing more.
  - MichaelGG 12y ago
    Can someone explain to me why adding ephemeral messaging to FB, Instagram, etc. hasn't been done? If Snapchat is really getting so much traction because of one trivial feature, it seems obvious to offer that same feature. My only interaction with these platforms is having done some work against their (rather poor) APIs, so I may be missing something terribly obvious.
    - prawn 12y ago
      Just a guess, but I'm in my thirties with a family. I use Twitter and Instagram. I like that Instagram is keeping a trail of moments that I want to keep and return to - photos of my children, etc. I'm also likely to have more discretionary income than a teenager and to perhaps be more useful to advertisers driving money in to social networks. Maybe Facebook's changes and direction are judged only on the financial return and if each change is boosting that, then so be it.

dublinben 12y ago

WhatsApp has far fewer users in North America than every other region of the world. It's not surprising that an American teenager studying at an American college would have no use for it. http://www.marketingprofs.com/charts/2014/24497/whatsapp-by-the-numbers-where-its-used-most http://www.marketingprofs.com/charts/2014/24497/whatsapp-by-...

mst 12y ago
I now know quite a few whatsapp users put I was patient zero for the local epidemic - and I only noticed its existence because a friend of mine from .sg introduced me to it. (disclaimer: am in UK, am 31, don't have a lawn)

dethstar 12y ago

>>In short, many have nailed this on the head. It’s dead to us. Facebook is something we all got in middle school because it was cool but now is seen as an awkward family dinner party we can't really leave. >What? The author is talking about how their grandma is on fb now and on their friendlist. They don't feel as comfortable posting certain content there.

smacktoward 12y ago

>> Snapchat is where we can really be ourselves while being attached to our social identity. Without the constant social pressure of a follower count or Facebook friends, I am not constantly having these random people shoved in front of me. Instead, Snapchat is a somewhat intimate network of friends who I don't care if they see me at a party having fun. > I use snapchat to send funny images of myself to my girlfriend This exchange reminds me of a page from Phil Kaplan's excellent book of failures from the first dot-com boom (http://www.amazon.com/Fd-Companies-Spectacular-Dot-com-Flameouts/dp/1416577939 http://www.amazon.com/Fd-Companies-Spectacular-Dot-com-Flame...) The first paragraph was a long, flowery quote from the "about us" page of a failed wine delivery service that went on and on about how they delivered only the finest wines hand-wrapped in crisp white napkins by elite French sommeliers, etc. The second paragraph, his commentary, was: "I chug wine."

crazypyro 12y ago

This article is slanted in favor of Snapchat. You can be the real you, only on Snapchat! "Snapchat isn't like that at all and really focuses on creating the Story of a day in your life, not some filtered/altered/handpicked highlight. It’s the real you."

dntrkv 12y ago
24/m here. Snapchat has really taken over social communication in my group of friends. It's the number one way to stay in touch on a daily basis. I went from texting 4-5k messages a month, to less than a thousand. If I'm walking down the street and see something I want to share, I'm not gonna post it on Facebook or Instagram because it isn't important enough and you are opening yourself up to be judged by hundreds, if not, thousands of people. Whereas with Snapchat, I can quickly take the pic, add a dumb caption, and send it to a select few people that I think might be entertained by it. Those people can then can either ignore it, or respond with their reaction or whatever. There is no pressure. No likes. It doesn't stick around for more than 10 seconds. Personally, I think they've done a great job with Snapchat. It does what it needs to do very well. Nothing less, nothing more.
- MichaelGG 12y ago
  Can someone explain to me why adding ephemeral messaging to FB, Instagram, etc. hasn't been done? If Snapchat is really getting so much traction because of one trivial feature, it seems obvious to offer that same feature. My only interaction with these platforms is having done some work against their (rather poor) APIs, so I may be missing something terribly obvious.
  - prawn 12y ago
    Just a guess, but I'm in my thirties with a family. I use Twitter and Instagram. I like that Instagram is keeping a trail of moments that I want to keep and return to - photos of my children, etc. I'm also likely to have more discretionary income than a teenager and to perhaps be more useful to advertisers driving money in to social networks. Maybe Facebook's changes and direction are judged only on the financial return and if each change is boosting that, then so be it.