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iambateman 3 days ago

I don't know, but good luck. When I think of social networks that have stuck...

FB - incredibly local first market.

Instagram, YouTube & TikTok - key tech insight that photos / video were the dominant medium of their time, combined with great timing and user experience.

iMessage - built in distribution, and the good fortune that no product manager thought it was a social network for at least a few years.

BlueSky - basically just great timing and willingness to fully copy Twitter.

I think it's too early on VR social, and the giants are too focused on it. I do think that hyper-private photo sharing is interesting. I want to send photos of my kids to my parents daily, grandparents monthly, and in laws every couple weeks. The current set up for messaging is a little clunky.

srameshc 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

> BlueSky - basically just great timing and willingness to fully copy Twitter.

Don't think it is just a copy. It is same UX that keep the familiarity factor to Twitter but then you can also run your own PDS and own your data. There is a lot more curated feeds and that makes it even more interesting.

evbogue 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

I was going to suggest turning friendster.com into a fullstack atproto-based app. Maybe just fork Bluesky's social app, as others are doing, and rebrand it as Friendster.

iambateman 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

For me it’s a copy. But I’m glad you’re getting some extra benefit! I’m just glad it exists.

chairmansteve 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

I like the hyper private photo sharing.