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Social media is mainstream. This is a place to discuss social media's design and impact. /social is the place for the intelligent and globally informed conversation about social media we've always been looking for.
while i understand & appreciate warpcast pushing frames that have onchain components i do kind of wish there was a counter positioned well resourced client with similar goals, except focused on social mini apps totally unrelated to crypto
great opportunity for bsky imo but they have inferior dev legos rn unfortunately
great opportunity for bsky imo but they have inferior dev legos rn unfortunately
meta implementing a feature with the exact name of an existing x feature wasn’t on our bingo card. interesting times
https://x.com/metanewsroom/status/1900156148168212925?s=46
https://x.com/metanewsroom/status/1900156148168212925?s=46
social media subjectivity is inherently cringe
There should be a really great audio app built on top of Farcaster, there have been some good attempts but none of them have hit the mark imo, can be better than OG Clubhouse if done right
Definitely not easy by any means but there's something there
Big problem with Clubhouse was that they were trying to build their own graph (which is normal in web 2) and as a result couldn't focus on just nailing audio conversations (which naturally occur less than scrolling the feed — and that's okay!)
Twitter Spaces (Clubhouse should've taken the $4b acquisition, feature not a bug, hindsight is 20/20) but I think they still leave a lot to be desired despite their reach with being integrated directly into X
Definitely not easy by any means but there's something there
Big problem with Clubhouse was that they were trying to build their own graph (which is normal in web 2) and as a result couldn't focus on just nailing audio conversations (which naturally occur less than scrolling the feed — and that's okay!)
Twitter Spaces (Clubhouse should've taken the $4b acquisition, feature not a bug, hindsight is 20/20) but I think they still leave a lot to be desired despite their reach with being integrated directly into X
Feels like we're due for a social app summer
Last good one we had was during COVID
Let's bring that magic back, it's time
Last good one we had was during COVID
Let's bring that magic back, it's time
The shifts in how we socialize online over the past few years have been fascinating to watch. Some that stick out to me:
1. Public feeds → private chats, raw thoughts often too risky to share on the timeline or sense that no one will see it unless it's engagement bait (have felt this shift the most on X, RIP Twitter)
2. Consume content solo → DM to friends, often with little to no context, implicit "this made me think of you" or "I think you'd like this", sometimes they react or reply, maybe you talk about it later
3. Passively aware of what everyone is up to (curated version), whether they're a close friend or an influencer you follow, we know more about what people are doing but maybe less about how they're thinking or really feeling?
4. Algos everywhere, we swipe and scroll through feeds never knowing what comes next (friend? influencer? ad?), death of the follower (s/o Jack Conte), sometimes can't even remember who posted what
5. Dehumanization of content, comment culture is wild, 4th wall broken
1. Public feeds → private chats, raw thoughts often too risky to share on the timeline or sense that no one will see it unless it's engagement bait (have felt this shift the most on X, RIP Twitter)
2. Consume content solo → DM to friends, often with little to no context, implicit "this made me think of you" or "I think you'd like this", sometimes they react or reply, maybe you talk about it later
3. Passively aware of what everyone is up to (curated version), whether they're a close friend or an influencer you follow, we know more about what people are doing but maybe less about how they're thinking or really feeling?
4. Algos everywhere, we swipe and scroll through feeds never knowing what comes next (friend? influencer? ad?), death of the follower (s/o Jack Conte), sometimes can't even remember who posted what
5. Dehumanization of content, comment culture is wild, 4th wall broken
what's the value to bringing TikTok on-chain?
their current model is "social commerce" where they take a % of marketplace transaction, plus Ads.
their current model is "social commerce" where they take a % of marketplace transaction, plus Ads.
who is gonna buy TikTok?
also seeing Microsoft and Perplexity AI on the list
I think it will be Amazon.
also seeing Microsoft and Perplexity AI on the list
I think it will be Amazon.
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surprised i'm only seeing the Flashes announcement now, but v cool to see decentralized social's value prop of "access to a built-in audience" and "reach a wider audience [beyond the app]" in TechCrunch.
another value prop: "instead of being trapped by an algo, access custom feeds or curated feeds from artists"
another value prop: "instead of being trapped by an algo, access custom feeds or curated feeds from artists"
time to democratize social feed technologies
Ponder has got me thinking about gambling.
As a former gambler (I’m up £80 all time), this is close to my heart.
But there is something depraved about gambling your money. Obviously memecoins are different, they are cultural infrastructure and that’s important.
Ponder, however, is DIFFERENT. This is gambling with FRIENDS, and I think that’s beautiful.
@cojo.eth
As a former gambler (I’m up £80 all time), this is close to my heart.
But there is something depraved about gambling your money. Obviously memecoins are different, they are cultural infrastructure and that’s important.
Ponder, however, is DIFFERENT. This is gambling with FRIENDS, and I think that’s beautiful.
@cojo.eth
people prefer to hear from people (vs brands)
brands are people
people are brands
brands are people
people are brands
Video replies to comments on TikTok are genius format, really helps creators bolster their supply on content
In a way they remind me of the video version of a quote cast, similar dynamics
In a way they remind me of the video version of a quote cast, similar dynamics
If actions speak louder than words why are so many of our social feeds focused on words rather than actions?
my kneejerk reaction to this tweet:
- would be cool if warpcast wallet had no fee for user to user transfers, seems pro-social (could still maintain swap fees or whatever other wallet fee)
- degen and moxie (s/o @jacek, @betashop.eth) already did the number / amounts part as part of relevance and rewards
wdyt?
- would be cool if warpcast wallet had no fee for user to user transfers, seems pro-social (could still maintain swap fees or whatever other wallet fee)
- degen and moxie (s/o @jacek, @betashop.eth) already did the number / amounts part as part of relevance and rewards
wdyt?
So, when influential KOLs joined, and celebrity tokens had already attracted enough liquidity, timedotfun.twitter finally started gaining some attention.
but perhaps many token traders haven’t even explored Time.fun or understood its “Get paid for your time” design.
but perhaps many token traders haven’t even explored Time.fun or understood its “Get paid for your time” design.
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feeds = internet physics
ye once observed that opening your phone to socials first thing in the morning lets everyone else program you. ditto emails.
the first step is recognizing. i’ll be trying to wait to look at socials going forward.
won’t always succeed, but i’m finding twitter is rather anxiety inducing, because of the rhetorical style the algo has biased for.
having agency means protecting mental state from distraction.
the first step is recognizing. i’ll be trying to wait to look at socials going forward.
won’t always succeed, but i’m finding twitter is rather anxiety inducing, because of the rhetorical style the algo has biased for.
having agency means protecting mental state from distraction.
We have confused stimulation for relaxation.
The more I think about it, the more I realize that a list of emails and a reliable outgoing mail service is the closest you can get to owning your audience and guaranteeing distribution today
Downsides: much harder to build a mailing list, there’s no unsending mails, you miss out on the many-to-many interactions that make public social feeds fun
Downsides: much harder to build a mailing list, there’s no unsending mails, you miss out on the many-to-many interactions that make public social feeds fun
how does one actually go about selling an X account for $17M? are there brokers? agreements? like what’s the step by step
