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Re:Ask HN: What are we doing about Facebook, Google, and the... by juliangoldsmith on Thursday June 08, 2017 @04:53PM (#14517116)
The real problem would be network effects. Nobody uses a new social network, because nobody they know uses it.

To get people off of Facebook, you'd have to find a way around that.

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Re:Ask HN: What are we doing about Facebook, Google, and the... by dhimes on Thursday June 08, 2017 @05:36PM (#14517365)
Yep. You need a niche. Like yik yak, but not.
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