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Re:Bytedance said to be valued at over $75B in new round by al_chemist on Friday September 28, 2018 @12:25PM (#18094647)
> Most people don’t get it, or understand why it’s so big.

I'll bite. What is it and why it's got so big?

Re:Bytedance said to be valued at over $75B in new round by nihonde on Friday September 28, 2018 @12:41PM (#18094768)
It’s an app for sharing short audiovisual clips and it’s huge because it developed in a culture of good-natured, one-upsmanship that is suited to a broad audience of Asian youth (including China, Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Philippines, South Asia, etc.), and in turn was fueled by adaptive feeds based on user behavior and feedback. I liked it because the content was friendly, accessible, and creative. I assume others felt the same way.
Re:Bytedance said to be valued at over $75B in new round by walterbell on Friday September 28, 2018 @01:42PM (#18095317)
Any samples available on the open web?
Re:Bytedance said to be valued at over $75B in new round by nihonde on Saturday September 29, 2018 @08:58AM (#18100084)
Here’s a random sample from my feed today. You’ll get the idea, I think. https://youtu.be/dmuykpPaTkA
Re:Bytedance said to be valued at over $75B in new round by heronymus on Friday September 28, 2018 @01:56PM (#18095468)
Re:Bytedance said to be valued at over $75B in new round by Keyframe on Friday September 28, 2018 @02:59PM (#18096076)
So, Vine?
Re:Bytedance said to be valued at over $75B in new round by Salgat on Friday September 28, 2018 @11:59PM (#18098634)
It seems like all those videos are staged. I mean, that's okay I guess, just kind of weird.