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Re:Lawmakers ask US intelligence chief to investigate TikTok by dvt on Friday October 25, 2019 @12:04AM (#21351768)
> How do you think it's possible for an app appearing seemingly out of the blue to move so fast in such a crowded and mature market like social media?

I'm not sure if you're on Snapchat or Instagram, but they aggressively advertise (I see dozens of TikTok ads a day). Basically, they're burning money.

It's definitely not sustainable.

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Re:Lawmakers ask US intelligence chief to investigate TikTok by tudorconstantin on Friday October 25, 2019 @02:58AM (#21352583)
I am thinking rather in the context of google plus for example: they had the money to promote it and the channels to do it and still they had to close it.

Throwing money at a problem doesn't always solve it. Not wanting to sound conspirational, but there's got to be more than huge piles of money behind tiktok.

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Re:Lawmakers ask US intelligence chief to investigate TikTok by mensetmanusman on Friday October 25, 2019 @09:38AM (#21354763)
The average time spent in front of artwork at a museum is 8 seconds.

Maybe this is the attention span of people in leisure?

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