Ask HN: Examples of things that are MORE successful due to coronavirus?

Posted by andrewstuart on Thursday August 20, 2020 @05:53PM
from the ask-hn dept.

Some businesses/events/organisations have discovered they are MORE successful as whatever they morphed into due to coronavirus.

It would be great to read a list of them.

Here's an example:

Melbourne International Film Festival numbers way up as digital-only festival proves a huge hit.

https://www.theage.com.au/culture/movies/miff-audience-numbers-way-up-as-digital-only-festival-proves-a-huge-hit-20200820-p55nqh.html

Do you know of any business/organisation/event that has found that its new Covid/isolation/remote configuration works better than the old?

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Re:Ask HN: Examples of things that are MORE successful due t... by schappim on Thursday August 20, 2020 @06:15PM (#24229658)

E-Commerce, Shopify, Apps, Home Improvement / Hardware (Bunnings), Consumer Electronics & TV Sales (JB Hi-Fi, Amazon)

Acceptance of Government Authoritarianism and reduction of privacy to aid the fight against COVID-19. Nationalism, de-globalisation (closure of borders, lower interstate and international travel).

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Re:Ask HN: Examples of things that are MORE successful due t... by zanecraw on Monday August 24, 2020 @02:29PM (#24263768)

Amazon, and other online businesses for sure. Netflix/Hulu because everyone has more time now at home. Gaming platforms and video games. Even those "meal boxes" services like hello fresh and blue apron

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Re:Ask HN: Examples of things that are MORE successful due t... by rdtwo on Thursday August 20, 2020 @06:48PM (#24229917)

Camping and outdoor activity, real estate prices, new housing starts. Sales of gym and excercise equipment, playgrounds, video games, really all the hobby sectors boats I think.

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Re:Ask HN: Examples of things that are MORE successful due t... by markus_zhang on Thursday August 20, 2020 @06:15PM (#24229663)

mobile gaming, e commerce, pornographic websites, basically everything addictive and online...

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Re:Ask HN: Examples of things that are MORE successful due t... by markus_zhang on Thursday August 20, 2020 @09:39PM (#24231080)

Another one, real estate...

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