Re:Confirmed: Twitter switched temporarily to rate limited mode
by partiallypro on Saturday July 01, 2023 @02:20PM
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If Meta were smart, they'd immediately shift away from their Metaverse nonsense and use this as a massive opportunity to do things they are pretty good at (hate them or love them.) I know they are working on a Twitter competitor, but they need to find a way to help get the followers they once had back, if they were to switch. They could even ultimately challenge Reddit. I know that would not be an ideal outcome, but as a business with that core competency, I'd be putting a huge effort to take advantage of all of this.
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Re:Confirmed: Twitter switched temporarily to rate limited mode
by seydor on Saturday July 01, 2023 @02:36PM
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I d say the opposite. Their headsets are great and affordable, but their obsession with making everything social is ... annoying at this point? They keep adding social stuff to the oculus, but why the hell would i want to be stalked while i m deep into another world wearing glasses. They need to quit their old habits and focus on the future not the past
Re:Confirmed: Twitter switched temporarily to rate limited mode
by partiallypro on Saturday July 01, 2023 @02:39PM
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The future in question is not profitable (yet, if at all anytime soon). Social media is and will be for a long time in competent hands. You can think that their VR stuff is cool but also know their core competency is good social experiences. You can hate Facebook and Instagram all you want but they are both very popular and profitable.
Re:Confirmed: Twitter switched temporarily to rate limited mode
by worrycue on Saturday July 01, 2023 @02:43PM
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> They could even ultimately challenge Reddit.
Frankly I feel Google would be more motivated to challenge Reddit. Since so many of Google’s search results go to Reddit, they might as well try to take over that part of the web rather than leaving it in the hands of mercurial leadership of Reddit.
The only problem is possible retaliation from Reddit and potential antitrust problems if other similar sites feel threatened.
Re:Confirmed: Twitter switched temporarily to rate limited mode
by petesergeant on Saturday July 01, 2023 @03:37PM
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Google should be hyper-motivated, they just appear to be incapable of executing on anything social.
Surprised they aren’t visibly scrambling to get it done anyway though
Re:Confirmed: Twitter switched temporarily to rate limited mode
by raverbashing on Saturday July 01, 2023 @02:48PM
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Except Google seems completely incompetent at creating new products (though maybe YT shorts is the exception that proves the point) and very bad at handling community
Re:Confirmed: Twitter switched temporarily to rate limited mode
by _Algernon_ on Saturday July 01, 2023 @03:07PM
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YT shorts isn't a new product. It's a feature of an existing product, which happens to be the second biggest website.
Re:Confirmed: Twitter switched temporarily to rate limited mode
by Maxion on Saturday July 01, 2023 @03:56PM
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I wouldn't say YT shorts is a good example of a well executed product. They all seem shit.
Re:Confirmed: Twitter switched temporarily to rate limited mode
by silisili on Saturday July 01, 2023 @05:24PM
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Call a spade a spade. YT shorts is a terribly named, half assed, years late copy.
Re:Confirmed: Twitter switched temporarily to rate limited mode
by yosame on Saturday July 01, 2023 @10:57PM
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Same with Instagram Reels, and they're also fairly popular.