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Re:BitTorrent Chat - Private instant messaging via secure, d... by entropyneur on Monday September 30, 2013 @04:52PM (#6472304)
AFAIK every successful IM platform out there is successful because of this effect. Users push their peers to adopt the new IM because without their friends it's not very useful to them.

Of course there should be a good reason for the "seed" users to get on the new platform in the first place.

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Re:BitTorrent Chat - Private instant messaging via secure, d... by bluedevmonkey on Monday September 30, 2013 @05:21PM (#6472448)
apparently there is no reason for them.

even with PRISM and others, people are too lazy for that.

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