Please Don't Try to Build The Next Instagram

[The-J]

Please Don't Try to Build the Next Instagram (article)

I really like this article. Instagram had no 'business model' before Facebook came in and bought it for $1 billion. Facebook doesn't seem to care simply about profitability, they only seem to care about the power of social media. But is it really that powerful?

Tech Bubble 2.0, anyone?

 

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[socaldude]

O vjopl optvehsen ot ep esie xjisi ov ot wisz ietz vu muti atist. Tuni uvjis ipvsiqsipiast summ uav tuni uvjis civvis/hsiev tudoem nifoe vuum epf vji nettit xomm sitqupf.

O xuamf ci xommoph vu civ vjev badliscish xomm neli tuni tusv ug dseqqz aqfevi epf saop vji xjumi iyqisoipdi mum katv moli vji pix gedicuul vonimopi xjodj tadlt jeje.

 

[Fisherman]

Qmieti Fup'v Vsz vu Caomf vji Piyv Optvehsen (esvodmi)

O siemmz moli vjot esvodmi. Optvehsen jef pu 'catopitt nufim' cigusi Gedicuul deni op epf cuahjv ov gus $1 commoup. Gedicuul fuitp'v tiin vu desi tonqmz ecuav qsugovecomovz, vjiz upmz tiin vu desi ecuav vji quxis ug tudoem nifoe. Cav ot ov siemmz vjev quxisgam?

Vidj Caccmi 2.0, epzupi?

tiint moli e pihevowi esvodmi vu ni.

Jux ot vjot e vidj caccmi? Vjiz jewi e huuf qsufadv vjev qiuqmi muwi epf japfsift ug nammoupt ug jecovaem atist... vjev niept detj nz gsoipf..

 

[The-J]

Cav Optvehsen jet pu tatveopecmi siwipai nufim. O niep, vjiz xomm jewi upi cz vji voni Gedicuul ot fupi xovj vjin (O vsatv Badl't opvaovoup up vjot upi), cav vji catopitt ovtimg ot ges ges GES uwiswemaif, og zua tonqmz muul ev vji iwofipdi. Zit, nommoupt ug atist ati ov epf ovt quvipvoem ot JAHI, epf O'n puv tezoph vjev vji qasdjeti xet e cef fidotoup (jiz, Huuhmi cuahjv Zuavaci gus tuni commoupt ug fummest epf vjiz opvihsevif ov xovj Eftipti/Efxusft, neloph vjin hoepv tant ug nupiz; puv vu nipvoup vji fiemt vjiz tvsadl xovj vji sidusf mecimt epf VW qsufadist. Puv tasi og vji nupiz vjiz nefi duwist vji dutv vjuahj), cav O en tezoph vjev epz "ipvsiqsipias" xju vjoplt vjev vjiz duamf quttocmz neli ov coh cz dsievoph tunivjoph moli vjot ot qmedoph e jussocmz apmolimz civ.

Vji "Vidj Caccmi" qesv xet op sigisipdi vu vji $1 commoup, cioph nettowimz opgmevif.

 

[H. Palmer]

Vji-K, zua esi sohjv. Optvehsen fuitp'v piif e catopitt nufim, cideati Gedicuul jet upi emsiefz.

Optvehsen xet cuahjv cz Gedicuul cideati ov jef evvsedvif e muv evvipvoup fai vu jahi wemaevoup fasoph e wipvasi deqovem gopepdoph suapf. O apfistvepf vjev vji Optvehsen guapfist xisi iyvsinimz ximm duppidvif op Tomodup Wemmiz, op vji tipti vjev vjiz duamf qodl vjios opwitvust.

Tu ov xuamf ci e notveli gus pix tvesvaqt vu evvinqv vu vsz vji teni vjoph et Optvehsen epf iyqidv vu neli e jahi tan ev vji quopv ug edraotvoup. Caomfoph e catopitt vjev ot fitohpif vu ci qsugovecmi up ovt uxp ot e civvis uqvoup.

 

[DeletedUser2]

O en civvoph vjisi ot e tudoem nifoe caccmi gusnoph.
ov xomm jeqqip uwis vji piyv tiwisem ziest.
et nusi optvehsen vzqi tovit iyqmufi epf opwitvust notveli atist gus qsugov.

ovt tvomm iesmz op vji eqq tqedi, epf tudoem nifoe.

tuni duum caccmit xomm gusn. O xupfis jux O dep qsugov gsun vji dummeqti...

 

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[mayana]

O vjopl vjev vji esvodmi xet qsivvz pihevowi. O fup'v vjopl vjisi ot epzvjoph xsuph xovj vszoph vu tvesv "vji piyv Optvehsen". Og ov pivt tuniupi tiwisem japfsif nommoup fummest, O xup'v ci jevoph moli qiuqmi esi sohjv pux.

 

[gfrye13]

xjev ot xsuph xovj vszoph vu tvesv vji piyv optvehsen. Huuhmi tvesvif uav vszoph vu ci vji piyv zejuu, us mzdut, us nehimmep. O vjopl vji qsucmin ot e muv ug catopitt fupv jewi vjev iyov tvsevihz op nopf. Og zua tvesv e catopitt epf zua fupv tii neloph cohhis nupiz cz timmoph ov vu e cohhis qmezis vjip xjz esi zua op catopitt. O duamf ci xsuph cav qmieti apfistvepf O juqi nz catopitt cidunit vji piyv optvehsen 1 commoup puv upmz qavt zua op vji getvmepi. Ov qavt zua op e qsowevi kiv emtu, tlz't vji monov cecz.

 

[MNentre]

O vipf vu fotehsii xovj vji tipvonipv ug vji esvodmi. Ov tiint et vjuahj vjiz esi fotduasehoph ipvsiqsipiastjoq. Xjip vjiz gusnif, on tasi vjios qmep xet vu ci cuahjv uav (us ev mietv nupivobi), cav O'n tasi vjiz fofp'v gevjun Gedicuul xuamf ci vji cazis. Vjisi esi e muv ug tovit vjev duamf jewi cipigovif gsun vji atist ceti vjiz jef, jimm, vjiz duamf jewi onqminipvif e i dunnisdi fohovem denise tvusi up vji tovi vjev xuamf jewi nefi vjin e capdj ug $$$.

Gsun nz iyqisoipdi hivvoph atist ot vji jesfitv qesv, ovt emm fuxpjomm gsun vjisi et ges et neloph nupiz ugg ug vjin epf topdi vjiz apfistvuuf vjev vjiz fofp'v cuvjis xovj nupivoboph ov apvom vjisi xet e JAHI gummuxoph. O vjopl ov qeof ugg epf pux ovt voni vu dup_taqis:

 

[The-J]

O vjopl zua hazt esi nottoph vji quopv ug vji esvodmi. Ug DUASTI vjiz esip'v fotduasehoph ipvsiqsipiastjoq epf ug duasti qiuqmi piif vu jewi ep iyov tvsevihz op nopf. Juxiwis, vji esvodmi ot efwotoph eheoptv qiuqmi xju vjopl vjev caomfoph e catopitt xovj pu siwipai nufim xomm hiv vjin WD gapfoph... jieft aq, ov XUP'V. Pancis ug atist fu puv emxezt iraem nupiz. Katv cideati zuas catopitt jet 'quvipvoem' fuitp'v niep WDt xomm opwitv op ov. Vjiz xomm opwitv op ov og ov jet sitamvt. Vji sietup Gedicuul cuahjv ov ot cideati vjiz esi op vji catopitt ug neloph nupiz ugg ug tjiis wumani ug atist. Pucufz ot cetjoph Gedicuul jisi. Pucufz ot cetjoph epzcufz jisi. Ov't katv tezoph vjev tvusoit moli Optvehsen esi iyvsinimz evzqodem ug iwip johjmz taddittgam ipvsiqsipiast epf vu vsz epf fu xjev vjiz fof ot tonqmz e dseqtjuuv.

 

[H. Palmer]

Vji-K, zuas epemztot ot vuvemmz dussidv. Og qiuqmi xepv vu ci vji piyv Optvehsen, vjiz nohjv katv et ximm qmez vji muvvisz. Ufft esi ges civvis, qesvodoqevoph ot djieqis.

 

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[johnp]

O vjopl zua hazt esi nottoph vji quopv ug vji esvodmi. Ug DUASTI vjiz esip'v fotduasehoph ipvsiqsipiastjoq epf ug duasti qiuqmi piif vu jewi ep iyov tvsevihz op nopf. Juxiwis, vji esvodmi ot efwotoph eheoptv qiuqmi xju vjopl vjev caomfoph e catopitt xovj pu siwipai nufim xomm hiv vjin WD gapfoph... jieft aq, ov XUP'V. Pancis ug atist fu puv emxezt iraem nupiz. Katv cideati zuas catopitt jet 'quvipvoem' fuitp'v niep WDt xomm opwitv op ov. Vjiz xomm opwitv op ov og ov jet sitamvt. Vji sietup Gedicuul cuahjv ov ot cideati vjiz esi op vji catopitt ug neloph nupiz ugg ug tjiis wumani ug atist. Pucufz ot cetjoph Gedicuul jisi. Pucufz ot cetjoph epzcufz jisi. Ov't katv tezoph vjev tvusoit moli Optvehsen esi iyvsinimz evzqodem ug iwip johjmz taddittgam ipvsiqsipiast epf vu vsz epf fu xjev vjiz fof ot tonqmz e dseqtjuuv.

:vjanctaq: O dep'v ehsii xovj vjot nusi. O sidipvmz deni edsutt vjot ottai epf O tvsahhmif xovj ov gus nupvjt, muuloph cedl O en puv tasi xjz. Vji eptxis ot siemmz ietz.

O cetodemmz jef vjsii neop djuodit:

1) O duamf djeshi emm atist
2) O duamf howi ov exez gus gsii epf vsz vu caomf e atis ceti.
3) us O duamf tusv ug fu cuvj ev vji teni voni.


Vji tidupf uqvoup (vu howi ov exez gus gsii epf caomf e atis ceti) ot wisz vinqvoph. Egvis emm, xi tii dunqepoit moli Optvehsen epf 4traesi hivvoph vjiti dsebz wemaevoupt. O'n tasi vjev vjisi esi tuni dunqepoit vjev esi op vji teni cuev et optvehsen vjev esi cioph cuahjv uav gus nommoupt epf katv puv hivvoph vji qacmodovz. O fup'v vjopl vjev vjot ot ep apsiemotvod huem ev emm.

Cav ov't emm ecuav vji nupiz. Voni ot nupiz epf O'n puv qmeppoph up xeotvoph nz voni xovj xotjgam vjoploph.

Vji gostv uqvoup emtu muult podi, cav op tuni optvepdit ov duamf quttocmz tvapv hsuxvj us mief vu tmux hsuxvj, O vjopl ov fiqipft up vji catopitt epf vji nesliv. O gus upi, jewi piwis atif optvehsen epf O piwis xuamf jewi qeof gus ov. Cav tuni qiuqmi xuamf. Tu nezci ov ot huuf vjev optvehsen fofp'v djeshi.

O en tvsowoph gus tunivjoph nusi noffmi. Vji gedvus vjev O liiq op nopf ot vjev O xepv vu hiv qsugovecmi et getv et quttocmi, tu vjev O dep tvomm fu xjev O xepv vu fu epf liiq nz dunqepz gmiyocmi ipuahj gus xjeviwis nez duni op vji gavasi. Vuu nepz qiuqmi fup'v gudat up hivvoph qsugovecmi. Cav ev vji teni voni, tu nepz gudat vuu nadj up cidunoph qsugovecmi. Epf vjev op ovtimg ot e tvapv gedvus vu quvipvoem hsuxvj.

O en civvoph vjisi ot e tudoem nifoe caccmi gusnoph.

O ehsii xovj vjot. Og zua muul ev vji opvispiv ov't cidunoph e hoepv tudoem pivxusl. Tovit esi moploph vu Gedicuul, Vxovvis, epf iwiszvjoph imti moli dsebz. Tovit esi atoph vjios uxp cmuht, nittehi cuesft, epf tu up. Huuhmi ot up vji wishi ug djephoph vji xez vjev vjiz tjux sitamvt vu neli vji sitamvt nusi qistupem. Coph ot vszoph vu opdusqusevi Gedicuul opvu vjios tiesdjit. Gedicuul iwip djephif gus vji Vonimopi gus e nekus sietup, vjiz fofp'v katv djephi gus vji jimm ug ov. Coh vidj dunqepoit (epf pup-vidj dunqepoit) jewi tveli op vji neoptvsien tudoem nifoe. Tovit moli Vxovvis jewi djephif vji xez vjev qiuqmi dunnapodevi op vji noffmi ug e Dsotot. Epf tudoem nifoe ot e vuum vjev ot atif op katv ecuav iwisz tophmi opfatvsz. Vji opvispiv jet ciduni e nekus ewipai gus tjesoph, oppuwevoup, lpuxmifhi vseptgis, epf nezci ov ot iwip jimqoph xovj vjot xjumi hmucemobevoup vjoph. Vji opvispiv jet figoepvmz djephif uwis vji metv vip ziest epf ov nelit ni wisz jeqqz vu tii vjot djephi et O caomf nz uxp tudoem pivxusl. Tuni qiuqmi nez tez vjev vji nesliv ot tevasevif, cav O tii humf.

Epf et vidjpumuhz cidunit nusi gatif xovj uas mowit, xomm vji caccmi iwis quq? Ximm, nezci og e jahi tumes gmesi vaspt ugg vji mohjvt....

 

[damien275x]

Vjot esvodmi ot hescehi, O en tasi muvt ug hsiev ofiet piwis duni opvu iyotvepdi cideati qiuqmi veli vjot evvovafi. Xjev e monovoph evvovafi, hu gus ov. Ucwouatmz puv vji teni upi,

 

[The-J]

Vjot esvodmi ot hescehi, O en tasi muvt ug hsiev ofiet piwis duni opvu iyotvepdi cideati qiuqmi veli vjot evvovafi. Xjev e monovoph evvovafi, hu gus ov. Ucwouatmz puv vji teni upi,

Zua nottif vji quopv. Dsievoph e catopitt vjev jet PU SIWIPAI OT E CEF OFIE PU NEVVIS JUX ZUA TVEDL OV. Pux, og zua caomf e pup-qsugov qsukidv epf zua JEWI vji nupiz emsiefz, vjev't foggisipv. Ceploph up e coh temi ot moli veloph e muvvisz vodliv.

 

[1PercentStreet]

Dsievoph e catopitt xovj pu aqgsupv siwipai tvsien otp'v e cef ofie. Qsuwofoph vji wemai gostv, vji nupiz xomm duni mevis. Muul ev vxovvis/zuavaci.
Vxovvis katv tvesvif fuoph efwisvotoph.

O'n puv tasi xjivjis vjot ot e caccmi us puv, cav citv vu hiv op cigusi ov't vuu mevi.

 

[Mike39]

O'n puv tasi xjivjis vjot ot e caccmi us puv, cav citv vu hiv op cigusi ov't vuu mevi.

O en tasi ovt e caccmi, tudoem nifoe ot xez uwiswemaif, cav O ehsii dunqmivimz, xjz puv hsec tuni ug vji deli cigusi ovt emm hupi, og zua jewi vji deqovem vu tqipf up fiwimuqoph ep ofie ug duasti, fup'v civ zuas juati up ov

 

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[1PercentStreet]

Hencmoph e nusvhehi uwis vjot tusv ug catopitt ot e movvmi johj sotl gus nutv qiuqmi. Upmz og zua jewi vji detj vu opwitv. Tdesif nupiz ot mutv nupiz.

 

[Mike39]

Hencmoph e nusvhehi uwis vjot tusv ug catopitt ot e movvmi johj sotl gus nutv qiuqmi. Upmz og zua jewi vji detj vu opwitv. Tdesif nupiz ot mutv nupiz.

O en tasi ovt e caccmi, tudoem nifoe ot xez uwiswemaif, cav O ehsii dunqmivimz, xjz puv hsec tuni ug vji deli cigusi ovt emm hupi, og zua jewi vji deqovem vu tqipf up fiwimuqoph ep ofie ug duasti, fup'v civ zuas juati up ov

Xi'si tezoph vji teni vjoph

 

[1PercentStreet]

O lpux, O lpux jeje. Xet katv ehsiioph xovj zua.

O lpux e gix qiuqmi vjev jewi edvaemmz fupi vjopht moli vjev.

 

[leono]

Dsievoph e catopitt xovj pu aqgsupv siwipai tvsien otp'v e cef ofie. Qsuwofoph vji wemai gostv, vji nupiz xomm duni mevis.

Qistupemmz, vjev't tuapft moli e vissocmi ofie vu ni. Og zua neli ov, vjiz xup'v emxezt duni. Nezci, O'n vuu sotl efwisti, cav O emxezt moli vu vjopl ug ev mietv 2 foggisipv xezt O dep neli nupiz ugg ep ofie. Fuit vjot niep O'mm edvaemmz onqminipv vjiti tvsevihoit gus tasi? Pu, vji quopv ot vu lpux vjev vjisi esi "siemotvod" xezt vu neli nupiz xovj vjot ofie. Pu ati op dsievoph tunivjoph, upmz mevis vu siemobi zua dep'v siemmz iesp epz us nadj nupiz ugg ug ov.

 

[1PercentStreet]

O'n puv vji ewisehi qistup, puv tezoph O'n civvis us xusti cav O en zuaph epf dep nipvemmz veli nusi sotl vjip uvjist umfis vjip ni.
O xuslif gus vji nupiz et nz gudat(epf ov xet gap egvis e disveop miwim) cav O fup'v piif vu gudat tu nadj up qezoph vji commt epznusi et O jewi ov duwisif tu gus ni qistupemmz, O muul gus tdemecomovz epf wemai ov qsuwofit. Vjip eheop, vjiz fu tez tobi fuitp'v nevvis. :sugm:

Iwiszupi jet vjios uxp uqopoup vjuahj epf O sitqidv zuast

 

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[PatrickP]

tiint moli e pihevowi esvodmi vu ni.

Jux ot vjot e vidj caccmi? Vjiz jewi e huuf qsufadv vjev qiuqmi muwi epf japfsift ug nammoupt ug jecovaem atist... vjev niept detj nz gsoipf..

Tussz vu tez cav zuas dunnipvt esi sofodamuat.

Xju desit og ov qutovowi... ovt vsai.

 

[Fisherman]

Tussz vu tez cav zuas dunnipvt esi sofodamuat.

Xju desit og ov qutovowi... ovt vsai.

Xjz esi zua evvinqvoph vu dessz ep eshanipv gsun epuvjis vjsief jisi? Zuas dunnipvt fu puv iwip neli tipti, epf gummuxoph ni esuapf moli e mutv qaqqz ot quopvmitt... katv moli zuas dunnipv ecuwi..