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Opinion
Rosenthal: Facebook opening registration created room for Instagram and Snapchat
“Which ultimately would be a problem because that's what created room for Instagram, for Snapchat, et cetera.”
David Rosenthal Oct 28, 2024 ▶ 2:22:02 Meta (Audio) · Acquired
Insight
Gilbert: Incumbents must copy new interaction mechanics to prevent network migration
“I think when someone invents a new interaction paradigm, it's one of these things where, like, you have to adopt it because otherwise people are just going to flee, and of course your business depends on you adopting it because you can't let someone use this n…”
Ben Gilbert Oct 28, 2024 ▶ 4:14:00 Meta (Audio) · Acquired
Assertion Supported
Rosenthal: Instagram pioneered the top-row algorithmic Stories UI, not Snapchat
“Stories as initially launched by Snap in the Snapchat app was a separate tab with a list of your friends who had published stories. It was literally like a table, like a list. ... So when Instagram copied quote unquote stories and launched stories, they launch…”
David Rosenthal Oct 28, 2024 ▶ 4:19:13 Meta (Audio) · Acquired
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