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recent bookmarks from asterisk2aMore evidence that Snapchat needs to just kill Discover already2015-09-11T13:02:00+00:00
https://pando.com/2015/09/10/more-evidence-snapchat-needs-just-kill-discover-already/
asterisk2a> bit.ly/15SfOfU &! bit.ly/1M6Khcb &! bit.ly/1uxEz6s (( Discover wants to be Newsfeed ala Facebook without 'Liking' a page (BEING FED ... uhhhh, so TV/Radio/Newspaper. You don't discover, you are being fed.), but curated, and first foray into introducing ads (figuring out a business model) ... and not opting to go/experiment w native ads (Snaps pushed to users, ala Superbowl ads! at around half the price point of Superbowl ads? Why not. With a tight grip on quality, storytelling, authenticity, ... sure can't scale it very much. And not the ultimate money machine at first.) )) --- vs --- Gary Vaynerchuks opinion on it - bit.ly/1zBUCYm &! bit.ly/1XSVS2L - argues if programming is good (content being the variable) people will go there repeatedly vs their website or own app. // BUT is Discover too far removed from Snapchat being Snapchat (medium is the message) itself and thus friction. Bc of no empowerment, engagement, experience the original medium has! Stapled on non-native feature.]]>Snapchat Discover Evan Spiegel Facebook user generated content Instant Articles Newsfeed Twitter LinkedIn Pulse The Wars noise pollution Signal vs. curation algorithm Platform TOS experience engagement customer empowerment mobile homescreen behaviour creative creator ProAm creating creativity value creation utility Escapeism Entertainment Smartphone added Core Product Proposition Start-Up lesson advice business model pageviews advertising advertisementhttps://pinboard.in/u:asterisk2a/b:b7406824d497/