What does "lagged" mean here? I think it is important to revisit the actual timelines of "Big Silicon Valley" and others actions.
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Replying to @deaneckles
Twitter DM: languishes for years. Gchat: they force Facebook style anti-privacy upgrade with hangouts—now after all that "allo".
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Replying to @zeynep @deaneckles
FB: pushes one-size "context collapse" feed for years but then realizes (earlier than most)+pivots. WhatsApp+develops messenger.
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I think you're ignoring longer history of FB investing in group messaging. Your theory "explains too much".
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Replying to @deaneckles @zeynep
Maybe you can argue they got that wrong in Soc 101 ways, but theory should handle history prior to WhatsApp acquisition.
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Replying to @deaneckles
My theory is simplified—sure—but main argument is they held on to a bizarre conception of human social interaction for too long.
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Replying to @zeynep
What predictions does that theory make about FB's attempts on messaging? Besides ignoring (which is hard to square w public facts).
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Replying to @deaneckles
Messenger didn't fully get going till about 2013 or so. I think it could have been WhatsApp, easily. Had huge advantage.
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Replying to @zeynep @deaneckles
Also, groups. Groups are great but still limited in functionality, integration into main feed isn't easily user-controlled.
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Replying to @zeynep @deaneckles
The SOCY 101 part is this: messaging (more primary relationships) of course eclipses broadcast to who-knows-who weak-tie group.
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IMO a SOCY 101 syllabus for tech just a regular one that looks at visibility/time/space affordances of digital. Gotta run! later
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