The app 'We' is a simplified version of Instagram, focusing on personal connections where users have to friend request each other to see content. It is currently available in 12 countries except the United States, with a very basic interface and limited features. The app is designed to prevent mass following and emphasizes first-order relationships by requiring mutual agreement to follow each other. Users are intrigued by the app's simplicity and the potential for a more personalized social media experience.
This week, Marques is out working on a big video project so he left Andrew and David in charge of going over the news of the week. First they give their quick impressions on the new Surface devices that showed up right before we sat down to record. Then they discuss the new Threads API before getting into a new Instagram competitor. After that, they discuss the DOJ suing Adobe and YouTube experimenting with community notes. Lastly, they talk about the CMF Phone 1 teaser before wrapping it all up with trivia. Enjoy!
Links:
Threads Launches API: https://bit.ly/3z4Cmwr
YouTube Community Notes: http://tcrn.ch/3xsKEhi
TikTok Launches Whee: https://bit.ly/4ca44qa
DOJ Sues Adobe: https://bit.ly/3RBdFOG
CMF Phone Teaser: https://bit.ly/3RBZt7X
TLD Health Update Video: https://bit.ly/4eyxYGj
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