@Gargron Yeah I agree with that, but I'd say its more...

@Gargron Yeah I agree with that, but I'd say its more than just the editing + algorithm. The onboarding is something else, not requiring an account to browse the feed is interesting.

It kind of reminded me of pleroma, used to think it was tacky they didnt have a landing page but maybe they are on to something.

Like 16 Jul 2021 at 9:04 | Open on mastodon.social

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Eugen Rochko

@dansup I doubt the web presence played a role in the app's rise.

16 Jul 2021 at 9:13 | Open on mastodon.social

dansup

@Gargron I meant the app, you don't need an account to start browsing on the app or web.

Regarding video editing, they have a separate app called CapCut. IG has pretty advanced video editing too, but their Reels feature is full of TikToks, so IMO its more than just that.

16 Jul 2021 at 9:15 | Open on mastodon.social

Eugen Rochko

@dansup Sure, I agree that's beneficial. Though I doubt they would allow browsing anonymously if they didn't have a good algorithm for showing popular content.

16 Jul 2021 at 9:23 | Open on mastodon.social

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