Tech Brew Ride Home Thu. 02/11 - Facebook Wants To Copy Clubhouse Too.
Feb 11, 2021
Facebook is diving into audio chat to rival Clubhouse, while Twitter already has Spaces. Meanwhile, Microsoft considered buying Pinterest, raising antitrust eyebrows. Peacock is struggling in the streaming wars, and Bumble's IPO marks a milestone for female founders. The tech landscape buzzes with Stir Money helping creators manage income streams, plus AI is generating new mathematical concepts. Discover how these dynamics shape the creator economy and the future of online interaction!
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Facebook's Clubhouse Clone
- Facebook is developing an audio chat product similar to Clubhouse.
- This is unsurprising given Facebook's history of cloning successful features.
Twitter Spaces Experiment
- Brian McCullough joined a Twitter Spaces chat with Alex Kantrowitz and Kayvon Beykpour.
- Beykpour noted people are more comfortable with live audio than live video.
Platform Power and Voice Chat
- Established social networks have a distribution advantage over disruptors.
- Voice chat might become a standard feature across all platforms, similar to stories.