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TikTok hits 1.5B downloads, outperforming Instagram

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298 points elorant | 2 comments | 19 Nov 19 14:09 UTC | HN request time: 0.429s | source
1. dehrmann ◴[19 Nov 19 16:54 UTC] No.21575133[source]▶
TikTok's grown so fast I have to wonder if it's a fad. It's built around a pretty specific interaction. When people get bored of dancing to 15 sec music clips, what's going to keep them there? Will they be able to pivot to something more engaging, or will that just look too much like Facebook or Instagram?
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2. JCharante ◴[19 Nov 19 21:27 UTC] No.21578492[source]▶
> When people get bored of dancing to 15 sec music clips, what's going to keep them there?

Is that what TikTok is? I only use 抖音 which is definetely not that (there are a lot of dog videos, Bart Baker singing patriotic songs, Bart Baker staging skits where he makes americans love Chinese snacks, Alan Walker's team posts pretty frequently, and like 2-minute episodes of original dramas). Some video game highlights and like some really shallow plots where A treats a service worker badly, and then they show A's significant other be disgusted by the behavior and give the service worker a giant tip or something.