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TikTok has turned culture into a feedback loop of impulse and machine learning

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292 points natalie3p | 1 comments | 10 Sep 25 16:08 UTC | HN request time: 0.2s | source
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zoba ◴[10 Sep 25 16:30 UTC] No.45200103[source]▶
So strange to think about how Vine could’ve won this and an American company could’ve been the leader here.
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moduspol ◴[10 Sep 25 17:06 UTC] No.45200666[source]▶
And remember Quibi [1]? Short-form video in vertical format specifically for mobile devices? They didn't have every aspect nailed, but they were definitely trailblazers on that front.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quibi

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1. AlexAplin ◴[10 Sep 25 18:00 UTC] No.45201440[source]▶
Quibi launched in April 2020. TikTok by this point would have 2 billion downloads [1]. It's difficult to assess they were trailblazers here. I might even say a component of their failure is free mobile video was widely accessible by this point.

[1]: https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/29/21241788/tiktok-app-downl...