How Instagram Hacked Early Growth(adambreckler.com)
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How Instagram Hacked Early Growth
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This dogshit should never have been posted. 1, 2, and 4 are not hacks at all. 1 and 2 are simply copying twitter. And cross network posting???
Even 3 is arguable as it's just uploading the photo before capturing the meta. YouTube has been doing that since I can even remember.
Even 3 is arguable as it's just uploading the photo before capturing the meta. YouTube has been doing that since I can even remember.
This is really stretching the meaning of 'hack'
Since when is following good convention, and doing what you're supposed to do considered a hack?
Since when is following good convention, and doing what you're supposed to do considered a hack?
Don't dilute a potent term, please!
Growth Hacking is apparently a secret word used to Hack Hacker News. Are there other secret words we have not yet discovered?
Instagram's user experience is/was great--it lets people feel like they're doing something significant and artistic in only a few seconds. I think that's the most important aspect behind Instagram's growth.
Is a strong product a "hack?"