I disagree. How is Tiktok different from Vine or YTMND aside from different video formats, editing tools and a catalogue of songs? I understand they were able to monetize it unlike the other two but they seem very much the same.
You mean, aside from literally everything that makes a platform?
I have outlined how it's different, already, but I guess I can give a more detailed answer:
* You interact with other users with videos in the same way you interact with users on HN with comments. There is a built-in tool to "quote" (aka Stitch), and link your video to a video or text comment that you are responding to.
* The "duet" mode enables a new way of interacting: making something together with other people, take and remix what they've done to make something new. In particular, using audio from other videos made something new: video memes, where people act to the audio that's being played.
If you've ever seen Rocky Horror Picture Show live-acted, it's like that, but at scale.
* Removing the friction for making a video is, in fact, a big deal. The format (vertical video), the very-much unpolished posts (unlike Instagram), the sheer quantity of them removes inhibition from hitting that record button and sending off your random thought about anything out there.
On top of this, one thing that I didn't mention is:
* Algorithm that does a good job of linking people to each other in addition to showing you content. As a result, TikTok automatically forms communities.
If you use reddit, you know how cohesive subreddits can be. TikTok's algorithm creates a somewhat similar experience by bringing people interested in the same things together.
I hope this suffices for a start.
Before further commenting, I'd recommend you actually use the platform. Forming a superficial opinion based on second-hand views doesn't result in being well-informed.
romwell|4 years ago
I have outlined how it's different, already, but I guess I can give a more detailed answer:
* You interact with other users with videos in the same way you interact with users on HN with comments. There is a built-in tool to "quote" (aka Stitch), and link your video to a video or text comment that you are responding to.
* The "duet" mode enables a new way of interacting: making something together with other people, take and remix what they've done to make something new. In particular, using audio from other videos made something new: video memes, where people act to the audio that's being played.
If you've ever seen Rocky Horror Picture Show live-acted, it's like that, but at scale.
* Removing the friction for making a video is, in fact, a big deal. The format (vertical video), the very-much unpolished posts (unlike Instagram), the sheer quantity of them removes inhibition from hitting that record button and sending off your random thought about anything out there.
On top of this, one thing that I didn't mention is:
* Algorithm that does a good job of linking people to each other in addition to showing you content. As a result, TikTok automatically forms communities.
If you use reddit, you know how cohesive subreddits can be. TikTok's algorithm creates a somewhat similar experience by bringing people interested in the same things together.
I hope this suffices for a start.
Before further commenting, I'd recommend you actually use the platform. Forming a superficial opinion based on second-hand views doesn't result in being well-informed.