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Not a fan of the company, but they are much more than musical.ly. - Toutiao, the content farm (think Buzzfeed++), a pivot from the original news aggregator mod
by eddieplan9 8y ago
Not a fan of the company, but they are much more than musical.ly.
- Toutiao, the content farm (think Buzzfeed++), a pivot from the original news aggregator model. It has 120M DAU as of last October, per YC's report [1].
- Douyin, or Tik Tok, the short video platform, a pivot from originally a copycat of Musical.ly (ironically). It has 150M DAU [2].
- Dailyhunt, Toutiao for the India market.
- Musical.ly, an acquisition.
I have a strong disdain for the company, because the content is almost completely garbage, rumors, and click-baits, and it is dangerously addictive.
[1] https://blog.ycombinator.com/the-hidden-forces-behind-toutiao-chinas-content-king/ https://blog.ycombinator.com/the-hidden-forces-behind-toutia...
[2] https://walkthechat.com/douyin-became-chinas-top-short-video-app-500-days/ https://walkthechat.com/douyin-became-chinas-top-short-video...
- justicezyx 8y ago> it is dangerously addictive. This is the part I feel quite sad for them. Yes, they break out the iron grips of Tencent, but look at what they did. It paints a painfully-clear image of China's Internet market: Race to bottom, not only in market poly, but also in the actual content.