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I'm unironically sure it's helping their engagement numbers. Someone with the app installed on their phone is going to engage much more frequently.
by id 4y ago
I'm unironically sure it's helping their engagement numbers. Someone with the app installed on their phone is going to engage much more frequently.
- itsoktocry 4y ago>Someone with the app installed on their phone is going to engage much more frequently This sounds like something management would claim, but how so? What's inherently more appealing or engaging about the app, especially when you're practically forcing people to use it?
- luplex 4y agoyou can send push notifications, and it's one fewer tap to get on reddit. I think the push notifications are the main benefit.
- gardenhedge 4y agoBored people open apps before they browse to URLs.
- bthater 4y agoAt least anecdotally this push was the final push I needed to stop using reddit. I went from probably browsing for a few hours a day to maybe once or twice a month when a friend links me a post.