One of my favorite things in business is to root against brash, greedy entrepreneurs that think their shit doesn't stink. In a perfect world, they find out quickly that it does indeed stink, and it stinks like shit. Just ask Andrew Mason at formerly of Groupon about it. And now those ignorant bastards over at SnapChat have fallen into the same trap. My boy Zuckerberg came in today with a roundhouse kick to SnapChat's balls with Instagram Direct (ID).
Cons - 1. It shows everyone else who received the ID.
2. The ID's don't evaporate, so SnapChat will still garner most of the sexting.
3. Why wouldn't you just text them a picture instead?
Pros - 1. You can ID message anyone that you follow on Instagram. Paulina must be seeing some of the weirdest shit right now.
2. SnapChat's valuation took a massive hit with ID's development.
3. Options for the picture to evaporate and BCC-ing people are not far off in the future.
4. My Facebook stock is going to benefit from this.
UPDATE - Barkley's virgin eyes can't handle Instagram Direct.
People these days are quite actively using Instagram… Let's see how this app will turn out to be in the near future.
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