Web3 Social Is a Ticking Time Bomb, and Zuck’s ‘Threads’ App Proves It…

TL;DR

• On Web3 social platforms, users are able to take their followers with them between platforms and apps.

• Which means it will only take one compelling/widely used Web3 social app to make the entire space explode!

• Once there’s a significant amount of users on one app – independent developers can do what Zuck just did with Instagram and Threads!

• I.e. they can create an app that promises users the ability to port all of their followers (and content) between platforms.

• Which means the hyper-growth tactic that made Threads the fastest adopted consumer product in history (outpacing TikTok and ChatGPT) will be available to everyone.

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You know how Zuck allowed Instagram users to port their followings over to Threads?

Yeah, well, that growth tactic has lead to Threads pulling in close to 100M users in under a week!

But that kind of growth tactic only works if you have an established social network to pull from.

So unless you own Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, or TikTok – it’s not really an option for you.

At least…it’s not an option if you’re building on Web2 social protocols (aka ‘rule sets’).

Web3 social protocols are a different beast. They let users take their social graphs with them between apps.

Ok…what the hell is a ‘social graph’?

Think of it like a huge spreadsheet that logs the posts you like, the ads you click, the kinds of videos you watch, your friends list – pretty much everything you do on a social platform – that’s what makes up your ‘social graph.’

In Web3, because you own your social graph (instead of the platform), it means it’s yours to do with as you please.

Want to sell your data to an app, so it can advertise to you? By all means…

Want to try out a new app, and take all of your followers/content with you? Say no more.

It’s awesome – but it ain’t where the BIG opportunity lies!

Here’s why Web3 social is a ticking time bomb:

It only takes one compelling/widely used Web3 social app to set the whole thing off!

Cause here’s the thing…

Once there’s a significant amount of users on one app – independent developers can ‘pull a Zuck’!

I.e. they can create an app that promises users the ability to port all of their followers (and content) over with them.

Which means the hyper-growth tactic that made Threads the fastest adopted consumer product in history (outpacing TikTok and ChatGPT) will be available to everyone.

Very cool!