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I guess the data mining was the missing ingredient for popularity?

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[–] [email protected] 56 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Data mining, timing, and just sheer luck I guess.

See also: Sega Dreamcast: had online multiplayer and industry redefining graphics, but hamstrung by an onboard 33.6kbps modem.

Flappy Bird: one of the most rudimentary games ever, but just seemed to take off and start it's own snowballing success.

Google Glass: probably had the data mining and cash to weather a bad luck storm, but ultimately was a lower spec AR set that are being hawked today.

I suppose musical.ly rode the wave of popularity, hit the right time post-credit crunch, and rebranded itself in such a way that the pandemic was good for business...

...oh, and the liberal use and sharing of data, too.