▲ 662 ▼ It's not just you — no one is posting on social media anymore (www.businessinsider.com) submitted 3 years ago by L4s@lemmy.world [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world 180 comments fedilink hide all child comments It's not just you — no one is posting on social media anymore::Social media is on the decline. Instagram is all ads. No one's posting on BeReal. TikTok is for influencers. The new place for sharing: group chats.
[–] ThatHermanoGuy@midwest.social 25 points 3 years ago (5 children) WTF is BeReal? permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] AteshgaRubyTeeth@lemmy.world 26 points 3 years ago Like the other comments say it’s an app which prompts users to post a picture at “the same” time. Its not actually the same time due to timezones. The idea behind it is that you don’t ge to pick the perfect time for a pic when you’re at that great location or you’re looking especially cute. This means you’ll get an insight in the real life of someone. Practically that means you’ll just see a lot of pictures of your friends whilst they’re laying on the couch 2 feet deep in a bag of crisps. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 3 years ago (1 child) BeReal hit #1 on the app stores by promising a more genuine social experience. It was popular for months, but the gimmick got boring and it fell off. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DSX@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago* Yeah, my friends and I used it a lot for about 6 months before we just stopped because it would start sending notifications at times when we were busy, but I would forget about it after a few minutes since I didn’t care much about using it. Sometimes I was in a lecture hall busy taking notes, other times I wouldn’t even check my phone and miss the notification to post. permalink fedilink source parent [–] cynetri@midwest.social 9 points 3 years ago (2 children) It's an app that encourages users at a random time to share an image of their immediate surroundings, trying to kind of push an authentic feel. I remember hearing about it from some memes a year or so ago permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] dustyData@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Isn't that, like, a massive invasion of privacy? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cynetri@midwest.social 1 point 3 years ago It's optional so eh, but it doesn't encorurage healthy habits either permalink fedilink source parent [–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 years ago So lots of pictures of feet in front of toilets... permalink fedilink source parent [–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) No idea. This feels like a stealth ad for whatever that is. They're putting it up there with social media people actually use so maybe people will consider it, but this is literally the first time I've seen the name. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] iminahurry@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 years ago Agree. Never heard of bereal either permalink fedilink source parent [–] ilmagico@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago Clearly it's Cypress Hill's lead voice ... oh wait... I'm old permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AteshgaRubyTeeth@lemmy.world 26 points 3 years ago Like the other comments say it’s an app which prompts users to post a picture at “the same” time. Its not actually the same time due to timezones. The idea behind it is that you don’t ge to pick the perfect time for a pic when you’re at that great location or you’re looking especially cute. This means you’ll get an insight in the real life of someone. Practically that means you’ll just see a lot of pictures of your friends whilst they’re laying on the couch 2 feet deep in a bag of crisps. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 3 years ago (1 child) BeReal hit #1 on the app stores by promising a more genuine social experience. It was popular for months, but the gimmick got boring and it fell off. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DSX@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago* Yeah, my friends and I used it a lot for about 6 months before we just stopped because it would start sending notifications at times when we were busy, but I would forget about it after a few minutes since I didn’t care much about using it. Sometimes I was in a lecture hall busy taking notes, other times I wouldn’t even check my phone and miss the notification to post. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DSX@lemm.ee 3 points 3 years ago* Yeah, my friends and I used it a lot for about 6 months before we just stopped because it would start sending notifications at times when we were busy, but I would forget about it after a few minutes since I didn’t care much about using it. Sometimes I was in a lecture hall busy taking notes, other times I wouldn’t even check my phone and miss the notification to post. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cynetri@midwest.social 9 points 3 years ago (2 children) It's an app that encourages users at a random time to share an image of their immediate surroundings, trying to kind of push an authentic feel. I remember hearing about it from some memes a year or so ago permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] dustyData@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Isn't that, like, a massive invasion of privacy? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cynetri@midwest.social 1 point 3 years ago It's optional so eh, but it doesn't encorurage healthy habits either permalink fedilink source parent [–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 years ago So lots of pictures of feet in front of toilets... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dustyData@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) Isn't that, like, a massive invasion of privacy? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cynetri@midwest.social 1 point 3 years ago It's optional so eh, but it doesn't encorurage healthy habits either permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cynetri@midwest.social 1 point 3 years ago It's optional so eh, but it doesn't encorurage healthy habits either permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 years ago So lots of pictures of feet in front of toilets... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 8 points 3 years ago (1 child) No idea. This feels like a stealth ad for whatever that is. They're putting it up there with social media people actually use so maybe people will consider it, but this is literally the first time I've seen the name. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] iminahurry@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 years ago Agree. Never heard of bereal either permalink fedilink source parent
[–] iminahurry@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 years ago Agree. Never heard of bereal either permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ilmagico@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago Clearly it's Cypress Hill's lead voice ... oh wait... I'm old permalink fedilink source parent