Discussion

• @stevenlevy Steven Levy on x

  I got on @joinClubhouse this summer, spent months talking to users, spent hours interviewing the founders, lurked and spoke in hundreds of rooms. Here's my report. https://www.wired.com/...

• @ohmdee @ohmdee on x

  A very compelling bear case for Clubhouse, which points to precisely what @agilethumbs said: “Clubhouse is a feature not a platform.” Maybe there's hope for Twitter after all? (Let's hope it isn't a repeat of Periscope vs Meerkat.) https://twitter.com/...

• @fdestin Fred Destin on x

  Not sure if this is (a) the future of clubhouse or (b) a timeloop of every hyped startup there ever was or (c) a book waiting to be written ... but it's an awesoooome read from @ShaanVP https://twitter.com/...

• @megancaywood Megan on x

  This thread was a fun read 😆 I hope Clubhouse succeeds, but this prediction just makes sense https://twitter.com/...

• @shaanvp Shaan Puri on x

  Those other apps (IG, Tiktok etc.) have millions of pieces of content to choose from. So their algorithms get really really good at finding juicy content for you right away. But clubhouse is LIVE. So you need something INTERESTING that's ALSO happening RIGHT NOW.

• @sandraupson Sandra Upson on x

  How do you build a social network at a time when words are weaponized and scrutinized like never before? That's the big question for Clubhouse. Its media-shy founders talked at length to @stevenlevy to try to answer it. https://www.wired.com/...

• @jeffjohnroberts Jeff Roberts on x

  Hell of a thread on why Clubhouse will flop. (And it doesn't even mention how appeal will fade as bars & restaurants reopen and warm weather arrives) https://twitter.com/...

• @shaanvp Shaan Puri on x

  (disclaimer - I don't *want* clubhouse to fail. The world is more fun if it wins... but wanting something doesn't mean it's going to happen. If it did, then guac would be default included inside every bag of chips)

• @wired @wired on x

  A year ago today, the beta version of Clubhouse went live. It's now worth a billion dollars. While its founders have created a hit, they've also walked into the hardest question in tech—and the app's future might depend on if they can solve it. https://www.wired.com/...

• @ellenhuet Ellen Huet on x

  this thread is a wild ride until he posits the ceo of clubhouse would travel southeast asia for a year after selling — fwiw paul davison has 3 kids & that seems kind of unlikely! but if you're curious about paul you can read our profile, out yesterday 👽 https://www.bloomberg.com/…

• @kantrowitz Alex Kantrowitz on x

  Another point of view on why Twitter and other big platforms will have more success with Clubhouse than Clubhouse itself. Check out this thread —> https://twitter.com/...

• @s1guza Siguza on x

  The fact that so many people are talking about clubhouse out of nowhere and just act like it's common knowledge to know what it is or does makes me really not like it already. And as far as I understand, it's basically just invite-only Skype, which... yeah no, thanks. https://twi…

• @marcelweiss Marcel Wei on x

  @Techmeme @ShaanVP I don't see Clubhouse as a sure bet, but this thread gets several things wrong. For one, Clubhouse doesn't need to have interesting content on every time you open the app. CH works primarly via notifications for most users. Hence, they need to nail notification…

• @serrels Mark Serrels on x

  Gonna be fun watching the newsletter tech bros pretend they thought Clubhouse was a bad idea all along. 🍿 https://twitter.com/...

• @dearsarah Sarah Szalavitz on x

  Clubhouse's Founder Is in a State of Perpetual Motion https://www.bloomberg.com/... “Optimist” is now a euphemism for white men who can't recognize the risks—despite being told—folks who don't resemble them face constantly. Misinfo & harassment is not an “edge case”—it is by desi…

• @dearsarah Sarah Szalavitz on x

  CH's Founder Is in Perpetual Motion https://www.bloomberg.com/... When I joined, I asked if “everyone in the world” included nazis. Paul said no; yet 6 months later, nothing has changed. Plus the SuggestedUserList still includes folks who spread hate & misinfo. It's still unrepor…

• @business @business on x

  “He's got more momentum than force. Paul is just always moving forward.” https://www.bloomberg.com/...

• @charlesarthur Charles Arthur on x

  @sam_baker @TechmemeChatter I think his critique is better than that. Clubhouse relies on the *live* experience, but the live experience across everything - unlike Twitch. Sure, there are lots of places where you can say “aha! But [X] won't happen” (eg on podcasts). But it's a po…

• @rustybrick Barry Schwartz on x

  Clubhouse a thing of the past already? I've been using it less every day actually... https://twitter.com/...

• @hkanji Hussein Kanji on x

  In the spring of 2012, the king of the conference was Highlight. Nine years later, few people have even heard the name Highlight. A lot of people, however, have heard of Clubhouse. https://www.bloomberg.com/...

• @ellenhuet Ellen Huet on x

  Clubhouse turns 1 year old tomorrow. @BrodyFord_ and I profiled one of its founders, Paul Davison He's “optimistic, almost to a fault” and full of ideas for social apps that push past our boundaries of what should be shared and what should stay private https://www.bloomberg.com/.…