Facebook is launching a redesign aimed at attracting younger users and competing with apps like TikTok.   The new design emphasizes local community information, videos, and Facebook Groups.   The u...

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- Facebook is launching a redesign aimed at attracting younger users and competing with apps like TikTok. 
- The new design emphasizes local community information, videos, and Facebook Groups. 
- The updates come as Facebook's brand is in decline, with only 33% of U.S. teens on the platform as of last year. 
- Despite this, Meta is hopeful as young adults have been using the site for features like Facebook Groups and Marketplace. 
- The redesign includes a new 'Local' tab, an 'Explore' tab for personalized recommendations, and updates to the Video tab, Facebook Events, and Groups.

Source: [Techcrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/04/facebook-launches-a-gen-z-focused-redesign/)

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I see my mom struggle with boredom everyday and is on Facebook just browsing through the same old posts. I want to build an app for Indian women , especially homemakers . A safe place where they can talk amongst each other. What do you think of this ? Would be willing to pay 200/month towards membership fee ?

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Hi, 
I resigned from my job to do startup. I have no good Idea now.

Anyone have any idea that you really believe will work but you don't have time , energy or motivation to work on.

Can you share it if I also believe in that idea i will work on that. 

If the idea do well or I get funding. You can join me as Co-founder and we will make it big.

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There are several threads here that people say their role was impacted and they were laid off. 
The latest one was Jane Wong, who is a celebrity type person and worked at IG and Threads and she posted on Threads saying she is laid off.

She is famous for her security research and finding bugs and new test and hidden features in products (before joining Meta) and she was in Forbes 30 under 30 list.

She would be the last person that comes to mind for being laid off.

Source: https://www.threads.net/@wongmjane/post/DBMuvFvTw8H

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- Spotify has introduced comments on podcasts, enhancing its social networking capabilities.
- The app's 2023 revamp includes a TikTok-like discovery feed, artist profiles, and story posts.
- Spotify VP Maya Prohovnik hinted at potential future support for comments on music artist pages.
- Apple previously attempted similar social features with Ping and Connect, both of which failed.
- Spotify's gradual rollout of social features aims to increase user engagement and compete with larger social networks.

Source: Techcrunch

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For making the same app twice, both times being able to sell it off just at the right time, before it becomes irrelevant ultimately (because typically school/college confessions pages are like that, shortlived, like ask.fm) 

And this then in turn got VCs unnecessarily excited about this space, couple of investments globally in lookalike apps in other geographies. 
What a scam, this entire thing. Fool me twice!

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Seems apt, now that there are everywhere incl OTT, next thing to capture would be social media.

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Amazing UX, thoughtfully crafted UI...much better than Twitter. 

Overall from a product standpoint, I like the ecosystem angle that Meta is creating for the social media space (like how Apple built its ecosystem).

If the content is unlike Instagram now, I think it's a great strategic move by Zuck, especially when there's so much restructuring going on at Twitter.

What are your initial thoughts?

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- Instagram has introduced 'Teen Accounts' making all accounts of users aged 13-17 private by default.
- New settings limit who can contact teens and the type of content they can view.
- Teens aged 16-17 can opt out of these settings with parental supervision; those under 16 need parental permission.
- The changes will roll out in the US, UK, Australia, and Canada over the next 60 days, with a global rollout expected in January 2025.
- Instagram will also update parental controls, allowing parents to see who their teen has messaged and set time limits. 

 Source: [Moneycontrol](https://www.moneycontrol.com/technology/instagram-makes-teen-accounts-private-by-default-with-new-restrictions-article-12823972.html)

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