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squabbles — A new kind of social media, a community powered platform
This social network is a combination of Twitter and Reddit. It takes the best of both worlds where you can both follow the people you love, and have great, in-depth conversations with them and others.
A clean, simple interface that facilitates conversation.
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@jayclees "There needed to be something in between the two"
To me, Squabbles is on its way to becoming my something between the *three*: Reddit, Twitter and Facebook.
Thank you for building our new home!
@jayclees Dude I gotta ask! How did you get your first 20k users? Are you finding their early adopting power users that you can build a community around?
@marclafleur I think he managed to capture the right timing, when there was a large feeling of miscontent with Reddit, and a bunch of people were motivated to look for alternatives for the first time.
Which is ironic given that Reddit exploded in popularity 12 years ago because of a similar situation with Digg.
I guess the bottom line is that timing is key!
@jayclees Congratulations Squabbles!!! 👍This platform fills the gap between Twitter and Reddit in my opinion. With a user-friendly interface, the ability to follow interesting people, participate in conversations and browse communities. I wish Squabbles a thriving social network. 💎
@josephstein The amount of changes the site has had in the last few weeks has been nothing short of incredible. New features and UI tweaks are added daily, and he actively listens to the userbase and takes their input on said changes.
@josephstein site could totally use some polish. Notifications are broken. Adjustments to the UI could be good (@jayclees has already made SO many, his dedication is great) and I think the site has a good base
Love it! I already engaged in some fun conversations, but do have some feedback for y'all in this screen recording
@linalinalina which browser are you using? I haven't seen that before. Bubbles can be opened in Chrome / Edge / Safari / Firefox / Arc on MacOS and Windows
@rahulbhalley I believe Jake is working in a subscription-based model, aptly named Squabbles+
@rahulbhalley there is a subscription model coming at some point. For now (here by popular demand), inspired squabblers can donate over on patreon
My favorite social media apps to browse are Twitter and Reddit so this sounds perfect for me. I'm excited to try it out! Congrats on the launch! 🚀
squabbles is redefining social media with its combination of Twitter and Reddit. Huge congratulations on your ProductHunt launch! The clean and simple interface that facilitates meaningful conversations is impressive.
Wow I loved the concept as I’m a Twitter fan, but since the owner changed and have weird politics on hiding info on war in Ukraine - I spend less time there. I will definitely try your social media! Will it also have words limit for posts?)
@orysia_khimiak "Will it also have words limit for posts?"
If you mean the maximum length of posts, that's 10,000 characters.
Congrats Jake on Squabbles' launch! Love the hybrid approach to social networking. Can't wait to dive in and join the conversation! Good luck to you & your team!
Congratulations on the launch of your social network! It sounds like fantastic platform that combines the best features of Twitter and Reddit. The ability to both follow people you love and engage in meaningful conversations is definitely a winning combination. I'm curious, how did you come up with idea for this unique concept?
@carmil_bermillo This was something I personally wanted for a long time since I use both platforms. Twitter was good for following people but the UI was not the greatest at supporting conversations. So I wanted a Twitter with a more Reddit like commenting interface, and I also wanted something akin to Reddit's subs as well. So I just kind of combined the two!
@carmil_bermillo It feels like the best of reddit and twitter, for sure. Being built on a strong foundation helps!
@jayclees Thank you very much for your answer! I like the idea and I've already signed up too! Quick question, if you don't mind. How would you go about password resets in case users lose their passwords and they don't have emails registered as it's an optional feature? (Which I definitely LOVE, by the way!)
Loved it.
How did you mange to get the early 10k adopters? What were the traffic channels?
@satyanarayan_prashar It can be attributed to both the Reddit blackouts and having a crazy active dev.
It’s refreshing to see a social media platform so focused on doing right by their community! It looks easy to explore and discover new things I wouldn’t otherwise see. I’ll try it out!
@alisa_dengler That's exciting! The community is growing and is so welcoming, Plus it has an easy to use UI, which makes it great for lurking or joining in on the discourse!
The community being fostered at Squabbles has been amazing to watch unfold! There's a strong foundation of simply being welcoming and kind, which has been noticeably absent at Reddit and Twitter lately. This effect is achieved by design by taking the positive aspects of both platforms:
1. You pick your communities without ending up in an echo chamber.
2. You say your piece without fear of the downvote.
We're iterating off this foundation at a rapid pace, so jump in, post your thoughts and watch the site evolve!
@fng That's a great point. I think a big challenge (but doable) will be to evolve the liking algorithm to something more nuanced than Reddit and Twitter. Perhaps a private tagging/flagging system.
Something where people don't have fear of saying their opinion, but their exposure doesn't become limited to just that. And hopefully practices like astroturfing could be kept in check from the platform becoming a political device.
This is just my personal view - nothing Squabbles is officially doing yet to my knowledge!
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