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Clubhouse Reportedly Surpasses 8 Million App Store Downloads
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Sadly China caught up to the blocking game rather quickly:
Party over at Clubhouse - the app that had China talking | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
by Beiyi Seow The repression of Muslim Uighurs, the Tiananmen Square crackdown, and S&M hook-ups — nothing was off-limits in the rambunctious, unfiltered chatrooms of Clubhouse, before China’s censors silenced the conversation. For around a week, robust, open discussion on China pinballed across...
hongkongfp.com
8 million is also the approximate number of notifications Clubhouse sends if you leave the settings on default.
Is it so exclusive you can’t even give a brief description of what the app even is?
Clubhouse, the online audio app that has become a social sensation, has reportedly surpassed eight million iOS App Store downloads, according to data from App Annie (via TechCrunch).
The app, best described as a place to hold public group FaceTime-like audio calls, is currently iOS exclusive, although an Android counterpart is in the works. The app requires users to be invited to the app to use it, making it somewhat exclusive for users who are lucky enough to have an account. The data from App Annie shows that as of February 1, the app had obtained 3.5 million downloads. A little more than two weeks later, that number more than doubled to 8.1 million.
Estimates beyond App Annie indicate that downloads for the app could be as high as 10 million. The significant uptick in downloads could be attributed to appearances on the app by Tesla founder Elon Musk, and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Clubhouse, when contacted for comment on the statistics by TechCrunch, says that it doesn't disclose user numbers.
Article Link: Clubhouse Reportedly Surpasses 8 Million App Store Downloads
They feature a random Clubhouse member as their app logo every month.
The difference is that Clubhouse offers a way for you to interact with those on the stage and participate in the podcast. It has actually been a really cool app and experience so far for me.
Huh. That is interesting. At first I assumed it would be a weird, dark, gross chat room but with people actually talking instead of typing. But if there are different categories to choose from this may be cool! I’d love to see if any of my hobbies or pet projects are on here.
In short, it is an audio only social networking platform You can join rooms where speakers are on a stage talking, or you can start your own room for a given topic. It's podcast style but allows interaction from the audience. You can follow different clubs based on your interests so that you're taking part in things that interest you.
And the more hype over something so trivial, will result on more downloads, which then will results on more hype, which results.....you get the picture. Snowball effect.
I do not get the appeal of this app. I hate phone calls. I especially hate conference calls. I've only just started listening to selected podcasts. Sitting on a group audio call for entertainment? As a "social" activity? No thanks.
8 million downloads? do they even have 8 Million active users?
Nope, 600k in December 2020
en.wikipedia.org
Nope, 600k in December 2020
Clubhouse (app) - Wikipedia
Also, Clubhouse is rife with security and privacy issues:
www.crazyintherain.com
www.komando.com
The Clubhouse App is a Stalkers Dream and Your Worst Nightmare
Every single person who has ever had my phone number would have immediate access to my Clubhouse profile. They could find me and listen to me in rooms. You can't even delete your own Clubhouse account!
www.crazyintherain.com
This invite-only social media alternative has some serious privacy concerns
Clubhouse, an audio-only social media app, has taken the world by storm. But Chinese connections raise privacy concerns.
www.komando.com
So that's a potential 8 million contact lists compromised and stored on Clubhouse servers?
Source: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/why-clubhouse-might-be-untrustworthy-with-your-contacts/
Source: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/why-clubhouse-might-be-untrustworthy-with-your-contacts/
Nope, not even close, as you still need to get invited to get in; and the contact list-sucking up doesn't begin until then (and you let them).
I use Clubhouse, but would NEVER let them access my address book.
Tried it and dislike it. Just one more social media app vying for your attention. Chats are often unfocused rambling. This is only popular because it's the shiny, new app that everyone's talking about.
Maybe that'll change in future iterations. One can only hope. As is, I played around with it for two days, but haven't gone back since.
Maybe that'll change in future iterations. One can only hope. As is, I played around with it for two days, but haven't gone back since.
You know when you're a film director and want to be the lead actor in your own movie?
You probably don’t have to, they just interpolate it from others that follow the default and allow access.
Clubhouse: The Hot New Social Network Has Big Privacy Problems
Clubhouse is the hot new social network of 2021, but privacy advocates have big concerns over what it's doing with members' - and even non-members' - data
www.forbes.com
Extremely few have my number (as I'm sort of internet-first); so no worries like that.You probably don’t have to, they just interpolate it from others that follow the default and allow access.
Clubhouse: The Hot New Social Network Has Big Privacy Problems
Clubhouse is the hot new social network of 2021, but privacy advocates have big concerns over what it's doing with members' - and even non-members' - data
Besides, I'm very much aware about what's going on on the inside of these businesses; so I only make educated compromises when I join new services.
It looks like a cool app, but I intentionally ignore anything that tries this annoying tactic.
Kinda nice that it's iPhone-only, though. Like Instagram pre-Facebook.