We did it. After months of building, testing, and countless late nights, Loops is officially available on the App Store. It's been quite a ride since October. We shipped OAuth support, launched the mobile beta, built a whole new project website, and kept adding features people actually wanted. The For
  • Coelacanth@feddit.nuEnglish
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    22 days ago

    For content creators it needs a built-in editor instead of forcing every video to be one take. And for consumers it needs a really good recommendation algorithm. The reason TikTok is so successful is that its absurdly efficient (and incredibly invasive) algorithm will find you content you’d like within probably minutes of setting up an account.

    I like that this exists, but I don’t think it’s ready for mass adoption yet.

    • unknown1234_5@kbin.earth
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      22 days ago

      yeah, as much as I hate algorithm-based social media short form content needs it. you scroll from one video to the next with no way to pick and choose which ones you interact with. normally you can just not click on a post and it gets nothing from you, but short form content does not allow that. that means the next video has to be chosen for you, and that regular feeds will not work. that mean you have to have some kind of algorithm or you will have to interact with tons of videos you have no interest in to get to one that is worth watching to you (which is the current state of loops).

      • Coelacanth@feddit.nuEnglish
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        22 days ago

        I mean Loops has a For You page, but the algorithm seems much worse than TikTok (unsurprisingly). Partly I’m sure simply because there is so much less content to pull from, so it might seem worse than it is purely because there might not actually be anything worthwhile on it to recommend to you in the first place. But TikTok’s algorithm is famously extremely good at identifying things you would like, even things you might not know you would like yourself. To be able to be an alternative in the brainrot delivery market, Loops needs to be able to come at least closer.

  • termaxima@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    22 days ago

    I guess it is an “improvement” that we can replace corporate brain rot with community brain rot, but this isn’t going to change my mind about short form video.

    • Jankatarch@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      22 days ago

      Funny enough I tried a few videos without signing up, and it doesn’t seem as bad? It’s a HUGE improvement, in fact.

      Tiktok was putting me off because main content in its peak was “teenagers dancing.”

      Meanwhile the “average age in lemmy is 20 years older than reddit” rule applies to loops. I doubt they will ever have “npc streams.”

      Still dislike short-form content tho so I will pass, but pretty good community nonetheless.

      • Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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        22 days ago

        Can confirm. There are lots of “boring” videos on Loops. Like, check this out. Yes, it’s an entire channel dedicated to chickens. I mean, it’s nice and relaxing, but nowhere near as addicting and engaging as tiktok or instagram videos. I’ll still count that as a win.

        Regardless, @billinkc still rocks.

        • lofuw@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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          22 days ago

          Thanks for pointing this out.

          This “sign up to view” nonsense needs to end. Whoever suggested it should be tarred and feathered.

        • harmbugler@piefed.socialEnglish
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          22 days ago

          Is that just for the loops.video instance, I wonder? Maybe alternative instances allow you to watch without logging in?