Neptune is one of the newest short-form video apps on the block seeking to compete with major players like TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts.
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The startup was founded by Ashley Darling, who has a background as a talent director at the OPTYX agency, where she worked with “underestimated” influencers. She set out to develop a platform that emphasizes creativity instead of the number of followers a creator has.“I spent years working with independent creators, both as an influencer myself and later helping brands,” Darling shared with TechCrunch. “I kept hearing the same thing from creators and users, ‘I miss when social media was fun. When it was about creativity, not competition.’ So, instead of waiting for a platform to listen, I built one.”
Hey, remember Vine?
Personally not much into short form video, but thought I’d keep people in the loop on new entrants to the field. From the sounds of it this is still very early in development given the various missing features mentioned at the end.
I’m still interested in Pixelfed honestly
According to the about page, half of the staff of 12 are in the C suite. Are these people for real?
It’s possible that it’s just people managing contractors. You used to have to really blaze trails to make stuff like this happen But now, every part of the equation is a solved task. Most of the work is weaving together the APIs of a dozen different storage and hardware as a service companies.
It’s also possible that a stressed out startup doesn’t take time to update their about page beyond their management when they’re looking to get seed capital.
In any case, the likely either be sued or bought out before they get any kind of serious momentum. The broligarchs don’t take kindly to competition.
I think you forget just how much money was dumped into Quibi.
I cannot be paid enough to use or support TikTok or anything like it. A major source of all the issues society is facing today.
