So... it's the great photo sharing app of all time, then? Um, ok? $41MM?
When's the last time you had even the faintest urge to share a photo? I'm a geek, and that urge hits maybe once every other week.
When's the last time you had even the faintest urge to share a photo? I'm a geek, and that urge hits maybe once every other week.
The technology underlying Color seems like a much-needed metric for establishing spatial (and by implication, temporal) relevance. An accurate and behavior-based metric of relevance, as opposed to one based on self-selection via search/signup, would be very, very easy to monetize. Say you're in the fashion business. You could buy online ads to reach people who search for fashion-related stuff online, but wouldn't you rather reach people who spend a lot of time in the same places as your target demographic?
Their concept of an "elastic" network that naturally decays your connections with people you associate with less is a perfect complement to a network that self-organizes in the first place.
Also, "everyone who was at the bar last night automatically sees the pictures (without any pesky 'publish' button or other form of 'opting in')" may be a more compelling user story than you give it credit for.