• @RocketBoots@programming.dev
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    1 year ago

    I haven’t had the chance to look up the data myself, but if downloads did decline in a way that’s unprecedented its a strong loss leader. To be really interesting though you’d have to couple it with other metrics.

    Edit: There are people implying they work or worked at Twitter. They didn’t.

    • Dr. Dabbles
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      171 year ago

      Declining downloads simply means a slowing of growth, whereas this is claiming a user decline. That only shows up in traffic logs, transit commits, or CDN account usage data.

      • PaleRider
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        221 year ago

        Not necessarily.

        Every time someone buys a new device they have to reinstall the app. So declining downloads could be indicitive of less users.

        • @hoshikarakitaridia@sh.itjust.works
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          61 year ago

          Yeah and also, in capitalism, if a company ceases to grow, there’s a good chance it will vaporize soon after. It’s not a causation, but it’s a notable correlation.

          • @RocketBoots@programming.dev
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            31 year ago

            Yup! There are people out there with big pockets watching for stats much subtler than this. It doesn’t always mean much taken on its own, but as a whole can paint an interesting picture.

            • @nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de
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              31 year ago

              whole can paint an interesting picture.

              I know there’s meant to be a comma after ‘whole’. But I just pictured someone dumping a whole can of paint on a canvas and yelling “time!” Before walking over and slapping it on an easel at an auction and selling it for millions, while still dripping.

        • Dr. Dabbles
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          11 year ago

          Phone replacement is a high seasonality situation. CDN usage and access logs will absolutely show whether usage has declined or not. Release an iPhone and you see a major spike in new downloads, otherwise it’s probably all pretty much background noise.

          My guess is everything involving Twitter has been on a decline, and the things I did know I’m not able to share.