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A new kind of social media - A community powered platform
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Jake Lee

squabbles - A new kind of social media, a community powered platform

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This social network is a combination of Twitter and Reddit. It takes the best of both worlds where you can both follow the people you love, and have great, in-depth conversations with them and others. A clean, simple interface that facilitates conversation.

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Jake Lee
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Hey everyone. I created this social network out of a personal want. I use and enjoy both Twitter and Reddit, but each of them is lacking what the other has. Twitter is great for following notable people (and sometimes interacting with them!), but the UI doesn't facilitate conversation very well. Reddit is great for conversations, but not good for following people. There needed to be something in between the two, which I personally waited for someone else to create. To this day, no one has. So I decided to just create it myself. Introducing Squabbles! You can follow the people you find interesting, and you can have in-depth conversations as well. You can "tweet", and your followers can see your posts. You can join conversations with multiple people, in a format that facilitates it, and you can browse communities on subjects you love. I believe this can be a huge success, but I need your help! What do you need to do? Just use it! The biggest problem with social networks is the cold start problem. We need users to get more users! We've already gained 20k+ users, and gaining more everyday. Let's create something amazing together.
Lionel Sondy
@jayclees "There needed to be something in between the two" To me, Squabbles is on its way to becoming my something between the *three*: Reddit, Twitter and Facebook. Thank you for building our new home!
Bohdan Hernandez Navia
@jayclees I'm a software developer. How can I access your API, if any?
Marc Lafleur
@jayclees Dude I gotta ask! How did you get your first 20k users? Are you finding their early adopting power users that you can build a community around?
Khim Nyang Tan
@marclafleur I think he managed to capture the right timing, when there was a large feeling of miscontent with Reddit, and a bunch of people were motivated to look for alternatives for the first time. Which is ironic given that Reddit exploded in popularity 12 years ago because of a similar situation with Digg. I guess the bottom line is that timing is key!
Antoni Kozelski
@jayclees Congratulations Squabbles!!! 👍This platform fills the gap between Twitter and Reddit in my opinion. With a user-friendly interface, the ability to follow interesting people, participate in conversations and browse communities. I wish Squabbles a thriving social network. 💎
TrooMobile
Great traction so who am I to say…. But the name and icon makes “arguments” come to mind … last thing I’m looking for in a social platform is more arguing 🤷‍♂️ maybe it’s just me
Logan Allan
@johnhaden True the name implies that. But I've been on Squabbles since it had about 100-200 users and I think I've seen 1 maybe 2 argumentative people (and it's just hit 23000 users). The community being created there is one of the most welcoming you'll come across at the moment.
TrooMobile
@logan_allan cool I’ll give it a whirl
Shaelen
@johnhaden The thing about a squabble is it's by definition "a petty quarrel". The connotation being that it's small stakes discourse. When I realized that, I think it's a clever move to help keep the emotional temperature down. So far the community has pretty resoundingly rejected rabble-rousers, and are being conscientious about making room for disparate opinions made in good faith, so long as they don't cross the line into hate speech.
Jake Lee
Maker
@johnhaden The name is a tongue-in-cheek reference to arguing yes, but it's meant to be a light-hearted dig at it, rather than an encouragement of it.
Lionel Sondy
@johnhaden Not every argument has to escalate into a fight.
Carmil
Congratulations on the launch of your social network! It sounds like fantastic platform that combines the best features of Twitter and Reddit. The ability to both follow people you love and engage in meaningful conversations is definitely a winning combination. I'm curious, how did you come up with idea for this unique concept?
Al Llamas
@carmil_bermillo Agreed! The way they combined the two platforms is genius!
Jake Lee
Maker
@carmil_bermillo This was something I personally wanted for a long time since I use both platforms. Twitter was good for following people but the UI was not the greatest at supporting conversations. So I wanted a Twitter with a more Reddit like commenting interface, and I also wanted something akin to Reddit's subs as well. So I just kind of combined the two!
Caleb Hansen
@jayclees that’s my dev 🙌
Caleb Hansen
@carmil_bermillo It feels like the best of reddit and twitter, for sure. Being built on a strong foundation helps!
Carmil
@jayclees Thank you very much for your answer! I like the idea and I've already signed up too! Quick question, if you don't mind. How would you go about password resets in case users lose their passwords and they don't have emails registered as it's an optional feature? (Which I definitely LOVE, by the way!)
Orysia Khimiak
Wow I loved the concept as I’m a Twitter fan, but since the owner changed and have weird politics on hiding info on war in Ukraine - I spend less time there. I will definitely try your social media! Will it also have words limit for posts?)
Lionel Sondy
@orysia_khimiak "Will it also have words limit for posts?" If you mean the maximum length of posts, that's 10,000 characters.
Jake Lee
Maker
@orysia_khimiak We are the perfect platform for this!
Caleb Hansen
@orysia_khimiak The limit on posts is 10,000 characters
joey
Probably one of the best times to try and put a competitor to Reddit out there. Good luck! Only thing I might add is I think the site could use a lot more polish. Reddit never succeeded there. Would be nice to see that here
Jake Lee
Maker
@josephstein Working on it!
Gabriel Friedman
@josephstein The amount of changes the site has had in the last few weeks has been nothing short of incredible. New features and UI tweaks are added daily, and he actively listens to the userbase and takes their input on said changes.
Caleb Hansen
@josephstein site could totally use some polish. Notifications are broken. Adjustments to the UI could be good (@jayclees has already made SO many, his dedication is great) and I think the site has a good base
Rahul
Nice work! But how do you plan to monetize? Ads or subscription?
Khim Nyang Tan
@rahulbhalley I believe Jake is working in a subscription-based model, aptly named Squabbles+
Lionel Sondy
@rahulbhalley Squabbles+ as @greenlamb said, with a Patreon page in the meantime.
Caleb Hansen
@rahulbhalley there is a subscription model coming at some point. For now (here by popular demand), inspired squabblers can donate over on patreon
Aakanksha Kabra
Never really understood Reddit so much. Thanks for giving us an easier and more user-friendly option. Congratulations 🚀
Jake Lee
Maker
@aakanksha_kabra Thank you!
Frank R.
@aakanksha_kabra My understanding from personally using Reddit is that Reddit has now become a place for information to be controlled by companies who were allowed to make millions of bots. They guide the conversation the way they choose and Squabbles helps us step away from that.
Caleb Hansen
@aakanksha_kabra it really is user friendly. The important thing is that we are setting guidelines and growing community in a way that considers the whole site, and that kind of going above and beyond is the squabbles way
Dylan Husted
Maker
The community being fostered at Squabbles has been amazing to watch unfold! There's a strong foundation of simply being welcoming and kind, which has been noticeably absent at Reddit and Twitter lately. This effect is achieved by design by taking the positive aspects of both platforms: 1. You pick your communities without ending up in an echo chamber. 2. You say your piece without fear of the downvote. We're iterating off this foundation at a rapid pace, so jump in, post your thoughts and watch the site evolve!
Frank R.
@_dylan unfortunately some people are looking for that echo chamber that they are use to, and Squabbles can become that for them if that's what they want.
Dylan Husted
Maker
@fng That's a great point. I think a big challenge (but doable) will be to evolve the liking algorithm to something more nuanced than Reddit and Twitter. Perhaps a private tagging/flagging system. Something where people don't have fear of saying their opinion, but their exposure doesn't become limited to just that. And hopefully practices like astroturfing could be kept in check from the platform becoming a political device. This is just my personal view - nothing Squabbles is officially doing yet to my knowledge!
Max T.Pham
Congrats Jake on Squabbles' launch! Love the hybrid approach to social networking. Can't wait to dive in and join the conversation! Good luck to you & your team!
Zamen
@maxtpham can't wait to see you on Squabbles!
Jake Lee
Maker
@maxtpham Thank you!
Caleb Hansen
@maxtpham We can’t wait to see you there!
ricoche
😹 LOL
Already a squabbler. I even made a meme there 😂😂 https://squabbles.io/u/ricoche/p...
Jake Lee
Maker
@ricoche Gave me a genuine laugh!
Bear
@ricoche haha very good!
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