10 April 2021, 1:01 am EDT By
The popularity of the voice-chat app, Clubhouse is evident through its competitors which continuously venture into developing a similar application. Besides the social media platforms that entered the competition, we could see Reddit sooner joining the audio-chat bandwagon.
At any time, we could hear news about a new voice-chat project coming from the front page of the internet. What could it possibly feature when it comes out?
Reddit is Just Quiet in Developing a Clubhouse-Like App
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There is news circulating that the widely-known social news aggregation site, Reddit is silently working on its application which could resemble Clubhouse.
Facebookâs Clubhouse âcompetitorâ is here, and itâs called Hotline
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It was only a matter of time: Facebook today launched an experimental Clubhouse competitor called Hotline, looking to capitalize on the increasingly popular social media format.
As reported by TechCrunch, Hotline was developed by Facebookâs NPE (New Product Experiment) division, which regularly doles out apps with new ideas (or, in this case, not so new). That said, Hotline does have a few features to differentiate itself from Clubhouse and Twitterâs Spaces.
Most notably, it supports video and will allow participants to toggle video when asking a question, although that feature isnât live yet. Video appears to play a secondary role to audio though, as streams are presented in small circles the size of a profile image, rather than taking up a big chunk of the screen a la Twitch.
8 April 2021, 2:07 am EDT By
On Thursday, Apr. 8, Facebook s NPE (New Product Experiment) division spearheads the creation of Hotline, a potential competitor of Clubhouse, a popular invitation-only audio-chat iPhone app launched in 2010.
Since the social media giant stated its interest in making a similar app in February, the clone app has been making waves about hitting the market soon.
Facebook s Hotline is a Mix of Clubhouse and Instagram Live
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The obsession of Facebook in chasing Clubhouse features is evident since it already launched the app s public beta testing at the moment. TechCrunch reported that Hotline will look like a combined version of Clubhouse and Instagram Live.