Friday, October 24, 2014

New social network for teenagers experiences a growth spurt

http://socialnetworkingnews.org/new-social-network-for-teenagers-experiences-a-growth-spurt/

The millionaire creator of a Facebook competitor for teenagers, Pascal Lorne needed, well, teenagers.


Six months ago, he urged young users of Vine, Twitter and YouTube who had large followings to try his social network, Let. The response was underwhelming, and his fifth technology venture was about to fail.


He was soon saved by two young stars on YouTube: Jake Boys and Jack Dail, who discovered the app on their own and brought with them thousands of users. With a growing user base, Lorne moved the company to Los Angeles from San Francisco two months ago to be closer to the entertainment industry’s heart


Source: phys.org


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