DWB Posted June 28, 2020 Report Share Posted June 28, 2020 Disclaimer: I'm an old fart. I don't Facebook, I don't Twitter, I don't text. I don't do ANY social media at all. Hell, I'm lucky if I do email. But I know that many of you are adept at Social Media. I came across a platform called "Parlor" and for some reason it caught my attention. Not sure exactly why. Wondered if any of you guys use, or have used it, and your impressions of it. Unlike this board, it won't let you "lurk" anonymously without sharing some personal info. And I would imagine they track you, and sell your email address to god knows how many advertisers. Would appreciate any input that you would like to share. Thanx! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Hoopsier Posted June 29, 2020 Report Share Posted June 29, 2020 Never heard of it, but I’m emailing you and googling it. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Hoopsier Posted June 29, 2020 Report Share Posted June 29, 2020 Well it’s marketing says its for any age group, no matter if you’re 17 or (god forbid) 37. Apparently ED starts around 27 and AARP eligibility at 31. May not be our Kinda thing. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reacher Posted June 29, 2020 Report Share Posted June 29, 2020 All I know is that it is an alternative to Twitter and having exponential growth. Grew 50% in a week. I'd guess more and more people will be hearing about it soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted June 29, 2020 Report Share Posted June 29, 2020 12 hours ago, Joe_Hoopsier said: Well it’s marketing says its for any age group, no matter if you’re 17 or (god forbid) 37. Apparently ED starts around 27 and AARP eligibility at 31. May not be our Kinda thing. ? So, when my wife says I've got the moves of a 27 year old, she's not complementing me? Well, that's depressing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted June 29, 2020 Report Share Posted June 29, 2020 My son and daughter, ages 28 and 24 respectively, tell me that it is trash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUskim Posted June 29, 2020 Report Share Posted June 29, 2020 It’s supposedly a social media platform that doesn’t “censor” your political views or anything like that. Without going to deep so it doesn’t get into politics a lot of well known political figures are on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWB Posted June 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2020 2 hours ago, IUskim said: It’s supposedly a social media platform that doesn’t “censor” your political views or anything like that. Without going to deep so it doesn’t get into politics a lot of well known political figures are on there. Well that's a bummer. I've had more than enough of the politics of late. Trying to tune it all out. Media just lies about it anyway. Guess I'll just keep to myself, and not worry about getting "tech savvy". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted November 11, 2020 Report Share Posted November 11, 2020 Just topped the App store and Google play. Millions dumping twitter and facebook right now. Looks like it's going to take off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lostin76 Posted November 11, 2020 Report Share Posted November 11, 2020 It’s Twitter/Facebook for people who don’t understand democracy. Experiencing huge growth this week. As @rico mentioned, it’s pretty much looked at as trash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWB Posted November 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2020 Sorry, but I have to disagree that Parler is trash. Twitter & Face Book are trash. Nothing but hate on twitter. Parler is pretty much all politics, especially now, but I certainly don't consider it trash. One sided? Yeah pretty much. But it is a viable alternative for people who don't want to document every second of their lives on social media. With it's exponential growth, it might have a chance to become a viable social media alternative, and not all politics. At least, I hope so. I certainly don't care to find out when the last time somebody took a dump and then posted it on twitter, or a picture of it on Facebook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted November 11, 2020 Report Share Posted November 11, 2020 11 minutes ago, Lostin76 said: It’s Twitter/Facebook for people who don’t understand democracy. Experiencing huge growth this week. As @rico mentioned, it’s pretty much looked at as trash. To be fair, a low percentage of our population of all persuasions dont understand anything about our system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWatShot Posted November 11, 2020 Report Share Posted November 11, 2020 21 minutes ago, Lostin76 said: It’s Twitter/Facebook for people who don’t understand democracy. Experiencing huge growth this week. As @rico mentioned, it’s pretty much looked at as trash. Parler can have them. I'm sick of hearing them whine and cry about censorship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reacher Posted November 11, 2020 Report Share Posted November 11, 2020 29 minutes ago, Lostin76 said: It’s Twitter/Facebook for people who don’t understand democracy. Experiencing huge growth this week. As @rico mentioned, it’s pretty much looked at as trash. Remember Zoom was looked at as trash earlier this year. As they grew they addressed their security / infrastructure and are now competitive with Webex and MSFT Teams. Companies start out small and they grow and evolve. 20 years Cisco was the largest US company by market cap. Their stock is currently down 50% from their highs. Not the best 20 year investment. Lucent is down 96% from 20 years ago. GE (second largest co 20 years ago) is down 86%. It wouldn't shock me to to see FB down big over the next 10-20 years as others step up to take their place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierhoopster Posted November 11, 2020 Report Share Posted November 11, 2020 Guys, it goes without saying that if this thread takes any political direction or discussion it will be taken down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted November 12, 2020 Report Share Posted November 12, 2020 Parlor sounds to me like a place where people who like to wear fancy pants go... 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted November 12, 2020 Report Share Posted November 12, 2020 12 hours ago, IUFLA said: Parlor sounds to me like a place where people who like to wear fancy pants go... 😉 When I was young, the term "Let's go to the parlor" was code for the adult men to go to the basement to partake of "the recipe." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted November 12, 2020 Report Share Posted November 12, 2020 From what Isee this is a place for Trump supporters to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reacher Posted November 12, 2020 Report Share Posted November 12, 2020 https://www.foxnews.com/tech/twitter-rival-parler-post-election-spotlight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted November 12, 2020 Report Share Posted November 12, 2020 Fellas, you shouldn't be bringing this stuff up...word to the wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierhoopster Posted November 12, 2020 Report Share Posted November 12, 2020 OK locking it up come on already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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