Clubhouse is back. The app that popularized social audio rooms is reinventing itself “to be more like a messaging app” with new voice-only group chats called “chats,” as detailed in a blog post from the company.
Admittedly, I totally forgot about Clubhouse, despite spending so many hours on it in 2020. The new update looks pretty cool, I'm curious if it can recapture the hype it had in the early days
Lots of platitudes I see here, probably placating thr VCs who got duped into supporting them during the ridiculous first round of hype. Audio is a one way, max two way, channel. Plus every existing messaging and social platform already has audio. This has no chance.
Aah! The new changes are interesting. Feels like a better Snapchat without videos! 😉
However, I loved Clubhouse for how it let us speak and host those unrestricted audio rooms. Been using its alternative application Breakout Audio on my phone. The good old days - posts, likes, communities, and more!
I hope Clubhouse will make the app cool again with the new update!
Very interesting @aaronoleary but I am really sceptical they can recapture that magic. The world seems to have moved on.
Time will tell...
From Odeo to Anchor and then OG Clubhouse, social audio continues to try to find its niche, and messaging might be the necessary wedge to drive engagement, but how will Clubhouse drive awareness and distribution in this market? Audio messaging is all but a commodity at this point.
Will teens flock to this iteration of social audio?
The new Clubhouse versions looks pretty clean and intuitive. However, I'm curious to see if it can regain the momentum it had when the app was pioneer in the voice-messaging space back in 2020.
Personally, I believe that Clubhouse still can recapture the market even though there are a handful of competitors but I would like to hear fellow community members' thoughts on this.
Big shift from its live synchronous + follower model to async + friend model.
The UX is very intuitive and clean. It delivers that feeling of running into a friend at an event.
I shared some thoughts about this on Airchat, another async audio network. The two apps have similar functionality but very different graph models. Clubhouse is friend-focused where Airchat is interest-focused. They both serve different use cases, although long term the two will likely expand to compete with one another.
Curious to hear other's take on this! What's your first impression of the new Clubhouse?
About The New Clubhouse on Product Hunt
“Clubhouse has reinvented itself as an audio messaging app.”
The New Clubhouse launched on Product Hunt on September 7th, 2023 and earned 208 upvotes and 21 comments, placing #25 on the daily leaderboard. Clubhouse is back. The app that popularized social audio rooms is reinventing itself “to be more like a messaging app” with new voice-only group chats called “chats,” as detailed in a blog post from the company.
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