Reddit greatly benefitted from the DIGG implosion (Reasons include issues with power users, censorship, redesigns, etc.) around I want to say 2012 +/-.
Similar to how this site benefitted from the Reddit API implosion the other year.
For social media applications, success usual comes from a halfway-decent platform + lucky timing.
(This is all from memory, so apologies for any inaccuracies and generalizations.)
Reddit greatly benefitted from the DIGG implosion (Reasons include issues with power users, censorship, redesigns, etc.) around I want to say 2012 +/-. Similar to how this site benefitted from the Reddit API implosion the other year. For social media applications, success usual comes from a halfway-decent platform + lucky timing. (This is all from memory, so apologies for any inaccuracies and generalizations.)