Many failed products are examples of unsought products?

Viral Growth and Analytics: What are some examples of products that grew rapidly but failed to retain users?

  • Some startups/products are successful early on, acquiring millions of users only to (relatively) fizzle out a few months later.  Here are a few examples that come to mind: , ,

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Is there a better example than Groupon? It was literally the fastest growing company in history. But what happened? Well, I think, its ubiquity devalued the feeling of belonging for one. (Do I want a Tivo or a DVR? It doesn't really matter). Second, I think the product quickly eroded in quality as it expanded and tried to make too much money too quickly.

Ryan Holiday

OMGPop's Draw Something.

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These come to mind, though some may be on a slow adoption to resurgence curve (except Color, of course). Chatroulette Highlight Color Diaspora Napster

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Slide hotornot MyBloglog + All those spammy applications which used the facebook invite flow in 2007-2008 to get users

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