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Raymond Ma

Sneakerhead | Co-founder of getplugd.com

#662237@raymond_magetplugd.com

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Sneaker Releases & Raffles by Plugd

Cop hyped sneakers for retail

Sneakers and Shoes

Joined on September 20th, 2016

Followed Topics

Analytics, Growth Hacking, Developer Tools

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Hey Product Hunt, Plugd initially launched on PH 8 months ago as a price comparison app for verified authentic sneakers on the secondary market -- Expedia for hyped sneakers https://www.producthunt.com/posts/plugd Since then we've gotten around 30,000 app installs! One request we've consistently received from our users was to add a sneaker release calendar. Sneaker release calendars are nothing new, a quick search, and you'll find quite a few on the Google Play and iOS app stores. However, we realized very few of them provided information regarding where and how to purchase on release day. The ones that did would only list one or two opportunities when, in reality, there were closer to 50. Today, I'm excited to share with you folks the launch of Plugd's release & raffle calendar complete with release and raffle information of over 100 retailers. Unlike most other release calendars, Plugd's release calendar removes the noise and will include only hyped releases that we have helpful information on where to buy. With the release & raffle calendar you'll be able to: + Identify sneakers that have open or upcoming retail launches. + Find out which stores are releasing in-app, online, in-store, via raffle, or through social. + Keep track of all the releases & raffles you're participating in + Easily pull up secondary market pricing (if available) Note: We currently only provide information relevant to US-based users. Once we have localized filters in place, we'll be able to add retailers from different countries and regions.

on Sneaker Releases & Raffles by Plugd

8mo ago

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@hiramfromthechi Not sure how I'm being played. My argument was that organic reach on TikTok and viral traction on TikTok is more easily obtained on TikTok than most other platforms. I never argued that artificially inflated views/likes through bots don't exist. Bots exist on almost every well-established platform including telegram groups, Reddit communities, Instagram, and Facebook. https://twitter.com/josephfcox/status/1293922168317698054?s=20 "It's hard to tell whether our buying of likes on TikTok pushed our video into peoples' "For You" feed, the algorithmic stream of videos the platform is known for. But after we stopped paying for fake engagement, we did get some real people watching" I argued my points that For You page is the key to viral traction on TikTok and this tweet you sent me does not indicate that I'm being played in any way :)

on Instagram Reels

8mo ago

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@hiramfromthechi Here's the difference with TikTok & Facebook. TikTok's primary feed is the "out of network" For You Page. Majority of the time you're fed content from people you don't actually follow whereas for Facebook & Instagram your main feed is derived from the people you follow. Everytime you post a video, TikTok will show your video to very small number of users. If it does well (% of video watched & loops) they will blast it out to more and more people. As you post more, TikTok will actually gets better at recognizing your target audience. If you consistently post relevant content eventually it'll find your target and going viral becomes a simple routine. TikTok also as a platform promotes "viral traction" because it has a bunch of interaction mechanisms that they use to decide whether your video is worthy of being shown on the for you page. These include duets, reactions, video replies to comments, stitches (which they just removed).

on Instagram Reels

9mo ago