This January 17, Discord has announced its new acquisition of GasA social network that's relatively new to the digital market and very popular among teenagers for exchanging compliments. The company has expressed great optimism following the acquisition and hopes this will boost the popularity of its platform. messaging platform increase more.
So that Discord wants to capitalize on the success achieved by Gas until now, they have focused on young people and bringing this experience to their platform, so they have announced that from this moment on, everything will move to a next levelTherefore, in the coming days we will be able to see how The social network team will join the company to start the new projects together.
Discord acquires the social network Gas
The purchase was officially announced this January 17th from the main Discord website. This is how the company has indicated that they are working to offer fun experiences and genuine connections to each of their clients, and that is why they have indicated that the best way to achieve this has been through the acquisition of the social network of the moment.
“Today, we are happy to announce that Discord will acquire Gas, the popular social app that is primarily based on polls and is very popular among young people for complimenting each other. The social network aims to encourage and empower others through positive interactions. Its success is our opportunity to create a playful, yet meaningful, space.”
Discord, during its announcement of the acquisition of Gas
It's important to keep in mind that Discord's interest in the social network came after it was already established. It has reached 7,4 million downloads and almost €7 million in consumer spending since its launch last summer of 2022These figures undoubtedly caught the company's attention, so much so that they were motivated to make the purchase.
For now the Details of the negotiation remain hiddenTherefore, the closing amount of the transaction is unknown, as is when both will begin operating.
It seems that Discord will initially keep Gas as a standalone application. and will only work together to improve efforts and continue with their new audience growthHowever, they have not ruled out the possibility that it may become part of their own platform in the future.
This after Discord It will announce that it will integrate a selection of applications into its servers in the future, so it's very possible that we'll see these. community surveys in the messaging of the future.
“We have worked for years to create an inclusive world where no user feels like an outsider, and we are very excited to welcome Gas to the Discord community as our next step in fulfilling that vision.”
Discord during its announcement
For now, the community seems very happy with this new negotiationTherefore, everyone is now waiting to learn more about it, especially regarding how it will work and how it will be linked to the Discord interface in the coming months.
Gas got gassed up on the Today Show this morning https://t.co/qEJfMp7M2Z
— Nikita Bier (@nikitabier) January 10, 2023
Gas; this is the social network where teenagers compliment each other
The application's objective is quite simple; its purpose is to help to improve the self-esteem of young people on the Internet, This is because it affects people on a large scale today. Thus, it has become a kind of solution to this problem and it has been very well received.
Therefore, its purpose is Encourage young people to send compliments to others in a positive and anonymous way so that the recipient can feel better.Furthermore, this will help you discover what others think about them. However, to use this app, you need to complete a registration process.
Likewise, each user will have to Register your school, add friends The app will then guide them through the steps to ask each other questions. So far, the results have been very positive.
To understand a little more the operation of Gas, it will provide polls where he will name several of his friends, so the person will have to indicate who he finds most attractive, who is the funniest, and so on.
All of this will always be of anonymously, and these responses will be sent to each user so that they can learn about the positive results and have their day brightened. We should also mention that Gas is a paid app, so it doesn't have ads.However, it is not yet known whether it will continue this way or change its policies after being taken over by Discord.
The truth is that, so far, we don't know exactly. What will be the role of Gas in Discord?Everything seems to indicate that these first few months will continue in the same vein, so it will function as an independent product, at least for the time being. The team will be integrated into the company immediately.
For now, the terms of the purchase have not been disclosed, but it is expected that More details will be revealed in the coming weeks., especially regarding how much it will be able to Change Gas now or if it implements new features in this new stage.
Welcome to @discord, @gasappteam! Gas is all about uplifting & empowering each other through positive affirmations – something that I think the internet needs more of! Looking forward taking things to the next level together🔥
More times: https://t.co/Dpo1HYoLXR
— Jason Citron (@jasoncitron) January 17, 2023
