It is almost impossible to mention the word without the names of , and even less to think that before these giants there were other networks that also had a prominent place like But now, as difficult as it may seem, it has emerged that it is managing to capture attention of the users: truewho seeks to be “an actual social network”.
in fact true it is not a totally new social network. It was first launched in 2015 by its creators Ayman Harirson of the former president of Lebanon, Motaz Nabulsi, film producer, and Scott Birnbaum, investor. And while Vero shares many features and tools with its predecessors, It has some pretty marked differences. that perhaps they will manage to make a gap between the taste of the users.
Vero seeks to differentiate itself from the rest of social networks
The curious thing is that the basic idea of Vero is identical to that of others: a feed that is made up of your posts and posts from those you are connected with or follow. But it is true that it poses some differences with respect to other competitors. These are some of its main features:
In Vero, users can perfectly segment your contacts: close friends, friends, acquaintances or followers, in addition to being able to use hashtags, photos, videos and a new feature that allows you to share posts about books, movies and TV shows you have been watching.
In its manifesto it claims to be a social network “authentic”, a social network where messages are displayed in chronological ordersomething that is impossible to think for social networks that base your , like Facebook or Instagram.
And yes, it is that Vero it will be totally free of advertising forever, or at least that is what the social network claims on its official site. But of course, not everything could be honey on flakes since there will be a small detail to free it from any announcement: It will be subscription.
An ad-free social network…but subscription
“Vero” which, according to its creators, is inspired by the word that means “TRUE” in Esperanto, wants to take advantage of the space that is beginning to be noticed in the large social networks due to the exhaustion and lack of trust of its users.
In addition, he has been trying to take advantage of these last months (fear of missing out) that creates a social fear of missing out on “something”. Lately the social network has had a great promotion by artists such as the singer Rita Ora, Zack Snyderdirector of the latest Superman movie, or the magazine Paris Match. You can get to know how it works in depth from its official video:
And to give the “final push” Vero has stated that the application will be available for free. for the first million subscribersbut once this goal is reached, the application will cost “a small annual fee”.
Of course, that business model will be necessary if they plan to make the application free of ads, although it is not exempt from brands, since companies can publish on Verobut instead of displaying pop-up ads in the feed, they will be able to add links to external sitesas well as paying the platform for a “buy now” button.
So if you’re afraid “of missing something” or just want to meet Vero first hand, you can download it in its versions for and
Image: by Vero
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