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2go- What Went Wrong? by Samdeejay100(m): 7:55pm On May 22, 2023

Is anyone still using this app, because my own is full of curb-webs ooo😂😂..

2go opened most of our eyes to messenger then after fb messenger...

To me I think what kill 2go is lack of adequate and prompt update when WhatsApp came onboard... My opinion though...

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Re: 2go- What Went Wrong? by bestman09(m): 8:47pm On May 22, 2023

The world don leave them go.

You should also ask about what happened to IBM and Olimpia, the biggest manufacturers of manual and electric typewriters. They were sleeping when technology left them.

How about Nokia phones? They are just restarting again after being the market leaders before.

How about Blackberry phones and Symbian apps?

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Re: 2go- What Went Wrong? by udemzyudex(m): 10:20pm On May 22, 2023

Samdeejay100:
Is anyone still using this app, because my own is full of curb-webs ooo😂😂..

2go opened most of our eyes to messenger then after fb messenger...

To me I think what kill 2go is lack of adequate and prompt update when WhatsApp came onboard... My opinion though...

2go opened your eyes?

You no use Nimbuzz?

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Re: 2go- What Went Wrong? by OKUCHI11(m): 11:18pm On May 22, 2023

I think the law of natural selection played on them...

According to Darwin's theory..."it is not the strongest that survives but the one that can adapt to the changing nature of the environment"...

These firms failed to adapt to the changing nature of technology
Take.. FLASH SHARE AND XENDER .... as a case study

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Re: 2go- What Went Wrong? by Bahamas95(m): 11:45pm On May 22, 2023

I fvck 2go girls dat year sha. cheesy

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Re: 2go- What Went Wrong? by tecnolad(m): 12:14am On May 23, 2023

udemzyudex:

2go opened your eyes?

You no use Nimbuzz?

Lol. I weak. There was so much around before 2go came into the big picture. Mig33, Nimbuzz, eBuddy, Mozart, Sh messenger, etc.

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Re: 2go- What Went Wrong? by udemzyudex(m): 12:53am On May 23, 2023

tecnolad:

Lol. I weak. There was so much around before 2go came into the big picture. Mig33, Nimbuzz, eBuddy, Mozart, Sh messenger, etc.

Chai,good old days of java and symbian cheesy

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Re: 2go- What Went Wrong? by HussenAdul: 1:02am On May 23, 2023

2go was user friendly and widely accepted but I can't say why it collapsed.

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Re: 2go- What Went Wrong? by tecnolad(m): 2:12am On May 23, 2023

HussenAdul:
2go was user friendly and widely accepted but I can't say why it collapsed.

I can say why they collapsed:

1. They weren't quick to develop an android app, and when they did, they maintained the same UI and UX they had on S40 and S60. This was bad to navigate on touchscreen devices.

2. They had Whatsapp as a competitor, and unlike 2go, Whatsapp didn't need you to buy GC to do basic stuff. Also, it was easier to connect with friends, since you only needed to have their phone numbers.

3. They didn't work on their marketing and geographic expansion game. They only had African users, out of which 80% are Nigerians.

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Re: 2go- What Went Wrong? by FlawlessKarl: 5:17am On May 23, 2023

I still use the app sometimes. 2go was among the first real time and enjoyable social media that came out. Then people even dumped Facebook and other leading social medias for 2go. But now see grin

where 2go is. 🙄

I noticed there are some updates they've made. CHATGPT is now added and it has helped me alot in My quest for answers to questions.

I think the only crime of 2go was coming out of Africa. Africans can't boost their own thing. The Africans dumped 2go when WhatsApp was released. That was the sad reality.

Again, 2go was just too dull in their updates , it's now that they're trying to bring in features that people have been enjoying in other platforms long before now.

A clarion call to nairaland, they should do the needful or this is how it will be abandoned in due course.

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Re: 2go- What Went Wrong? by mytime24(f): 6:08am On May 23, 2023

2go don go
Otilo

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Re: 2go- What Went Wrong? by Goalnaldo(m): 6:41am On May 23, 2023

Last year, i was curious about the app, went to playstore and downloaded it, the interface wasnt much different from their java or symbian interface. was enjoying it untill one girl started disturbing for airtime. Memories... Back then i use to enter muslim/islamic group to type "Up jesus!" or drop a bible verse, lol.

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Re: 2go- What Went Wrong? by CaptMarvel(m): 6:56am On May 23, 2023

It makes Men no takes btc serious that year lol. Anyway things got to improve.

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Re: 2go- What Went Wrong? by Nobody: 7:18am On May 23, 2023

ebuddy nko?

udemzyudex:

2go opened your eyes?

You no use Nimbuzz?

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Re: 2go- What Went Wrong? by udemzyudex(m): 7:18am On May 23, 2023

Bahamas95:
I fvck 2go girls dat year sha.

What an achievement

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Re: 2go- What Went Wrong? by udemzyudex(m): 7:25am On May 23, 2023

tecnolad:

I can say why they collapsed:

1. They weren't quick to develop an android app, and when they did, they maintained the same UI and UX they had on S40 and S60. This was bad to navigate on touchscreen devices.

2. They had Whatsapp as a competitor, and unlike 2go, Whatsapp didn't need you to buy GC to do basic stuff. Also, it was easier to connect with friends, since you only needed to have their phone numbers.

3. They didn't work on their marketing and geographic expansion game. They only had African users, out of which 80% are Nigerians.

They main reason 2go went down is the point 2.

Easy to connect with friends instead of asking for user name,and no need to buy GC.
Same reason why blackberry messenger was a flop on Android.

Android was spreading fast, thanks to Tecno,you could even get a brand new android for #12k then,I got my Tecno N3 for #12k tear nylon grin

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Then Black berry messenger was available on Android,one had to start looking for pin up and down to add friends, unlike WhatsApp.

I think I was able to add like 10 or 15 pins and decided to abandon the app because i find it stressful then, unlike my WhatsApp.

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Re: 2go- What Went Wrong? by udemzyudex(m): 7:28am On May 23, 2023

Godisablealltim:
ebuddy nko?

Yeah I use am too and Sh messenger , thanks to tecnolad for listing them out sef.
The Nimbuzz wey I post sef ,I crack brain for like 5mins trying to remember the real spelling immediately I see this guy thread.

Men don forget about these stuffs.

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Re: 2go- What Went Wrong? by ghettochild(m): 7:43am On May 23, 2023

tecnolad:

Lol. I weak. There was so much around before 2go came into the big picture. Mig33, Nimbuzz, eBuddy, Mozart, Sh messenger, etc.

Yes ooo correct guy...
Even Eskimi sef

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Re: 2go- What Went Wrong? by ghettochild(m): 7:46am On May 23, 2023

FlawlessKarl:

I still use the apps sometimes. 2go was among the first real time and enjoyable social media that came out.

I noticed there's some updates they've made. CHATGPT is now added and it has help alot in My quest for answers to questions.

I think the only crime of 2go was coming out of Africa. Africans can't boost their own thing. The Africans dumped 2go when WhatsApp was released. That was the sad reality.

Again, 2go was just too dull in their update , it's now they're trying to bring in features that other platform had long before now.

A clarion call to nairaland, they should do the needful or this is how it will be abandoned in due course.

Wish sm1 or a group of people will start a new website called nairalanders with a much better interface than nairaland.
That time seun eye go clear

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Re: 2go- What Went Wrong? by ghettochild(m): 7:48am On May 23, 2023

FlawlessKarl:

I still use the apps sometimes. 2go was among the first real time and enjoyable social media that came out.

I noticed there's some updates they've made. CHATGPT is now added and it has help alot in My quest for answers to questions.

I think the only crime of 2go was coming out of Africa. Africans can't boost their own thing. The Africans dumped 2go when WhatsApp was released. That was the sad reality.

Again, 2go was just too dull in their update , it's now they're trying to bring in features that other platform had long before now.

A clarion call to nairaland, they should do the needful or this is how it will be abandoned in due course.

Even with what am seeing down there..
2go has since not improved

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Re: 2go- What Went Wrong? by wonder233: 8:24am On May 23, 2023

I tried several times to re-download 2go. It seems even the developers have given up on it. Cos you just can't proceed to do anything meaningful after downloading. They will tell you to buy coins, you will do so, but nothing will happen. Lots of people are complaining in the ratings comment section on playstore.
The app is dead.

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Re: 2go- What Went Wrong? by Acidosis(m): 8:57am On May 23, 2023

OKUCHI11:
I think the law of natural selection played on them...

According to Darwin's theory..."it is not the strongest that survives but the one that can adapt to the changing nature of the environment"...

These firms failed to adapt to the changing nature of technology
Take.. FLASH SHARE AND XENDER .... as a case study

Re: 2go- What Went Wrong? by Acidosis(m): 9:01am On May 23, 2023

Godisablealltim:
ebuddy nko?

Omo this post brings on pure nostalgia ni sha. I remember the days of symbian OS.

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Re: 2go- What Went Wrong? by JOACHINpedro: 10:03am On May 23, 2023

FlawlessKarl:

I still use the apps sometimes. 2go was among the first real time and enjoyable social media that came out.

I noticed there's some updates they've made. CHATGPT is now added and it has help alot in My quest for answers to questions.

I think the only crime of 2go was coming out of Africa. Africans can't boost their own thing. The Africans dumped 2go when WhatsApp was released. That was the sad reality.

Again, 2go was just too dull in their update , it's now they're trying to bring in features that other platform had long before now.

A clarion call to nairaland, they should do the needful or this is how it will be abandoned in due course.

There is chatgpt on 2go? shocked

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Re: 2go- What Went Wrong? by Vyzz: 10:06am On May 23, 2023

Re: 2go- What Went Wrong? by iHart(m): 10:06am On May 23, 2023

They got it wrong from their monetization method. Any app that starts to bill its users directly will die a natural death.

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Re: 2go- What Went Wrong? by harsysky(m): 10:06am On May 23, 2023

Samdeejay100:
Is anyone still using this app, because my own is full of curb-webs ooo😂😂..

2go opened most of our eyes to messenger then after fb messenger...

To me I think what kill 2go is lack of adequate and prompt update when WhatsApp came onboard... My opinion though...

What killed 2go was they made it only for chats. Chatting alone will wear one out. They should have thought out a way for people to make money from it and by so doing, incorporate a payment method to make money themselves. That is what happen when one does something for the sole sake of pleasure. Business advertisement and so on . If they had included just that business aaspect, 2go will have been sold for 20 billion dollars by now.

In all your thinking, think business

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Re: 2go- What Went Wrong? by Klington: 10:06am On May 23, 2023

Re: 2go- What Went Wrong? by dayleke: 10:06am On May 23, 2023

Curb-webs sha? undecided

Re: 2go- What Went Wrong? by Goodlady(f): 10:07am On May 23, 2023

Lmao.
What about Eskimi, Badoo, e-Buddie, Naijabase and Naijamobs. The last two were before this Nairaland wey no get attractive feature.
Technology advanced and they were left behind. If those sites advanced technologically, they ll be among the ranks of WhatsApp, Instagram, tiktok etc.

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Re: 2go- What Went Wrong? by omenpetrol: 10:07am On May 23, 2023

WhatsApp killed 2go. Then if you didn't have Blackberry messenger (BBM) you were relegated to 2go. Having a BBM pin was a status simbol. grin

lol.
Times and seasons...vanity upon vanity.

The good old days
Nimbuzz
Viber
Waptrick
Operamini - with MTN Cheat for free browzing
UC browser

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Re: 2go- What Went Wrong? by Obakoolex(m): 10:07am On May 23, 2023

It's because I cursed the app for making me loose my first love to boys online cheesy

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