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# Early platforms are laboratories for later norms....
> Early platforms are laboratories for later norms. Vertical video, direct creator-audience exchange, disappearing stories, and mobile-first production can begin as peculiar features and later become ordinary expectations across the entire media environment.
**Source:** [[livestreams/Snapchat, Early Adoption, and the Future of Live Social Media - Workbook|Snapchat, Early Adoption, and the Future of Live Social Media]]
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“Early platforms are laboratories for later norms. Vertical video, direct creator-audience exchange, disappearing stories, and mobile-first production can begin as peculiar features and later become ordinary expectations across the entire media environment.”
— Bryant McGill
https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-early-platforms-laboratories-entire-media-environment
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