The success of headlines.
Naturally.
There was no shortage of copycats, apart from imitation by several other major internet giants, many small and medium internet companies also wanted a piece of the pie, so in less than half a year, dozens sprung up.
At first.
Some thought the headlines were too cluttered.
So.
They started to make specialized 'simplified' headlines, focusing on certain categories like news, pets, military, education, etc., and indeed, the quality was a bit better than headlines.
However.
Gradually, they discovered the road was getting narrower.
Yes.
The content quality was good.
But.
The costs were high.
The updates were slow.
It seemed more high-end, yet lost its diversity, while headlines? Although a bit chaotic, it had all sorts of content and updated incredibly fast, self-media made information flood in at high speed.
So.
Many apps cooled down.
Headlines.
