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How we promote social sharing on Marathon with Expo

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Date Published
Author
Josh Pensky
Word Count
1,261
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6
Language
English
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Summary

Marathon is a social platform designed for TV enthusiasts, offering features such as tracking shows, following friends' viewing habits, and engaging in community discussions without the risk of spoilers. It allows users to organize their shows by status and track rewatches, while also functioning as a community space where users can share and discuss episodes. To enhance user engagement and organic growth, Marathon has implemented strategies for easy social sharing, including creating shareable URLs and generating custom share images using React Native libraries like react-native-view-shot. The platform's growth has been fueled by user recommendations and promotions, highlighting users as crucial marketing assets. Marathon also focuses on enabling users to share content on popular social media platforms like Instagram, Threads, and Bluesky with tailored share setups. Future improvements aim to enhance user experience with features like automatic share sheet activation upon taking screenshots and offering customizable share images, utilizing analytics to understand sharing behavior better. The development of Marathon has been supported by the React Native community, emphasizing the importance of open-source collaboration in building and enhancing the app.

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