Everyone talked about one app and one man, Ben Rubin.īack then, we were witnessing the revolution of live streaming. There was a buzz going around the 2015 South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas. So, what happened to Houseparty? This article tells you all about it. And, for a while, it was huge.Įven before the lockdown, Houseparty had become a go-to social network for young users. But there was one that embodied partying for Gen Z users. In these past two years, the term party has taken a whole new meaning. So, watching our friends drink themselves silly through a screen can get boring.