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Out of curiosity, Im not user so this might be ignorant, but why can't people ignore your posts on Twitter, Facebook/Instagram. Are you just referring to noti

Out of curiosity, Im not user so this might be ignorant, but why can't people ignore your posts on Twitter, Facebook/Instagram. Are you just referring to notifications ? I do get the point of the psychological barrier and the problem of broadcasting likes, retweets, comments etc. I think some people will say "what if no one responds" then why would I put this out there, and stop them from putting out something that might be interesting.

schwap 11y ago
The difference with snapchat is (as Justin notes) there's no central "stream" to worry about cluttering. If you have friend a that is prolific and friend b that only occasionally updates a's activity doesn't trample over b's.
- angryasian 11y ago
  Understandable but you could do that on twitter, just go directly to that users profile and see everything they've posted.
  - rolan 11y ago
    You're a dumbass if you still don't understand
  - prawn 11y ago
    There is a stream though, so that is the way the bulk of its users experience the product. I don't think there is a different way on Twitter to see a list of just those you follow based on whether they've tweeted in the last 24 hours.
ethagknight 11y ago
Referring to core product, 'the feed.' I've had a terrible experience with Facebook. The more i curate, the more it seems to send me cruft from people i do not know. I started using Facebook back in 2004 when they opened up to all college students, and it was cool to friend everyone I've ever met, so that legacy certainly impacts my experience on FB. With Twitter and Instagram's linear feed, I have to seasonally follow/unfollow people (whom i care about and want to follow!) based on the current sport season, they just had a baby, or whatever and they decide to binge post. Not just once, but for a literal season. Now, I use them all, and they all have strengths and weaknesses, but Snapchat is the only one i really love to use. Its not a polar argument.
- angryasian 11y ago
  sorry if I'm misunderstanding, but i still don't understand how its different from going to a users profile directly on instagram or twitter, to see only what they posted.
  - justin 11y ago
    That's not the default way most people use those services.
    - angryasian 11y ago
      Ok thanks, that makes sense. I'm just curious when snapchat has longevity like twitter, and you have hundreds of people you're following their stories, how that User experience will be different than twitter or instagram at that point. I imagine, eventually they will need a way to curate the best user stories or active user stories out of your list of hundreds.
      - justin 11y ago
        Snapchat works even better in this case, bc you'll still only tap the people you are interested in.
  - ethagknight 11y ago
    Let's take Instagram as an example since it is a straightforward feed. If 1 person posts a picture every hour (oversharing), but everyone else posts 1/day, then I have to actively scroll past all those pics from the 1 person just to see what else I (may have) missed from everyone else. In snapchat, I can quickly tap thru or totally ignore (never see, never spend a second messing with it) if I so choose. I want to see posts from everyone, but one person (or a handful of people) can seriously damage the experience on Instagram type feed based platforms. I suggest playing around with snapchat to understand why it's a fundamentally different approach to interacting. Follow some active users like DJ Khaled. Regarding how Snapchat handles a large number of followers, I don't really know how to address. I follow 50 people, maybe 10 post daily.

schwap 11y ago

The difference with snapchat is (as Justin notes) there's no central "stream" to worry about cluttering. If you have friend a that is prolific and friend b that only occasionally updates a's activity doesn't trample over b's.

angryasian 11y ago
Understandable but you could do that on twitter, just go directly to that users profile and see everything they've posted.
- rolan 11y ago
  You're a dumbass if you still don't understand
- prawn 11y ago
  There is a stream though, so that is the way the bulk of its users experience the product. I don't think there is a different way on Twitter to see a list of just those you follow based on whether they've tweeted in the last 24 hours.

ethagknight 11y ago

Referring to core product, 'the feed.' I've had a terrible experience with Facebook. The more i curate, the more it seems to send me cruft from people i do not know. I started using Facebook back in 2004 when they opened up to all college students, and it was cool to friend everyone I've ever met, so that legacy certainly impacts my experience on FB. With Twitter and Instagram's linear feed, I have to seasonally follow/unfollow people (whom i care about and want to follow!) based on the current sport season, they just had a baby, or whatever and they decide to binge post. Not just once, but for a literal season. Now, I use them all, and they all have strengths and weaknesses, but Snapchat is the only one i really love to use. Its not a polar argument.

angryasian 11y ago
sorry if I'm misunderstanding, but i still don't understand how its different from going to a users profile directly on instagram or twitter, to see only what they posted.
- justin 11y ago
  That's not the default way most people use those services.
  - angryasian 11y ago
    Ok thanks, that makes sense. I'm just curious when snapchat has longevity like twitter, and you have hundreds of people you're following their stories, how that User experience will be different than twitter or instagram at that point. I imagine, eventually they will need a way to curate the best user stories or active user stories out of your list of hundreds.
    - justin 11y ago
      Snapchat works even better in this case, bc you'll still only tap the people you are interested in.
- ethagknight 11y ago
  Let's take Instagram as an example since it is a straightforward feed. If 1 person posts a picture every hour (oversharing), but everyone else posts 1/day, then I have to actively scroll past all those pics from the 1 person just to see what else I (may have) missed from everyone else. In snapchat, I can quickly tap thru or totally ignore (never see, never spend a second messing with it) if I so choose. I want to see posts from everyone, but one person (or a handful of people) can seriously damage the experience on Instagram type feed based platforms. I suggest playing around with snapchat to understand why it's a fundamentally different approach to interacting. Follow some active users like DJ Khaled. Regarding how Snapchat handles a large number of followers, I don't really know how to address. I follow 50 people, maybe 10 post daily.