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So just in time they're shipping global curated timelines, you can't make an app that sorts posts back in chronological timeline? What a coincidence!
by tdkl 10y ago
So just in time they're shipping global curated timelines, you can't make an app that sorts posts back in chronological timeline? What a coincidence!
- nstj 10y agoInstagram have left open the option that in the future the curated timeline may also adjust the content of your feed so even if you could fix the ordering at a temporal level, there would still be omissions. > As we begin, we’re focusing on optimizing the order — all the posts will still be there, just in a different order.[0] Also the "promoted post" feature which they have in their new business tools[1] looks like down the track it will incorporate a feature where businesses can pay for their regular Instagram photos to appear in more feeds. Which means even more that the `/posts` endpoint which you hit as a user is controlled by Instagram [0]: http://blog.instagram.com/post/141107034797/160315-news http://blog.instagram.com/post/141107034797/160315-news [1]: http://blog.business.instagram.com/post/145212269021/new-business-tools http://blog.business.instagram.com/post/145212269021/new-bus...
- ethanbond 10y ago> optimizing the order [for advertisers] Has anyone ever said, "ya know... Something's not right about the order of my Instagram feed. It seems to be all chronological!"
- nikanj 10y agoIf you get to see all the posts you want, in the order you want, you'll leave the site much sooner. Got to keep the rats in the skinner box, shower them with stale content and reward them with the (very) occasional new thing. Facebook also shows you time sensitive things from yesterday ("come hang out with me tonight!"), to increase your fear of missing out.