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Then make it an opt-in. Companies should use the more "opt-in" method. Bundle it under "experimental" or "advanced features" in an easy to use page with a very

Then make it an opt-in. Companies should use the more "opt-in" method. Bundle it under "experimental" or "advanced features" in an easy to use page with a very clear explanation of what each feature does.

hotpockets 7y ago
But what if most people like it? I have to say I think it makes a lot of sense. If a high number of people I follow like something, you might want to show it to me too.
- ponyous 7y ago
  Isn't that what the feed is? Now you have 2 feeds...
  - hotpockets 7y ago
    My bad, I missed that this thread was just on the notifications section.
ricefield 7y ago
That's kind of the point though - I had no idea this feature existed until they started pushing it to me. I think it's too much to expect users to opt-in to things. How would I have known to opt-in to this? Yet I am now much happier because they improved the UX for me. I think opt-out makes sense though, for users who don't a feature.
- zem 7y ago
  i can see no way to opt out of it either
  - crummy 7y ago
    You can click the "I don't like this tweet" button in the dropdown.
    - zem 7y ago
      that's not opting out of the feature, that's trying to train the feature to be better.
  - jpindar 7y ago
    Use Tweetdeck instead of the main page. https://tweetdeck.twitter.com https://tweetdeck.twitter.com
- BartBoch 7y ago
  If you put it on a single, easily recognizable, easily accessible page (all new features, etc.), then many users will find it. You can even give a notification when a new feature is added (as long as kept to a reasonable amount). Features that will go viral are worth adding for all, features that did not can be kept there.
  - naasking 7y ago
    You overestimate what people will understand from a technical description in a configuration option. Even if they were experimentally inclined, which most people are not, they probably wouldn't even notice the effect, particularly if not a new user. Twitter is a black box for most users. Twitter very likely did market research on its effectiveness for the target market they were trying to please. Probably that's just not you.

hotpockets 7y ago

But what if most people like it? I have to say I think it makes a lot of sense. If a high number of people I follow like something, you might want to show it to me too.

ponyous 7y ago
Isn't that what the feed is? Now you have 2 feeds...
- hotpockets 7y ago
  My bad, I missed that this thread was just on the notifications section.

ricefield 7y ago

That's kind of the point though - I had no idea this feature existed until they started pushing it to me. I think it's too much to expect users to opt-in to things. How would I have known to opt-in to this? Yet I am now much happier because they improved the UX for me. I think opt-out makes sense though, for users who don't a feature.

zem 7y ago
i can see no way to opt out of it either
- crummy 7y ago
  You can click the "I don't like this tweet" button in the dropdown.
  - zem 7y ago
    that's not opting out of the feature, that's trying to train the feature to be better.
- jpindar 7y ago
  Use Tweetdeck instead of the main page. https://tweetdeck.twitter.com https://tweetdeck.twitter.com
BartBoch 7y ago
If you put it on a single, easily recognizable, easily accessible page (all new features, etc.), then many users will find it. You can even give a notification when a new feature is added (as long as kept to a reasonable amount). Features that will go viral are worth adding for all, features that did not can be kept there.
- naasking 7y ago
  You overestimate what people will understand from a technical description in a configuration option. Even if they were experimentally inclined, which most people are not, they probably wouldn't even notice the effect, particularly if not a new user. Twitter is a black box for most users. Twitter very likely did market research on its effectiveness for the target market they were trying to please. Probably that's just not you.