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Google+ tried something similar with their 'Circles' concept, didn't they?
by Jaruzel 6y ago
Google+ tried something similar with their 'Circles' concept, didn't they?
- PaybackTony 6y agoThey did, and we felt like it didn't work because it gave people too many choices. They had some suggested circles, but we felt that if we simplified the logic of separating your life, it would make it easier to use and require less thought when connecting with people.
- rakoo 6y agoArguably Google+'s Circles were pioneered by XMPP thanks to roster groups (https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6121#section-2.1.2.6 https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6121#section-2.1.2.6), which can be used for PubSub to only allow members of a given group to retrieve elements from a given node. So you'd publish stuff for your friends group, for your family group, ...