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Google circles was based on that real social network paper by Paul Adams. In the real world, there aren't 1000 "friends" to categorise. The oft-quoted figure of
by kuahyeow 15y ago
Google circles was based on that real social network paper by Paul Adams. In the real world, there aren't 1000 "friends" to categorise. The oft-quoted figure of 150 friends come to mind. Not really high work to move 150 friends. It matches your mental model so well, that it's hard not to move people into groups
- InclinedPlane 15y agoExactly. You have family and very close friends who might as well be family, but beyond that you typically have groups of friends in some particular context. Friends through work, friends from school, friends through a particular hobby, professional acquintances, etc, etc. Often times it's not appropriate to dump all of these people into one big bucket, to imagine that the level of intimacy you share with a friend you would donate an organ to and some one you like to spend time with at work should be even remotely the same. As social networking sites become mature it's critical that they engage the full spectrum of communication, not merely the lowest common denominator that's suitable or meaningful to all of your extended acquintances.