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Here's a skeptic's take on this: - People share privately in group chats. For example, in Whatsapp groups. - Circles were tried by Google, and got nowhere. On
by jeswin 5y ago
Here's a skeptic's take on this:
- People share privately in group chats. For example, in Whatsapp groups.
- Circles were tried by Google, and got nowhere. One of the big lessons was that people don't want to organize friends into circles. In group chat (like in Whatsapp), one person creates/admins the group and all its members benefit. The grouping (chosen by one person, say "Tennis club") is more often than not equally relevent to all its members - sparing each member the burden of creating and maintaining circles individually.
- If you're talking about encryption, you'll need to be clearer about it
- jstrafy 5y agoSkeptic's take is always appreciated! - They do. There's definitely overlap there although because groups are often centred around a topic (school, work, hobby), it's generally not the place to share things that aren't directly concerning the group/people in the group. Eg. I want to a great building I've just visited, I'm generally not going to share it to the group chat for my class in my masters, but I would like certain people to see about it. Circles here are closer to a broadcast list. - Somewhat true, I think there are many points of failure in that case study. Our hypothesis is that by making a social network function entirely through circles, people will have a much more enriching and intimate experience. This has been proven true with current users, despite it not being for everyone. - Noted. Thanks for this.