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I care what people think. I don't care what inanimate objects or marketing abstractions think.
by seiji 15y ago
I care what people think. I don't care what inanimate objects or marketing abstractions think.
- thezilch 15y agoSeriously? Do you think Google I/O is inanimate or simply a marketing tool? If so, you can ignore the page, this thread, and anything labeled as such. Seeing as you are here, and assuming you have an interest in Google I/O, be assured that the Google I/O page is run by real people and their collective thoughts. Do you really expect to follow otherwise random organizers and for them to use their personal accounts to update us with Google I/O information? Also: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3287147 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3287147
- yock 15y agoThat sounds like an arbitrary limitation to me. Other social networks allow for organization accounts. Do you apply the same criteria to those networks or just to Google+?
- seiji 15y agoI just don't want to see everything turn into email again. I shouldn't have a message from a friend next to the message saying my bank account is overdrawn next to my Daily Jimmy Wales Photo newsletter. The systems must be able to split categories between "This is a person with independent beliefs" versus "this is a marketing organization with a focused message trying to manipulate me" versus "information, but not personal." Though, since corporations are people, none of this may matter anymore.
- thezilch 15y agoGoogle+ has exactly what you are describing. You can view those you follow separately by placing those followed into circles defined by yourself. Place all "person with independent beliefs" in an "Independent Believers" circle, and you can view only updates from your "persons with independent beliefs." The same applies to segregating "manipulators" into their own circle, defined by you and "tagged" by you. Note: you can place those you follow in more than one circle, in the event you have an independent believer that also seeks to manipulate you.
- ori_b 15y agoYes, that's exactly what circles are for.
- ori_b 15y agoIf you don't care about what inanimate objects or marketing abstractions think, isn't that equivalent to saying you don't want to follow them?
- seiji 15y agoIt's different levels. I care about marketing in a check-the-rss-feed-once-a-month way, but not in a omg-what-is-pg-having-for-breakfast way.