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I'm going to disagree here. One important distinction with automated sharing is that it is being displayed in a sidebar, outside the main feed. It isn't just

by jderick 15y ago

I'm going to disagree here. One important distinction with automated sharing is that it is being displayed in a sidebar, outside the main feed. It isn't just adding spam. It is allowing you to dive deeper, see some details that maybe your friends wouldn't have thought to share with you but maybe you would have been interested to know anyway. If you are in a hurry and just want the big events of the day you won't read it. But if you are just relaxing with nothing to do or feel like reading something a little different maybe you will learn something new about one of your friends. In the same way that facebook let people 'send emails' that didn't have to be read, these sidebar updates allow you to 'post statuses' that don't have to be looked at. It is adding a new priority level to communication. Kind of like the background music in a coffeeshop, you wouldn't say you go there just for the music, but you definitely appreciate the ambiance and the music is something that adds up to make that experience.

Qz 15y ago
It is adding a new priority level to communication. The 'this doesn't matter' priority?
karpathy 15y ago
Super agreed and also I feel like this is one aspect that nobody gets right so far. Some updates are very important. Some are interesting. Some are boring on scope of things, but can still be interesting at the moment. Communication between people is tiered in importance, and this is the first step in acknowledging that. I think the ticker is a genius idea.
natrius 15y ago
On top of that, Facebook tries to surface interesting aspects of the passively shared information. If multiple friends read the same article, Facebook will tell me. If someone visits my profile, they can see what music I've been listening to for the past month. There is a such thing as having too much shared information to deal with, but Facebook filters it and presents it in a way that I find useful.

by jderick 15y ago

Qz 15y ago

It is adding a new priority level to communication. The 'this doesn't matter' priority?

karpathy 15y ago

Super agreed and also I feel like this is one aspect that nobody gets right so far. Some updates are very important. Some are interesting. Some are boring on scope of things, but can still be interesting at the moment. Communication between people is tiered in importance, and this is the first step in acknowledging that. I think the ticker is a genius idea.

natrius 15y ago

On top of that, Facebook tries to surface interesting aspects of the passively shared information. If multiple friends read the same article, Facebook will tell me. If someone visits my profile, they can see what music I've been listening to for the past month. There is a such thing as having too much shared information to deal with, but Facebook filters it and presents it in a way that I find useful.