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The future of online communication is based around these "filter bubbles". The more aware may see that this is a bad thing, but most people see this is a great
by codemac 15y ago
The future of online communication is based around these "filter bubbles". The more aware may see that this is a bad thing, but most people see this is a great improvement.
I'll add my friends on diaspora, google+, facebook, etc, and we'll all send each other stories that make our lifestyles appear worthwhile. If you're battling captcha, you aren't fighting the battles of the future. Not that it isn't a worthwhile problem, I just see facebook's auto grouping, g+ circles and diaspora aspects as things that all make conversation socially verified ahead of time.
- bravura 15y agoThis. Personalization is the right way to combat spam.
- praptak 15y agoIt's rather "human trust-based networking" than personalization. And it rocks since the dawn of humanity as a solution to problems ranging from censorship (good luck censoring gossip), restrictions on trade (good luck stopping friend-of-a-friend drug deals), shady companies (bad opinions travel fast), hiring and yes, the good old spam too. I believe we have not yet realized the full potential of human networking + computer networking.