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Ignoring the how of this new feature, what is the upside to me as a user of confirming to Facebook the hospital in which my child was born? Why do they think p

Ignoring the how of this new feature, what is the upside to me as a user of confirming to Facebook the hospital in which my child was born? Why do they think people would generally be interested in clicking "Yes" on these suggestions? That they are helpfully filling in the blanks on photos I "forgot" to location-tag?

ddw 15y ago
FB might say that it enhances the timeline, which is essentially their way of organizing your life for you.
devonrt 15y ago
The upside to you is that your photographs are tagged and categorized in more and more useful ways. Without this suggestion what is the likelihood that you would go back to old albums and tag them in such a way? I know for me, it's almost zero. When it's presented in such a frictionless manner (and is eerily accurate) it becomes a hell of a lot more likely. I think that the typical HN user is either too cynical or too tech-savvy to really find this useful. Most users have huge collections of photos that aren't necessarily categorized in useful ways. Facebook wants its users to catalog their lives. For them, this data is marketing gold. For end users, it means their content (photos, status updates, life events, etc) are categorized more thoroughly and in a more meaningful fashion (geographically, chronologically, etc).
henrybridge 15y ago
Disclosure: I work on location products at Facebook. I think that real world places are an important part of who you are. Where you're from, where you've lived, and where you've travelled to, for instance, all help tell a story about you as a person. The way that's represented on Facebook today is the Map on your Timeline. These suggestions help you put more photos on your map so you can share experiences with friends. That trip you took to Disney World 5 years ago may be far down in timeline, but it's going to be easy for friends to find it on your Map. Hope that helps explain the "why" a bit.
- brown9-2 15y ago
  Thanks for the answer.

ddw 15y ago

FB might say that it enhances the timeline, which is essentially their way of organizing your life for you.

devonrt 15y ago

The upside to you is that your photographs are tagged and categorized in more and more useful ways. Without this suggestion what is the likelihood that you would go back to old albums and tag them in such a way? I know for me, it's almost zero. When it's presented in such a frictionless manner (and is eerily accurate) it becomes a hell of a lot more likely. I think that the typical HN user is either too cynical or too tech-savvy to really find this useful. Most users have huge collections of photos that aren't necessarily categorized in useful ways. Facebook wants its users to catalog their lives. For them, this data is marketing gold. For end users, it means their content (photos, status updates, life events, etc) are categorized more thoroughly and in a more meaningful fashion (geographically, chronologically, etc).

henrybridge 15y ago

Disclosure: I work on location products at Facebook. I think that real world places are an important part of who you are. Where you're from, where you've lived, and where you've travelled to, for instance, all help tell a story about you as a person. The way that's represented on Facebook today is the Map on your Timeline. These suggestions help you put more photos on your map so you can share experiences with friends. That trip you took to Disney World 5 years ago may be far down in timeline, but it's going to be easy for friends to find it on your Map. Hope that helps explain the "why" a bit.

brown9-2 15y ago
Thanks for the answer.