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I think the point is: were the experiments testing whether people said they liked X better and immediately engaged or were you testing whether or not the user f
by J_Shelby_J 3y ago
I think the point is: were the experiments testing whether people said they liked X better and immediately engaged or were you testing whether or not the user felt good about the experience and wanted to come back long term.
My experience is meta prioritizes instant gratification, which yeah people and their immediate actions says they want. But also I’ve completely stopped using Facebook and instagram because it became clear it’s of limited value to me. Yeah, i might mouse over a piece of salacious content because it’s salacious. But i know it’s low value to me. And most of my peers are in the same boat.
- mgraczyk 3y agoWe ran experiments that lasted up to 5 years. People who have ranked feeds self report a better experience after using the product for years, although you have to be careful with these sorts of things because the chronological users are more likely to churn, which biases the results
- J_Shelby_J 3y agoInteresting. I just logged into facebook and my feed is spam, and my notifications are basically a chronological feed of my closest connections.
- mgraczyk 3y agoIf you don't use Facebook regularly, the feed will be bad. They use almost no data older than 90 days