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(from the Arstechnica article, not the OP's) > The company's internal tools have a Facebook-inspired mechanism that Rossi uses to keep score. Facebook's develo
by ary 14y ago
(from the Arstechnica article, not the OP's)
> The company's internal tools have a Facebook-inspired mechanism that Rossi uses to keep score. Facebook's developers all have a "karma" rating that is tracked through the code review system. Rossi can increase or decrease a developer's karma by clicking on thumbs-up and thumbs-down icons that appear next to the developer's name in a Web-based dashboard.
> The thumbs-up icon in Rossi's tool is the same one used for the "like" function on the social networking site. The thumbs-down image is the same icon, but upside down. When Rossi showed me the icons, he joked that he's the only person in the world who has a Facebook "dislike" button.
To me this was the most interesting part that whole piece. I've long thought Facebook could do with a "dislike" button for everyone. Keep it private, but let it affect what you see from whom, and how.
- zheng 14y ago> I've long thought Facebook could do with a "dislike" button for everyone. Keep it private... Well, we all know why this wouldn't ever see the light of day /snark Facebook would do well to implement something like this, but it would never be private, at least to advertisers. Maybe from other people, but that takes more work then just making it visible.
- rdl 14y agoFacebook already has this for newsfeed -- either by blocking apps entirely (Zynga...), or blocking invites from users, or selecting to see All, Most, Only Important, or None of a user's newsfeed items, or lists like Limited.