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Am I the only one that doesn't usually click on "like' things? I mean things like 'dancing', 'outdoors' or 'Game Of Thrones'. Even if I like them. First, becaus

Am I the only one that doesn't usually click on "like' things? I mean things like 'dancing', 'outdoors' or 'Game Of Thrones'. Even if I like them. First, because I don't think one day "hey, I like dancing, so I think I should state it on Facebook so everyone knows!" And second, because most of the times, liking something gets your timeline full of useless updates. Not sure if is something that adds real value for users. We'll see...

mjmahone17 14y ago
Well, part of the reason they designed their search this way is probably to encourage people to like more things. Because now when you like things, you're also helping out your friends, by giving them a recommendation some time in the future. If Facebook advertised that bit in some way, or just if they design the user experience right so that you continue to be encouraged to like things or enhance your profile, then they should be able to adjust user behavior a bit.
karpathy 14y ago
I was thinking the same things, but I just took about half hour to map out my books/tvshows/movies/sports/activities and enter them all because they are now potentially searchable. For example, if one of my friends also read a book I liked, that's something I'd be happy to know.
- jaimebuelta 14y ago
  Yes, but, do you think that is something that you'll keep doing? The main idea is that Facebook keeps track of all that information, and you have to feed it. It is possible that FB will "capture" status messages to add to that information. E.g. saying something like "Great Game Of Thrones show today!" will get converted into "like GoT", but it can be difficult, as there are a lot of info that you don't usually comment on Facebook. How many books did you read in your life? Are you listing them all in FB? I think that anything that needs specific "maintenance" can be difficult to keep up-to-date in the long run, and you'll end with people that liked a group for a couple of years and got tired of, etc...

mjmahone17 14y ago

Well, part of the reason they designed their search this way is probably to encourage people to like more things. Because now when you like things, you're also helping out your friends, by giving them a recommendation some time in the future. If Facebook advertised that bit in some way, or just if they design the user experience right so that you continue to be encouraged to like things or enhance your profile, then they should be able to adjust user behavior a bit.

karpathy 14y ago

I was thinking the same things, but I just took about half hour to map out my books/tvshows/movies/sports/activities and enter them all because they are now potentially searchable. For example, if one of my friends also read a book I liked, that's something I'd be happy to know.

jaimebuelta 14y ago
Yes, but, do you think that is something that you'll keep doing? The main idea is that Facebook keeps track of all that information, and you have to feed it. It is possible that FB will "capture" status messages to add to that information. E.g. saying something like "Great Game Of Thrones show today!" will get converted into "like GoT", but it can be difficult, as there are a lot of info that you don't usually comment on Facebook. How many books did you read in your life? Are you listing them all in FB? I think that anything that needs specific "maintenance" can be difficult to keep up-to-date in the long run, and you'll end with people that liked a group for a couple of years and got tired of, etc...