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They always try to make it interesting by making it sound like it's about stories and people and stuff. When really it's about cats and food and silly quotes of

They always try to make it interesting by making it sound like it's about stories and people and stuff. When really it's about cats and food and silly quotes of not so famous people.

untog 14y ago
Depends how selective you are with your friends list.
mortenjorck 14y ago
And repostings of smug political memes, and repostings of trite pop-culture mash-ups, and repostings of alarmist linkbait... And then a welcome anecdote from a family member that brings a smile to your face just as you were considering deleting your account for the fiftieth time.
nawitus 14y ago
Well, that depends on your friendlist. Most of the stuff on my "feed" are news articles and blog posts, there's almost nothing about cats and rarely food related posts.
- cristianpascu 14y ago
  That sounds like you turned your Facebook wall into a Twitter/LinkedIn/G+ feed. Kudos! :)
rhizome 14y ago
The big lie is right up top: "All about your friends." If you look at the layout, it de-prioritizes who is posting as a sidebar avatar (or multiples, in the case of reshares). The left gutter of the feed then becomes a morass of icons and avatars, with the inevitable descent into noise as the calendar icons and companies like CNN proliferate. I wouldn't be surprised if companies start redesigning their FB icons to look more "friend"-ly. The redesign also copies a problematic design feature of the last revamp of Twitter where the resharer (retweeter) is grayed at the top of the post, minimizing its relationship to the content compared to "Foo shared a link," "Bar is going to Event Name." Curiously, this attributory distinction is more apparent in the mobile view. So, at the end of the day, as content gets visually divorced from the people associated with it, it makes it easier for FB to slip more and more paid content into feeds. P.S. "Join Waiting List" ...I'd be fascinated to learn how they use the waiting list and graph traversal to structure the rollout. You know they're going to try to maximize something like that.
nwh 14y ago
Mine was all people reposting spam. Share this and get an xBOX 720!!!! I'm giving away 10M to whoever shares this!!!! SHARE THIS AND GET A PLAYSTATION 5!!!!! I got to the point where my feed was empty; almost every user was hidden.
- robryan 14y ago
  This seems like the new spam fad of the month, if anyone bothered to check the pages posting them they would see it isn't Sony or similar rather a page made a week ago.
- coopdog 14y ago
  Who are you friending that is reposting spam? That's the real WTF
majani 14y ago
'Veneer tactics' are quite commonly employed by startups: - YouTube talked about being primarily a site for sharing homemade videos, when its true backbone for growth was illegal music uploads - Buzzfeed talk about how they are taking media to the next level, when it's really one longform article surrounded by cat pictures and dog videos - Tumblr always make sure to dodge the fact that porn is one of the biggest reasons for their growth it's simply putting your best foot forward. Very natural and understandable.

They always try to make it interesting by making it sound like it's about stories and people and stuff. When really it's about cats and food and silly quotes of not so famous people.

untog 14y ago

Depends how selective you are with your friends list.

mortenjorck 14y ago

And repostings of smug political memes, and repostings of trite pop-culture mash-ups, and repostings of alarmist linkbait... And then a welcome anecdote from a family member that brings a smile to your face just as you were considering deleting your account for the fiftieth time.

nawitus 14y ago

Well, that depends on your friendlist. Most of the stuff on my "feed" are news articles and blog posts, there's almost nothing about cats and rarely food related posts.

cristianpascu 14y ago
That sounds like you turned your Facebook wall into a Twitter/LinkedIn/G+ feed. Kudos! :)

rhizome 14y ago

The big lie is right up top: "All about your friends." If you look at the layout, it de-prioritizes who is posting as a sidebar avatar (or multiples, in the case of reshares). The left gutter of the feed then becomes a morass of icons and avatars, with the inevitable descent into noise as the calendar icons and companies like CNN proliferate. I wouldn't be surprised if companies start redesigning their FB icons to look more "friend"-ly. The redesign also copies a problematic design feature of the last revamp of Twitter where the resharer (retweeter) is grayed at the top of the post, minimizing its relationship to the content compared to "Foo shared a link," "Bar is going to Event Name." Curiously, this attributory distinction is more apparent in the mobile view. So, at the end of the day, as content gets visually divorced from the people associated with it, it makes it easier for FB to slip more and more paid content into feeds. P.S. "Join Waiting List" ...I'd be fascinated to learn how they use the waiting list and graph traversal to structure the rollout. You know they're going to try to maximize something like that.

nwh 14y ago

Mine was all people reposting spam. Share this and get an xBOX 720!!!! I'm giving away 10M to whoever shares this!!!! SHARE THIS AND GET A PLAYSTATION 5!!!!! I got to the point where my feed was empty; almost every user was hidden.

robryan 14y ago
This seems like the new spam fad of the month, if anyone bothered to check the pages posting them they would see it isn't Sony or similar rather a page made a week ago.
coopdog 14y ago
Who are you friending that is reposting spam? That's the real WTF

majani 14y ago

'Veneer tactics' are quite commonly employed by startups: - YouTube talked about being primarily a site for sharing homemade videos, when its true backbone for growth was illegal music uploads - Buzzfeed talk about how they are taking media to the next level, when it's really one longform article surrounded by cat pictures and dog videos - Tumblr always make sure to dodge the fact that porn is one of the biggest reasons for their growth it's simply putting your best foot forward. Very natural and understandable.