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I'm older than you and I definitely don't want a one stop shop. Currently I use Facebook to see photos of my extended family, LinkedIn for work & sales, Instag

I'm older than you and I definitely don't want a one stop shop. Currently I use Facebook to see photos of my extended family, LinkedIn for work & sales, Instagram to keep up with my cooler friends, Twitter to see trending news, StockTwits to see investing ideas... To me this is the future of social networking: many networks, each with a specialized purpose.

canvia 12y ago
Would you use a personal aggregator that combined feeds from all those networks into one?
- nostromo 12y ago
  No way. :) I use these services in different contexts. When I'm relaxing and looking at Instagram, the last thing I want is a business article from LinkedIn or a political diatribe from Facebook. In fact my primary problem with Facebook is that it tries to be everything to everyone.
  - nikster 12y ago
    Yes, Facebook tries to be everything to everyone. It kinda has to, more or less, for the sheer number of users. Nilay Patel recently argued that Facebook is the new AOL, it's the portal of the 2010s. I think that is an apt description. I am using it yet also kind of just pining to drop it. I also use it for groups and messaging. Somehow, Facebook groups are great. They're super simple, and they just work. The newsfeed on the other hand is completely broken.
- pgrote 12y ago
  Yes, I would as long as it's a natural river in chronological order.
- ccvannorman 12y ago
  I am the aggregator.
  - pestaa 12y ago
    And I like it when it's tedious.
- ryanSrich 12y ago
  Not OP, but no. I would never use an aggregator. I really don't want to view any of those services at the same time. They are all very different and require viewing at different times/different states of mind.
- prawn 12y ago
  Not saying this is what people would want, but what if the aggregator shaped itself depending on what the person was doing, where they were, time of day, etc?
AndrewKemendo 12y ago
I'm older than you and I definitely don't want a one stop shop. You might not want one but "our generation" has been building them for some time. It's even Peter Thiel's mantra.

canvia 12y ago

Would you use a personal aggregator that combined feeds from all those networks into one?

nostromo 12y ago
No way. :) I use these services in different contexts. When I'm relaxing and looking at Instagram, the last thing I want is a business article from LinkedIn or a political diatribe from Facebook. In fact my primary problem with Facebook is that it tries to be everything to everyone.
- nikster 12y ago
  Yes, Facebook tries to be everything to everyone. It kinda has to, more or less, for the sheer number of users. Nilay Patel recently argued that Facebook is the new AOL, it's the portal of the 2010s. I think that is an apt description. I am using it yet also kind of just pining to drop it. I also use it for groups and messaging. Somehow, Facebook groups are great. They're super simple, and they just work. The newsfeed on the other hand is completely broken.
pgrote 12y ago
Yes, I would as long as it's a natural river in chronological order.
ccvannorman 12y ago
I am the aggregator.
- pestaa 12y ago
  And I like it when it's tedious.
ryanSrich 12y ago
Not OP, but no. I would never use an aggregator. I really don't want to view any of those services at the same time. They are all very different and require viewing at different times/different states of mind.
prawn 12y ago
Not saying this is what people would want, but what if the aggregator shaped itself depending on what the person was doing, where they were, time of day, etc?

AndrewKemendo 12y ago

I'm older than you and I definitely don't want a one stop shop. You might not want one but "our generation" has been building them for some time. It's even Peter Thiel's mantra.