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0 pointsjoe_the_user12y ago0 comments

Putting aside the marketing-blather tone of your post, what is this "more"?

Who would create this "more"?

The nice thing about my existing news feed is that it is created by the people I either know or have a rather specific affinity to. Either way, they create stuff that actually is interesting specifically to me. And only about 5-10 of them are capable of producing video or the equvilent. Most produce essays, quips, collages and cat-pictures - not stuff with huge production values or stuff with a cinematic or whatever tone. Just relevant things.

So what would be added? Ipso facto irrelevant stuff.

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gfosco12y ago

When you get to play with it next week, you'll understand. Newsfeed is one section, and you can choose from a variety of others to flip through. They will be curated and high quality. See recent posts like: http://recode.net/2014/01/27/facebook-is-seeking-editors-for...

joe_the_userOP12y ago

Will the curators be as obtusely disconnected from their readers as your replies to my posts have been?

I mean, my argument is that there is fundamental difference, a wide gulf, between a feed of friends' posts and a curated stream of news article, even if some friend's posts contain some links.

A friend might, say, object to my argument using a counter-argument whereas, for example, a marketing bot would respond with a stream of text all of which is synonymous with "don't worry, it will be great".

gfosco12y ago

If all you want is a feed of your friends posts, then you have the Facebook app.

I'm not a marketing bot... I work on the Parse team. You asked two questions in your response, I answered them.

All I said originally is that it's more than just newsfeed. It was not my intention to argue a point, simply to clarify. Oh, and don't worry, it will be great.

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0 pointsjoe_the_user12y ago0 comments

Putting aside the marketing-blather tone of your post, what is this "more"?

Who would create this "more"?

So what would be added? Ipso facto irrelevant stuff.

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gfosco12y ago

joe_the_userOP12y ago

Will the curators be as obtusely disconnected from their readers as your replies to my posts have been?

I mean, my argument is that there is fundamental difference, a wide gulf, between a feed of friends' posts and a curated stream of news article, even if some friend's posts contain some links.

gfosco12y ago

If all you want is a feed of your friends posts, then you have the Facebook app.

I'm not a marketing bot... I work on the Parse team. You asked two questions in your response, I answered them.

All I said originally is that it's more than just newsfeed. It was not my intention to argue a point, simply to clarify. Oh, and don't worry, it will be great.

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