If I were to build a social network, it would respect the user, the user experience and have a chronological timeline. And, I would bootstrap the heck out of it so no VC could breathe down my neck and tell me to do otherwise. Oh, and it would be joyful. That's all.
— Tina Roth Eisenberg (@swissmiss) December 19, 2017
I wasn’t quite expecting the response the above Tweet got. (Click to read responses) Looks like I am not the only one ready for more respectful social media platform. I have been frustrated with the algorithms that determine what my feed looks like in Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for a while now, but this thread made my heart sink. I wholeheartedly despise how the algorithms determine what information is being served up. All I want is reverse chronological.
Tina, I am completely with you on this. Looks like a project for you and your Teuxdeux friends?
Marjolein
Dec 20th, 2017 / 7:37 am
What are you waiting for.
Do it.
[After early-adopting FB, I quickly ditched it because it kept pushing me to lose weight and prodded me to do online gaming – the horror!! (The cursed algo for middle-aged woman). ]
Dec 20th, 2017 / 8:54 am
Have you looked at Ello? It started out as an answer to this, but has recently pivoted to more of a design focus in its community and content…
Dec 20th, 2017 / 10:23 am