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7/Are humans really capable of ongoing graph maintenance?
May 17, 2023 at 1:31 AM
7/Are humans really capable of ongoing graph maintenance?
6/I think my conclusion is that the concept of "following" and graph maintenance is a tedious process, not portable, and potentially not that accurate anyway. We try to overcome this with the whole "algorithmic feed" thing, but what is really the solution? AI? Web3 portability?🤔
May 17, 2023 at 1:31 AM
6/I think my conclusion is that the concept of "following" and graph maintenance is a tedious process, not portable, and potentially not that accurate anyway. We try to overcome this with the whole "algorithmic feed" thing, but what is really the solution? AI? Web3 portability?🤔
5/At one point, after having so many subscriptions moved over from Google Reader to Twitter... I had way too much crap on my Twitter feed. So, I shipped an iPhone app to help me clean it up: https://benguild.com/2013/08/09/summer-of-apps-2013-twitter-cleaner-hits-the-app
Called "Twitter Cleaner."
Called "Twitter Cleaner."
Summer of apps (2013): “Twitter Cleaner” hits the App Store!
In order to drum up some reviews for this quick app I built called “Twitter Cleaner” (titled “Followed User Cleaner (for Twitter)” on the App Store for trademark reasons 😅), I've made it free until August 31st, 2013!
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May 17, 2023 at 1:31 AM
5/At one point, after having so many subscriptions moved over from Google Reader to Twitter... I had way too much crap on my Twitter feed. So, I shipped an iPhone app to help me clean it up: https://benguild.com/2013/08/09/summer-of-apps-2013-twitter-cleaner-hits-the-app
Called "Twitter Cleaner."
Called "Twitter Cleaner."
4/There's also the question of "feed fatigue" where sometimes accounts go stale/inactive/dormant, or the content is just not really what you're interested in anymore. (either they started posting different stuff, or you changed as a person)
May 17, 2023 at 1:30 AM
4/There's also the question of "feed fatigue" where sometimes accounts go stale/inactive/dormant, or the content is just not really what you're interested in anymore. (either they started posting different stuff, or you changed as a person)
3/That tool was personally how I was able to "build" my Twitter feed and use it for news, and occasional chit-chat. But, today... since Twitter and other apps "lock in" your graph... what do we do?
Even if you export your Twitter data, it's not very complete in terms of graph.
Even if you export your Twitter data, it's not very complete in terms of graph.
May 17, 2023 at 1:30 AM
3/That tool was personally how I was able to "build" my Twitter feed and use it for news, and occasional chit-chat. But, today... since Twitter and other apps "lock in" your graph... what do we do?
Even if you export your Twitter data, it's not very complete in terms of graph.
Even if you export your Twitter data, it's not very complete in terms of graph.
2/A while ago, I built a tool (call the Twitter Migration and Networking Tool or "TMNT" 🐢) that helped people move their Google Reader (RIP) feeds over to Twitter. https://benguild.com/2013/07/02/twitter-migration-networking-tool-for-google-reader
I retired it in 2013, but it still got me thinking.
I retired it in 2013, but it still got me thinking.
“Twitter Migration & Networking Tool” (for Google Reader) being retired on July 15
I built this tool in late 2011 to automate the migration of the bulk of my Google Reader feed subscriptions to being Twitter “follows” instead. — However, as many of you know, Google Reader was “powered down” on July 1st, 2013. 😢
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May 17, 2023 at 1:29 AM
2/A while ago, I built a tool (call the Twitter Migration and Networking Tool or "TMNT" 🐢) that helped people move their Google Reader (RIP) feeds over to Twitter. https://benguild.com/2013/07/02/twitter-migration-networking-tool-for-google-reader
I retired it in 2013, but it still got me thinking.
I retired it in 2013, but it still got me thinking.