Facebook Adds A Tokyo Olympics Hub To Make Your Feed Even More Cluttered
A new article on Forbes comments that deciding who or what to follow on social media can be challenging. The writer is pretty scathing about the feed overall and thinks it lacks anything original or unique. He says it's fun to see updates about your favorite NFL team, keep tabs on an emerging synth-rock band, and see the latest gossip from a fanzine you like, but the more topics you follow, the more you'll see random posts that clutter your feed.
The author says they follow a lot of politics and news outlets but recently discovered a hub for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. This "official" feed from Facebook has plenty of highlight videos and news updates, although it's a bit predictable. There's a post about US fencing and skateboarding, but nothing that jaw-dropping so far, apparently. Occasional updates would be fine, but the problem, as always, is that following too many topics makes feeds too cluttered.
The author says the way Facebook suggests a few groups you can join related to the Olympics works well and that scanning quickly through comments from other users is easier. Yet, he feels not a lot has changed over the last few decades in terms of the basics of social media. We follow things we like, we see posts show up in our feed, but it's not exactly different from just Googling the term "Tokyo Olympics" and seeing the same posts.
The writer asks what would improve the feed. He'd like to be able to throttle his interest level, perhaps adjusting which sports show up or even which athletes to follow. He says he hasn't seen many innovations on Facebook that would make him want to follow the hub or even let others know it is worth a click. There isn't much in the way of livestream events coming up, insider info or gossip about the Olympics. It seems like it's been stripped of everything but the predictable updates you would expect, including medal counts and which sports are attracting the most attention.
The author says they follow a lot of politics and news outlets but recently discovered a hub for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. This "official" feed from Facebook has plenty of highlight videos and news updates, although it's a bit predictable. There's a post about US fencing and skateboarding, but nothing that jaw-dropping so far, apparently. Occasional updates would be fine, but the problem, as always, is that following too many topics makes feeds too cluttered.
The author says the way Facebook suggests a few groups you can join related to the Olympics works well and that scanning quickly through comments from other users is easier. Yet, he feels not a lot has changed over the last few decades in terms of the basics of social media. We follow things we like, we see posts show up in our feed, but it's not exactly different from just Googling the term "Tokyo Olympics" and seeing the same posts.
The writer asks what would improve the feed. He'd like to be able to throttle his interest level, perhaps adjusting which sports show up or even which athletes to follow. He says he hasn't seen many innovations on Facebook that would make him want to follow the hub or even let others know it is worth a click. There isn't much in the way of livestream events coming up, insider info or gossip about the Olympics. It seems like it's been stripped of everything but the predictable updates you would expect, including medal counts and which sports are attracting the most attention.
