undefined | Better HN

0 pointsinfogulch2y ago0 comments

Twitter has this now. The home page is split into two tabs: "For you", the algorithmic feed, and "Following", the reverse chronological feed of just who you follow.

0 comments

madeofpalk2y ago

Twitter has always had "chronological timeline" behind a confusing "sparkle" button (except for a brief period a few months back where they removed it, or always defaulted to back to algo timeline? and then restored it a week later)

They called it "Latest Tweets" https://web.archive.org/web/20200205092104/https://help.twit...

dmonitor2y ago

immediately getting rid of the sparkle button is one of the few reasons i still have a small amount of faith in elon’s vision of twitter

Laaas2y ago

- Open sourcing this

- Lists as tabs

- _Heavily_ reduced spam

- Can look at Twitter without logging in

I'm likely missing some other obvious/uncontroversially good changes.

I still use Twitter and plan to continue using it. I am satisfied with most of his changes.

6 more replies

seydor2y ago

It would randomly revert back. I like the new layout because sometimes i like a quick peek at the recommendations

cubefox2y ago

That wasn't the same, clicking the sparkle button still included a lot of recommended tweets. The only effect was that it made the timeline chronological and included all tweets from people you follow.

LiquidPolymer2y ago

On my “following” tab (on the phone app) , I’m still getting recommendations for bomb throwers I don’t follow. Am I weird? It’s like an unhinged relative. Not pleasant.

Edit: I reversed “for you” and “following” in my original reply.

EamonnMR2y ago

I sometimes get these as push notifications with my username added to them.

valarauko2y ago

I find these notifications so confusing - at first glance they look like DMs or mentions to me. I don't follow these people, nor were they RT by anybody I know.

1 more reply

conradfr2y ago

Is really "Following" the entire chronological feed? I feel I miss tweets from people I follow that actually appears in the "For You" tab.

anigbrowl2y ago

It's not. I follow a fairly small # of people (~500) and getting people to reliably show up in is a long-running problem. Following is not enough, you have to favorite or somehow interact with them sufficiently to be sure of seeing all their tweets. It's quite annoying.

cubefox2y ago

Are you sure? I didn't notice something like this.

1 more reply

spike0212y ago

It doesn't always stay on whatever you last used, though. I mostly use Following but it always inevitably ends up back on "For you".

BbzzbB2y ago

It always had it.

Edit: Why am I downvoted? It literally did, it even was named as you'd expect it ("sort by latest" or something), tho the location was less obvious as it was under the stars icon above the feed.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse

0 comments

madeofpalk2y ago

They called it "Latest Tweets" https://web.archive.org/web/20200205092104/https://help.twit...

dmonitor2y ago

immediately getting rid of the sparkle button is one of the few reasons i still have a small amount of faith in elon’s vision of twitter

Laaas2y ago

- Open sourcing this

- Lists as tabs

- _Heavily_ reduced spam

- Can look at Twitter without logging in

I'm likely missing some other obvious/uncontroversially good changes.

I still use Twitter and plan to continue using it. I am satisfied with most of his changes.

6 more replies

seydor2y ago

It would randomly revert back. I like the new layout because sometimes i like a quick peek at the recommendations

cubefox2y ago

LiquidPolymer2y ago

On my “following” tab (on the phone app) , I’m still getting recommendations for bomb throwers I don’t follow. Am I weird? It’s like an unhinged relative. Not pleasant.

Edit: I reversed “for you” and “following” in my original reply.

EamonnMR2y ago

I sometimes get these as push notifications with my username added to them.

valarauko2y ago

I find these notifications so confusing - at first glance they look like DMs or mentions to me. I don't follow these people, nor were they RT by anybody I know.

1 more reply

conradfr2y ago

Is really "Following" the entire chronological feed? I feel I miss tweets from people I follow that actually appears in the "For You" tab.

anigbrowl2y ago

cubefox2y ago

Are you sure? I didn't notice something like this.

1 more reply

spike0212y ago

It doesn't always stay on whatever you last used, though. I mostly use Following but it always inevitably ends up back on "For you".

BbzzbB2y ago

It always had it.

Edit: Why am I downvoted? It literally did, it even was named as you'd expect it ("sort by latest" or something), tho the location was less obvious as it was under the stars icon above the feed.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse