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| − | Circles | + | "Circles" were a feature of [[Google+]] which made these things possible, from a given user's perspective: |
* I can categorize people I follow | * I can categorize people I follow | ||
* I can choose a particular category of people to "read" at any given time | * I can choose a particular category of people to "read" at any given time | ||
| − | * I can choose a particular category of people to be allowed to view | + | * I can choose a particular category of people to be allowed to view something I post |
| − | * I can choose a particular category of people to notify of a | + | * I can choose a particular category of people to notify of something I post |
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| + | In other words: | ||
| + | * by viewing a circle, you could see a list of users and a stream of content from just those users | ||
| + | ** This is similar to "lists" on [[GlitchSoc]]. | ||
| + | * those users could be notified whenever you posted something to the circle | ||
| + | ** This is a bit like a hashtag that someone else creates and can uniquely curate (good) but from which you can't unsubscribe (not so good). | ||
| + | * those users could be given exclusive access to whatever you posted to the circle | ||
What they don't let you do: | What they don't let you do: | ||
| − | * categorize | + | * categorize incoming posts (so you don't have to include or exclude ''everything'' someone lets you see) |
* let people categorize themselves (so they can determine which of my posts ''they want to see'') | * let people categorize themselves (so they can determine which of my posts ''they want to see'') | ||
| − | + | Admin duties for a circle could not be shared, to the best of my recollection. | |
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| + | See also {{l/same|communities}}, for a G+ feature which addressed those missing features. | ||
Latest revision as of 19:24, 13 October 2021
"Circles" were a feature of Google+ which made these things possible, from a given user's perspective:
- I can categorize people I follow
- I can choose a particular category of people to "read" at any given time
- I can choose a particular category of people to be allowed to view something I post
- I can choose a particular category of people to notify of something I post
In other words:
- by viewing a circle, you could see a list of users and a stream of content from just those users
- This is similar to "lists" on GlitchSoc.
- those users could be notified whenever you posted something to the circle
- This is a bit like a hashtag that someone else creates and can uniquely curate (good) but from which you can't unsubscribe (not so good).
- those users could be given exclusive access to whatever you posted to the circle
What they don't let you do:
- categorize incoming posts (so you don't have to include or exclude everything someone lets you see)
- let people categorize themselves (so they can determine which of my posts they want to see)
Admin duties for a circle could not be shared, to the best of my recollection.
See also communities, for a G+ feature which addressed those missing features.