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Aral Balkan
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I mainly post on my blog at https://ar.al  (RSS: https://ar.al/index.xml ) and interact on my Mastodon https://mastodon.ar.al . Please follow me there.

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    1. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 24 Nov 2015

      Aral Balkan Retweeted Magnus Revang

      FB improves UX for the same reason we massage Kobe beef: not to benefit the cow but to make the cow a better producthttps://twitter.com/MagnusRevang/status/669414162225881088 …

      Aral Balkan added,

      Magnus Revang @MagnusRevang
      Interesting on how Facebook optimized for iOS Load Time. I especially like their UDP Priming technique. https://code.facebook.com/posts/1675399786008080/optimizing-facebook-for-ios-start-time/ …
      3 replies 9 retweets 14 likes
    2. Magnus Revang‏ @MagnusRevang 24 Nov 2015
      Replying to @aral

      @aral I don't get it. Are you saying good UX should be a goal in itself - and not a tool/means to attain outcomes? UX vs Entertainment?

      2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      Aral Balkan‏ @aral 25 Nov 2015
      Replying to @MagnusRevang

      @MagnusRevang No, I mean Facebook’s app is a tool for you to provide Facebook with raw materials: information about you and your friends.

      1:33 AM - 25 Nov 2015
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        2. Magnus Revang‏ @MagnusRevang 25 Nov 2015
          Replying to @aral

          @aral yes, Facebook is a business, not a Non-profit org, they have to create UX that maximizes the outcomes that benefit them

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 25 Nov 2015
          Replying to @MagnusRevang

          @MagnusRevang Facebook is a *very specific type of business*: one that sells people as products; a business model toxic to human rights.

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        4. Magnus Revang‏ @MagnusRevang 25 Nov 2015
          Replying to @aral

          @aral That is for people to decide for themselves. You could argue that the social network we're using now is the same, only less successful

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        5. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 25 Nov 2015
          Replying to @MagnusRevang

          @MagnusRevang Until we have a 100 channels, all with the same business model. At which point, do we really have a choice?

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        6. Magnus Revang‏ @MagnusRevang 25 Nov 2015
          Replying to @aral

          @aral We won't - on the Internet with unlimited choice it seems we gravitate towards size and unintentionally create "monopolies"

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        7. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 25 Nov 2015
          Replying to @MagnusRevang

          @MagnusRevang Not unintentional, it’s called venture capital / the Silicon Valley model. Monopolies are the goal, not a side effect.

          2 replies 1 retweet 3 likes
        8. Magnus Revang‏ @MagnusRevang 25 Nov 2015
          Replying to @aral

          @aral Not agreeing, we get perceived value, conseq. is that value comes from connections, amounts of data, bigger size = more value to users

          0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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