http://simonwillison.net/2010-02-14T10:12:28+00:00Simon Willison2010-02-14T10:12:28+00:002010-02-14T10:12:28+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2010/Feb/14/official/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/new-buzz-start-up-experience-based-on.html">A new Buzz start-up experience based on your feedback</a></strong></p> Buzz is switching to the more obvious model: use existing Gmail behaviour to suggest a list of people to follow, rather than auto-following them. It feels pretty clear to me that this is how following recommendations should work. <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/buzz">buzz</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/follow">follow</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/following">following</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/google-buzz">google-buzz</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/privacy">privacy</a></p>

2009-02-09T19:04:53+00:002009-02-09T19:04:53+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2009/Feb/9/four/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="http://uk.techcrunch.com/2009/02/07/four-reasons-why-facebook-status-updates-wont-kill-twitter/">Four reasons why public Facebook status updates won&#x27;t kill Twitter</a></strong></p> Mike Butcher highlights the importance of “follow” rather than “friend” in social software. <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/facebook">facebook</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/follow">follow</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/friend">friend</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/mike-butcher">mike-butcher</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/social-software">social-software</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/twitter">twitter</a></p>

2008-10-16T19:05:46+00:002008-10-16T19:05:46+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2008/Oct/16/follow/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/16/go-get-yer-shiny-new-yahoo-profileand-make-some-connections/">Go Get Yer Shiny New Yahoo Profile... And Make Some Connections!</a></strong></p> I’m surprised to see Yahoo! going with mutual friendships as the core of their new social platform—I’ve personally found social sites which support a one-way “follow” relationship far more useful. <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/connections">connections</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/follow">follow</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/friends">friends</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/social">social</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/techcrunch">techcrunch</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/yahoo">yahoo</a></p>