Most of us probably know how to use MySpace, Friendster, Facebook, and other social networks very well. However, does it mean that those interfaces are intuitive and optimal? When you first signed on those sites, have you ever had the experience of not knowing what to do?
We believe that you have, so there should be a simpler and faster way to connect with friends. We want something that does not require complicated logins, something that works with existing social networks, something that is not just about popularity contests and friend requests, and something that does not constantly notify us with emails. With these goals in mind, we set out to build the new Spokeo.
Since social interactions are about friends, we design the Spokeo interface to revolve around your buddy list. Click on a buddy, and you can see his or her blogs, photos, videos, and music all in one news stream. Friends with new updates are in bold, with numbers showing the "number of new posts that you haven’t seen". This way, you can quickly take a glance of all the changes in your friends’ network.
If you got too many friends (hundreds?), Spokeo’s interface will truly shine. Click on the "updated" mode to show only friends with new updates, allowing you to quickly go through the list of changes. In addition, keyboard shortcuts come in handy when you got tons of news. Simply press "c" to cycle through only the new articles that you haven’t seen.
Spokeo is a reading/browsing utility. You can’t message or interact with others. There is no concept of sharing for the goods of the community, so your data is kept private and protected. Spokeo treats you like a reader, rather than expecting you to share something. Therefore, there is no pressure to maintain a good-looking profile, or to add as many friends as possible to appear cool.
Because Spokeo is so specialized in just tracking friends, it is very simple and elegant to use. Since most people just read their friends’ updates when connecting with them (as opposed to playing games, sending gifts, leaving messages, …), there is a value in building a specialized browser that does just that.
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