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Post by jennifercw on Mar 29, 2016 3:17:41 GMT
I keep seeing posts on Instagram that they will - at some point in the future - be changing the way they deliver posts. Apparently posts will eventually be sorted by relevancy, instead of chronological order. blog.instagram.com/post/141107034797/160315-news A few of the accounts I follow seem to believe that the solution is to turn on notifications for their posts. I'm sorry, but that is not happening. I don't even follow that many accounts but there is no way I would want a notification every time a new post appears on my feed... One of the local clothing boutiques I follow probably posts an average of 5 times each day! How much do you care about your instagram feed being chronological? Will the change matter to you? |
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Post by katlady on Mar 29, 2016 3:20:31 GMT
I don't know what the change means for my feed. I guess I'll see soon. But I won't turn on notifications! I don't want all those "beeps" on my phone. I guess this is how you are notified right?
I am just going to wait and see for now. When FB changed their algorithm, it really wasn't that bad, although I guess if you FB or IG for business, it may matter more.
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Mar 29, 2016 3:23:27 GMT
It's going to annoy the heck out of me. I already have to fight with Facebook to see the most recent posts, so having to do it with Instagram will be a royal pain.
I do follow quite a few design bloggers, quilters and designers, in addition to friends. If they start messing with the feed, I'll just quit following most of them. I'm not sure that's what they are hoping for though.
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Post by valincal on Mar 29, 2016 4:09:59 GMT
I don't know what the change means for my feed. I guess I'll see soon. But I won't turn on notifications! I don't want all those "beeps" on my phone. I guess this is how you are notified right? I am just going to wait and see for now. When FB changed their algorithm, it really wasn't that bad, although I guess if you FB or IG for business, it may matter more. I heard that as long as you like and comment on your favourite posts they should remain at the top of your feed. Or something like that!  |
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Post by NoWomanNoCry on Mar 29, 2016 4:55:27 GMT
I just ran across a screenshot from IG saying something along the lines of "we are listening to your concerns and won't be changing anything as of yet but we will let you know when we do...for now your feed will stay the same"
Crossing my fingers they keep it like this since all the backlash they're getting now.
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Post by ScrapsontheRocks on Mar 29, 2016 5:25:05 GMT
Not strictly relevant- Twitter made a similar announcement recently and the displeasure of the community resulted in a postponement of the change until the coding could be changed to make it optional. On changeover to the new system I had a checkbox appear as I logged in and I could deselect the change. It might be imposed later though.
IG is likely to follow FB algorithms but enough protesting I'grammers might stave this off- worth a try, right?
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Post by anniefb on Mar 29, 2016 5:34:24 GMT
I prefer a chronological feed because it\s very easy to see how far back I need to go to review say 12 hrs of posts. I really don't like the way the algorithm works on FB - I ended up missing so many posts from people. But I'm guess IG will just introduce it anyway since that's what FB did - they obviously see some sort of financial advantage in it.
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Post by gale w on Mar 29, 2016 5:44:53 GMT
I don't think I'll like it. I hate the "top stories" feature On fb and always switch it to most recent, but I still miss a lot of posts on my feed. I can go to the friend or group's feed and see at least 10 posts I missed for every 1 that actually shows up on my feed.
There's zero chance I'll turn on notifications on Instagram.
ETA :I also don't consistently "like" posts on IG so I'm not sure if their algorithms would work for me anyway.
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Post by oaksong on Mar 29, 2016 5:50:41 GMT
When they did that to Facebook, I pretty much quit going there. It was too confusing and random. I just want to look at things in order from where I left off. Why would I want someone else to decide what I should look at? Grrr!
I'll probably end up deleting a lot of companies that I follow, and just stick to the favorites. Of course, the next move is going to be inserting random ads. I wish they would just leave a good thing alone.
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Post by gale w on Mar 29, 2016 5:53:25 GMT
They have already inserted ads on my instagram. Not recently though.
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Post by katlady on Mar 29, 2016 5:56:58 GMT
IG already does insert random ads. They are so annoying!
On FB, I put all my friends in a list. Then I go through the list instead of my main feed to see all my friend's posts. They are all there in chronological order. I don't even have friends on my main feed on FB. The only thing on my main feed is posts from pages and groups. I wish IG would have seperate lists like that.
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Post by oaksong on Mar 29, 2016 6:01:31 GMT
They have already inserted ads on my instagram. Not recently though. Lol, I probably just thought it was someone I followed! |
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Post by jennifercw on Mar 29, 2016 23:37:17 GMT
I prefer a chronological feed because it\s very easy to see how far back I need to go to review say 12 hrs of posts. I really don't like the way the algorithm works on FB - I ended up missing so many posts from people. But I'm guess IG will just introduce it anyway since that's what FB did - they obviously see some sort of financial advantage in it. Yes, me too. I usually check instagram once a day so it is easy to just scroll down until I get to the first the post I've already seen. I liked it when that was true for Facebook too! |
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Post by refugeepea on Mar 29, 2016 23:55:53 GMT
I don't go on Instagram much. I only follow 4 people. I didn't know you could do lists! I've avoided following businesses because I don't want to see their photos everyday.
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Mar 30, 2016 1:10:30 GMT
IG already does insert random ads. They are so annoying! On FB, I put all my friends in a list. Then I go through the list instead of my main feed to see all my friend's posts. They are all there in chronological order. I don't even have friends on my main feed on FB. The only thing on my main feed is posts from pages and groups. I wish IG would have seperate lists like that. How are you making lists of friends vs. main feed? I noticed there is an app called Mashfeed and wondered is that was what you used and recommended. |
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Post by Skellinton on Mar 30, 2016 1:29:09 GMT
I hope they don't actually make the switch. I don't understand the reason behind the change, who do we complain to?  |
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Post by katlady on Mar 30, 2016 3:50:13 GMT
IG already does insert random ads. They are so annoying! On FB, I put all my friends in a list. Then I go through the list instead of my main feed to see all my friend's posts. They are all there in chronological order. I don't even have friends on my main feed on FB. The only thing on my main feed is posts from pages and groups. I wish IG would have separate lists like that. How are you making lists of friends vs. main feed? I noticed there is an app called Mashfeed and wondered is that was what you used and recommended. On Facebook, you just assign your friends to different feed lists. There are some already set up - Family, Close Friends, etc. Or, you can make your own titles. After I assign my friends to a list, I "unfollow" them so they only show up in the list and not on the main feed. |
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Post by katlady on Mar 30, 2016 3:50:50 GMT
I don't go on Instagram much. I only follow 4 people. I didn't know you could do lists! I've avoided following businesses because I don't want to see their photos everyday. I was talking about lists on Facebook, not IG. Sorry about the confusion. You can't do lists on IG. |
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Post by SwissArmyBeth on Apr 4, 2016 16:22:25 GMT
Mine has switched. I hate it. I want my chrono order back!!  |
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Post by annabella on Apr 4, 2016 17:54:37 GMT
I haven't noticed it yet, so I won't be updating Instagram hoping that keeps it away.
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Post by shevy on Apr 4, 2016 18:07:48 GMT
Turning on notifications for all the ones you like is horrifying. I tried it with about 20 just to see what would happen. My phone spent a whole day just going off, one after another.
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Post by tallgirl on Apr 4, 2016 18:16:49 GMT
Turning on notifications for all the ones you like is horrifying. I tried it with about 20 just to see what would happen. My phone spent a whole day just going off, one after another. Same here. After one day I turned them all off again. This will just drive me away from Instagram in the future so... not sure what they were really hoping to accomplish with it. |
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Post by scrappinmama on Apr 4, 2016 18:20:07 GMT
I don't like it. And I'm sure as hell not turning on notifications.
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Post by katlady on Apr 4, 2016 18:51:42 GMT
I don't have it yet. Knock on wood. How different does it look?
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Post by yoursweetwhimsy on Apr 4, 2016 19:13:20 GMT
There is a petition to stop it on change.org.
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Post by Susie_Homemaker on Apr 4, 2016 19:23:37 GMT
I hate when FB or IG decides *for me* what I think is important!  Pisses me right the fuck off! I put FB on 'most recent' and it changes it back to 'top stories'. Stop already! I don't tend to comment or like things on IG so if they change it might make me leave it altogether. |
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Post by SweetieBsMom on Apr 4, 2016 19:23:57 GMT
I hate that they're changing it. It will stop me from using it. And there's NO WAY I'm turning on notifications.
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Post by chlerbie on Apr 4, 2016 20:03:34 GMT
I don't think I'll like it. I want to see all of my friends posts, not just the ones that Instagram feels are "relevant." Hate crap like this.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2016 20:04:04 GMT
Just FYI, you enable notifications on an individual user basis. I follow a ton of people on Instagram but only have notifications turned on for two (carefully selected) people, so it's not at all overwhelming.
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Post by christinec68 on Apr 4, 2016 20:14:28 GMT
It's annoying that they are changing it since it works fine the way it is. I really don't need instagram to decide what I want to see since I already decided when I started following someone in the first place. I did read that if you interact with your favorite accounts more, they will stay higher up in your feed.
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