I’m not sure if you saw the reports recently but I guess they were working on adding full screen unstoppable “ad breaks” until users caught wind and were like… fuck no
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Meta is working overtime to make sure nobody wants to use Instagram. Just opened it for the first time in a while and they served me this insane in-feed 4-up ad format. i can imagine the the user story: “As a user, i want to see 4 ads at once, so i can consume more ads”
oof. it’s starting to feel like that regardless. I watch 1 ig story and then i see two (poorly targeted) ads back to back. It’s a weird place to be now
It’s been a few years since I worked there, but they don’t promote designers, PM’s, or engineers based on how well they adhere to “user stories” — it’s about growth of engagement metrics unless you’re in a team working on the long term vision of XR software/hardware.
It took me some time, but I finally accept the reality that the size of the company is a huge factor in why the incentives are what they are.
Taking the “creator” out of the “creator economy.” 🫠 Not a fan of this at all.
You know what I frigging miss? Photos getting proper exposure and not reels. I do photography and all we have left is *checks notes* Flickr. Barely.