Asymmetric follow

Asymmetric follow refers to a social network allowing many people to follow an individual or account without having to follow them back.[1] It is also known as Asynchronous Follow[2] or sometimes Asymmetric friendship.[3]

An implementation of asymmetric follow can be seen in the use of Twitter[4] When you see a social network where someone has 5000 followers and only follows 150 back – that's Asymmetric Follow.[1]

In September 2010 Facebook started experimenting with a similar feature, which Facebook calls "Subscribe To."[2][5]

References

  1. 1 2 James Governor (2008-12-05). "Asymmetrical Follow: A Core Web 2.0 Pattern". redmonk.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
  2. 1 2 Eric Eldon (2010-09-03). ""Facebook Tests New "Subscribe To" Option for Friends and Pages"". Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
  3. ↑ Jolie O'Dell (2009-05-10). "iTunes 10 and Ping Are Here, Bringing Mixed First Impressions". Mashable. Archived from the original on 27 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
  4. ↑ Tim O'Reilly (2009-05-10). "Goodreads vs Twitter: The Benefits of Asymmetric Follow". Archived from the original on 5 December 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-21.
  5. ↑ MG Siegler (2010-09-03). "Project Dance Party: Facebook's Secret Twitter-Like Follow Feature". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 15 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-21.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, March 21, 2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.