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that-kangaroo-fish
wip

Don’t miss a thing! New unread activity notifications

We’re making some changes to the activity view on web — starting with unread notifications that will be highlighted blue, as well as multi-colored labels to identify those who you’re closest with.

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Why are we doing this?

You may have previously noticed that some activity items were highlighted, and some weren’t. What you may not know is why this was, and you’re not alone.

The previous, light blue highlighting indicated items that were from people you follow. Obvious, right? Well, no, not really. There are design patterns in interfaces that have become standardized from widespread usage to mean a certain thing. Highlighting notifications light blue is one of those that have come to mean “unseen” or “unread.” Which is what it will now mean here, too.

How do I know which are from people I follow?

Good news! We now have colorful labels to identify activity from people you follow. On top of that, we’ve created a new label called “Mutuals” to show people you follow and who follow you back so that you can keep track of those closest to you.

Before and after

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  1. Before: Blue highlighting used to signify activity from people you follow.
  2. After: New highlight color now used on unread activity
  3. After: Colorful new labels to distinguish activity from people you follow (following) and who follow you back (mutuals).

More to come

This is the first of several improvements we are making to activity and notifications—so stay tuned for further updates as they come!

Feedback?

Why not let us know what you think in the replies? We’d love to hear from you.

wip

Thank you all for the quick feedback so far! Some clarifications:

  • "Mutuals" are people you follow who also follow you back. This only applies to your primary blogs, not your secondary blogs, for those of you with many blogs.
  • This change is only on web to start, as an experiment for certain users. We're working on bringing it to the mobile apps.
  • You'll be able to clear the "unread" status just by checking your activity, either in the popover or on the full activity page, no clicking on anything required.

Please keep the feedback coming, we appreciate it!

that-kangaroo-fish
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imsobadatnicknames2

"Rail only works over short distances" one of the most detached from reality carbrain statements I've ever read. Rail is objectively, demonstrably better to cover long distances than it is to cover short distances. Car culture legitimately gives you some kind of brain fungus.

headspace-hotel

did other Americans not get taught extensively in history about the Transcontinental Railroad and why it was such a huge deal

mollyjames
mollyjames

There was a group of angels at the bar tonight. Super intense vibe, but they kept to themselves and didn't disturb the other patrons, except for one point when they all suddenly burst into cheers and ordered a round for the bar. I asked what they were celebrating. They told me that for a split second all of the air molecules bounced petfectly into one corner of the room. It's like their version of the dvd screensaver.

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