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My take on designing for social media platforms over the next 10 years:
“Services like Twitter will be more open, accessible, and customizable with the option to craft bespoke experiences that reflect the needs of people and culture.” https://tinyurl.com/ycsesv34
“Services like Twitter will be more open, accessible, and customizable with the option to craft bespoke experiences that reflect the needs of people and culture.” https://tinyurl.com/ycsesv34
With this, there will be more optionality and functionality—people can build or choose their own features, design, algorithms, and more. Options, context, and transparency must be part of all design.
At the same time, we will have learned so much more about how people can take advantage of systems and will build robust technology to help keep people safe at scale. We’re working to make this happen.
Communities and dedicated spaces for people to talk about what’s happening will be at the forefront. These community spaces will be safe and have a multitude of controls.
Successful social media services will be those where people feel safe, comfortable, heard, and connected within their communities.
Companies will design for people’s needs across different communities and cultures, and will be more focused outside of the United States.
Everyone around the world will have an equitable opportunity to see what’s happening online and participate in the global conversation no matter where they are...
....what language they speak, or what device they are using, with high-functioning translation and accessibility tools built into every experience.
The ways that people will be able to create and have conversations will be varied, deeply interactive, and multifaceted...
The ways that people will be able to create and have conversations will be varied, deeply interactive, and multifaceted...
—far beyond what we typically use now. Developers will be able to participate in this ecosystem by creating unique capabilities that will range from bespoke recommendation systems to new creation tools.
What won’t change: people’s desire to connect with each other online, and feel a sense of togetherness and close community while having conversations about what’s happening and what matters most to them.
