Farcaster

why Farcaster channels ain’t hitting it:

seems like more of a scale issue than one of a channel ui/ux issue

if farcaster had 1m DAUs channel experience could be totally different

not saying channels are perfect today either

Warpcast

this was me

the interface is designed around the main feed. yet the incentives and all other strategies are formed around channels. 

i think the concept of channels as a social network primitive is powerful. but they've been an after thought in the Warpcast interface.

i think those are separate issues. this one is a scale issue, you're right. 

reference for other folks, i got into the interface issue here:

𝓵𝓲𝓿𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓮𝓷𝓭𝓵𝓮𝓼𝓼 𝓼𝓾𝓶𝓶𝓮𝓻 • building @buoy 🛟 • pfista.com

Yes they're separate issues, but to say channels are broken seems misdirected.

Channels aren't working because there aren't enough users casting niche, fresh content daily

So is the solution to change channels, or to get more users? 

Agreed channels aren't living up to the vision in practice, but curious to hear what you think the solution is here. Channel redesign? Remove channels? Focus on growth?

i think those are separate issues. this one is a scale issue, you're right. 

reference for other folks, i got into the interface issue here: https://warpcast.com/kia.eth/0x51e7d164

From all my time here, I still think people follow other people more than follow channels. This might be because that’s how it works on major web2 social media platforms like Instagram and Twitter, so people unconsciously replicate that behavior here.

my take on this 

https://warpcast.com/baubergo-/0xe96b8fd7

Would definitely say that channels benefit from economies of scale.

I don’t go to the /pokemon channel on FC as reddit’s r/pokemon is superior in content.

I would still post any Pokemon related sruff into /pokemon so it reaches the right audience.

But channels as a browsing method comes with scale.

@kia.eth see my example below

Channels act as tags until there are enough users posting a variety of stuff.

If you’ve used Reddit:

Most time spent on Reddit, I’d guess comes from users scrolling their feed that is based on what channels they follow (and to a much lesser extent on Reddit, users)

But Reddit, as it is so huge, can be used to scroll through a specific community and be entertained or educated.

I think channel interfaces are fine as they are at the moment. What could be done today to increase use of channels feeds is:
- better search in Warpcast
- better filtering in channels (see Reddit)

In the future, channel specific clients will pop up more and more.

@kia.eth see my example below

Channels act as tags until there are enough users posting a variety of stuff.

If you’ve used Reddit:

Most time spent on Reddit, I’d guess comes from users scrolling their feed that is based on what channels they follow (and to a much lesser extent on Reddit, users)

But Reddit, as it is so huge, can be used to scroll through a specific community and be entertained or educated.

I think channel interfaces are fine as they are at the moment. What could be done today to increase use of channels feeds is:
- better search in Warpcast
- better filtering in channels (see Reddit)

In the future, channel specific clients will pop up more and more.




https://warpcast.com/gilalter.eth/0x3cf1e526