That’s still an algorithm, it’s just a very simple one.
Personally, I prefer to have the posts I see be the product of a sophisticated algorithm (ex: there are some people I follow who post a lot, and for those people I would like to only see their best posts) but I want it to be one that is in my interest.
In my understanding of english, when people say algorithm about social media systems, it doesn’t encompass very simple, transparent ones. It would be like calling a rock a spirit.
Hmm. I think the core thing is transparency. So if it cultivates human network intelligence, but that intelligence is opaque to the user, algorithm. Algorithms can have both machine and egregoric components.
That’s still an algorithm, it’s just a very simple one.
Personally, I prefer to have the posts I see be the product of a sophisticated algorithm (ex: there are some people I follow who post a lot, and for those people I would like to only see their best posts) but I want it to be one that is in my interest.
In my understanding of english, when people say algorithm about social media systems, it doesn’t encompass very simple, transparent ones. It would be like calling a rock a spirit.
Maybe we should call those recommenders?
Interesting! Would the original EdgeRank be an algorithm, or is it too simple?
Hmm. I think the core thing is transparency. So if it cultivates human network intelligence, but that intelligence is opaque to the user, algorithm. Algorithms can have both machine and egregoric components.