why didn't they do this before? I guess they figure they can't get a trademark on a word like "Paper" and now they're just filing it to grab some headlines?
FiftyThree Files Trademark For “Paper”
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Re: FiftyThree Files Trademark For “Paper”
#42Is this really the best usage of your funding cash? Seems like half of 53's $15M can go down the drain with this sort of thing. I sort of expect FB Paper to flop like the Facebook phone OS thing; if I were 53 I wouldn't be going so ballistic over this. Best case, they get the trademark and Facebook whittles down all of their funding in order for them to get it. Better for them to just move on and recognize that their…
> I sort of expect FB Paper to flop I hope not. It's much nicer than the official Facebook app. I think they ought to replace the official client with it.
It is prettier, but I didn't find a way to switch from 'Top Stories', to 'Most Recent'.
I hate 'Top Stories'. If I followed/friended you, I want to see what you have to say. If I think it's to much I'll suffer, or unfollow/unfriend. 'Most Recent' preserves order, and timing. Many of my friends post in such a way that timing, especially in relation to earlier posts, is important, 'Top Stories' doesn't preserve that.
As far as it's 'News' stuff, I still use rss. I already curate content I am interested in. I have spent a fair bit of time (across time, not all at once) curating my feeds. All of that to say, It didn't appeal to me.