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When did 'My watchlist' change to 'My newsfeed'?

Updated: 8/19/2019
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"My watchlist" was changed to "My newsfeed" on January 16, 2011.

However, the term "My watchlist" was reinstated after we saw that most of our users are more comfortable with "Watchlist."

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Why did the 'My watchlist' button suddenly change into the 'My newsfeed' button?

The Answers.com Product Management team is constantly monitoring the way users interact on the site so that they can optimize the user experience and make it easier and more intuitive to use the site to get the best answers. It seemed that sites like Twitter and others have made the terminology shift a bit, and more people recognize and understand the action of "following" an item. Once the action was changed from "watch" to "follow," it was suggested that we find an updated name for the Watchlist. Different names were suggested (e.g., "Followed by me"), but that was a bit clunky and didn't work well with other wording cases on other pages. So the team did some more research to see what the new standard is for this type of content feed, and it was decided to change "Watchlist" to "Newsfeed." After monitoring the way people react to the change and how they use the new "Newsfeed" option it was decided to revert back to Watchlist which seemed to be the preferred name by the community.


What was the 'Watchlist' for WikiAnswers members formerly called?

The original name was 'watchlist'. On 1-16-11 the name was changed to 'newsfeed'. At that time, terminology for the buttons were being changed to the "follows" terms we use. Example, "Get updates" was changed to "Follow." The name was changed back to 'watchlist' on 1-30-11.


What was the 'My newsfeed' tab on WikiAnswers?

"My newsfeed" was shown on the site for a short time instead "My watchlist." Answers.com community members can easily follow categories that interest them, as well as follow questions and answers that interest them (great way to get notified when an unanswered question gets answered). The watchlist is an aggregation of all these updates happening in areas you're following (subscribed to). If you want to see what's new, that's the place to start from. So make sure you follow categories and questions that interest you (all question pages and category pages have a button to follow them). You can also go to the "Edit watchlist" page and choose categories from there. Once you've personalized your list, check it out on the site by going to "My watchlist." Make sure that your settings also are set to send you email updates about these watchlist updates.


How do you change the settings on your watchlist on Answers.com?

click settings


What is the duration of FTL Newsfeed?

The duration of FTL Newsfeed is 30.0 seconds.


When did FTL Newsfeed end?

FTL Newsfeed ended on 1996-03-21.


When was FTL Newsfeed created?

FTL Newsfeed was created on 1992-09-24.


How do you get RSS on your watchlist?

To add it in your watchlist add the widget of RSS to your watchlist.


How do you watch questions on WikiAnswers?

To watch questions on WikiAnswers, if you are on a Question's Home Page, click "Get Updates" and you will now receive updates when the answer has been edited, answered, etc. To view/change your watchlist, go to the blue tool bar to the left of the page. Then, under "My pages" at the bottom, click "My watchlist" to change/view your watchlist.


What are the release dates for FTL Newsfeed - 1992?

FTL Newsfeed - 1992 was released on: USA: September 1992


How does one disable their watchlist?

You can clear your WikiAnswers watchlist of questions by selecting "My Watchlist" in the left sidebar, then selecting "Click here to change the list", then "Deselect All" and then "Remove Questions" under "Watched Questions". You can elect to stop receiving e-mail notifications of changes to your watched questions & categories by selecting "My Settings" and unchecking "A daily digest of new unanswered questions in my watchlist categories and notifications about updated answers from my watchlist" and then "Submit Settings".


How do you delete items from your watchlist?

First go to your Watchlist (click on "My Watchlist" in the left toolbox). Near the top of the page there is a link that says "Click here to change the list of topics and questions you are watching." From this list, you can select and deselect items. When you're finished making changes, be sure to save them by clicking the button.