Donât miss a thing! New unread activity notifications
Weâre making some changes to the activity view on web â starting with unread notifications that will be highlighted blue, as well as multi-colored labels to identify those who youâre closest with.
You may have previously noticed that some activity items were highlighted, and some werenât. What you may not know is why this was, and youâre not alone.
The previous, light blue highlighting indicated items that were from people you follow. Obvious, right? Well, no, not really. There are design patterns in interfaces that have become standardized from widespread usage to mean a certain thing. Highlighting notifications light blue is one of those that have come to mean âunseenâ or âunread.â Which is what it will now mean here, too.
How do I know which are from people I follow?
Good news! We now have colorful labels to identify activity from people you follow. On top of that, weâve created a new label called âMutualsâ to show people you follow and who follow you back so that you can keep track of those closest to you.
Before: Blue highlighting used to signify activity from people you follow.
After: New highlight color now used on unread activity
After: Colorful new labels to distinguish activity from people you follow (following) and who follow you back (mutuals).
This is the first of several improvements we are making to activity and notificationsâso stay tuned for further updates as they come!
Why not let us know what you think in the replies? Weâd love to hear from you.
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