The Path Less Traveled
December 28, 2011 by Allison Mason Mellon
In the form versus function debate, the social network app Path has them both. The first thing that catches your eye about this recently launched photo sharing and messaging service for mobile devices is the design: simple, majestic icons, not a dot of Social Media Blue to be seen (will Crayola add it to their Big Box?), and a connect-the-dots representation of your social history.
Path is privatizing your social network, incorporating the closest friends of your choosing (originally 50 but now up to 150 - Thanks for the correction @iPodschun) so you don’t experience the common chronic friends overload. So all those posts you try to hide from lesser friends, acquaintances, coworkers, or your dearest mum? With Path, you don’t have to censor since you’re whittling down your friends list to people you actually want to communicate with day to day, showing them warts and all. It’s like starting over with Facebook, but knowing what you know now.
Allison Mason Mellon Producer
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