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> but suddenly you needed to scroll up and down to be able to read both columns.
I guess many of us don't read any column in google plus, we just glance them and take a closer look at a few things.
... > I really wonder why they decided to change it.
I have a couple of reasons why they might have done it:
1.The focus is on lots of short-form (think twitterish).
2. Stacking smaller blocks sideways neatly lets you format posts themselves the same way in multiple screen resolutions.
Twitter is a darling it seems despite wasting most of my screen.
Google plus is hated for everything despite being IMO a better product both technically and design-wise.
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> but suddenly you needed to scroll up and down to be able to read both columns.
I guess many of us don't read any column in google plus, we just glance them and take a closer look at a few things.
... > I really wonder why they decided to change it.
I have a couple of reasons why they might have done it:
1.The focus is on lots of short-form (think twitterish).
2. Stacking smaller blocks sideways neatly lets you format posts themselves the same way in multiple screen resolutions.
Twitter is a darling it seems despite wasting most of my screen.
Google plus is hated for everything despite being IMO a better product both technically and design-wise.