{"id":70,"date":"2015-02-13T10:46:29","date_gmt":"2015-02-12T23:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madlid.com\/madlid\/?p=70"},"modified":"2015-02-18T14:55:35","modified_gmt":"2015-02-18T03:55:35","slug":"techmeme-when-less-is-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madlid.com\/madlid\/2015\/02\/13\/techmeme-when-less-is-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Techmeme &#8211; When Less is More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The more articles\u00a0Techmeme consolidates, the less room there is for stories, or so it seems.<\/p>\n<p>Hiding the &#8216;More&#8217;, &#8216;Tweets&#8217; and &#8216;See Also Mediagazer&#8217; information, and allowing it to be optionally expanded, story by story, or for all stories, will allow more stories to be shown on the one page.<\/p>\n<p>Seeing this:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madlid.com\/madlid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Techmeme-Less.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madlid.com\/madlid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Techmeme-Less.png?resize=660%2C412\" alt=\"Techmeme-Less\" width=\"660\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madlid.com\/madlid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Techmeme-Less.png?w=2394&amp;ssl=1 2394w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madlid.com\/madlid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Techmeme-Less.png?resize=300%2C187&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madlid.com\/madlid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Techmeme-Less.png?resize=1024%2C640&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madlid.com\/madlid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Techmeme-Less.png?w=1320 1320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madlid.com\/madlid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Techmeme-Less.png?w=1980 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Seems so much better than this:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madlid.com\/madlid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Techmeme-Normal.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madlid.com\/madlid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Techmeme-Normal.png?resize=660%2C423\" alt=\"Techmeme-Normal\" width=\"660\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madlid.com\/madlid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Techmeme-Normal.png?w=2338&amp;ssl=1 2338w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madlid.com\/madlid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Techmeme-Normal.png?resize=300%2C192&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madlid.com\/madlid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Techmeme-Normal.png?resize=1024%2C657&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madlid.com\/madlid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Techmeme-Normal.png?w=1320 1320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madlid.com\/madlid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Techmeme-Normal.png?w=1980 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A story is displayed in three states, each of which viewed in turn by clicking on the &#8220;More: X Tweets: Y&#8221; text.<\/p>\n<p>First state &#8211; no more and\/or tweet information is displayed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madlid.com\/madlid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Techmeme-Story-None.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madlid.com\/madlid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Techmeme-Story-None.png?resize=660%2C211\" alt=\"Techmeme Story - None\" width=\"660\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madlid.com\/madlid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Techmeme-Story-None.png?w=1174&amp;ssl=1 1174w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madlid.com\/madlid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Techmeme-Story-None.png?resize=300%2C96&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madlid.com\/madlid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Techmeme-Story-None.png?resize=1024%2C328&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Second state &#8211; a summary of the more and\/or tweet information is displayed, which is the default Techmeme state.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madlid.com\/madlid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Techmeme-Story-Summary.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-77\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madlid.com\/madlid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Techmeme-Story-Summary.png?resize=660%2C264\" alt=\"Techmeme Story - Summary\" width=\"660\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madlid.com\/madlid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Techmeme-Story-Summary.png?w=1186&amp;ssl=1 1186w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madlid.com\/madlid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Techmeme-Story-Summary.png?resize=300%2C120&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madlid.com\/madlid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Techmeme-Story-Summary.png?resize=1024%2C409&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Third state &#8211; full details of the more and\/or tweet information is displayed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madlid.com\/madlid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Techmeme-Story-Full.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madlid.com\/madlid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Techmeme-Story-Full.png?resize=660%2C515\" alt=\"Techmeme Story - Full\" width=\"660\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madlid.com\/madlid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Techmeme-Story-Full.png?w=1202&amp;ssl=1 1202w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madlid.com\/madlid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Techmeme-Story-Full.png?resize=300%2C234&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madlid.com\/madlid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Techmeme-Story-Full.png?resize=1024%2C799&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can also set the story state for all stories on the page, by using the &#8216;buttons&#8217; on the header and footer bars.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madlid.com\/madlid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Techmeme-Bar-Buttons.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-79\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madlid.com\/madlid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Techmeme-Bar-Buttons.png?resize=660%2C34\" alt=\"Techmeme Bar Buttons\" width=\"660\" height=\"34\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madlid.com\/madlid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Techmeme-Bar-Buttons.png?w=1212&amp;ssl=1 1212w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madlid.com\/madlid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Techmeme-Bar-Buttons.png?resize=300%2C15&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madlid.com\/madlid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Techmeme-Bar-Buttons.png?resize=1024%2C52&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Where:<\/p>\n<p>\u25c7 &#8211; Hides all more and\/or tweet information for all stories.<br \/>\n\u25c8 &#8211; Shows more and\/or tweet summary information for all stories.<br \/>\n\u25c6 &#8211; Shows all more and\/or tweet information, in full, for all stories.<\/p>\n<p>(The images make more sense on Windows, as they are slightly different in appearance than the above which was taken off a Mac)<\/p>\n<p>The Techmeme-Less browser extension is available for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"https:\/\/addons.mozilla.org\/en-US\/firefox\/addon\/techmeme-less\/\" href=\"https:\/\/addons.mozilla.org\/en-US\/firefox\/addon\/techmeme-less\/\" target=\"_blank\">Firefox<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"https:\/\/chrome.google.com\/webstore\/detail\/techmeme-less\/knjpkeheaonbbjfbddfikannflebkakj\" href=\"https:\/\/chrome.google.com\/webstore\/detail\/techmeme-less\/knjpkeheaonbbjfbddfikannflebkakj\" target=\"_blank\">Chrome<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extensions.apple.com\/details\/?id=com.madlid.techmeme-less-9SH7KUFA88\" target=\"_blank\">Safari<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The more articles\u00a0Techmeme consolidates, the less room there is for stories, or so it seems. Hiding the &#8216;More&#8217;, &#8216;Tweets&#8217; and &#8216;See Also Mediagazer&#8217; information, and allowing it to be optionally expanded, story by story, or for all stories, will allow more stories to be shown on the one page. Seeing this: Seems so much better &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/madlid.com\/madlid\/2015\/02\/13\/techmeme-when-less-is-more\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Techmeme &#8211; When Less is More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-development","category-javascript"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/madlid.com\/madlid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/madlid.com\/madlid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/madlid.com\/madlid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madlid.com\/madlid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madlid.com\/madlid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/madlid.com\/madlid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80,"href":"https:\/\/madlid.com\/madlid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70\/revisions\/80"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/madlid.com\/madlid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madlid.com\/madlid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/madlid.com\/madlid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}