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The Five Missing Links to supercharge Artifact

November 06, 2023 • Time:3 minutes

Create a highly detailed technical drawing in black and white that subtly integrates the concept of 'the five missing links'. The image should consist of a series of interconnected chains with exactly five links visibly absent. The overall composition should look like a complex mechanical or industrial chain, with gaps where the missing links should be, making the absence noticeable yet artistically integrated. Maintain the consistent style of the previous images, focusing on precision and intricacy.

Artifact is shaping up to be the most compelling new news social network in a long long time, but it's not perfect yet.I think these 5 changes will help take Artifact to the next level.1️⃣ Links CategoriesLike Airbnb, Artifact is sorely in need for Links categories. Right now my feed is a mess of news articles, thought pieces and app links. I should be able to swipe between categories (I honestly prefer that to Following / For You swiping).2️⃣Link Consolidation & DeduplicationIt's awesome that some links are so popular they're posted multiple times, but it makes for a repetitive feed. Artifact should borrow a feature from Raindrop and consolidate the same links into a single page. You can have a "Recommended by X and # others" so multiple people can still get credit.3️⃣Links Sorting by Date, Likes, and ReputationThere's got to be an easy way to let me sort links. Something as simple as date sorting would go a long way, but it would be especially cool if we could sort by poster reputation. In fact, this should be a default - another way to incentivize good behavior.4️⃣ Links DraftsIn order to encourage thoughtful posting, you need to make it easy to come back to posts in progress. Having a simple way to save drafts in progress would make this easy, and feels like a basic feature we need.5️⃣ Link Search & Saved SearchWe've got to be able to search for links. Search should be universal at this point, but especially so for Links when there's so many different kinds of media. I'd also love to save my searches, especially in the absence of link categories.