Via jonathan-deamer:
My newspaper doesn’t tell me how many articles I haven’t read going back to the date of my birth. I bet it would be in the millions. Why should I care. This was the worst idea ever in news readers.
Initially thought as a usability feature (probably originated in the old forums) and introduced by number freaks, these unread numbers are putting a lot of pressure on users and creating the fear of losing control.
Can unread counters be considered the first form of information overload?
