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The great thing about Mastodon seems to be that it's bad for promoting. Several journalists, researchers, and bloggers jumped into Mastodon and tried to do the
by nabla9 4y ago
The great thing about Mastodon seems to be that it's bad for promoting.
Several journalists, researchers, and bloggers jumped into Mastodon and tried to do the usual "hot take every day" to get followers. It does not work. There is no vitality. Pumping hot air does not take off. They are really pissed that "retweet" feature is missing :)
I have discovered several people and groups of experts who just do their work, discuss and share knowledge without branding themselves.
- dhc02 4y agoJust give it time. Remember, before Twitter had algorithms, there were third-party platforms like favstar providing algorithmic virality as a service. I'm sure we'll eventually see similar tools for mastodon, followed by those tools being integrated into the platform, thereby eventually ruining it. Edit: yep. https://twitter.com/TimHaines/status/1626002333548306432?cxt=HHwWgIDT8byg3JAtAAAA https://twitter.com/TimHaines/status/1626002333548306432?cxt...
- Kye 4y agoMaybe it was just me, but high-rated Favstar posts were usually actually good. I followed the various accounts that shared tweets that reached certain thresholds because it was a reliable way to find interesting stuff. It's reminiscent of the Explore page Mastodon has now.