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Some more strange quirks: https://twitter.com/Ben_Cary_/status/1641893540614623258 https://twitter.com/Ben_Cary_/status/1641893540614623258 > Twitter use

Some more strange quirks: https://twitter.com/Ben_Cary_/status/1641893540614623258 https://twitter.com/Ben_Cary_/status/1641893540614623258 > Twitter use to rank posts higher for those who had more followers/less people they follow > They are removing that as of today but kinda interesting that someone with 10k/10k followers would get less reach than if they had 10k followers and only followed 6k

ryzvonusef 4y ago
https://twitter.com/_johnforte/status/1641900138305134594 https://twitter.com/_johnforte/status/1641900138305134594 > Twitter is also using the page rank algo that google created. Basically, if a lot of people interact with the user they create more authority in the system.
- ryzvonusef 4y ago
  https://twitter.com/federicolois/status/1641900547555901441 https://twitter.com/federicolois/status/1641900547555901441 > Interesting piece here. If you are following less than 500 and you are verified your reputation is 100.
  - ryzvonusef 4y ago
    https://twitter.com/carlcarrie/status/1641900542573133826 https://twitter.com/carlcarrie/status/1641900542573133826 > The Twitter Algo uses graph of followers and tweet similarity to identify what alignment you are politically
- hk__2 4y ago
  > > Twitter is also using the page rank algo that google created Nitpick, but the PageRank algorithm was created before Google, because it was the foundation of it.
suddenclarity 4y ago
Might be a language barrier from my side but it doesn't really sound like a "strange quirk" but rather a wise decision. Following people to get followers is one of the oldest spam methods on social media. It's not surprising that they would reduce the reach of accounts using those methods.
- ryzvonusef 4y ago
  good point! "interesting insight" might have been a better phrase. i am just skimming twitter to get some scoops on the algo release
  - suddenclarity 4y ago
    And I appreciate it. I'm looking forward to people analysing all of it so we eventually can get an in-depth lecture on both the techniques and their decisions.
    - ryzvonusef 4y ago
      I stopped posting because I realised I might get caught in some spam filter, but I think I'll now look some more, there are so many random tidbits you can find in a company's code, it really reflects a company's culture and journey sometimes.

ryzvonusef 4y ago

https://twitter.com/_johnforte/status/1641900138305134594 https://twitter.com/_johnforte/status/1641900138305134594 > Twitter is also using the page rank algo that google created. Basically, if a lot of people interact with the user they create more authority in the system.

ryzvonusef 4y ago
https://twitter.com/federicolois/status/1641900547555901441 https://twitter.com/federicolois/status/1641900547555901441 > Interesting piece here. If you are following less than 500 and you are verified your reputation is 100.
- ryzvonusef 4y ago
  https://twitter.com/carlcarrie/status/1641900542573133826 https://twitter.com/carlcarrie/status/1641900542573133826 > The Twitter Algo uses graph of followers and tweet similarity to identify what alignment you are politically
hk__2 4y ago
> > Twitter is also using the page rank algo that google created Nitpick, but the PageRank algorithm was created before Google, because it was the foundation of it.

suddenclarity 4y ago

Might be a language barrier from my side but it doesn't really sound like a "strange quirk" but rather a wise decision. Following people to get followers is one of the oldest spam methods on social media. It's not surprising that they would reduce the reach of accounts using those methods.

ryzvonusef 4y ago
good point! "interesting insight" might have been a better phrase. i am just skimming twitter to get some scoops on the algo release
- suddenclarity 4y ago
  And I appreciate it. I'm looking forward to people analysing all of it so we eventually can get an in-depth lecture on both the techniques and their decisions.
  - ryzvonusef 4y ago
    I stopped posting because I realised I might get caught in some spam filter, but I think I'll now look some more, there are so many random tidbits you can find in a company's code, it really reflects a company's culture and journey sometimes.