Word of Mouth 🍄 :emacs: on Nostr: Periodic reminder and #feditip... Due to the way the #fediverse works for pretty much ...
Periodic reminder and #feditip...
Due to the way the #fediverse works for pretty much all apps, like #mastodon, your feeds have one simple algorithm: first-in, first-out (FIFO).
The only fediverse-connected app not using FIFO right now, that I know of, is Threads.
That means that the usual rules don't apply. If you want a robust feed, just follow pretty much anyone, randomly, if someone you already followed boosted them into your feed.
Follow generously.
When you boost, it keeps the toot alive. Most toots die on the vine, because it's not all one big pool of users, where discovery is as simple as doomscrolling until you agree. Plus, there's no algorithm, other than FIFO.
So also boost generously.
This is far more real-time than Twitter or Facebook. You're pretty much seeing posts that were just posted, or have genuinely viral staying power, because people keep boosting them.
Due to the way the #fediverse works for pretty much all apps, like #mastodon, your feeds have one simple algorithm: first-in, first-out (FIFO).
The only fediverse-connected app not using FIFO right now, that I know of, is Threads.
That means that the usual rules don't apply. If you want a robust feed, just follow pretty much anyone, randomly, if someone you already followed boosted them into your feed.
Follow generously.
When you boost, it keeps the toot alive. Most toots die on the vine, because it's not all one big pool of users, where discovery is as simple as doomscrolling until you agree. Plus, there's no algorithm, other than FIFO.
So also boost generously.
This is far more real-time than Twitter or Facebook. You're pretty much seeing posts that were just posted, or have genuinely viral staying power, because people keep boosting them.