A little procedure I follow to help noobs get seen by others. I used to do what most people do and boost their # introduction posts, but I think most people want to see more natural engagement and sort of glaze their eyes over when they see the intro tag, so here's what I do:
- Create a list called "noobs," hidden from home timeline.
- Go to # introduction
- Follow every poster with fewer than say 25 followers and add them to "noobs"
- Periodically browse "noobs" for interesting* toots, boost them
- Periodically unfollow accounts in "noobs" (do not remove from list! That puts them in your main stable of follows!)
- Repeat
I don't consider it spam-following, because I'm actually giving these accounts a good deal of attention and a good shot at being seen by a few hundred more people. Often I'll genuinely like an account and remove them from the list instead of unfollowing them. I haven't really tested this method's effectiveness, but I thought I'd put it here for others to consider.
*I have a fairly eclectic profile, so I'll boost just about anything that's not asinine.
I can't imagine what would make countries like Russia and China think they might someday have to team up against the US.
You'd be surprised how many cops are swingers.
Not everything is about Donald fucking Trump.
Not really. Only Americans are so dense as to require several months to absorb something like that.
Hell, CNN and MSNBC should have a disclaimer.
Good. Because they're not.
It's like people can't get interested in anything unless it has the Big Tech stamp of approval. 🙄
“The fact that Threads has joined the space has made it really interesting for other companies,” Prodromou says. “Threads is bringing a really big audience, as well as big names — like @POTUS is on the fediverse … So that makes this process a lot more interesting for other organizations — both for publishers who want to reach those audiences, as well as for existing social networks who want to have those influencers and celebrities available to their users.”
So this is just about piggy-backing on Threads, not any real support for the principles of open software.
I thought Threads was for people who thought Mastodon was too complicated. What's all this "turn on sharing" mess?
Ok, then what is she going to do about the shitty disloyal rube she just hired to advise her on matters of national importance?
I'm really sick of the age thing when it comes to gaming. Tons of middle-aged and older men spend hours watching sportsball every week, but nobody gives them shit.
That was always my thought when looking at those points: "How exactly did a person throw that through the skin of an elephant?"