Social site alternatives: Difference between revisions

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-Twitter is very much a network. Most things we call social sites are - maximum reach, maximum engagement and more ad revenue.
+Twitter is very much a network.
+Most things we (pretty much incorrectly) call social sites are - maximum reach, maximum engagement -- because those mean more ad revenue - the basic business model.
 On twitter, you're there to find ''everyone''.
-On mastodon is set up more for communities than for networks. Instances are often specialized for like minds, shared interests.
+Things like mastodon are set up more for communities than for networks.
+Instances are often specialized for like minds, shared interests.
 ...and this interest may be 'shitposting like on twitter', and large common instances may work out that way,
 yet on instances that are more specific, this may get called off topic.
+You can still find pretty much everyone, but that is a secondary.
+===Mastodon===
+The main differences
+* you have an account on a specific instance
+:: the people you want to connect with may be on different instances -- but chances are those will be
+it will probably be connecting to all the instances that the people
-===Mastodon===
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+boost - what on twitter would be called retweet

Latest revision as of 14:43, 14 October 2023