Deborah Hartmann Preuss, pccNov 6, 2022
Jeremy Allen
A tip someone passed along earlier that is worth repeating. Discoverability on mastodon is improved when you boost posts rather than just favoriting them. Unlike the   bird site, mastodon does not show in my feed the things you favorite. So boost the stuff you like! Tags also help discoverability! #twittermigration #tips
Nov 4, 2022 at 9:55pmWeb
Show threadRichard BamattreNov 4, 2022
@jeremy_data Great tip - was just trying to figure out ways to find people on different servers
Show threadTobias HellgrenNov 4, 2022
@jeremy_data Okay! How to boost?
Show threadJeremy AllenNov 4, 2022
@thanius the circular arrows at the bottom of a post! Same as a retweet on the bird site.
Show threadTobias HellgrenNov 4, 2022
@jeremy_data Alright! Still learning terminology. Only been here for 3 years 🙃
Show threadTobias HellgrenNov 4, 2022
@jeremy_data Thanks for the tip!
Show threadJocelyn EtienneNov 5, 2022
@thanius @jeremy_data Icon looks much like this: 🔁
now... 🚀 !
Show threadErnestoNov 5, 2022
@jeremy_data thanks for sharing!
Show threadDavid ChanceNov 5, 2022
@jeremy_data
Show threadBrian AnsemsNov 5, 2022
@jeremy_data that’s super cool. I like this behaviour a lot. Thanks for the info.
Show threadIrizorisNov 5, 2022
@jeremy_data Good to know. It used to be that way on Twitter too. Then my feed started filling up with all the stuff that people liked. I myself stopped liking in order to avoid creating clutter. Some people had so many likes that I unfollowed them because they were cluttering my feed and preventing me to see other things.
Show threadJocelyn EtienneNov 5, 2022
@jeremy_data Also, boosting doesn't feel like retweeting: you don't necessarily fully endorse what you boost. You want it to be heard, that's it.
Show threadRichie HollandNov 5, 2022
@jeremy_data "reblogging" is boosting, right?
Show threadJeremy AllenNov 5, 2022
@richieholland that’s correct!
Show threadSusan FoxNov 5, 2022
@jeremy_data For those of us new how to boost?
Show threadJeremy AllenNov 5, 2022
@susanfox clicking the recycle arrows at the bottom of a post will reshare it in your timeline. Like retweet on twitter. Here it’s called a boost. Some other details here https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/network/#actions
Using the network features - Mastodon documentation

Follow and talk to anyone from any server.

Show threadValourNov 5, 2022
@jeremy_data is "boost" the Mastodon equivalent of retweeting? Trying to get my terms right!
Show threadJeremy AllenNov 5, 2022
@ValouriousKnight That’s what I have seen, but I haven’t read official docs. Maybe I should!
Show threadValourNov 5, 2022
@jeremy_data fab, thanks for the explanation. I shall bear it in mind
Show threadRose Hayden-Smith, PhDNov 5, 2022
@jeremy_data Thanks for this tip!
Show threadIvan HozNov 6, 2022
@jeremy_data thanks for the tip!
Show threadTristan R.H. GoodbodyNov 6, 2022
@jeremy_data thanks for the tip 😄
Show threadDeborah Hartmann Preuss, pccNov 6, 2022
@jeremy_data I like the distinction between "like" and "boost". I was appalled when I discovered my likes were showing up in others' feeds.
Show threadDeemah 🇺🇦 🇳🇴 🇸🇪Nov 6, 2022
@deborahh @jeremy_data Yeah, back to sanity. Boost should be the signal towards your followers and like - towards the person you follow.
Show threadDeborah Hartmann Preuss, pccNov 6, 2022
@jeremy_data Q: what's the difference in effect between boosting and replying? Are they the same, but on a reply I add text?
Still figuring this out.
Show threadDeborah Hartmann Preuss, pccNov 6, 2022
@jeremy_data I guess my question is: when I reply, should I *also* boost if I want to give it more visibility?
Show threadJeremy AllenNov 6, 2022
@deborahh Good question. I’m not 100% sure on that one. Try it out!
Show threadCoach Pāṇini ®Nov 6, 2022
@jeremy_data good to know!
Show threadChristopher MaynardNov 7, 2022
@jeremy_data thank you! We all need the help, lol.
Show threadMichael ToulouseNov 7, 2022
@jeremy_data that emoji is 🔥
Show threadTeriPajewskiNov 7, 2022
@jeremy_data thanks! Passed this along.