petersuberNov 7, 2022

Kudos to the #Netherlands.
https://www.uu.nl/en/news/82-of-scientific-publications-open-access-available

"Dutch universities published 82% of their peer-reviewed scientific publications #OpenAccess in 2021. This is an increase of nine percentage points compared to 2020."

Show threadpetersuberNov 7, 2022

Little experiment comparing activity on #Mastodon and #Twitter.

One hour ago, I posted the Dutch news above (previous item in this thread) at the same time to my personal accounts on #Mastodon and #Twitter. Here's what happened in that hour:

* Mastodon, 24 favorites, 12 boosts

* Twitter, 12 likes, 6 retweets

That's nearly twice as much engagement on Mastodon. But I have more than 23 times more followers on Twitter than Mastodon.

Show threadCentauriusNov 7, 2022
@petersuber Could this increase in engagement be due to a “closer” form of interaction fostered by the design and implementation of Mastodon? It seems like Twitter became a standoffish place where everyone is just there for the lurking or performative arts. People seem more willing to actually engage here.
Show threadJeff Haluska
@Centaurius @petersuber As others say it's cause the Algorithm is suppressing your posts. If you're a celebrity or have a lot of engagement from niche topics, the algorithm effectively treats your posts as useless.
Nov 7, 2022 at 4:43pmWeb