Scott Hanselman 👸🏽🐝🌮Dec 19, 2022
Remember - there’s no algorithm here. Favs are nice but boosts are useful. Boost more than you did on Twitter.
petra lehnerDec 19, 2022
Show threadTim Fisher 🇺🇸
@shanselman Favs are for saying, "nice job, I like this." Boosts are for saying, "more people should see this."
Dec 19, 2022 at 10:01pmWeb
Show threadMaxMillieDec 19, 2022
@tf I give you both. Just for fun.
Show threadOrion EdwardsDec 19, 2022
@tf @shanselman hmm that's interesting. I thought favs were bookmarks; things I'd like to keep for long term storage, not for "likes"?
Show threadScott Hanselman 👸🏽🐝🌮Dec 19, 2022
@borland @tf there are actual bookmarks here
Show threadRyan SchuetzlerDec 20, 2022
@shanselman @borland @tf Though I'm not sure what the difference is. Two functions seem to be pretty much the same, except bookmarks aren't public?
Show threadAsbjørn UlsbergDec 20, 2022
@schuetzler @shanselman @borland @tf Favouring toots notifies the author. Bookmarks doesn’t.
Show threadKonstantin WeddigeDec 20, 2022
@schuetzler @shanselman @borland @tf bookmarks are not public and the author of the original toot doesn't get a notification. A like "says something" while a bookmark is a bookmark.
Show threadSörenDec 21, 2022
@schuetzler @shanselman @borland @tf bookmarks are for yourself to remember a toot for later. Favs can also do that, but they also show the author appreciation.
Show threadLetsbehonestDec 20, 2022
@tf @shanselman But what is a Boost?
Show threadTim Fisher 🇺🇸Dec 20, 2022
@valder @shanselman I think what Boost does is it bumps it back up to the top of all the feeds. (Home feed for your followers, local feed for everyone else on your instance.)
Show threadScott Hanselman 👸🏽🐝🌮Dec 20, 2022
@valder @tf it’s a RT
Show threadJoseph Leedy Dec 20, 2022
@tf @shanselman Absolutely. That was how I used Twitter as well.