David - Forking Mad

My little #TagPush project, which I initially created for myself to seek out content across the fediverse based on a hashtag, is keeping busy since I launched it publicly 3 months ago.

It looks like this weekend will push the number of boosts to over 150k posts. 🥳

More info here.

Why do we need this, why not just follow a hashtag?

I get asked this a lot. The answer is simple. The fediverse is distributed so there is no main server or collection of posts. When you follow a hashtag, your own server can only show posts which have landed on it. So if you are on a smaller server, you miss lots of posts. Tagpush tries to scoop them up across the fedi and boost them to your own server.

Oct 25 at 11:46amWeb
Show threadgobino Oct 25

@daj nice. Now I know who has been “boosting” me 😊

Btw, I had a look at the tech account, but couldn’t see any toots.

Show threadDavid - Forking MadOct 25
@gobino the Tech account is one of the busiest. Currently, it has boosted 35,366 posts! Most of the accounts don't show what they have previously boosted.
Show threadAaron  Oct 25
@daj This is cool! Giving a couple of them a follow. I’ve boosted your post too. 🤘🏻
Show threadDavid - Forking MadOct 25
@Aaron Awesome, and thanks for the boost. I appreciate it.
Show threadAaron  Oct 27

@daj After following Tech for a few days I have 2 key suggestions:

1. Filter out marketing posts.
2. Filter out AI posts.

Generally a lot of tagged posts I’m seeing are stuffed with tons of hashtags. I personally see those posts as spam.

Show threadDavid - Forking MadOct 27

@Aaron Thanks. Given that these are bot accounts, with no human curation, it's challenging trying to use the correct logic to filter without precluding genuine posts. Any suggestions welcome.

I already filter out a number of bot accounts, specifically for tech as the volumes are high. You can of course block the accounts too and would never see them in your own timeline.

Show threadAaron  Oct 27
@daj My only thought is to offer different levels of accounts. Tech only, tech minus other hashtags, etc. not sure how easy that would be to configure. I recognize it can get messy fairly quick.
Show threadbsg ⁂ Oct 26

@daj

I've been using your service for some time. Thank you for that.

Show threadDavid - Forking MadOct 26
@bsg thanks. I'm glad you find it useful.