Post AkvdcApe9Q9dZWxisq by brianstorms@mastodon.social
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 (DIR) Post #Akvdc9LTg6Qaxfq7Dk by elipariser@mastodon.social
       2024-08-12T13:25:20Z
       
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       New @washingtonpost piece from @willoremus with new @wearenew_public research demonstrating what it looks like when local social media is done right -- and how important business, moderation and design choices are in creating a lot of the toxic conversations today. Things really don't have to be this way!https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/08/10/front-porch-forum-vermont-research-new-public/
       
 (DIR) Post #AkvdcApe9Q9dZWxisq by brianstorms@mastodon.social
       2024-08-12T16:54:52Z
       
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       @elipariser @washingtonpost @willoremus @wearenew_public Social media tends to be done right -- when the scale is small. This has been the case since PLATO and The WELL.It's once you add scale, then the MBAs come in, and wanna grow everything to numbers in the billions, and the pressure is on to do so. The motivations change. The vibe changes. The people change. The rules change. In the end, you get crap.I suspect it will certainly happen to Threads.
       
 (DIR) Post #AkvdcC11kaqtF7IKGG by tomjennings@tldr.nettime.org
       2024-08-13T15:41:46Z
       
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       @brianstorms @elipariser @washingtonpost @willoremus @wearenew_public You nailed it exactly. The answer is fairly obvious and a thousand examples and each time, growth and profit wins. Twitter turned follow counts into a sport and the fediverse has imported a lot of twitter bad habits. Scale, scale, scale.  Keep it small and almost anything works. Large, nothing seems to (speaking socially).Probably means it can't make money. And maybe, "should" not. It's our personal conversation, why is that an acceptable thing to profit from?
       
 (DIR) Post #Akvjo76MRhRdCbrBlA by wearenew_public@mastodon.social
       2024-08-13T16:51:08Z
       
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       @tomjennings @brianstorms @elipariser @washingtonpost @willoremus FPF is profitable! They build long-term relationships with local advertisers, and don't sell data on users. More here:https://newpublic.substack.com/p/the-vermont-miracle-how-one-local
       
 (DIR) Post #AkvkgE3Wo1f2PNKndQ by tomjennings@tldr.nettime.org
       2024-08-13T17:00:51Z
       
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       @wearenew_public Wow! Impressive. Scale matters for sure, but so does intent -- and backing that intent with action. 22 years is not nothin!