Extending our Mastodon social media trial
www.bbc.co.uk
An update reflecting on 6 months of our trial in the federated social media space
  • Jo MiranEnglish
    15•3 months ago

    My favorite part:

    For some equivalent posts we’ve seen significantly larger engagement numbers for Mastodon compared to X/Twitter, particularly given the relative sizes of different platforms.

    • Value SubtractedOPMEnglish
      4•3 months ago

      Interesting, isn’t it? I saw a number of people making that same observation during one of the migration waves.

      • Jo MiranEnglish
        5•3 months ago

        I don’t do “Twitter style” social media much but when I did use my Mastodon account I found significant engagement. On Twitter my posts were invisible, but on Mastodon people found, liked, and commented on them. Conversation were good as well.

        I was a beta tester for BlueSky and I found the same “invisibility” problem there. Same posts on Mastodon, Twitter, and Blue Sky and only the Mastodon ones generated responses or any acknowledgement for that matter.

    • Value SubtractedOPMEnglish
      3•3 months ago

      It’s an interesting idea, but I wonder if the “Twitter-like” design of Mastodon is more appealing to brands than the “Reddit-like” design of Lemmy.

  • FiveMacsEnglish
    -7•3 months ago

    Companies shouldnt be allowed on social media.

    • Jo MiranEnglish
      7•3 months ago

      Companies shouldnt be allowed to own social media.

      FTFY

    • downpunxx
      2•3 months ago

      I disagree, I’m able to get world events while they are happening realtime, from both reporters and lay people, and see which way the event is being colored and manipulated by comparing the two. It’s invaluable.