Open post johnwallace @johnwallace@mastodon.ie · 47mo ago Replying to @jerrylevine@mastodon.social <p>KEEP IN MIND! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> doesn't work like <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Twitter</span></a>! </p><p>Have you just made the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Twexit" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Twexit</span></a> or the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TwitterMigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TwitterMigration</span></a>? </p><p>Favorites ⭐ - they're not "likes". They don't "elevate" posts, they just the poster know you liked their post. </p><p>Boosts 🔁 - these push someone's post into your friends feeds (and help discovery).</p><p>So if you ⭐ my posts, that's great (and I love you too)! </p><p>But if you 🔁 posts, then more people see them!</p><p>OH! - <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hashtags" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Hashtags</span></a> are how you search! </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MastodonTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MastodonTips</span></a></p> @jerrylevine@mastodon.social That’s exactly how I thought Twitter worked too though? 🤷🏻
Open post johnwallace @johnwallace@mastodon.ie · 47mo ago Replying to @mudri@mathstodon.xyz @johnwallace@mastodon.ie @jerrylevine@mastodon.social People using Home rather than Latest Tweets see all sorts of rubbish thanks to likes and replies. The Mastodon behaviour is basically the same as Latest Tweets, as far as I can tell, except that you know that everyone else will be using it too. @mudri@mathstodon.xyz @jerrylevine@mastodon.social Good to know! I was a “Latest tweets” kinda guy! 👌🏼