Ever wonder why every time you open your favorite social media app, you find yourself scrolling for what feels like minutes but turns into hours? π...
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One interesting fact is that many social media sites will down-rank/suppress any posts that contain links to other sites. The reason is that they want to keep their audience on their own sites.
+1 to this. I remember how Instagram used to show warning links when trying to click it. Then they introduced a WebView based browser inside their app only. Pretty clever :)
So true! Instagramβs move to a WebView browser within the app was definitely a clever way to keep users from leaving. Smart strategy! β
Exactly! Social media platforms down-rank external links to keep users on their site longer.π€πΌβ€οΈ
Thank you, great article. I already knew all of this but it's nice to have it written in a well structured form. I think the key takeaway for readers should be "taking back control" over the algorithm. Simple thing to do to start developing good habits again.
Thanks a lot! I totally agreeβthe key is definitely about taking back control and building better habits. Glad you liked the structure!β€οΈβ€οΈ
Awesome ππ
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Woah, you went all into this post. Love the intricacies!
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Whoa! I thought anyone with any more details than that would be under an extremely strict NDA. Aren't recommendation algorithms like gold to companies?
Haha, youβre totally right! π Companies definitely treat their recommendation algorithms like gold. But sharing general insights is still safe ground!
Nice! Thanks :)
good topic
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really great and deep insights into the world of social media and their used algorithm
Thanks a lot! β€οΈβ€οΈ I'm glad you found the insights valuable
interesting topic
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thats surely these are the reasons
Absolutely! Those are definitely some key reasons behind it.β€οΈ