Social Media Algorithms, someone explain it to me? 😊
Hello Watch friends 🙏🏼
I’ve noticed recently some posts creating more of a buzz than others and wondered why? I’m not trying to be / want to be the NEXT BIG THING on social media, but I don’t seem to get much traffic for the post I do, that’s not just on here but other sites too. I noticed today a person with 17 followers and following 1 posted about his SOTC and currently has 117 likes etc and 80+ comments, it’s strange! The posts I put on here are for the watch community to see and read and get involved in, but they just seem to be bypassed in the main.
Algorithm meaning.
“What is a social media algorithm? A social media algorithm is a set of rules and signals that rank content on a social platform. It organizes content on social feeds based on how likely each individual social media user is to like it and interact with it.”
This isn’t a moan, just trying to figure out what’s going on 🤣
Thank you Ben
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Yes it’s strange and noticed this before. I can only just about work out my tv remote let alone a algorithm. But don’t worry Ben I read all your posts especially when I go to bed as they work better than a mug of cocoa (kidding).
Who knows the inner workings of the hive mind (maybe message Max and offer up your 1st born, might help) anyway I've replied and hopefully my 2 1/2 followers will jump your thread😉
Cheers Rob 👍🏼🤣
I strongly suspect much has to do with posting at the time of day when the most users are on, which I suspect is when it is evening across the US time zones. I think the algorithm, and many users, are visual based to images are sadly a factor.
I can't speak for other sites, but for this one I have been of the opinion that when we speak about "the algorithm" we are really talking about the whims of a 20 year old intern at WC. The key here is to get a post moved from the "Latest" feed to the "Top" feed. Most users on their phones will see the "Top" feed and many never switch to "Latest" or "Following." In the Top feed posts get more than twice the engagement and many, if not all, posts are placed there manually.
I am sure that there is some objective standards for moving a post to the Top feed. WC used to show us views in addition to "Likes" and "Comments". Likes seem to be the most important. There used to be posts that would get hundreds (or even thousands) of views and very few likes or comments. It also seems to matter how fast those likes are accumulated. In this respect timing your post will matter. A post that drops in time to get noticed in all time zones in the U.S. has better traction than one timed for breakfast in Jakarta.
Lastly, despite WC being a place for pleasant and less trollish (Reddit) watch conversation, posts with a bit of an edge do better than the more anodyne ones. Make a post with a positive view of Tudor and it comes and goes. Lean into a criticism of Tudor, especially with humor, and the post will get attention that WC can't ignore. I have researched and written long posts here about brands that are neutral in tone that have never gained traction. I can get hundreds of responses, both positive and negative, by calling the Bulova Luner Pilot an ungainly cow patty of a watch.
Day time related I guess.
I'm in the UK , it's 12.30 and I'm at work. That's when I'm on here most, guess it's the same for most folks 🤔
I can't speak for other sites, but for this one I have been of the opinion that when we speak about "the algorithm" we are really talking about the whims of a 20 year old intern at WC. The key here is to get a post moved from the "Latest" feed to the "Top" feed. Most users on their phones will see the "Top" feed and many never switch to "Latest" or "Following." In the Top feed posts get more than twice the engagement and many, if not all, posts are placed there manually.
I am sure that there is some objective standards for moving a post to the Top feed. WC used to show us views in addition to "Likes" and "Comments". Likes seem to be the most important. There used to be posts that would get hundreds (or even thousands) of views and very few likes or comments. It also seems to matter how fast those likes are accumulated. In this respect timing your post will matter. A post that drops in time to get noticed in all time zones in the U.S. has better traction than one timed for breakfast in Jakarta.
Lastly, despite WC being a place for pleasant and less trollish (Reddit) watch conversation, posts with a bit of an edge do better than the more anodyne ones. Make a post with a positive view of Tudor and it comes and goes. Lean into a criticism of Tudor, especially with humor, and the post will get attention that WC can't ignore. I have researched and written long posts here about brands that are neutral in tone that have never gained traction. I can get hundreds of responses, both positive and negative, by calling the Bulova Luner Pilot an ungainly cow patty of a watch.
Thank you for this insight, like I say I’m not trying to gain anything from this, maybe a little appreciation of my efforts for the #watchjourney2023 and 2024 which is now up and running, just strange how someone with £500,000 in watches gets a big welcome and a buzz and my idea and journey with sending watches around the world get hardly anything 🥲 I might try your approach and post at teatime American time 👍🏼