The hottest Social media Substack posts right now

And their main takeaways
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How to improve social media - Part I

Optimally Irrational • 4 implied HN points • 24 Jan 24
🕹 Technology Social media
  1. Improving social media platforms can lead to more constructive and reasoned discussions by favoring consensual views
  2. Social media is like a game of status where users compete for social recognition through likes and reposts
  3. Different social media platforms have unique cultures of interaction shaped by social norms which influence user behavior

I hate Instagram. But I feel I can't leave...

Green Graphic Design • 1 HN point • 12 May 23
🕹 Technology Social media
  1. Instagram can negatively impact mental health and productivity, leading users to employ app-blockers and reduce screen time.
  2. Instagram's business model can feel draining for content creators, pushing for surface-level and algorithm-pleasing content over thoughtful, long-form work.
  3. Social media platforms like Instagram are designed to keep users locked in, making it hard to leave and transfer followers, while facing challenges like misinformation and future changes in platform priorities.

How I Built This In Public: Erwin

Build In Public Newsletter • 1 HN point • 17 Mar 23
💼 Business Social media
  1. Start building in public early in your startup journey to gauge interest and engage with potential customers
  2. Building in public helps build trust with customers, involve them in the product development, and create a unique marketing channel
  3. Overcome challenges of vulnerability and fears by focusing on the positive impact and benefits of sharing your journey

Digital footprints are meaningless now

Embedded • 1 HN point • 07 Aug 23
🕹 Technology Social media
  1. Digital footprints are becoming less significant due to the overwhelming amount of information online.
  2. Younger generations are generating an excessive amount of digital content, creating a cloud of information that is hard to navigate.
  3. People are becoming more open and authentic online, sharing personal details that were previously considered private.

Kevin Systrom: One Of These Social Platforms May Well Become The Everything App

Big Technology Podcast Transcripts • 1 HN point • 31 Mar 23
🕹 Technology Social media
  1. Social media platforms are evolving to become more similar in their AI-based content delivery.
  2. The potential for one social platform to become an 'everything app' through AI-driven personalization is a significant trend.
  3. Kevin Systrom's focus on machine learning and personalization in content curation is a key aspect of his new venture, Artifact.
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UX Roundup: Time Estimates for Quant Projects | LinkedIn Rant | Benchmarking UX | Kazakhstan/Uzbekistan UX | Free AI Courses | New Music Tool

Jakob Nielsen on UX • 3 implied HN points • 11 Mar 24
🕹 Technology Social media
  1. For quantitative user research projects, default time estimate is one month, divided into planning, data collection, analysis, and final results stages.
  2. LinkedIn algorithm reduces reach for posts with external links, hindering usability and user experience on the platform.
  3. Benchmarking UX quality over time can help track improvements, emphasize UX importance, and guide corrective actions when needed.

Read the Roon

Don't Worry About the Vase • 3 HN points • 05 Mar 24
🕹 Technology Social media
  1. Roon is a key figure in discussing AI capabilities and existential risks, promoting thoughtful engagement over fear or denial.
  2. Individuals can impact the development and outcomes of AI by taking action and advocating for responsible practices.
  3. Balancing concerns about AI with a sense of agency and purpose can lead to more constructive discussions and actions towards shaping a beneficial future.

How to hunt down TikTok's top videos

12challenges • 3 HN points • 13 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Social media
  1. Hunting down TikTok's top videos is challenging because the data is not easily accessible through conventional methods like Google search.
  2. Using TikTok's Research API is limited and not helpful in obtaining the top TikTok videos by view count.
  3. Scraping TikTok's platform or using social monitoring tools are options to consider, but these methods come with challenges like legal implications and high costs.

How to improve social media - Part II

Optimally Irrational • 3 implied HN points • 31 Jan 24
🕹 Technology Social media
  1. Content creation on social media platforms can be improved by incentivizing users to produce better quality content that appeals broadly across partisan lines.
  2. Implementing systems like upvoting and downvoting mechanisms can help reduce extreme and polarizing content on social media platforms.
  3. Platforms can consider algorithms that prioritize consensual content and users' contributions from diverse perspectives to enhance the quality of information presented.

Visions

GOOD INTERNET • 3 implied HN points • 04 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Social media
  1. AI-Desinformation's impact is debated and may not be as significant as perceived.
  2. Apple's Vision Pro headset presents limitations like isolation and size, despite innovative features.
  3. The concept of a universal reader app like Project Tapestry offers a solution to the fragmented web experience.

Facebook và Minds

Thái | Hacker | Kỹ sư tin tặc • 19 implied HN points • 02 Jul 18
🕹 Technology Social media
  1. Consider protecting privacy and productivity by being cautious of social media platforms like Facebook that may lead to dependency and distraction.
  2. Be skeptical of promises made by newer platforms like Minds that claim to prioritize free speech, as their primary goals may still be profit-driven.
  3. Prioritize safety, privacy, and freedom of speech when choosing social media platforms, and consider decentralized options like Mastodon to avoid reliance on profit-based companies.

The nine thousand dollar botnet

Conspirador Norteño • 3 HN points • 28 Jan 24
🕹 Technology Social media
  1. A network of verified spam accounts with blue checkmarks is flooding posts with similar replies.
  2. The spam network consists of over 1000 old accounts that may have been hijacked or purchased.
  3. The spam accounts primarily reply to meme accounts and tech personalities, casting doubt on the value of paid verification for preventing spam.

Checked Out

Some Unpleasant Arithmetic • 5 implied HN points • 25 Apr 23
🕹 Technology Social media
  1. Twitter drama over blue check verification sparked controversies among celebrities and users.
  2. Celebrities face trade-offs between engaging with a large audience and avoiding risks to their reputation on social media platforms.
  3. Challenges arise when the system allows anyone to be verified, potentially mixing important figures with undesirable individuals.

Important Announcement

RadicalVoid_ • 1 implied HN point • 05 Jan 25
🎭️ Culture Social media
  1. A new newsletter called Revoluciana is starting on a different platform, and subscribers will automatically be included unless they unsubscribe.
  2. The author reflects on their journey, noting that writing has helped them connect with others and share experiences during their transition.
  3. In the new newsletter, expect topics about power, queerness, and activism, delivered in a more direct and irreverent style than before.

VOL 69: From Tweets to 'X', Elon Musk New Super App

MAP's Tech Newsletter. • 4 implied HN points • 29 Jul 23
🕹 Technology Social media
  1. Elon Musk's decision to rebrand Twitter as 'X' is part of his grand vision to transform the platform into a hub for various services.
  2. Musk's fascination with the letter 'X' has been a recurring theme in his endeavors, from X.com to SpaceX and beyond.
  3. The rebranding of Twitter to 'X' marks a significant shift under Musk's leadership, raising questions about content moderation and the future of the platform.

Project Lazarus Is Coming

pgpt • 5 HN points • 01 Mar 23
🕹 Technology Social media
  1. Rumors suggest Meta is working on a project to replicate a person's social identity.
  2. Possible automated actions include text, photo, and video posts with AI tools.
  3. Creating a peer-to-peer verification service could prevent abuse of online identities.

Probable events poison reality

Internal exile • 4 HN points • 16 Jun 23
🕹 Technology Social media
  1. Technology is often viewed in terms of economic potential and innovation, overlooking broader impacts.
  2. Critiques of technology often reveal underlying critiques of capitalist systems and profit-driven motives.
  3. The spread of large language models (LLMs) and AI technology may lead to a polluted reality devoid of true innovation.

Wish We Wrote #2: The Flattening of Culture

Dilemmas of Meaning • 3 implied HN points • 03 Nov 23
🎭️ Culture Social media
  1. Creators in online content creation must learn and adapt to the ever-changing algorithms and trends to succeed.
  2. AI tools like YouTube's AI Insights are designed to help creators stay relevant and generate content suggestions for their audience.
  3. The pressure to consistently produce popular, on-trend content on platforms like YouTube can lead to burnout and a flattening of cultural diversity.

A waste of time and money

Klement on Investing • 2 implied HN points • 15 Mar 24
💰 Finance Social media
  1. A new study shows that financial influencers on StockTwits often provide recommendations that lead to underperformance in the market.
  2. Only a minority of financial influencers are able to outperform the market, with a significant portion actually having negative performance.
  3. Users tend to follow financial influencers who echo their own sentiments, leading to a cycle of poor recommendations and wasted time and money.

#50

The Nibble • 2 implied HN points • 09 Mar 24
🕹 Technology Social media
  1. Amazon purchased a 100% nuclear-powered data center for $650M in Pennsylvania, highlighting a move towards clean energy but raising concerns about actual environmental impact.
  2. India's Ministry of Electronics and IT mandated significant AI firms to avoid bias and secure government approval before deploying AI models, sparking debates and criticism.
  3. Sony filed a patent for 'Super fungible tokens' for gaming, aiming to attach value to in-game items for potential real-money trading, introducing a new concept in gaming.

The Journey of DC Rainmaker

The Healthtech Initiative • 3 implied HN points • 23 Aug 23
🎾 Sports Social media
  1. DC Rainmaker started as a triathlete and tech enthusiast, creating a blog to share insights on sports gadgets.
  2. DC Rainmaker is known for thorough and unbiased reviews of sports technology products, earning trust in the sports tech community.
  3. He goes beyond product reviews to explore trends, engage with his audience, and collaborate with sports tech companies.

GAN-tastic catfishing

Conspirador Norteño • 3 HN points • 20 Aug 23
🕹 Technology Social media
  1. Some inauthentic social media accounts use artificially generated faces to create fictional personas that are accepted as real
  2. Fake accounts like "Paul Fox" and "Gabby" use stolen images to fabricate their online lives and engage with followers
  3. As synthetic media technology improves, it is important for social media platforms to require disclosure of synthetic images to address deception

Queer Identity's Online Spotlight Overcoming Society's Shadow

Dilemmas of Meaning • 3 implied HN points • 01 Jun 23
🎭️ Culture Social media
  1. Queer people have turned to online spaces for refuge and representation due to societal barriers and prejudice
  2. Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) explains how queer identities are constructed through modeling, enacted experience, and direct tuition
  3. Online spaces provide essential support for queer individuals in terms of sex-ed, identity exploration, and community building

11 habits for healthy social media use

Dachi • 2 implied HN points • 27 Nov 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Social media
  1. Understand the purpose of each social media platform in your life and prioritize what matters to you.
  2. Use social media to strengthen relationships, not just for passive consumption.
  3. Set limits on how often you use social media to stay updated without getting overwhelmed.

Uniform Thought Machines

Mind Prison • 3 HN points • 02 May 23
🕹 Technology Social media
  1. Social media can induce social conformity by design, not just by algorithms.
  2. Engagement hacking and social engineering strategies keep users hooked and drive revenue.
  3. Pre-social media communication, focused on diverse small circles, may offer more nuanced conversations and less conformity.

Entry 1: Algorithmic Identities

Dilemmas of Meaning • 3 HN points • 20 Apr 23
🎭️ Culture Social media
  1. Identity is not fixed by society or culture, but should be decided by the individual through their choices and actions.
  2. Algorithms play a significant role in shaping identity by suggesting content and influencing interests, beliefs, and self-perception.
  3. Algorithms have the power to control conversations, create echo chambers, and perpetuate biases through targeted content, potentially impacting mental health and self-knowledge.

The Hypnotized Society

Monomythical • 2 HN points • 16 Nov 23
🎭️ Culture Social media
  1. Hypnosis can rewire the brain to perceive pain differently, and is more common than we think in daily life
  2. The bicameral mind theory suggests a time when humans were guided by internal voices, similar to hypnosis
  3. Doomscrolling can put us in an unconscious state, making us highly receptive to negative information and ideas