425: Word of the Day: Engagement
This week on Rocket, the word of the day is ENGAGEMENT! Elon Musk has ordered Twitter engineers to boost engagement of his own Tweets. So that’s normal! Meanwhile, how are things going over on Mastodon? There’s some kerfuffle in the tech world over growth on the platform(s). Brianna and Christina discuss their own experience with the decentralized social network. Finally, Marcin Wichery joins us to discuss his history of keyboards, Shift Happens!
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#425: Word of the Day: Engagement
February 16th, 2023
58 minutes
The word of the day is ENGAGEMENT! Elon Musk has ordered Twitter engineers to boost engagement of his own Tweets. Meanwhile, how are things going over on Mastodon? Finally, Marcin Wichery joins us to discuss his history of keyboards, Shift Happens!
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Yes, Elon Musk created a special system for showing you all his tweets first
The Mastodon Bump Is Now a Slump | WIRED
Martin Holland (@fingolas) | Calckey Social
Lazy Reporters Claiming Fediverse Is ‘Slumping,’ Despite Massive Increase In Usage | Techdirt
Marcin Wichary (@mwichary) / Twitter
Shift Happens: A book about keyboards by Marcin Wichary — Kickstarter