A friend of mine died and I didn't know because of algorithms

Re:A friend of mine died and I didn't know because of algori... by TallGuyShort on Monday December 18, 2017 @10:20PM (#15957467)

I've noticed this with Instagram too. I don't know what the algorithm is based on, because 2 months ago I stopped seeing posts from a couple of local stores I used to (until they stopped showing up in my feed when scrolling until I got to posts I had seen before) interact with A LOT. When I finally noticed I hadn't seen them in a while I checked their pages directly. Turns out a big ticket item I've been thinking about getting had just been on sale at a significant discount. Thanks, Instagram algorithms. Good job. Instagram and Facebook now removed from my phone and I haven't been happier in a long time. Good riddance. Distractions that stopped adding any value to my life a long time ago.

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Re:A friend of mine died and I didn't know because of algori... by zippergz on Monday December 18, 2017 @10:22PM (#15957475)

They’re trying to force the business to pay to advertise rather than using their platform to do it for free.

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Re:A friend of mine died and I didn't know because of algori... by sizzle on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @12:36AM (#15958020)

so they're taking the Yelp approach....

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Re:A friend of mine died and I didn't know because of algori... by MikeKusold on Monday December 18, 2017 @11:17PM (#15957708)

My problem with instagram is that I need to be careful what to "like". I used to follow Redbull, and they post great content that I would usually like. Then one day I noticed 3/4 of my feed was redbull. So I had to unfollow them. Now I follow some lifestyle accounts (mainly skiing) and I have to be careful not to like their content in case it takes over my page and hides my actual friends' posts.

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