Ask HN: Good social media sites in 2021?

Posted by tomrod on Saturday October 09, 2021 @01:19PM
from the ask-hn dept.

What social media/social sites do you recommend?

Reddit seems fairly niche. Facebook and LinkedIn seem very spammy. I don't understand Mastodon. I love Hacker News, and it seems more "social news" discussion than a way to connect with people for offline interaction.

How do you connect with people, personally and professionally?

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Re:Ask HN: Good social media sites in 2021? by Jugurtha on Saturday October 09, 2021 @04:33PM (#28813031)

>How do you connect with people, personally and professionally?

Many people have contact information in their bio/profile: email, website, keybase, Twitter, GitHub, etc.

Other than that, many connections are made in the comments.

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Re:Ask HN: Good social media sites in 2021? by askcarlos on Sunday October 10, 2021 @10:56AM (#28818906)

The only one I use is; App.eq.community - you have to (request t join) focused on underrepresented groups.

“In summary, EQ is the space to support each other, learn to engage in meaningful dialogue, and access hidden opportunities. “

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Re:Ask HN: Good social media sites in 2021? by rail2rail on Sunday October 10, 2021 @05:01PM (#28821945)

Reddit is great if you find the right subs and lock your feed down to just those.

I’ve actually really been enjoying TikTok now that the algo has my interests dialed in.

Shameless plug, I just released a social media app on Friday: snacktime.com

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Re:Ask HN: Good social media sites in 2021? by sloaken on Sunday October 10, 2021 @05:13PM (#28822029)

Local pub, church, tech events ...

Charity events ... nothing works like working in a team for a charity.

Join a sports team ... darts, baseball, etc

Find a meetup group in your area for something you are curious about.

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Re:Ask HN: Good social media sites in 2021? by fattybob on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @01:09AM (#28836300)

Mov.Im is quite interesting at the moment, pulling in a good selection of feeds from a growing range is sources.

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Re:Ask HN: Good social media sites in 2021? by kleer001 on Saturday October 09, 2021 @06:54PM (#28814081)

None.

Personal emails and/or video/phone calls (VOIP if necessary).

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Re:Ask HN: Good social media sites in 2021? by hidden-spyder on Sunday October 10, 2021 @12:45AM (#28815809)

Not sure if it's useful to meet people offline, but MetaFilter seems like a high quality forum.

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