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Re:Twitter open sourced the recommendation engine by 6d6b73 on Friday March 31, 2023 @03:59PM (#35392678)
Like it or not but it's the twitter that gets value from celebrities. How many people are on social networks jusy so see what their fav celebrites are doing?
Re:Twitter open sourced the recommendation engine by nonethewiser on Friday March 31, 2023 @04:38PM (#35393308)
It obviously goes both ways. Social media is a megaphone and ego boost for celebs.
Re:Twitter open sourced the recommendation engine by mullingitover on Friday March 31, 2023 @05:01PM (#35393598)
The problem for twitter is it isn't the only game in town when it comes to social media, not by a long shot. They're not even in the top ten. They're a megaphone in a large pile of megaphones, and those other megaphones don't bite the hand that picks them up.
Re:Twitter open sourced the recommendation engine by ceejayoz on Friday March 31, 2023 @06:23PM (#35394543)
Twitter needs the LeBrons of the world far more than they need Twitter.
Re:Twitter open sourced the recommendation engine by dpifke on Friday March 31, 2023 @07:00PM (#35394926)
As someone who was on Twitter long before Oprah, or Elon, or Obama, or most other celebrities and politicians: I strongly disagree.

(Speaking about Twitter the product, not necessarily Twitter the company.)

Re:Twitter open sourced the recommendation engine by ceejayoz on Friday March 31, 2023 @07:34PM (#35395226)
That was an entirely different era. If you yearn for it, come on over to Mastodon.

Twitter the multi-billion dollar advertising company needs the big whales. I think it was pretty clear the company was under discussion.

Re:Twitter open sourced the recommendation engine by dazc on Saturday April 01, 2023 @09:51AM (#35400299)
What their fav celebrites say -v- what 'the media' says?