I love the idea of social media alternatives in general, but one of the big hurdles with any social network is discoverability. It's one thing to publish my thoughts on a site like this, but if nobody sees it (and I can't find other like-minded individuals), then I might as well just be shouting into the void.
A lot of people hate the For You section of Twitter, but one thing it does (or did) exceptionally well was expand your social circle just a little bit by showing you people and tweets that you may want to interact with even if you aren't following directly. Similarly, TikTok's For You page allows for a ton of discovery.
Any thoughts on discoverability with respect to microblogging on Starlo?
We've had a lot of conversations about discoverability, and at least early on it's not something we're prioritizing (outside of the occasional feature of creators on our landing page or something). We're still considering options.
Starlo would be a great fit for a creator with an existing audience, or for someone working to build an audience outside of a social network, but we still think there's a lot of value in terms of discoverability on existing platforms.
Users could approach it how they'd like, but I personally would consider Starlo my "home" and social platforms my "outreach". If TikTok is banned, or Twitter is unstable, Starlo (like any sort of blog platform) is a stable home for your content long term.
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I love the idea of social media alternatives in general, but one of the big hurdles with any social network is discoverability. It's one thing to publish my thoughts on a site like this, but if nobody sees it (and I can't find other like-minded individuals), then I might as well just be shouting into the void.
A lot of people hate the For You section of Twitter, but one thing it does (or did) exceptionally well was expand your social circle just a little bit by showing you people and tweets that you may want to interact with even if you aren't following directly. Similarly, TikTok's For You page allows for a ton of discovery.
Any thoughts on discoverability with respect to microblogging on Starlo?
We've had a lot of conversations about discoverability, and at least early on it's not something we're prioritizing (outside of the occasional feature of creators on our landing page or something). We're still considering options.
Starlo would be a great fit for a creator with an existing audience, or for someone working to build an audience outside of a social network, but we still think there's a lot of value in terms of discoverability on existing platforms.
Users could approach it how they'd like, but I personally would consider Starlo my "home" and social platforms my "outreach". If TikTok is banned, or Twitter is unstable, Starlo (like any sort of blog platform) is a stable home for your content long term.