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@timbray@cosocial.ca
2025-10-16 03:59:57

Mastodon *does* have an algorithmic feed if you want one. It’s identified by different names in different clients but “Trending” is usually part of the name. I think it works well, hit the “Trending posts” and “Trending links” (called “News” in the Masto web client) once a day or so to get a feel for what’s happening in the world.
As with many other things, PhanPy is really good at presenting this stuff..

@jonippolito@digipres.club
2025-11-17 14:46:31

Every post you write is first read by a machine. Should the nature of writing change to accommodate that? I look at the pros and cons of adopting an AI-friendly grammar linkedin.com/posts/jonippolito

A female author typing on a computer keyboard with a futuristic machine version of her on the computer screen looking back at her, created with Leonardo.ai.

#writing #journalism #aiineducation #ailiteracy #llm | Jon Ippolito
Who are we writing for in the age of AI? Good writers write with readers in mind, and most assume those readers are human. As much as we might hope this is the case, however, the reality of the Internet age is that the first readers of our texts are machines. This didn’t start with large language models. Back in 2009, Facebook replaced its chronological feed with an algorithmic one, and now “For You” screens are the default in most social media platforms. Documentaries like The Social D…

@curiouscat@fosstodon.org
2025-10-03 21:26:26

In Praise of RSS and Controlled Feeds of Information
blog.burkert.me/posts/in_prais

In Praise of RSS and Controlled Feeds of Information
The way we consume content on the internet is increasingly driven by walled-garden platforms and black-box feed algorithms. This shift is making our media diets miserable. Ironically, a solution to the problem predates algorithmic feeds, social media and other forms of informational junk food. It is called RSS (Really Simple Syndication) and it is beautiful. What the hell is RSS? RSS is just a format that defines how websites can publish updates (articles, posts, episodes, and so on) in a stand…