I know I have no say in this (and I #UseTheTools as necessary) but…do we want brands here on CoSo?
@amarand One of the best things about the birdsite of old, was that it was often possible to get a faster response from comapnies from cistomer service than by goimg through their regular channels.
Right, absolutely, but due to CoSo’s size, they aren’t going to be prioritizing CoSo for that level of support. @Autumn has almost 20,000 followers over on IG. When she asks a question of a brand, she gets a little more attention than the average person. I’m not sure I want CoSo to be that sort of site. When -I- see brands here, I block them.
Yeah, that was my question: should we as a community welcome broadcasty brands here or not? My experience (all broadcasty brands blocked immediately) will differ from those who have a “live and let live” philosophy. Their CoSo experience will absolutely change as more brands start to broadcast here. I felt like we have an “only human” rule here but I don’t know how far that goes, which is why I polled my favorite audience of sentient NPCs. 😹
@amarand @stueytheround I am a live and let live type here and I haven’t really seen any brand posts. I did vote yes, but I had to stop and really think about it. Probably will think about it all day now 😂
I must say, I hate how FB is all ads now, like 4-5 ads in a row, then a post from an actual friend. I don’t think I would like to see that here…maybe I should have voted no?
@AverageCitizen @stueytheround
Well, it’s interesting to say “yes” for different reasons, too. Maybe you want to give brands the freedom to post but you don’t want them to be spammy? But any brand post is spammy by definition. It’s not technically an ad but it’s still someone trying to steal your attention with a brand related post. To me, if that’s all an account is, I do not personally welcome them here.
@amarand @stueytheround I agree with your thoughts here. I keep thinking I need to post to Betty Crocker about how they cut the cake box mixes from 15.25oz to 13ish oz (kept price the same). But I wouldn’t want to do that here on CoSo, and I forget to do it when on FB. I permanently quit Twitter so can’t do it there.
*the cake mix cut affects recipes I have so it is annoying
@AverageCitizen Just a quick aside, have you installed the Social Fixer add-on over there? It makes a massive difference 👍
@BillyBones @amarand @stueytheround can that be done on an iPad mini? I segregated FB & IG on a separate device so I could limit my time on it, it’s not on my phone and I seldom use them on my desktop.
@AverageCitizen Sorry for the delayed reply. I'm honestly not sure, I think it may just be Chrome-based (I use Vivaldi on a PC).
https://socialfixer.com/index.html
/nosanitize
@amarand @stueytheround Nah, unless they pay J a lot more than a pro subscription, they're clearly marked as "brand" and we can silence them all with one preference. "Ignore commercial accounts" option.
They also need to abide by the ToS regarding their posts. For instance, NewMax would get themselves banned immediately.
@amarand I wouldn't be running around following brands here, that's for sure. I mute most of those who are here already, but I also don't object to them having a presence.
@Autumn