Talk About Tennis 2.0

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Wed Nov 02, 2022 7:55 pm And, except in the USA, shrinking job markets. Tough times for almost everybody.

I have several family members and friends in management positions who have been in meetings in the last 2 months about getting recs together on layoffs on their teams and some have already acted on them since then. So wouldn't exclude the US. Might seem better than it is from the outside.

The last time I tried to move posts I deleted one of Ashkor's so I will start fresh here with the fiasco created by Musk who seems to be in way over his head unless this is part of the plan...

If you want to know where folks are setting up their back up plan accounts they're moving to Mastodon, Tribel or Counter Social. Mastodon admits that it's servers are overwhelmed at the moment. From what I saw they're Euro-focused and there is no server for sports.

One account is pushing Tribel hard so I've stayed away from it. Mastodon looks like Reddit to me which I have/had trouble navigating. When I start seeing tennis journos move I'll try and set up an account there.



There is also this for the journalist server.

https://journa.host/explore

Max Woolf@minimaxir
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And advertising on said media outlet has lower ROI than other media outlets.

A very sensible explanation. Since I am not in any SM, I really do not know how things are laid out. So sure, imagine having your add next to a PRIDE BOYS public statement.

ponchi101 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 06, 2022 2:56 pm A very sensible explanation. Since I am not in any SM, I really do not know how things are laid out. So sure, imagine having your add next to a PRIDE BOYS public statement.

Yes, and for those who aren't on Twitter, they absolutely display ads that have no relation to the search you have done or the account you are viewing. I will regularly see like Red Bull ads or something after doing a search for like House Hunters. So it's not just possible, but probable that someone could screenshot some heinous tweet and have that Cheerios box sitting right above or below it.

I use Adblock Plus on both computer and phone and it blocks ads on Twitter. Doesn't block promoted posts, sadly.

It's time for me to take a nap.
This is really baby with the bathwater stuff.

MJ2004 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 06, 2022 7:14 pm I use Adblock Plus on both computer and phone and it blocks ads on Twitter. Doesn't block promoted posts, sadly.

I use uBlock Origin and it does the same. Not sure there's a way to block promoted posts, which have increased a lot in the last year. I assume it's part of the longtime criticism of Twitter not knowing how to monetize well.

I don't know about anyone else, but I'm shocked by the amount of soft core porn showing up on my Twitter feed. What shows up on my Twitter feed should be driven by who I follow and my engagement habits on Twitter. I have given Twitter zero indication that such content interests me. Especially since I block every account peddling such stuff. It started yesterday and is even more saturated in my Twitter feed today. Super annoying.