#recommendations — Public Fediverse posts

Explaining word of mouth: Word of mouth is unpaid consumer-to-consumer recommendation, the channel that buyers trust most and marketers measure least, now reshaped by AI answer engines. https://ppc.land/word-of-mouth/ #WordOfMouth #Marketing #AI #ConsumerTrust #Recommendations

The most interesting thing I've read in a long time. Breaking down how recommenders fed on ubiquitous surveillance don't give us each the personally curated life we've been promised.

worth a rare visit over to substack for me

Temperature Zero for Culture: Why Everything Is Starting to Look the Same
https://laurenleek.substack.com/p/temperature-zero-for-culture-why

#AI #recommendations #LongTail

Looking for recommendations: iPad or Mac app for regularly reviewing your iCloud Photo Library, mainly geared towards rapidly identifying photos to delete.

Bonus points:
• option to show only [time period] at a time, like month
• filters for things like screenshots, videos
• detect likely duplicates like taken in the same minute

There used to be one on iOS I used and was pretty good but I forgot its name because it went away.

#recommendations #iOS #Mac #iPad

I'm building a Socrates-style fanfic recommendation bot for Discord and I'd love your input.

There was a bot on Discord I used before called Socrates, based on Flipper and I wanted to build something like that. Mine is using data from my fanfiction archive so it won't give proper recommendations until a few users like a few fics. After that it should get better the more it's used.

Forum post
Code repository
Link to a Discord channel to use the bot in this server
Link to connect Discord bot to a server
Telegram group to use the bot
Matrix room to use the bot

What it does

It's a companion bot for that self-hosted archive — think "your own AO3" that can also import/scrape from other sites. The bot gives you fanfic recommendations right in Discord, Socrates-style:

• Recommendations from your reading history — !recs, !fresh, !gems, !roll, with pagination (!next / !prev / !page 3)
• Cross-platform taste: AO3, fanfiction.net, and RoyalRoad are unified into one works model, so your history on one site feeds recommendations across all of them. No "500 favs limit" wall.
• Slash commands for search, quotes, downloads: /search, /ask (ask a question about a fic's content in natural language), /quote, /download (EPUB/MOBI/PDF straight to Discord)
• Library commands: bookmark, rate, kudos, block/unblock, updates on followed fics
• Community stuff: fic requests board, roadmap voting, links back to your web profile

The honest limitation

The recommendation engine learns from what people like on the archive — and right now my site has zero users. So "personalized" recs won't be proper until a few people like a few fics. The more people actually use it, the better it gets. Once there's real taste data to learn from, the recs should beat what you got from Socrates, because it's learning from actual engagement, not just what's popular.

So, what would you want?

If you were going to invite a fanfic bot to your Discord server, what would make you actually use it?

• Recs based on what? (fandoms you're active in, specific pairings, tone/vibe, length?)
• What's the one feature that would make it your default rec source?
• How do you feel about bots that track your reading history and suggest you what to read next vs. ones that give more generic suggestions?
• Anything Socrates used to do that you miss and wish existed elsewhere?

I'm building this solo and want to make something the community actually wants, not just what I think is cool. Fire away.

Recommended reading: Ken Sakata.
Sharp. Eloquent. Insightful.

A penchant for analysis and complexity. Posts on niche topics at the intersection of design, fashion, history and industry.

#recommendations #design

This article got to me from a couple of different directions, but it's basically halfway to the manifesto of the Arts and Crafts movement which is interesting from a historical cycles standpoint (all this has happened before and it will all happen again, see also the _only_ enjoyable part of _Babbit_) but this time since it's in substantial part an algorithmic problem, there might for once actually be an algorithmic solution, which Lauren lays out:

https://laurenleek.substack.com/p/temperature-zero-for-culture-why

#conformity #recommendations #ReversionToMode #ReversionToMean #algorithms

It's time for another WIZARDUS RECOMMENDO...

But wait, what's that? You've activated my Trap Card - a Uno Reverse card!

That's right... I need YOUR recommendations for a change.

See, I think I have nearly squeezed all the serotonin I can out of "Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time" and I am looking for recommendations on what I should play next.

Previous game I played to (more or less) completion was Dragon Quest VII Reimagined, so I'm looking to maaaaybe take a break from RPGs for a little while.

While I normally advocate for Nintendo Switch games, I DO also have a Steamdeck (somehow, I'm still a little baffled) so if you've got a Steamdeck compatible game feel free to throw that at me too.

#VideoGames #Recommendations

Seven books I keep close because I love them

https://blog.plover.com/2026/08/02/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49299675

#HackerNews #books #love #reading #recommendations #literature #bookcommunity

Spotify drops AI persona artists from recommendations in mid-September: Badged profiles keep streaming but lose editorial placement. Self-disclosure opened today; reviews begin with acts above set audience thresholds. Who appeals? https://ppc.land/spotify-drops-ai-persona-artists-from-recommendations-in-mid-september/ #Spotify #AI #MusicIndustry #Streaming #Recommendations

The Best Gardens To Visit In Memphis, Tennessee https://www.allforgardening.com/1929345/the-best-gardens-to-visit-in-memphis-tennessee/ #cemeteries #discovers #formal #GardeningTennessee #gardens #green #memphis #NorthAmerica #outdoors #Recommendations #Spaces #Tennessee #tranquil #USA #visit

I want to follow a few more folks here. My feed is already replete with general nerdery and important progressive politics, so please give me your recommendations for #Fedi accounts that make you smile. My feed is almost relentlessly negative at the moment so I'm looking to redress that imbalance a bit.

#AskFedi #Recommendations

Okay, great and wise Mastodoners! (Tooters??)

I’m looking for game recommendations—specifically resource management or incremental games that feel “frantic”. Like a game where you’re constantly juggling tasks and trying desperately to keep everything from exploding. (I think this is most cooking games, so looking for things that aren’t cooking ideally but not strictly!)

#indieGames #RecommendGames #recommendations

Seb Lowe is my current On Repeat. Man, I love their discography. Every song just hits. I need more artists like this. 🙂‍↔️🙂‍↕️

#music #musica #recommendations #night #fediverse

Recently finished watching #strangerthings and am now looking for some #recommendations for a new show to watch. Liked the kind of #horror feel of it so maybe something in that direction? But open for anything that you feel is worth watching....

#tv #tvshows #streaming

These were top of the ticket candidates.

The new screening chair gave them the grace to be considered despite their lack of engagement. The body voted to endorse them, but this was a wakeup call.

#event #Endorsement #meeting #lgbtq #caucus #candidates #screening #committee #recommendations

We are done.

We considered one hundred candidates. In most cases, the body accepted the recommendations of the screeners.

The takeaway is that candidates who don't engage with us cannot expect to earn our endorsement.

Some candidates who earned our endorsement in the primary failed to respond when asked whether they wanted to re-screen or be considered with the questionnaire and scores from the primary. They had three chances and didn't respond.

#event #Endorsement #meeting #lgbtq #caucus #candidates #screening #committee #recommendations

Called to order.

#event #Endorsement #meeting #lgbtq #caucus #candidates #screening #committee #recommendations

Last candidate just spoke.

Now #event sponsors get an entire minute.

#Endorsement #meeting #lgbtq #caucus #candidates #screening #committee #recommendations

Good morning / afternoon / evening!

I am at the #Endorsement #meeting for our local #lgbtq+ #caucus.

Right now, a mile-long line of #candidates are getting 30 seconds to speak. We started at the top of the hour.

I served on the #screening #committee. The committee screened over 100 candidates.

When the proceedings open, the first motion will be to close credentialing. The second will be to accept the #recommendations of our committee.

Brennan Day: Free Speech and the IndieWeb. “A couple days ago, I wrote the blog post titled ‘Five Interesting Indie Platforms You Might Not Have Heard Of’. I was really happy with it—being able to share the work of others that deserve support and can help foster digital indie communities. But, regrettably, I had to rescind one of my recommendations. Let me explain.”

Reuters: Retailers tap AI shopping traffic but fight to keep customer data. “Growing online traffic ‌from AI platforms has pushed retailers including Walmart, Ulta Beauty and Wayfair to update their websites so their products rank highly in chatbot searches. Yet many want purchases to remain on their own websites, where they can collect data on browsing habits, basket sizes and past purchases […]

Is there other book reading social networks other than Goodreads? #recommendations

I am looking for a long book or a series that, upon completion, will leave me with a feeling of emptiness — as if I'm saying goodbye to an old friend, like the feeling that suddenly takes hold of you when you realize the good old days have been left behind. It's a shitty feeling that only comes after something great, something that left a mark on you.

#Books #bookstodon #BookLovers #BookMastodon #Reading #read2026 #Bookwyrm #recommendations #recommendation #ebook #literature #library #fiction

Meta Says It Has Scanned Every Single Public Instagram Post With its AI https://petapixel.com/2026/07/30/meta-says-it-has-scanned-every-single-public-instagram-post-with-its-ai/ #recommendedposts #recommendations #markzuckerberg #Technology #screentime #algorithm #instagram #reels #News #feed #meta

Media Diary (July 2026)

Here’s some stuff I’ve experienced lately (and not necessarily only new releases). In addition, our free Stream Team community has a lot more daily action happening on the recommendations front too. 💪

The Odyssey (Movie): Unsurprisingly masterful, and a pretty spot-on message for our current times

Silo (TV): Thrilled to be back in my beloved Silo, and I’m really loving the prequel story

Decoder Ring (Podcast): Warms my Junk Drawer-ish heart

Bang My Box: The Robin Byrd Story (Movie): Wasn’t familiar with her, but what a legend

The Man Will Burn (TV): Fascinating, despite being something I’d never ever ever want to attend

This is Actually Happening (Podcast): Great new batch of episodes on the wild effects of AI on humanity

The Real Wolf of Wall Street (TV): I love that some of the stories are like “yeah it was actually worse than what was in the movie”

Shipwrecked: Nightmare at Sea (Movie): Somehow they keep releasing bleaker and bleaker cruise documentaries (this isn’t a complaint)

Underrated (Podcast): A great show (from a friend of a friend) that focuses on underrated movies

The Dink (Movie): Dumb and fine, had some moments

Masters of The Universe (Movie): Pretty rough, not gonna lie (and my He-Man roots go deep)

Want recommendations more than once a month? Get new stuff every week.

What should the casual runner wear for running? Here are my "old guy" recommendations after a year of running a couple of miles a day.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/running/2020/07/what-i-wear-for-running

#running #WhatToWear #recommendations #summer #winter #clothing #shoes #safety