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HOT TAKE (a thread):

Spoutible DOES NOT need celebrity/personality accounts (at least not right now).

Please let me explain.

I’ve been involved in a number of product and service launches over the years. Trust me when I say that what @cbouzy needs now more than ever is a vibrant community.
02:47 PM - Aug 04, 2023
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Jeff Mistina 🐻
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He needs to be able to demonstrate to advertisers that while Spoutible is small now, 1) engagement is strong - those that visit are active and spend a good amount of time here and 2) the user base is growing organically.
02:50 PM - Aug 04, 2023
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I share the frustration with “dormant” blue check accounts, but in my opinion, the best thing we can do right now is what we’re already doing - i.e., keep bringing in others that we know will enjoy and use the site regularly.

Steady growth and consistent engagement is key right now.
02:53 PM - Aug 04, 2023 (Edited)
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Vicki with an eye
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Plus, I mean damn @cbouzy should keep on posting these monthly, this is how we do it! 👀 https://spoutible.com/thre...
05:35 PM - Aug 05, 2023 (Edited)
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Jeff Mistina 🐻
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In response to Vicki with an eye.
Very encouraging!
05:36 PM - Aug 05, 2023
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Katharyn B
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In response to Vicki with an eye.
It just keeps getting better and better here.
06:11 PM - Aug 05, 2023
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Jay Mara
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In response to Jeff Mistina 🐻.
I don't want the blue check marks to turn Spoutible into what Twitter had become before Musk.
03:29 PM - Aug 05, 2023
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Jeff Mistina 🐻
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In response to Jay Mara.
There’s that, too. 👏👏
04:17 PM - Aug 05, 2023
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NathanJCaboose
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In response to Jeff Mistina 🐻.
I'm right there with ya. Bouzy may have built the platform but we should build the best possible community we can. That'll make it worthwhile for the famous people to come here.
01:24 AM - Aug 05, 2023
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Jeff Mistina 🐻
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In response to NathanJCaboose.
Agree - it’s up to us.
01:33 AM - Aug 05, 2023
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Carole Tyler
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In response to Jeff Mistina 🐻.
Build it, and they will come. And until it's built, they're not coming.
01:12 AM - Aug 05, 2023
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Jeff Mistina 🐻
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In response to Carole Tyler.
I can’t argue with that. 🙂
01:14 AM - Aug 05, 2023
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Jessica (she/her)
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In response to Jeff Mistina 🐻.
This sort of behavior is kinda sad. Celebrities don't owe us their time.
12:29 AM - Aug 05, 2023
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Jeff Mistina 🐻
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In response to Jessica (she/her).
Oh, for sure - and I’m not suggesting they do.

I just think it’s disappointing for some to see someone like that join, immediately pick up thousands of followers, and they go on to not post for months and months.
12:35 AM - Aug 05, 2023
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Kalind
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Very good points. At the end, celebs don’t build the community in social media. We’re the ones who keep it propped up
04:46 PM - Aug 04, 2023
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Jeff Mistina 🐻
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In response to Kalind.
Absolutely!
04:47 PM - Aug 04, 2023
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Nonna
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In response to Jeff Mistina 🐻.
Yup it’s all about “real” community.
04:36 PM - Aug 04, 2023
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Jeff Mistina 🐻
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In response to Nonna.
Absolutely 💯
04:36 PM - Aug 04, 2023
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Ground Control
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In response to Jeff Mistina 🐻.
I've every reason to think that was the plan @cbouzy has been running with since launch. You need only contrast that with the misfires at Threads and Bluesky to see it's the better approach.

This is a marathon rather than a sprint. Slow and steady is the saner approach.
03:25 PM - Aug 04, 2023
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Jeff Mistina 🐻
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In response to Ground Control.
I don’t doubt that at all. It’s not new info for him for sure 🙂.
03:25 PM - Aug 04, 2023
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Kat Schneider
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In response to Jeff Mistina 🐻.
I don't get frustrated about dormant accounts.. mostly glad they created an account in the first place.. I see some of them occasionally test the waters to see what type of responses they get... & have confidence that as Spoutible grows they will want to be where the real people (not bots) are.
03:21 PM - Aug 04, 2023
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Jeff Mistina 🐻
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In response to Kat Schneider.
💯
03:22 PM - Aug 04, 2023
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Jim Flanigan
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In response to Kat Schneider.
I can think of a few topics and communities where ‘vibrant’ participation is an understatement. Hilariously Vibrant is closer to it.
03:24 PM - Aug 04, 2023
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Terry Filicko
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In response to Jeff Mistina 🐻.
For me, I have no interest in celebrity accounts per se but would like more news organizations, reporters, and commentators. I'd like this to be a place I get news... and I do already...but I want more. ... I think it will evolve to that.
03:20 PM - Aug 04, 2023
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Karen Springer
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In response to Jeff Mistina 🐻.
I don't know why people get so bothered by the dormant blue checks. It's not like we have to see them sitting there, in silence. I don't even think of them, until people complain about them.
All I want is news, weather and some sports in my feed. Don't care who brings it to me.
03:13 PM - Aug 04, 2023
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Phred
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In response to Jeff Mistina 🐻.
Slow and steady. Slow and steady.
03:07 PM - Aug 04, 2023
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Jeff Mistina 🐻
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In response to Phred.
😃
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