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    Make Your Social Media Feeds Happy Again

    Mar 8, 2016 · 16 Comments

    190 shares

    Is your social media filled with clutter and negativity? Do you repeatedly see posts and ads for things that bore you (or worse anger you)? Is it starting to impact your attitude?

    I was about ready to log off permanently, which would be a death knell to the blogs. Instead, I decided to take control.

    Use the power of social media algorithms to ensure you see what you want to see on your social media feeds.

    There is a simple little trick to make much of the negativity go away and be replaced with things you actually want to see. Are you ready?

    Click on what you like, ignore what you don't.

    Yes, it really is that simple. Why?

    It isn't just the ephemeral concept of a Positive Mental Attitude attracting positive happenings. It is a little thing called 'algorithms'.

    Stop crying fellow bloggers. The word gives me the shakes sometimes too. You can make the algorithms work in your favor.

    For those not in the know, I am referring to the formulas the social media sites and ad servers use to determine what to show you. The best way for me to explain it is in the words of Johnny Mercer's immortal tune

    Accentuate the positive
    Eliminate the negative
    Latch on to the affirmative
    Don't mess with Mr. In Between

    Accentuate the Positive

    Have you ever noticed that the moment you search for something like "hotel rates in San Diego" you suddenly start seeing ads for hotels and other San Diego attractions everywhere online? Google, Facebook, Twitter, etc. show you more of what you search for and click on.

    If you buy new toilet seats you start to see ads for home repair (true story). If you click on cat memes, they think you like cat memes so suddenly your news feed (or suggested pins, etc.) are filled with cat memes. If you share a recipe from a food blogger's page (That Recipe for example, wink wink), you will start to see more posts from that page.

    Rule: Click on things you like and want to see in your news feed.

    Eliminate the Negative

    This is the most important one. If you don't like it, don't click on it. I know, I know. It is hard. I am definitely guilty of doing this.

    What did the idiot politician say now? What did that famous for being famous celebrity do this time? Ugh! this meme offends me so I will comment that it offends me and share it telling everyone how it offends me.

    WRONG! WRONG! WRONG! If you click on it, if you comment on it, if you share it they think you want to see more of it.

    At this time, they cannot tell you actually don't like it. Any interaction indicates you want to see more of it. Using the new FB "likes" doesn't tell FB you don't want to see more posts like that. You interacted so they assume you want more.

    Are there pages on Facebook that you followed but rarely see posts from them? You didn't interact enough with them so they dropped off you newsfeed.

    Consider hiding, unfollowing, and unfriending people and pages that continually post things you don't want to see. I have done it in the past with the local paper that posted controversial issues in every post in order to get comments and likes - bye bye!

    Eight months before the presidential election and I have a dozen friends and family members that are driving me crazy with their relentless partisan political posts. It is literally all they post about these days. And I can only ignore it for so long. They continually bash the candidates they don't like. SURPRISE! Social Media counts this as a mention and not only do they see more about that person it increases that candidate's popularity.

    Rule: Ignore what you don't want to see. Consider unfollowing people/pages that make you upset.

    Latch on to the Affirmative

    Clicking on what you like not only helps define what is shown to you, it also influences what is shown to other people with similar interests to you. The social media algorithms show people "popular posts". The more popular the posts, the more it gets shown. Both to you and to everyone else.

    The concept is pretty universal and not limited to social media. The more popular something is, the more it gets talked about and the more it is shared the more popular it becomes, and so on and so on. As I said above about the politics, it doesn't matter if the talk is negative or positive, publicity is publicity.  Refer to that "K" family in Hollywood that are famous for being famous. They don't do anything to make the world a better place, but everything they do is talked about. If we all stop talking about them and clicking on articles about them, will they go away?

    Do your little part for increasing the popularity of things you like by sharing them. This will increase the likelihood that your friends and people that like the same thing as you will see it and share it. Don't like it, keep scrolling.

    Rule: Share what you love to increase it's popularity.

    Don't Mess with Mr. In Between

    Who is the Mr. In Between on social media? The bane of my existence... click bait.

    • Wait until you see what she makes with these
    • See what she does with a can of milk in just 3 minutes
    • Big companies hate him
    • See How One Man Made $$$ In His Bedroom
    • Insurance Companies Hate This Trick
    • They thought it was garbage but you'd be amazed at what it really was
    • You may already be a winner!!
    Some of those might look entertaining, but unless you are sure you want to see more posts like that KEEP SCROLLING! I have no real idea what I will find when I click on the link. And more often than not it is just a colossal waste of time. That can of milk in 3 minutes? A 3 minute video of someone explaining how to use a crock pot to make dulce de leche with a can of sweetened condensed milk that actually takes HOURS to complete.
    Rule: if you aren't sure what the post is about, ignore it.

    Spread Joy Up to the Maximum

    I have been trying to follow these rules the last few weeks and slowly but surely it is taking effect. Now, I am off to find those pages that have dropped off my feed and like a bunch of their posts so they start appearing again.

    Oh, and as a reminder, if you like this post, SHARE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    Comments

    1. Jess Powell (Babi a Fi) says

      March 10, 2016 at 4:23 pm

      So with you on click bait - it's so annoying! Especially when it's spread over 12 pages. 🙁

      Reply
      • Audrey Humaciu says

        March 10, 2016 at 6:04 pm

        And I find myself on page 3 or 4 when I hear the voice in my head say "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!"

        Reply
        • Sarah Eliza @ devastateboredom says

          March 17, 2016 at 8:11 am

          rofl..... YES.... so annoying!!

          Reply
        • Sarah Eliza @ devastateboredom says

          March 17, 2016 at 8:12 am

          Very smart tips!!! Definitely going to try to be more deliberate with this from now on...

          Reply
    2. Katy @ Experienced Bad Mom says

      March 11, 2016 at 4:33 am

      I was JUST unfollowing some Twitter accounts this morning because the tweets were offensive. Who cares if they follow me and might find I unfollowed them? I don 't like what they are posting and they have another 14,000 followers...

      Reply
      • Audrey Humaciu says

        March 11, 2016 at 9:28 am

        Good point! I have a few I need to unfollow (or at least hide until November)

        Reply
    3. Jamie @ Medium Sized Family says

      March 11, 2016 at 4:56 pm

      So simple, but so effective! My worst thing is the stupid click bait. I always get suckered into clicking it, and it NEVER has anything to do with what they promised you. So annoying.

      Reply
      • Audrey says

        March 13, 2016 at 12:03 pm

        We all do it, that's why it won't go away. I just did it again yesterday 🙁

        Reply
    4. Lori says

      March 12, 2016 at 6:56 am

      Such good advice! I hate click bait. I thought Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep were dead due to those stupid ads! Shared this on my Facebook page. Found you from Devastate Boredom's Friday link party post. Hoping to link up next Friday.

      Reply
      • Audrey Humaciu says

        March 14, 2016 at 6:59 am

        That is so funny! Thanks for linking up at the party and clicking through.

        Reply
    5. Creative Khadija says

      March 13, 2016 at 12:17 am

      This is really interesting! Thanks for sharing the useful yet effective tips. 🙂

      Reply
      • Audrey Humaciu says

        March 14, 2016 at 6:58 am

        I hope they work for you.

        Reply
    6. Haley Bradley says

      March 14, 2016 at 3:52 pm

      Some great tips! I love how you brought out not to click... that is a huge mistake. I am sharing you on Laugh & Learn Linkup starting tomorrow at 6 am.

      Reply
    7. Lady Lilith says

      March 16, 2016 at 5:17 pm

      Great tips. I have recently been more active with social media. Your tips are super helpful. Thanks

      Reply
      • Audrey Humaciu says

        March 17, 2016 at 10:04 am

        Thanks for stopping by, I hope they help.

        Reply

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