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    #425: Word of the Day: Engagement

    February 16th, 2023 · 58 minutes

    This week on Rocket, the word of the day is ENGAGEMENT! Elon Musk has ordered Twitter engineers to boost engagement of his own Tweets. So that’s normal! Meanwhile, how are things going over on Mastodon? There’s some kerfuffle in the tech world over growth on the platform(s). Brianna and Christina discuss their own experience with the decentralized social network. Finally, Marcin Wichery joins us to discuss his history of keyboards, Shift Happens!

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    Rocket | Cotton Bureau
    Yes, Elon Musk created a special system for showing you all his tweets first
    The Mastodon Bump Is Now a Slump | WIRED
    Martin Holland (@fingolas) | Calckey Social
    Lazy Reporters Claiming Fediverse Is ‘Slumping,’ Despite Massive Increase In Usage | Techdirt
    Marcin Wichary (@mwichary) / Twitter
    Shift Happens
    Shift Happens: A book about keyboards by Marcin Wichary — Kickstarter