Facebook is a lot like life, you get out of it what you put into it. If you aren't seeing positive things in your news feed its because you have not liked, shared or engaged with positive posts previously. Your newsfeed is a direct reflection of what you are putting out into the world. It is tailored to what Facebook has interpreted as what is important to you and your life.
If when you see a post that makes you smile and feel happy you keep scrolling but then comment on one that makes you angry, guess what post is going to make it into your newsfeed next time? The negative one. The people who complain about Facebook drama and negativity are most likely the ones putting out a lot of that negativity. Some people do enjoy some sass in their lives and it isn't a negative thing. If a mean spirited ecard makes you laugh and feel better about something negative in your life, then I view that as a positive. When you are scrolling your feed it should be filled with things that you enjoy, things that matter to you, and things that you care about. If this is not the case then you need to look at how you are engaging with Facebook and your life. The algorithm used by Facebook is sorting your content by your actions. It is showing you a reflection of what you have shown it. Sometimes it gets things wrong, but that's why the unfollow, unlike and unfriend buttons are in place. You do not have to engage in things that do not make you happy or do not matter to you. As an admin I look at Facebook reach and engagement to help determine what content our followers want to see. I base my future posts off of how well past posts have done. If you only click on an article to see how much you are going to hate it and disagree with it, it still counts as a click, and it is still reported to me that people clicked it more than one of the other articles. I then look for more articles similar to it to share. Since Facebook knows you clicked that the last one, when I share the new one it will also show up in your newsfeed. Wash rinse repeat. While I want to engage the majority of our followers, I also do not want to leave anyone out. I try to post a variety of stepmom related topics. A one size fits all piece of advice for stepmoms does not exist as we are all very different, some are custodial, while some are alienated and never see the children. Some are able to somewhat peacefully co-parent while others are being dragged into court every other week for false accusations and frivolous motions. No one piece of advice will apply to everyone, you will not relate to everything posted on this page. You don't have to like or relate to everything to still get something out of it though. You can scroll past what does not relate to you, or even put yourself in another stepmothers situation and offer support. No matter what you do, what you put into it, will be what you get out if it. So don't be a Negative Nancy! Like, share and comment on what is important to you and what makes you happy!
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