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Robert Scoble

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X's Creator Payments Favor Low-Follower Accounts Over Verified High-Follower Users

Robert Scoble, with over 60,000 verified followers, observes that X's payment system disadvantages him by paying accounts with under 10,000 total followers more. This disparity highlights inequities in the platform's revenue-sharing algorithm. Technical audits could reveal if factors like engagement rates or verification status skew payouts.

Scoble Endorses Hourly Polls on His X Feed

Robert Scoble affirms a user-proposed hourly poll feature for monitoring his X feed. The response "Totally." indicates full agreement with the idea. This suggests potential implementation of frequent, real-time engagement metrics on his content.

Scoble Reveals 250K Inactive Accounts in His X Feed, Predicts Years-Long Cleanup

Robert Scoble's X feed contains 250,000 dead or inactive accounts among its followers. He notes that resolving this issue through natural attrition or manual cleanup will require years. This highlights persistent challenges in maintaining active user bases on social platforms like X.

Scoble Prefers Retaining Only Dead Accounts in Feed Cleanup

Robert Scoble states in an hourly poll on his X feed that he would only remove dead accounts during feed management. This selective pruning targets inactive profiles while preserving active ones. The response reflects a minimalist approach to optimizing social media feeds.

AI Tool Enables Balanced Visibility for Whale and Small Accounts on X

Scoble developed an AI tool to analyze the AI community on X, revealing both influential "whales" and smaller accounts. This demonstrates feasibility of maintaining visibility for large accounts while improving the platform for newcomers. He urges Elon Musk and Nikita Bier to adopt similar approaches amid user concerns.

Scoble Identifies 250K Dead Followers as Key Drag on X Account Quality

Robert Scoble reports having approximately 250,000 dead or low-quality follower accounts on X, primarily legacy followers from years ago that never post or engage. He acknowledges this directly harms his account's performance. Scoble expresses a desire to purge these inactive accounts to improve overall feed quality.

Scoble's X Feed Support Issue Resolved Promptly

Robert Scoble reports that his hourly poll on his X feed was addressed by support. The support team handled the matter successfully. User expresses gratitude for the assistance.

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