Absolutely. We need to recommend topics and then topic-based users. We already have designs for this, just needs to be implemented.
Helping out new users over the last days made me realize that the largest hurdle for new nostriches is building your own feed. Most users expect there to be some sort of out of the box feed (curated by an algorithm).
Currently most clients are not doing much to support users to find new profiles to follow. Hashtags are the only way to find content and profiles, but if you are new, you don't even know the hashtags.
IMHO we need:
- Suggested Hashtags for new users (I've created nostr:npub1ceq89j69ckn52pfngnm2sasf6t5z3j24c5pel5klnhs4e5r7cmlq5l6k9l to spread this information)
- Trending hashtags (for news and current events)
- A way to subscribe to hashtags
- Suggested profiles (not just the top 50, but based on topics).
What are your thoughts on this?
#nostr #welcome
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Discussion
I kind of think hash tag all that stuff is not the correct path. we need relay-native curation. follow relay, not people, not hashtag.
People may wonder if they are choosing the right relays.
we need more diversity relays. and a way to identify those relays that you are interested at. but the very first step is to let user switch relays easily. that's why I do the relay selector on the global level on flycat. just release today. would love some feedback.
The UI looks a lot better than last time I logged into flycat. also I like how compact the relay selector is
Only feedback I have is it would be good to have some visual feedback that switching relays had some effect. right now when I switch the feed stays the same
thx for you feedback! that's a great advice. it is not stable yet so you might need to refresh page after switching relays. also try checkout the explore feed that might provide more different feed on different group of relays