Sorting out the difference between favouriting and bookmarking on Mastodon:
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Sorting out the difference between favouriting and bookmarking on Mastodon:
Favourites are the equivalent of likes. When you favourite a post it lets the post's author know you liked it.
Bookmarks are a private way of keeping track of posts that you want to read later. When you bookmark a post, only you know about the bookmark. The author of the post does not know.Lots more info including questions answered about this topic in the guide at:
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Sorting out the difference between favouriting and bookmarking on Mastodon:
Favourites are the equivalent of likes. When you favourite a post it lets the post's author know you liked it. Bookmarks are a private way of keeping track of posts that you want to read later. When you bookmark a post, only you know about the bookmark. The author of the post does not know.Lots more info including questions answered about this topic in the guide at:
What about Boosts? Where do those fall?
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Sorting out the difference between favouriting and bookmarking on Mastodon:
Favourites are the equivalent of likes. When you favourite a post it lets the post's author know you liked it. Bookmarks are a private way of keeping track of posts that you want to read later. When you bookmark a post, only you know about the bookmark. The author of the post does not know.Lots more info including questions answered about this topic in the guide at:
I think of it this way: Favorite = Like/Upvote, Bookmark =bookmark/save, Boost = Share
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What about Boosts? Where do those fall?
They're shares, they appear in the feeds of your followers.
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