cohost is a lot like tumblr. you can have a blog, you can reblog things.
cohost is also a lot NOT like tumblr. it’s explicitly anti-algorithm, no ads, and extremely transparent.
it’s made by some friends of mine, and right now it’s invite-only, but you can also make an account and you’re put into a queue that’s activated as the site scales up. I think it’s a really cool project and I’m going to be on there more and more, i think.
it’s totally free, and the culture is still starting, but there is some real top-tier Posting going on. you can check out the cohost twitter account for more information, but i really think this is gonna Be Something.
if we’re mutuals feel free to reach out for an invite code, i have a few more saved up.(update signup is totally open now) the site’s good, i love it, and i’m way less worried about some of the dumb shit that circles around sites like tumblr or twitter. for one thing, they’re actively doing all these things:
i trust these folks, and i think the site’s good. i think more people should be on it, and if you’re used to tumblr you’ll probably like cohost.
Reblogging this again to add things I’ve liked while splorin co-host:
You can add private notes about a user on their profile (only visible to yourself) which I’ve always wanted so I leave myself a reminder for “artist draws x character the way i like” or “blocked this guy for being a creep”
Marking content warnings are streamlined and collective so you dont have to filter out 50 versions of the same way to tag it (#tw, #cw, #cw:, etc)
It looks like they just took all the things people generally like from Tumblr and Twitter and built on it.
I like that “reblogs/retweets” are “shares”
And i also like that theres a waiting period after signing up to be able to post, but still lets me explore tags, functions, edit, etc. Like introducing a new cat
Asks, anons, replies are all there
Pinned tags to your profile for easy art tag or themed post organization
Other features i liked but cant think of at the moment
Tldr; hope it grows, it reminds me of a simplified tumblr from when i was younger in a good way
So because cohost does not have an algorithm you have to actively lookfor things and I wrote a post about how that makes me feel :)))
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