Re: Boost Twitter is Blowing Up!!!

From: William Linkmeyer (wlink10_at_[hidden])
Date: 2022-06-21 14:45:14

Ditto, +1

WL

> On Jun 21, 2022, at 8:12 AM, John Maddock via Boost-users <boost-users_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> 
> On 20/06/2022 23:08, Vinnie Falco via Boost-users wrote:
>> Greetings fellow users, library authors, maintainers, review wizards,
>> release wizards, and Boost Foundation Board members! As part of our
>> ongoing effort to continue the revitalization of Boost, a handful of
>> us have taken the reins to post about Boost on social media. We have
>> postings on Reddit and Hacker news, blog posts about the new efforts
>> in Boost.Unordered, and new tweets.
>> 
>> However, we could use your help! Right now the Boost Twitter account
>> has a measly 957 followers. It would be great to increase our reach,
>> so I'm asking everyone if they could be so kind as to Follow the
>> official Boost Twitter account here:
>> 
>> <https://twitter.com/Boost_Libraries>
>> 
>> and then amplify our messages by Liking and Retweeting. Starting with
>> this pinned tweet, which everyone will see when they visit the Boost
>> Libraries Twittter profile page:
>> 
>> <https://twitter.com/Boost_Libraries/status/1539003321939202048>
>> 
>> Following the Boost Twitter account will give you up-to-date
>> information about what is going on with Boost, including articles and
>> mentions on other social media sites. Here is what we have so far:
>> 
>> <https://www.reddit.com/r/cpp/comments/vfdcrz/advancing_the_state_of_the_art_for/>
>> <https://www.reddit.com/r/cpp/comments/vbdr3z/new_boostunordered_containers_have_big/>
>> <https://twitter.com/hackernewstop10/status/1538622706035343364>
>> <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31801814>
>> 
>> To summarize, engaging with Boost related content on social media will
>> enhance our profile - any help is appreciated!
>> 
> I think this is a very good idea: well done!  Unfortunately, I need to sign up to yet another social media site like I need a hole in the head :(
> 
> So for now, I'm going to wish you luck, and cheer on from the sidelines, but I really need to stay off twitter and get some actual work done ;)
> 
> Best, John.
> 
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