How does the VK Prometheus algorithm work?
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2025 10:02 am
VKontakte does not like reposts and demotes them in the smart feed. In addition, back in 2018, the social network introduced the Nemesis algorithm. It is needed to track the original source of the post.
For example: If you posted a unique text, and then it spread across publics, it is your post that will receive priority in the feed. Even if the user is subscribed to a group with a repost of your text, he will still be shown the original source.
Another algorithm, Prometheus, helps authors of unique posts in promotion. If you are lucky enough to get a Prometheus tag, your posts will definitely soar in recommendations. But, alas, it does not support business publics.
The main conclusion is to come up chinese america data with something of your own. It doesn’t have to be kilometer-long longs. It can be original memes, photo selections, or just short notes. The main thing is that the content is unique.
Write on current topics
It is almost impossible to hit the interests of all readers at once. But there is one way - post on the hottest and most interesting topics. Pay attention to the "Current" tab, what they write about there. The "Current" feed is also formed by a neural network that selects the TOP topics. This is not necessarily politics, any discussed news gets there.
At the very least, you can catch trending topics for publications here
You can add popular VK hashtags to such posts. This is not a 100% guarantee that your posts will rise to the TOP. But VKontakte algorithms will at least notice you.
Important: Tags must match the topic of the publications. If you just stick TOP hashtags, then the posts may even be lowered in the search results. And do not overuse hashtags - 2-5 is more than enough.
Promote publications
If your community was created quite recently, it is difficult to do without paid promotion of posts. First of all, this is targeted advertising (we recently told you what VK advertising settings look like ).
For example: If you posted a unique text, and then it spread across publics, it is your post that will receive priority in the feed. Even if the user is subscribed to a group with a repost of your text, he will still be shown the original source.
Another algorithm, Prometheus, helps authors of unique posts in promotion. If you are lucky enough to get a Prometheus tag, your posts will definitely soar in recommendations. But, alas, it does not support business publics.
The main conclusion is to come up chinese america data with something of your own. It doesn’t have to be kilometer-long longs. It can be original memes, photo selections, or just short notes. The main thing is that the content is unique.
Write on current topics
It is almost impossible to hit the interests of all readers at once. But there is one way - post on the hottest and most interesting topics. Pay attention to the "Current" tab, what they write about there. The "Current" feed is also formed by a neural network that selects the TOP topics. This is not necessarily politics, any discussed news gets there.
At the very least, you can catch trending topics for publications here
You can add popular VK hashtags to such posts. This is not a 100% guarantee that your posts will rise to the TOP. But VKontakte algorithms will at least notice you.
Important: Tags must match the topic of the publications. If you just stick TOP hashtags, then the posts may even be lowered in the search results. And do not overuse hashtags - 2-5 is more than enough.
Promote publications
If your community was created quite recently, it is difficult to do without paid promotion of posts. First of all, this is targeted advertising (we recently told you what VK advertising settings look like ).