Online Community

Followly’s social media channels serve a few very specific functions. Contrary to the dominant logic of our time, visibility and notoriety are not our primary concern. What matters most to us is creating a simple space where curiosity and exchange can circulate.

Many people who begin practicing tracking discover the same difficulty : workshops and training sessions are often inspiring and stimulating… but once back home, walking alone in familiar landscapes, motivation can fade. Without someone to exchange observations with, the uncertainty of interpreting traces can sometimes feel overwhelming.

Through our Instagram channel, Followly offers a simple solution.

Anyone can share a photograph or short video of a trace they have encountered in the field, using the hashtag :

#followly_eu

and ask the community for help in interpreting it. These shared observations become small collective investigations, where hypotheses circulate and attention is sharpened through discussion.

It is also a place for playful exploration. Through visual quizzes based on real field situations, participants can test their attention and knowledge. If, as the CyberTracker pedagogy suggests, we will avoid rigid distinctions between levels of expertise, some images will discreetly indicate when a question is particularly challenging, inviting more experienced trackers to attempt its interpretation!

This space also allows participants to encounter other trackers in their region, or to discover landscapes observed by others across Europe, gradually forming their own networks based on shared interests and curiosities.