Followcontinue

Followcontinue is a term used in some software and media contexts to describe a pattern in which a system both follows a user or content stream and continues the processing or presentation of related content. The term is not part of a standard vocabulary, and its meaning varies by domain.

In social media and onboarding contexts, followcontinue refers to a feature that, after a user follows an account, automatically suggests related content or continues to present a curated sequence of posts, messages, or actions. This use aims to maintain engagement by providing a continuous flow rather than a single interaction.

In programming or data processing, followcontinue can describe a control flow where after evaluating a condition (follow), the program continues into a subsequent stage or function. It is not a formal construct in major languages; rather, it is discussed as a pattern or approach, often implemented via continuation-passing style, state machines, or chained callbacks.

Example: a notification service may implement followcontinue by subscribing a user to a feed and then immediately invoking downstream handlers to render the next item in the queue, without requiring separate user input.

Limitations include potential confusion due to ambiguous terminology, and privacy or performance concerns when content is automatically followed or perpetually surfaced.

See also: follow, continue, continuation, control flow, onboarding, content recommendation.