Why did connection strength change in The Swarm?
The The Swarm help pages give 3 common reasons. The first to rule out: Connection strength rises with the number of signals two people share, so a level can change as shared signals are added or lost.
What causes it?
Connection strength rises with the number of signals two people share, so a level can change as shared signals are added or lost.
In the The Swarm help:
The more signals two people share, the stronger the connection.
How is connection strength calculated?, read 2026-11-12.Sharing a calendar is optional, and meetings help measure strength, so a connection without shared meetings has one fewer signal behind it.
In the The Swarm help:
Calendar (optional): who you've met with. Meetings help measure connection strength.
Connect Google Contacts & Calendar, read 2026-11-12.A level can be changed by hand when someone knows a person better or less well than The Swarm shows.
In the The Swarm help:
If you know someone better or less well than shown, you can change it:
How is connection strength calculated?, read 2026-11-12.
How do I check it myself?
Check which teammates share their LinkedIn connections and Google Contacts and Calendar, since strength is most accurate when all sources are shared.
In the The Swarm help:
Strength is most accurate when your team shares all its sources: LinkedIn connections and Google Contacts & Calendar
How is connection strength calculated?, read 2026-11-12.Check whether the teammate behind a connection shares Calendar as well as Contacts, since contacts can be shared alone.
In the The Swarm help:
Calendar is optional; you can share contacts only.
Connect Google Contacts & Calendar, read 2026-11-12.
How does The Swarm work with Feder?
- Connect The Swarm to Feder and it joins your Interest apps.
- When you connect The Swarm, Feder checks the connection straight away and shows Connected only when that check passes. If a reading cannot be taken later, Feder shows it as not read, never as zero.
Some numbers are too quiet to judge daily, such as a form filled in a few times a week. Until there is enough of your own history to judge a change, Feder says it is still learning and scores nothing, rather than guessing.
See whether you can trust the numbers in The Swarm, one of your Interest apps. Feder only reads. It never changes anything in The Swarm.
What else goes wrong with these numbers?
- Why does a connector show zero connections in The Swarm?The Swarm
- Why did my relationships jump in The Swarm?The Swarm
- Why did Google Analytics stop collecting data?Google Analytics
- Why aren't my key events showing in Google Analytics?Google Analytics
- Why does Google Analytics show (not set)?Google Analytics
See every question.
Where do these answers come from?
Every cause and check on this page comes from the The Swarm help pages, quoted above with the date we read them. Last reviewed 2026-11-12. We read them again by 2027-11-12. If one changes, this page changes or comes down.