In the lead up to a LD Jam, I often visit the site and look at the various "I'm in" and "These are my themes..." etc posts. Whenever I find a post or comment on a post that I think is interesting, I follow the person that made it and then I check out their game after the jam.

Does anyone else do the same thing? Or do you pretty much not use the Follow functionality at all and rely purely on the smart ratings to present you with games to play?