We talk about wanting professional journalists to ditch Twitter and come to Mastodon.
When they do we need to make them welcome!
Today Chris Bing @Bing_Chris a distinguished Reuters reporter covering hacking and foreign affairs has joined Mastodon saying "Hi - Twitter is a garbage fire. I am going to try to use this platform more. Love,-Bing."
Feeling a lot of love today for loyal Mastodon pioneer and anchor account George Takei @georgetakei for demonstrating the courage of his convictions. George migrated here last year and never looked back. He continues to share frequent insightful and entertaining posts.
Thank you George! You make Mastodon a better place!
So finally, someone I know in real life has joined mastodon, @charliekob Do give him a big welcome and a follow. He is a filmmaker, he has been making films since he was thirteen, which is strange for a person who grew up in Kampala. Well, this #followfriday do give him a follow as we await a proper #introduction post from him. And you can suggest to him filmmakers and other cool people that he can #follow
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My treasured, most excellent followers, amazing fedizens, mischief-makers, music-lovers, and creatures of multiverse. I’m excited!
Today, under the light of a full moon, I present to you, a brand new Dgar song! Airlock is out now!!
Also, I have bonus shenanigans.
I’d like to give some algorithms a good punch in the face, and shock them into noticing this, my first new release of the year. If you would be generous enough to give my new track a play (or three) on your favourite streaming service (and your second and third favourite streaming service if you’re up for it), I would very much appreciate it.
This experiment will need a lot of people, so please don’t scroll by. I really do need your help to do this. It’s a short song, a bit over two and a half minutes, and I’m really excited for you to hear it!
It’s my dream that I can spend my days making music and sharing bad jokes for all you beautiful beings. I’m working hard right now to release at least one new song per month for 2024. The goal is to supplement the income from my part-time job, at least enough that I don’t need to get a second job.
Additionally, if we can make a meaningful impact on a song release with this kind of action, I’d love if we were able to help other musicians and songwriters of Mastodon with their song launches in the future. Perhaps we can come up with a hashtag for this kind of mission? Please leave your thoughts, suggestions, and expert knowledge in the comments.
I’ll pin this toot, and share the insights, stats, and relevant results for this experiment in the comments as they become available.
Thank you for your help in my attempt at breaking the interwebs. Hopefully we can give some algorithms something to think about!
Boosts are very much welcome and appreciated! I adore those favourites and likes too!
If you have even a passing interest in #astronomy or just want your mind stretched, you owe it to yourself to follow Fraser Cain @fraser, the publisher of Universe Today https://www.universetoday.com/, and the co-host of Astronomy Cast (w/ Dr. Pamela Gay) http://www.astronomycast.com/. (Also check out Astronomy Cast!)
Every post is a wonder, Fraser is a treasure, and we are super lucky to have him on Mastodon!
These are all people that I interact with and that interact with me. Definitely check out their bio and their feed. You'll want to drop all of them a follow!
If you're fed up with all the unbalanced bad news we're constantly exposed to if you go onto the mainstream media, I've found there is a #GoodNews hashtag that I'm now using and following on my #Home feed to increase my mental wellbeing so I see more heartwarming stuff about the communities around the world and what they do for each other.
I like the idea of knowing how much people care about each other, and the people that do things simply because they can. The vast majority of us just quietly get on with being good people, in our own little ways.
Hello new folks! There's a lot of you recently, so I thought I'd do an #intro post. I'm an independent #musician who uses Mastodon to spread the word about #IndependentMusic --my own, and the work of others! If you #follow, you'll get lots of recommendations of new, #independent, #underground#music of all kinds! My own favorite is weird #ElectronicMusic, but I listen to and write about all kinds of music.
If you have an #introduction toot pinned on your profile that you’d like boosted, #comment “IntroBoost” below, and I’ll give you a #boost to help you connect with the community.
Thanks to all the wonderful people who already follow me here on #Mastodon and interact with my content. I hope to bring some unorganized, not very thought out content to the #Fediverse very soon!
Hi, #Mastodon fam. My name is Monika and I just moved in to this neighbourhood a.k.a. server! That said, my #timeline is pretty empty right now, so I would #love to meet new #friends and fill it up with #fun#content. Interact with this post if you play some of these #games...
If you have an #introduction toot pinned on your profile that you’d like boosted, #comment “IntroBoost” below, and I’ll give you a #boost to help you connect with the community.