There’s a new playbook being written right now when it comes to the future of social media. The early-mover advantage is still in effect, and there’s a lot to figure out. Gone are opaque algorithms and the whims of any single company.
The fediverse represents a chance for quality journalism to shine again.
We talked to two leaders at fedi-forward publications — @TheConversationUS's @BostonAbrams, and @404mediaco's @jasonkoebler — about why they’re investing in the open social web, what they’ve learned so far, and their advice for other publishers just getting started.
Bonjour #mastodon
Celui qui va faire des cartons vous salue ! @Kahte , Ange de mes Rêves, de penser à toi me fera aller plus vite, trop heureux que je suis à l'idée de partager un nouveau #couettodon avec toi. 😘 😘 😘 😘 😘
Ich bin nach meinem #Twitter Ausstieg nirgendwo so richtig angekommen. Es überfordert mich, dass alle so verstreut sind und ich komme nicht mehr hinterher. Habe mich daher gestern entschieden, #threads von meinem privaten Handy zu kicken und dort nichts mehr zu posten. Immer, wenn ich die App aufmache, springen mich toxische Inhalte an. Moderation funktioniert nicht so wirklich. Lieber gucke ich dann öfter wieder bei #Mastodon rein.
While on the web I see a lot of posts on my timeline. But using @Tusky I don't see as much, just a handful from a few people over and over again. Or is it just me? Like the last five minutes, tried refreshing but no new posts come up. For 5 minutes?
Perhaps I'm missing something, or need to do something on the settings?
I logged in to Facebook a day or two ago to pin a post that basically said: "I'm still around, just not here. My email is ______ and here's a link to my blog. Stay in touch if you're so inclined."
I've had contact with a few folks. I really despise how FB has become so entrenched in my friends lives. I'd love for them all to leave it, but they're too invested.
What is it I was taught?
"Vote with your feet."
I stopped posting about why people should leave a while back. I gave up preaching about secure communication and open source alternatives. Part of me feels like I abandoned them, but a big part of me also realizes that I gave them a means to contact me. I'll reach out to my closest peeps, anybody else...ball is in their court.
I'm just done supporting shitty companies. I'm a stubborn son-of-a-bitch when it comes to my principles, but it can make for a lonely existence at times.
Just had another wow moment while checking https://mapstodon.space's timeline: so much rich and diverse content, in many different languages, with a fresh and spontaneous balance between on-topic and off-topic conversations, and nothing but good vibes all around!
Thanks to everyone for making our little corner of the internet friendlier and more interesting everyday :)
At this point, if you go to #Bluesky just to document bad things happening to that particular social network or to report back to #Mastodon what people on a social network say about people here… I envy the time you have at your disposal.
Anyone in the Bay Area happen to have a connection to The Mercury News and/or SF Chronicle's digital media team? Would love to attempt to connect with them and somehow try and convince them to create their own official #Mastodon account. Not a Mastodon instance. Just an account. It'd be nice if they could use the #fediverse to better serve the local Bay Area community.
Got an email today from a very smart computer science professor who is totally flummoxed by the #Mastodon signup flow. He tried to follow it based on what Mastodon tells him (the standard verbiage) at my site after reading one of my posts via a URL, and despite creating several accounts at other sites doesn't understand how to use any of it. This is a smart guy. The onboarding and basic explanations situation is still a mess.
I still don't understand how fedi instances work between each other, how can instances even block each other?? How can you find an instance that doesn't block others? How hard is it to host your own? So many questions!
At SFO heading back home after a week of meetings and conversations about #Mastodon and #Fediverse community and futures - sincere thanks to @mike and his team for being the best hosts for this visit. #gratitude
To borrow a phrase from a friend, my mind is “fizzing with ideas” and full of positive thoughts about the future of the open social web.
Wie lustig. Bereits seit dem 20.04.2016 werden alle meine Beiträge aus dem #Fediverse zusätzlich auf einem #WordPress gespiegelt. Den ursprünglichen #Friendica Server gibt es heute nicht mehr. Der war irgendwann zu klein und ist auf eine größere Maschine umgezogen.
Die Idee dazu war ganz einfach: Sollte etwas ganz, ganz schreckliches mit dem Server passieren, dann habe ich immer noch eine 1:1 Kopie meiner öffentlichen Beiträge, die ich hier erstellt habe 😎
Randnotiz: Das Blog ist damit älter als #Mastodon 🤪.
Really awesome to see so many people in the #python community actively posting about #PyConUS on #Mastodon. There's even an official (and verified) @pycon Mastodon account!
#Toot! scheint tot zu sein. Push funktioniert nur noch eingeschränkt und auch die Seite, die im AppStore angegeben ist, ist nicht mehr verfügbar.
Echt schade, weil das war die einzige brauchbare #Mastodon#App, die ich gefunden habe.
Da die PWA extrem träge ist, werde ich vorerst die offizielle App verwenden müssen, die mir aber einfach nicht gefällt.
Oder hat sonst noch wer einen Tipp?