sysop408, to random
@sysop408@sfba.social avatar

This is hilarious. It appears that Twitter is DDOSing itself.

The Twitter home feed's been down for most of this morning. Even though nothing loads, the Twitter website never stops trying and trying.

In the first video, notice the error message that I'm being rate limited. Then notice the jiggling scrollbar on the right.

The second video shows why it's jiggling. Twitter is firing off about 10 requests a second to itself to try and fetch content that never arrives because Elon's latest genius innovation is to block people from being able to read Twitter without logging in.

This likely created some hellish conditions that the engineers never envisioned and so we get this comedy of errors resulting in the most epic of self-owns, the self-DDOS.

Unbelievable. It's amateur hour.

A mostly still movie of a Twitter feed showing a rate limited error message and a jiggling scrollbar indicating repeated attempts to load a resource.
Firefox network console showing 10 requests to twitter.com zooming by per second.

AimeeMaroux, to Dragonlance
@AimeeMaroux@mastodon.social avatar

I wrote a for all my fellow creators starting out on :

https://www.eroticmythology.com/mastodon-for-creators/

Feedback is extremely welcome. This is a loving document, it can only be honed and get better with loving input from other users. What are your best tips for ?

mho, (edited ) to mastodon

So, what do you miss most on (if anything), that has been a big part of :

If something else, please comment (there are only 4 options in the polls here).

mho, (edited ) to mastodon German

Ich hab mich mal inspirieren lassen und eine sich selbst aktualisierende Tabelle der Accounts von deutschsprachigen Medien auf gebaut:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/1/d/e/2PACX-1vQt9fuKqMiuY8aQWfqWtohqciKqBKUxopy2iY2FldwRGW87e--MGiRwqE8LwXINi6v5mzifSi2483p7/pubhtml?gid=2086576453&single=true

Zu den Accounts gibt es darin Angaben zur Followerzahl, zur Durchsuchbarkeit, zur Aktivität und mehr. Die Accounts selbst hab ich von der tollen Auflistung von @Sebastian, als Nächstes sollen sie automatisch einfließen.

https://pertsch.social/@Sebastian/110657213905995003

Update 👇
https://social.heise.de/@mho/111484086699372595

mho, to threads German

Twitters Hauptkonkurrent ist jetzt etwas mehr als eine Woche alt und ich hatte ja schon angedeutet, dass vom anfänglichen Wachstum durchaus etwas in unseren Zahlen zu sehen war. Deswegen jetzt nochmal ein kleines Update:

Die Zugriffe über von @heiseonline gepostete Artikel auf bleiben weiterhin stabil, nach den der jüngsten Entwicklungen bei gab es zuletzt zumindest ein geringes Wachstum.

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mho, to twitter

Germany once again leading the : The parliament of the federal state of stops posting to #X/ and will use instead.

It speaks of problematic developments under and says, that for example content is now barely moderated over there. And also that the significance of Twitter shrinks.

Here it is: @ltrlp

https://www.landtag.rlp.de/de/aktuelles/detail/news/News/detail/hier-twitterte-die-verwaltung-des-ltrlp-landtag-stellt-kommunikation-auf-x-ein/

mho, to mastodon German

Am Donnerstag jährt sich die Aktivierung des Accounts von @heiseonline zum ersten Mal und ich will da im Newsticker eine kleine Bilanz ziehen.
Gibt es dafür Hinweise und Vorschläge oder vielleicht auch Bitten, was ich da erwähnen könnte.
Hab ja hier regelmäßig Zwischenstände verkündet, auf diese Zahlen will ich mich da beziehen.

mho, to mastodon German

Meine Tipps für alle, die sind (aber nicht nur):

Loggt euch mit https://elk.zone, https://phanpy.social oder https://trunks.social in euren Account ein. Alle sehen viel besser aus, teilweise gibt's hilfreiche Zusatzfunktionen, am spannendsten ist aktuell https://elk.fedified.com.

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mastodonmigration, to fediverse
@mastodonmigration@mastodon.online avatar

Mastodon User Tip

Make use of , and when you follow someone make a habit of adding them to a list right then.

It's quick and easy:

  • Set up at least three or four lists. You can number them to arrange the list display order.
  • After you hit FOLLOW, click the three vertical dots and choose "Add or Remove from lists". This will bring up your lists and you can click to add the follow to one or more lists.

They will make your life so much better.

mho, (edited ) to mastodon

Update #3: And it broke again 🧐 I have another idea and meanwhile a static copy. No more updates for this post 😉

Hey #Mastodon & #Fediverse, look what I build: It's an updated table of @tchambers list of journalists in here, that stays up-to-date with data on #Followers and when they were last active:

Here is a static copy, that won't break, but that won't update itself neither:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/2/d/e/2PACX-1vS1NbXsLQOYEyQr0CRoFG79pXwTYYUPNRXwHWIUwALDlPEzKa1GGC7Vmr7EEIkOuLo-E3f_HyPloitV/pubhtml?gid=2012919235&single=true

#Media #MastodonMigration #TwitterMigration #SocialMedia #Journalism #News

mho, (edited ) to mastodon German

Darauf habe ich lange gewartet 😉 :
Auf die Artikel von heise online der vergangenen Woche kamen jeden Tag mehr Zugriffe über als über #X bzw. !

Da sind ein paar Effekte drin (das nochmalige Teilen am Wochenende bringt erneut Zugriffe, am Freitag ging der Twitter-Bot nicht), aber die Tendenz ist deutlich: Während Mastodon/ das stabil bleiben, geht es bei X abwärts.

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mho, to mastodon German

Ach Mist, das war's dann wohl mit meinen Statistiken zu als Trafficquelle für @heiseonline:

Hab gerade bemerkt, dass die schönen neuen Vorschaukarten den URL-Parameter abschneiden, über den wir überhaupt erfahren, dass Besuche von hier kommen. Je mehr Instanzen diese neue Vorschau nun anzeigen, desto mehr Einstiege werden darüber kommen und für uns nicht mehr erkennbar.

Weiß nicht, ob wir das überhaupt beheben können/wollen.

Screenshot eines Mastodon-Posts mit URL und Vorschau, deren Link den Parameter nicht enthält.

NewsDesk, (edited ) to mastodon
@NewsDesk@flipboard.social avatar

It's been six months since @Flipboard launched our first editorial desks on Mastodon. How useful is this account to you? What feedback or questions do you have?

rolle, to twitter
@rolle@mementomori.social avatar

Twitter folks, there is a way to make Mastodon feel like home more UI wise: , an interface that resembles the Twitter UI.

Many instances support Mastodon Bird UI (like mstdn.social under the theme "Elephant" in your settings) and you can also use it via browser extension.

More here: https://github.com/ronilaukkarinen/mastodon-bird-ui

Flipboard, (edited ) to fediverse
@Flipboard@flipboard.social avatar

In December, we started to federate the accounts of some Flipboard publishers and in February, we introduced Magazines to the fediverse. Now, we’re taking two important steps: federating the accounts of 400 creators and expert curators; and enabling two-way communication so that new followers and fediverse activity are visible and actionable in the Flipboard app.

To learn more about this, take a look at our blogpost:

https://flipboard.medium.com/flipboard-federates-11-000-magazines-by-400-creators-and-enthusiasts-82dd94691f74

Find all the handles of our newly federated curators here:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iUFTo6rPvhqzCReLaM1c6-xUKRuBVqlZVStZl9Al-EU/

Thanks so much to everyone who has given feedback on what we’ve done so far. We welcome your thoughts and comments as we continue on our journey to fully federate Flipboard.

AdaraAstin, (edited ) to random
@AdaraAstin@smutlandia.com avatar

When you chose your Mastodon (or Fediverse) instance, what were your criteria? Where did that land you?

mastodonmigration, to random
@mastodonmigration@mastodon.online avatar

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!

mho, (edited ) to mastodon German

Aktuell sind wir ja etwas blind, wenn es um den Traffic auf @heiseonline geht, der von kommt. Aber es gibt zumindest Indizien:

Der von mir gestern zu China gepostete Link hat fast zehnmal so viele Besuche aus unbekannter Quelle bekommen, wie sichtbar über Mastodon – und gleichzeitig fast keine anderen mehr. Wenn auch nur die Hälfte davon von Mastodon kommt, wäre als Trafficquelle längst überholt.

rolle, to mastodon
@rolle@mementomori.social avatar

Still too many thinks Mastodon is one website with "too strict rules", but it's also hard to explain without using any technical terms that it's multiple "services" and you can still see everyone's posts regardless of what site you have account on. Many don't realize that there are a lot of us.

I do get why people are reluctant to join, but at the same time I'm frustrated about those "I won't join because it's too politically left" or "I won't join because reasons". They don't realize they can find their own community. This bugs the hell out of me.

mho, to fediverse German

OK, das ist ziemlich cool: Danke @_max für die Daten!

Die rund 62.000 Follower von @heiseonline verteilen sich ganz schön übers . Mit Abstand am größten natürlich mastodon.social, aber danach wird's doch recht vielfältig. Insgesamt über 1900 Instanzen kommen da zusammen. Die funktioniert, würd ich sagen. Auch wenn die Dominanz schon groß ist.

(🧵 1/X)

mho, (edited ) to mastodon

Months after @tagesschau and @ZDF from Germany, yet still one of the earlier public broadcaster here on and the : The has arrived.

Also with their own instance, just as pioneered by @heiseonline 😉

It's an experiment for six months and their first accounts are:
@BBCRD
@BBC5Live
@BBCRadio4
@BBCTaster
@Connected_Studio
@BBC_News_Labs

Let's welcome them!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/blog/2023-07-mastodon-distributed-decentralised-fediverse-activitypub

mho, to mastodon

is easy and fun except when it isn’t
by @kissane

"But if Mastodon and other fedi projects do take on the mass scale, their developers must consider the needs of people who aren’t already converts. That starts by asking a lot of questions and then listening closely and receptively to the answers you receive."

https://erinkissane.com/mastodon-is-easy-and-fun-except-when-it-isnt

mastodonmigration, to random
@mastodonmigration@mastodon.online avatar

Please repost on X...

Open invitation from Mastodon: Former Twitter users. You tried. You stayed to fight, but there is nothing left to fight for. Today would be a great day to join open social media. It's easier than ever with https://spreadmastodon.org/, or for more options https://joinmastodon.org/.

Flipboard, (edited ) to fediverse
@Flipboard@flipboard.social avatar

Today is , a day to feature work from newsrooms that have an active presence in the . If you like what you see in the thread below, follow the profiles and boost their stories. If you're a journo or newsroom that we don't know about (or there's someone that should be on our radar), please comment below.

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mastodonmigration, (edited ) to TwitterMigration
@mastodonmigration@mastodon.online avatar

One year ago today November 18, 2022 was the Twitter Lockout, and in one amazing day a quarter million new users flocked to Mastodon. Not everyone stayed, but a great many did. We have continued to confront disruptive growth, while striving to hold onto ideals of community, kindness and respect for each other. Is Mastodon perfect? No, but today, one year later, the state of our platform is strong. Open social media is thriving.

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