Extremely disappointed in NPR Weekend Edition Sunday reporting on new Threads app. It was a gushing advertisement for the latest corporate grab to control the Internet which totally ignored critical privacy issues. And on top of that, they didn’t even mention Mastodon which is now 13 million users strong! #NPR#Mastodon#Fediverse#Threads
Just found a conversation between colleagues. They were very excited about bluesky. I had not heard from it yet. What it sounded to me like was: ‘yadayadaya closed source yadayada no privacy yadayada let’s create a new billionaire CEO.” Why would they even consider it!? With mastodon and the fediverse available, choosing closed source seems like the new fossil fuel…😤#opensource#Fediverse#Mastodon#freedom
Ich muss zugeben: Wenn man sich hier bei #Mastodon ein wenig engagiert, kann das sehr nett und erbaulich sein.
Wisst ihr was? Ich versuche das in der nächsten Zeit mal durchzuziehen und weitestgehend nur hier zu tröten. Bei Space Karen will ich eh nur noch als passiver Beobachter den Niedergang verfolgen und höchstens Blogposts etc. verbreiten.
Und irgendwie muss ich ja die Zeit überbrücken, bis Threads endlich bei uns kommt. 😉
Une application Mastodon pour iOS
Alors, non ! Non, je ne suis pas passé du côté d'Apple et de ses smartphones ! Non, point du tout ! Cet article a juste pour but d'aider les personnes qui arrivent sur Mastodon (et qui ont une iPhone) à trouver une application qui leur correspond pour utiliser ce réseau de microblogging sur le Fediverse.
Please #mastodon gods, bring #quotetoots to this realm I beg. I desperately need to QT posts with thrilling commentary such as "Relatable" and "it me" :blobPleading: :blobPleading:
Eugen publicó el otro día un artículo muy interesante sobre qué es #Threads y cómo afecta su lanzamiento a #Mastodon. Lo más relevante:
Threads recolecta muchos datos de uso, Mastodon ninguno.
Threads no está disponible en la #UE precisamente por incumplir reglas de protección de datos y sobre algoritmos.
Threads a día de hoy no es compatible con #ActivityPub, es decir, no es capaz de comunicarse aún con el resto del #Fediverso.
Se espera que Threads, propiedad de Facebook, acabe siendo compatible con el Fediverso. Es decir, se podría leer e interactuar con gente usando esa red.
Aunque eso ocurriera, todos tendríamos la posibilidad de bloquear esa instancia, y en cualquier caso, Facebook sólo obtendría las publicaciones que se intercambiasen con su servidor.
El punto positivo es que esto abre un camino para que la gente deje las redes controladas por empresas y tenga la opción de saltar al Fediverso.
1️⃣ Post regularly. The frequency doesn't have to be high. But posting a new paper and then staying silent for months on end isn't enough to build a #brand.
2️⃣ Use hashtags. On #Mastodon, liberally. On #Twitter, not too many. Take the time to find hashtags that your community (& related communities) use often.
3️⃣ Include an image (Key figure? Quote? People?).
6️⃣ Post information that‘s USEFUL TO YOUR FOLLOWERS! As you’re using your account to boost your #AcademicCareer, you’re targeting your peers. Useful to them is anything that’s relevant to their work, saves them time, or they enjoy reading. Try highlighting/commenting on recent developments in the field, a policy change, news from a conference,…
To improve reach of your academic #SocialMedia account:
7️⃣ Sharing new papers in your field is a good start. If you additionally share your thoughts, highlight pros & cons, sum up the finding or state why this is important, that's PERFECT. (Be kind & fair, you might meet the authors of the paper at some point!)
8️⃣ Tag your funding source whenever you publish or receive a grant. They'll love it.
9️⃣ Share your own papers. Tag your collaborators. Tag your institution, they may retweet or like your posts. Ideally, sum up your paper in a thread. This is again a service to your followers (& everyone without access to the paper).
1️⃣0️⃣ Post links to media appearances.
1️⃣1️⃣ Share your excitement whenever you (or your lab members) receive an award.
1️⃣2️⃣ Engage in discussions on the subject of your expertise. Be friendly & acknowledging. Give positive feedback, e.g. right after an interesting talk at a conference. (If people like you they might follow you back. Or remember you at the next conference.) Maybe ask for feedback on a new idea?
1️⃣3️⃣ Boost good comments you receive on your posts.