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  • Not surprising, but one can't deny that @w3c leaving #Twitter is another tip of the hat to #webdev tech growing on #Mastodon. In the past year I think I've gradually stopping hearing "find us on Twitter" statements at the end of all the dev podcasts too.

  • Best tips I've heard on how #Mastodon can welcome people migrating from other social network. Summarizing: – Don't say "about time".– Avoid "well you're here now, so welcome."– Best: don't mention any other social network at all. Welcome them. Answer questions. Be helpful. Mentioning where they're coming from, even in passing can seem unintentionally smug.…

  • Official #Mastodon server of the #Dutch government: https://social.overheid.nl/@avhuffelen/110700825255524685

  • It's funny to some #Mastodon and Bluesky users that say (rightly so) "these are good numbers" with thousands+ new users come to their platforms per week but poo poo Meta with it's 70+ million with #Threads (which I don't have $0.02 on yet). If you don't care about your social network size, then not sure…

  • Mastodon: Join us it's not hard. Also Mastodon: Here's six links on how to pick a server, find friends, follow people, getting started & how you should act. That being said,I heard a good analogy from @davatron5000 on Shop Talk Show podcast: "#Mastodon is like a HOA (home owner's association) – you moved in and…

  • #Twitter is freaking out about #Tweetdeck, logins, and rate limits. #Mastodon is freaking out on Threads. #Bluesky… calm or poking fun, not up to freak levels yet. #Fediverse as a whole steady as she goes. No judgements here just observations.

  • Nice to see a few new faces here on #Mastodon. Also seeing faces and more follows on #Bluesky too. It's not THE #TwitterMigration but it's def. one!

  • Just a reminder: I share #WordPress news/links on wpfront.page (follow via RSS too). I’m at #Mastodon: phpc.social/@davidbisset I’m on #Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/davidb…

  • #Mastodon search (both for keywords and for users) is such a poor experience. I kinda of understand the challenges, but I would be following 2x as many people I think if i could get a decent search and be able to follow easily. For some, getting on board a social network (say away from Twitter)…

  • Looks like some Twitter folks trying #Mastodon and #Bluesky this weekend. Seeing more numbers on Bluesky and some more people I recognize there appear (still invite only). And looks like Bluesky performance issues have cleared up (all day yesterday was very slow but running like butter now, although it's 6am ET).

  • Reading @manton take on if/how #Mastodon #Fediverse should accept Meta (assuming if Meta ever gets to that point). https://www.manton.org/2023/06/27/lets-welcome-meta.html

  • Good read. "Decentralization isn't enough. It's about people." via @ben https://werd.io/2023/decentralization-isnt-enough-its-about-people "Decentralized protocols are infrastructure in the same way that servers are infrastructure. Nobody cares if a traditional social network is built on AWS or Google Cloud. What they care about is the community: can they follow people they’re interested in, can they engage in…

  • Not surprised the reaction to @gruber piece (actually more quoting Bloonface if anything) on #Mastodon growth (or lack of it) to be defensive, hostile, and rude. https://daringfireball.net/linked/2023/06/23/bloonface-twitter-migration John and Bloonface (who's article I suggest you read) ideas all don't set completely ok with me. But much of the jist is worthy to consider. And this…

  • #Reddit #Twitter…and so on. Again, own your own content. #Mastodon and #ActivityPub are nowhere near perfect but those plus #RSS are net gains for an open web.

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    Yeah @film_girl is exactly right. #Mastodon doesn't have to get "more followers than Twitter or be more popular than Bluesky to win". I don't think #Mastodon is going away and there are multiple winners. But as @ben points out: "Can a developer take your protocol, without permission or pushback, and build something meaningful in under…

  • Listened to the latest @atpfm and could relate to @marcoarment story about cheerleaders and social groups far too well (for me it was 5th grade). #Mastodon and #BlueSky are both places worthy of being a some part of – for now – for different reasons.

  • #Bluesky rolls out very very basic moderation tools today. But i'm actually more interested in some recent information shared about making your own algorithms. Unpopular opinion on #Mastodon but I think algorithms CAN BE USEFUL THINGS. Especially if you can create your *own* (which I do to various degrees on social), but not when they…

  • User Growth at #Bluesky, #Mastodon, and Twitter via @pxlnv https://pxlnv.com/linklog/users-bluesky-mastodon/ "It all reminds me of an earlier era. I like how this is going."

  • Another day another "#fediverse and/or #mastodon will win" post in apparent reaction to… something. https://stefanbohacek.com/blog/yes-the-fediverse-will-win/ First off: I agree think some of arguments are sound. Fedi isn't going away. Donation models work. But face it – Fedi will never attract majority. Nor do they want/should to. Currently as alt. go #bluesky (still in diapers) gets…

  • #Mastodon is till the place I enjoy the most and get the most interaction. But with #bluesky I have to admit it's interesting (pros and cons) to be a part of a social network that is only 60k+. In some ways it seems almost a perfect size.

  • "#Mastodon monoculture problem" via @rysiek https://rys.io/en/168.html

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    What people on #Mastodon and #Bluesky say about each other (part 1). It's a past time to talk about other social networks on the social network you're on. 😄

  • "#Mastodon Has Already Won" https://d-s.sh/2023/mastodon-has-already-won/ I agree with this here. Judge this community on merits like these vs what other social platforms (some of which are getting some attention, some of which aren't even at a 1.0 version) are doing.

  • Hearing more about some of the smerkness on #Mastodon from more tech podcasts. @viticci summarizes what I’ve seen pretty well.

  • #Mozilla setting up shop on #Mastodon and trying to "reinvent content moderation". "It’s a social network that doesn’t try to be neutral and isn’t attempting to preserve free speech. It’s trying to make the internet a nicer place to be." @theverge https://www.theverge.com/23710406/mozilla-social-mastodon-fediverse-moderation

  • @gruber makes this as scary as it should sound. https://daringfireball.net/linked/2023/05/02/npr-musk-handle This is why even if you DON’T intend to have your own site or blog and not “own your own content” at LEAST have your own DOMAIN. Verification (#Mastodon) and/or usernames (#BlueSky) should be table stakes for any mass social platform. #Twitter

  • Apparently Angry #Mastodon has pivoted from complaining about #Twitter to putting down #BlueSky which hasn't even really gotten started. Let's focus on what's great and can be improved here in this community. </$0.02>

  • It's funny how over on Twitter there's a positive vibe about #Bluesky but almost completely opposite from what comments I've seen so far on #Mastodon. Not sure if people realize Bluesky is barely a private beta with almost no features (It's BuddyPress UI folks) or it's a kind of attitude that Mastodon has gotten noticed…

  • "Notes to Self on #Mastodon" I was (still am to a degree) on a similar vibe to @jimniels on a few of Mastodon's weaknesses. Mainly that you lose content if you need to move from an instance (and that's assuming a good move – you in theory can lose more). https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2023/notes-to-self-on-mastodon/

  • Unpopular opinion here but #Mastodon search and discovery at times as bad or worse then Twitter. I saw a post on another server that later I wanted to search for and my instance couldn't find it… i can't check out some posts from folks I stumble across unless I go to their servers. Browsers extensions…