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A lot of people are moving to @Mastodon, but I also get a lot of misconceptions and questions about how it works, and about this cool giant social network that is the #Fediverse, including @pixelfed or @peertube. So, to answer all these questions, and myabe introduce you to some other parts of the Fediverse, I think it's time for a quickstart guide!
Mastodon, Peertube, Pixelfed: easily replace Twitter, Instagram and YouTube
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The 2nd (and by far biggest) wave of new #Mastodon user additions is declining... which isn't a bad thing at all. It gives all the admins some time to relax and to take care of their servers.
And it helps all of us to engage with interesting new accounts to make sure that they'll stay here. The amount of amazing new users, scientists, journalists, creators... this was such an incredible quality-content boost for Mastodon and the #fediverse
Thank you for being part of this. You rock 🤘
And please please please support your admins. Donate or tell them how great they are.
Wait... screw that!
👉 Tell them how great they are AND donate!
These guys are creating the platform we all love. Thank you 🙏
Powstał mały katalog aktywnych użytkowników w (głównie) polskim #fediwersum, który może trochę pomóc odnaleźć się nowym osobom.
Z czasem będzie rozszerzany o filtry tematyczne - na podstawie tagów w biogramie oraz tagów używanych w postach, więc jeszcze raz gorący apel ode mnie - tagumy, tagujmy, tagujmy 🔁
Fedi nie ma takich narzędzi do odkrywania interesujących tematów jak tradycyjne social media, więc trzeba tu trochę własnej inicjatywy.
Lista składa się z osób mających publiczny (api:discoverable) oraz uzupełniony biogram.
Ludzie - karab.in - Odkrywaj fediwersum treści
Staroszkolny portal społecznościowy agregujący treści oraz platforma do mikroblogowania przeznaczona dla fediwersum.karab.in
Please don't use #Fedified! 🙏
This is what it says about itself:
"(Fedified) is *the* way to make sure that you're following the account managed by the same person you used to follow on Twitter."
It wants to be a central authority. This is dangerous, and opposite to what the #Fediverse stands for.
People become dependent on a central authority, then it gets bought out by billionaires.
You can already verify your account on here without using any centralised lists:
fedi.tips/how-to-use-mastodon-…
How To Use Mastodon and the Fediverse: Advanced Tips | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse
An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediversefedi.tips
Being "inefficient" isn't always a bad thing!
> The incentives are different. […] The inefficiency doesn't matter!
Matt Mullenweg (founder of Wordpress and current owner of Tumblr) wants to know how you want Tumblr integrated into the #fediverse (or #bluesky). Those of you who have Twitter accounts should go voice your ideas directly cause this will probably happen in the not so distant future (they already had a job posting listed last year where they were looking for #ActivityPub people)
twitter.com/photomatt/status/1…
❣️ the energy.
If everyone has their own instance/server wouldn't this example require 23k Sidekiq jobs instead of 3k?
Isn't that LESS scalable, for everyone.
You highlight a #fediverse problem to be solved but not sure everyone going DIY is the answer. (If this is the case.)
Is the fediverse about to get Fryed? (Or, “Why every toot is also a potential denial of service attack”)
ar.al/2022/11/09/is-the-fedive…
CC @stephenfry @gretathunberg
#fediverse #mastodon #stephenFry #gretaThunberg #smallTech #smallWeb
Is the fediverse about to get Fryed? (Or, “Why every toot is also a potential denial of service attack”)
Every time I post something that gets lots of engagement, I essentially end up carrying out a denial of service attack on myself. What does this say about the design of Mastodon and ActivityPub and the future of the fediverse?Aral Balkan
Zde super článek od @sesivany
blog.eischmann.cz/2019/01/07/f…
Představte si, že jste primárně na Twitteru, protože vám forma microbloggingu vyhovuje, ale chcete sledovat jednoho kamaráda na Instagramu. Sociální síť založená na obrázcích vás jinak nebere a nechcete tam mít účet a sledovat ji, ale rádi byste příspěvky kamaráda sledovali, reagovali na ně, psali komentáře. Kdyby byl Twitter a Instagram ve fediverse, šlo by to.
Fediverse začíná dávat smysl
Myšlenka otevřených navzájem komunikujících sociálních sítí zní pěkně, ale realita je taková, že nejpopulárnější sociální sítě jsou dnes uzavřené zahrady. A i mezi lidmi, kteří jinak prosazují otev…Sesivany's Blog
Fediverse je obří síť služeb sociálních médií.
Existují zde platformy pro mikroblogování, blogování, fotoblogování, videohosting a mnoho dalších a všechny jsou vzájemně propojené nebo federované.
Ke sledování uživatelů na kterékoli z platforem vám tedy stačí jeden účet.
Už se nám naše instance opět trošičku rozrostla. Některé účty znám ještě z dob, kdy jsem začínal s Linuxem. Tak užívejte pohody ve světě #fediverse a #opensource
> But, equally, it also makes the case that a system optimised to host hundreds of thousands of people on a single instance is not also somehow magically optimised to host just one person.
IDK; one of the major backends on the #Fediverse is #Pleroma and its cousins, which despite being more efficient (thus scaling better) than #Mastodon, it's largely used for single-instance users.
What happens when you have your own Mastodon instance (just for you) where over 21,000 people follow you and when you’re following over 4,300 people?
You end up paying ~€50/month for Mastodon hosting 👀
It also opens up interesting questions: what happens when a popular account joins your instance (hint: it will probably cost the instance maintainers quite a bit… I don’t envy the mastodon.nu folks right now).
This one is for all the new people on #Mastodon: did you know that the #fediverse has more than just a microblogging replacement? And that they can all interoperate with your Mastodon account?
Check them out!
- Facebook replacement: Friendica
- Instagram replacement: Pixelfed
- YouTube replacement: PeerTube
- Spotify replacement: Funkwhale
- MeetUp replacement: Mobilizon
- Reddit replacement: Lemmy
- Podcasting replacement: Castopod
- GoodReads replacement: BookWyrm
Castopod | Your Free & Open-source Podcast Host
Castopod is a free and open-source hosting platform made for podcasters. Engage and interact with your audience whilst keeping control over your content.castopod.org
“Mastodon’s new sign-ups include some Twitter users with big followings, such as actor and comedian @kathygriffin, who joined in early November, and journalist @mollyjongfast, who joined in late October.”
Thanks again to everyone who's contributed to the costs of running this community! You're helping keep this space in the #fediverse independent and sustainable.
If you can afford to help support it, especially as hundreds of new people join, you can donate (and see our finances) here: opencollective.com/writingexch…
Any amount helps, and a recurring monthly or yearly donation is very appreciated!
RSS fans!
You can get RSS feeds of any specific tag in fedi.directory by adding /feed/ to the end of the tag's URL.
For example the tag for "Gardening" is at the URL:
...so if you wanted to use RSS to track all new gardening accounts, the feed would be:
fedi.directory/tag/gardening/f…
When new accounts are added to tags you follow like this, they will appear in your RSS feed.
You may be aware that there is something called the #Fediverse.
But do you know about all the different types of applications that run on the Fediverse?
I made this visual to give myself and others something to point at when explaining "the big picture".
You may be surprised by how many services beyond Mastodon there are to explore.
Download it for free here and use as you please:
axbom.com/fediverse/
That post also has links to all the different applications.
The many branches of the Fediverse
As more and more people are asking me about Mastodon I felt a need for a picture to point at, showcasing how the software known as Mastodon fits into the much larger concept of the Fediverse.Per Axbom (axbom.com)
The difference between a closed, algorithmically-curated silo like Twitter and the fediverse.
Same post.
Twitter: ~43K “followers”, 8 boosts, 58 likes
Fediverse: ~8.43K followers, 57 boosts, 106 likes
Your thousands of “followers” on Twitter mean nothing because the algorithm (i.e., Twitter, Inc.) decides who gets to hear you.
Here's an updated guide on how to use your Write.as / @writefreely blog in the #fediverse!
howto.write.as/enabling-federa…
Joining the Fediverse
Write.as is part of the “fediverse,” a decentralized social network powered by the ActivityPub protocol. This allows users to follow and ...How to Use Write.as
You can also directly mention other #fediverse accounts from your blog posts!
Just insert their full handle into your post, and they'll receive a notification on Mastodon, Pleroma, or wherever their account lives.
Very nice intro to the #fediverse by @aral
nextinnonprofits.com/2022/07/f…
A lot of much-needed concepts are discussed in the episode, the ones I liked most are:
- what 'personhood' means in the web
- that 'freedom of speech' doesn't mean forcing other to listen to (& agree with) you
- and that you can work on a qualitative community of followers over a quantitative community
To everyone like me new to this world, this is a simple, well-argued introduction to it.
Thank you!
Federated communications - The Fediverse - with Aral Balkan
Aral Balkan is co-founder of the Small Technology Foundation. He talks about the Fediverse, including Mastodon and tools like ActivityPub, for nonprofits.https://www.nextinnonprofits.com/author/steveboland/#author (Next in Nonprofits)
I spoke about the fediverse, Elon Musk, and more with Steve Boland back in July for the Next in Nonprofits podcast.
Have a listen:
nextinnonprofits.com/2022/07/f…
#fediverse #nonProfit #notForProfit #surveillanceCapitalism #peopleFarming #BigTech #SmallTech #SmallWeb #podcast
Federated communications - The Fediverse - with Aral Balkan
Aral Balkan is co-founder of the Small Technology Foundation. He talks about the Fediverse, including Mastodon and tools like ActivityPub, for nonprofits.https://www.nextinnonprofits.com/author/steveboland/#author (Next in Nonprofits)
This does make sense to me. As I learn more about the #fediverse I'm becoming more interested in the smaller instances. I, for one, welcome this mindset shift.
The idea of setting up my own instance is appealing... but I don't think I fully understand the required investment yet.
and if you take that line of thinking even a bit further to its _real_ conclusion… you arrive at the idea behind peer 2 peer networks— where every #fediverse client is a server.
p.s. i'm not saying this is or should be the goal, just pointing out how lines of thinking don't always end where one thinks they do 
We should have a few BIG landing-pad servers for new people, always.
"Find a nice server" is an impossible first step.
"Make an account on any of these big servers, it doesn't matter which. Later when you notice all the most interesting people hang at x.y, move there. No biggie." is what the advice to new users should be, IMO.
@ericbuijs We have to be very careful about setting privacy expectations: there is no #privacy in the #ActivityPub protocol/#mastodon/the #fediverse.
mastodon.ar.al/web/@aral/10925…
ar.al🌻 (@aral@mastodon.ar.al)
Dear #TwitterMigration folks, an important tip on #privacy on the fediverse: There is none. This is a public medium; please treat it as such.Aral’s Mastodon
Food for thought: The bigger mastodon.social gets, the less successful the #fediverse is.
Sadly, the fundamental design of Mastodon mirrors the design of Big Tech (a server architecture that can support hundreds of thousands of “users”) and thus inherits its success criteria.
I feel it’s time we at least started thinking about what the web would look like if we all had our own place on it and what it would take to get there from here.
We should not be optimising Mastodon so it can handle more people per server. We should be optimising Mastodon so it incentivises more serves with fewer people.
(And if you take that line of thinking to its logical conclusion, you arrive at the idea behind the Small Web: ar.al/2020/08/07/what-is-the-s…)
#decentralisation #federation #fediverse #SmallWeb
What is the Small Web?
Today, I want to introduce you to a concept – and a vision for the future of our species in the digital and networked age – that I’ve spoken about for a while but never specifically written about: The Small Web.Aral Balkan
The #TwitterMigration needs to spread out to other #Fediverse platforms and respective servers. Those receiving the bulk of registrations are going to be stretched out [time and financially].
I think this list/site is a good landing page for the #Fediverse - fediverse.info/explore/project…
If I may suggest, re: project list, maybe using familiar words as such “Twitter-like”, “FB-like”, “Goodreads-like” can be helpful too, instead of just “microblogging” (which more likely only us techies understand).
Dear #screenwriters of the #fediverse! Welcome! During this #twittermigration I have made a quick and dirty little Google Form that fills out a spreadsheet to help you find other screenwriters! I will keep this in line as much as possible, but I do get busy...
Form: forms.gle/gw2nAyYzYNjfFHt38
Sheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…
If anyone has any issues with either let me know and I'll take a look at it!
Screenwriter Fediverse Finder (Responses)
Form Responses 1 Timestamp,What is your full instance handle?,What is your preferred penname? ,What are your preferred genre(s)? 11/1/2022 2:11:01,@penscratch@writing.exchange,penscratch,all of them 11/1/2022 2:11:51,@itobiasgray@mastodon.Google Docs
There’s lots of new traffic on Fosstodon where we run the MoaParty #fediverse account.
Consider supporting their work hub.fosstodon.org/support/