I wrote a nano tool that tries to extract the #Fediverse accounts of your #Twitter followings: fedifinder.glitch.me/
It searches for the patterns @user@host.tld, user@host.tld and host.tld/@user in the screen name, description, location and URL field. It displays them to you in the correct format for easy copying as well as a CSV download that can be imported to #Mastodon.
New version: fedifinder-backup.glitch.me/
This is mostly for the #twitterMigration set (welcome! have a 🍍!) because it 
keeps coming up:
You're right, it's a glaring absence, but it's not a new absence, and it's not going to change. Eugen is Mastodon's BDFL, and he's not going to add quote tweets. I know it's frustrating when you're so accustomed to that interaction pattern, but getting snarky and annoyed is not gonna help your argument.
Your reasoning about why quote tweets should be a standard feature, and how screenshotting a post is basically the same so why make it harder, and how it's not always for dunking, sometimes it's friendly or contextual, is not new to the discussion. Please, if you're going to weigh in, read up on the history first, and maybe read this more recent analysis from @graue.
If you desperately need quote tweets, try another #fediverse hub like Misskey or Fedibird. You'll still be able to keep up with Masto buddies, and you can quote-tweet to your heart's content!
A year ago I wrote about Mastodon’s improvements over Twitter’s lacking protections against abuse and harassment. Development in that area has not been standing still, and it’s about time we do another comparison.Official Mastodon Blog
Für alle die #neuhier sind und begeistert bemerken, dass es hier im #Fediverse keine #Werbung und #Tracker gibt, habe ich noch einen #App-Tipp:
#YouTube ansehen ohne Ablenkung und Nachverfollgung vom #Algorythmus – NewPipe x SponsorBlock
Installiert wird es auf #Android über @fdroidorg und das @IzzyOnDroid Repo.
📺 github.com/polymorphicshade/Ne…
A fork of NewPipe with SponsorBlock functionality. - GitHub - polymorphicshade/NewPipe: A fork of NewPipe with SponsorBlock functionality.GitHub
Getting started with Mastodon 🌤️
Read:
fedi.tips/
Find people:
fedi.directory/
fediverse.info/explore/people
1. Boost good posts to your followers
2. Search hashtags to find stuff that interest you
3. If you're never posting anything people won't find and follow you
4. Add a profile image to make life more colorful 
5. Generate an invite link and send it to your friends
6. Ask questions
I’m basically only keeping my Twitter account around so as not to break over a decade and a half of links on the web but I thought it might be an idea to pop over there today and state the obvious:
Okay, so... I have a bit of an announcement.
I've created a website for FediFollows which has all the accounts I've ever recommended (that are still working!) organised into nice topics and tags:
You can browse the main directory or the top 100 tags page. (Also considering adding an "all tags" page, if there's demand.)
Please let me know what you think! Any feedback very welcome 🙏
(This is why I haven't posted in a few days! 😅 )
I've done a website for my @FediFollows account which lists lots of interesting accounts to follow on Mastodon and the wider Fediverse.
There are a couple of video-related categories including lots of @peertube and @owncast accounts you might be interested in:
fedi.directory/tag/live-stream…
If you're wondering how to use the site, it's explained in the Help page:
fedi.directory/how-to-use-this…
#Fediverse #Videos #Video #LiveStream #PeerTube #OwnCast
Interesting accounts to follow on Mastodon and the Fediversefedi.directory
I've just come across #Hylo - does anybody on the #fediverse have any experience using it? Looks interesting #opensource
In any case… #LinkedIn is the only mainstream social network I still have an account on, and I think I won’t leave anytime soon.
The only alternative I know (vutuv.de) is light years behind both in terms of features and participation.
What about a federated alternative? I am so curious to imagine a LinkedIn on the #Fediverse 👀
Hey Fediverse!
The @owncast project could really use some help! 🙏
At the moment the lead dev @gabek is having to handle an awful lot at once. The platform would be much more sustainable if there were more people on the team.
Everyone who wants to help is welcome, but of course there are some specific areas where help is especially welcome:
Please get in touch with @owncast or @gabek if you want to help out!
For those who don't know, OwnCast is a Twitch-style livestreaming and chat service for the Fediverse. You can follow OwnCast accounts from Mastodon etc and you will see a post in your timeline when the account goes live. There's a site about it at owncast.online and a directory of featured streams at directory.owncast.online
Boosts welcome!
A #Funkwhale instance for #FridaysForFuture groups and #ForFuture alliances.
First podcast being hosted is @futureonair with the #Introduction episode here:
forfuture.fm/library/tracks/1/
It's in #German and by @FridaysForFutureAT.
Microblog.pub is a lightweight self-hosted single user Fediverse server which can be followed from Mastodon etc.
You can find out more info at:
The official account disappeared for a while but it's now back at:
@dev
As the account notes, it's just been rewritten with version 2.0 of the software, so you may need to unfollow and then refollow.
(Having said that, I haven't been able to actually follow the account, it seems to work at first but then gives a "follow request" message? Have you managed to get this to work?)
There are lots of livestreamers on the Fediverse now, thanks to the @owncast platform and @peertube adding livestream support too.
Here are some good ones you might want to follow:
MUSIC
@live
@jnktn_tv
@liveitlive
ART
@brandkopf
FILM & TV
@rstv
GAMING & TECHNOLOGY
@Hamish
@hatnix
@ozoned
@fedi
@wesley
If you follow an account, you'll see when it goes live on your Fediverse timeline.
Also check out OwnCast's directory at directory.owncast.online
Comparing my oldest website bihlink.com with Yahoo and Google on archive .org back in 2003...
web.archive.org/web/2003040411…web.archive.org/web/2002090107…web.archive.org/web/2003072123…
Yes, i was creating web directory for #Bosnia and other #Balkan countries similar to #Yahoo back then, but #Google started DIRTY game soon after with PR (Page Rank) system and started punishing web directories as they call it "Link Farming" back then. Soon after i realized they want to remove biggest competitors out of game.
Not that i could compete with any of these two, but if that dirty game didn't start, today BiH Link would be really really BIG thing, at list in #Europe.
I was shocked back then that Google crawled only few pages from my domain which had about 200.000 pages back tehn and it was growing to over 800.000 web pages. But i was loosing so much traffic as Google were growing their influence and years after i was so angry and REMOVED whole database, even deleted backups 😥 SAD...
F. U. Google! 🖕
I believe that #decentralization and #Fediverse is future, one way or another, because we are getting fed up with Google playing BIG BROTHER and dictating whole interent, playing US with ever changing algorithms and killing real value of interent...
Irgendwie produziert #Tusky immer wieder diese Fehlermeldung. Erst wenn ich die App komplett stoppe und dann neu starte, lässt sich wieder etwas hochladen. Blöd, denn deshalb habe ich schon auf etliche Postings einfach verzichtet. Und das ist ja auch nicht unbedingt förderlich für das #Fediverse. 🤔
Kennt jemand eine ähnlich entspannt nutzbare App wie Tusky für #Android, bei der dann auch der Medienupload zuverlässig funktioniert?
The Small Technology Foundation researches and promotes online services designed for human beings rather than corporate profits.
You can follow their live streaming account at:
➡️ @fedi
and to see more general posts on related topics follow their co-founder Aral Balkan at:
➡️ @aral
The Small Technology Foundation's website is at:
#SmallTechnologyFoundation #Technology #Fediverse #FOSS #Online #Computing #Web0 #SmallTech #SmallWeb #Privacy #Activism #NGOs
Hello! We’re a tiny and independent two-person not-for-profit based in Ireland. We are building the Small Web. No, it’s not web3, it’s web0.Small Technology Foundation
The free open source livestreaming platform OwnCast has set up a demo server at:
It currently runs a loop of videos by people who self-host their livestreams using OwnCast, along with short videos promoting other libre projects.
If you run a free open project and have a short video (under 1 minute), you can have it added to this loop by contacting @owncast.
OwnCast servers include Fediverse compatibility, so you can follow them from Mastodon etc. When a stream you follow goes live, you'll see a message telling you about it in your timeline.
#FediTips #Fediverse #OwnCast #FOSS #Libre #LiveStreaming #Twitch #Alternatives
Hello !Friendica Support why is this post "unlisted" on #Friendica, but "visible to everyone" on #Pixelfed, where I composed it from?
Link on Pixelfed:
pixel.tchncs.de/p/utzer/440241…
Link on Friendica:
social.yl.ms/display/8df4b0e8-…
Three random pics of my #cat, not #caturday, probably a repost too, but what is there better to test post as photos of #cats, there is not enough #catcontent in the #Fediverse yet!Pixelfed
OwnCast is a sort of Fediverse alternative to Twitch. It lets people host their own video livestream with a chat window at the side, and OwnCast accounts can be followed from Mastodon etc.
You can find out more about @owncast at owncast.online, and they have a directory of streamers at directory.owncast.online
If you follow an OwnCast account from Mastodon, you will see a post from them in your timeline telling you when the account has gone live.
Also, if you follow an OwnCast account or boost its posts, this will appear in the livestream's chat window (see the attached picture).
Some OwnCast accounts you can try following right now include:
@live (soulful house music shows)
@hatnix (Linux gaming streams)
@Hamish - (retro gaming streams)
(Note that some OwnCast accounts do not have Fediverse switched on yet, so they won't be visible on Mastodon etc)
#OwnCast #OwnTips #FediTips #Fediverse #Twitch #Alternatives
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You can create your own Mastodon server even without technical knowledge 🐘
There are companies that provide Managed Hosting, where you pay a monthly fee and they do all the technical stuff including hosting, installation and updates.
You own and run the server, they do the tech stuff behind the scenes.
The best managed hosting companies for Mastodon are probably masto.host and federation.spacebear.ee
It's not just Mastodon either, there are lots of Fediverse platforms and other online services available through managed hosting. Try visiting growyourown.services for more options (or follow them at @homegrown).
#MastoTips #FediTips #Mastodon #Fediverse #ManagedHosting
Masto.host was built from the ground up to make running a Mastodon instance easy.Masto.host
If you're currently on a massive server like mastodon.social, you might want to consider moving your account to a smaller server.
You can keep your followers when you change servers, here's how to do it: mstdn.social/@feditips/1079394…
You can find reliable servers at joinmastodon.org/communities (all the servers listed there agree to the covenant at joinmastodon.org/covenant). Try to pick one with fewer people.
There are lots of good things about smaller servers:
-Better moderation, because there are more staff per member.
-Smaller servers tend to have more personality, with a village feel.
-The local timeline on smaller servers is much more readable.
-Smaller servers protect the Fediverse as a whole from being taken over, because lots of smaller servers are harder to buy than a few big servers.
-It's easier to make a difference on smaller servers. It's easier to discuss things with the admin and other members.
#FediTips #MastoTips #Fediverse #Mastodon
If you want, you can move your Mastodon account from one instance (server) to another. Moving lets you take your followers, follows and some settings with you. 1.Mastodon 🐘
Somebody reported me to myself, y’all. How’s your day going? :)
Hint: if you don’t like my comparing Israel to Russia, go tell Israel to stop acting like Russia.
(And find out how the fediverse works before you go making an arse of yourself trying to censor me on my own personal instance.)
#censorship #moderation #fediverse #embarrassing #israel #palestine #russia
What is an ethical internet? What brings people to explore them?
Listen to @liaizon tackle common questions, concepts, and misconceptions about the #fediverse on @thefinalstrawradio
Did you know the fediverse is like 13 years old?! Yet it's come so far since.
thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org…
If you're #newHere or #neuHier you might like this a lot too!
One week ago I launched fediverse.info
Since then, 515 people registered and have been added to 1800+ topics!
Discovery is important, and while we strive to fill this void, our ultimate goal is to help standardize discovery across the fediverse.
Every #fedi project should have this directory! #activitypub #fediverse #fediverseInfo
😳
erm, I thought I'd make a thing.
It's a very basic #webRing for #amateurRadio people on the #fediverse 's personal sites.
It only has itself and my site so far.
