@pj how is your experimental social media holding up to your expectations?
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@pj how is your experimental social media holding up to your expectations? Bursting at the seams with photos yet? As someone familiar with only Instagram and some Facebook it is proving hard to navigate and find posts.
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@pj how is your experimental social media holding up to your expectations? Bursting at the seams with photos yet? As someone familiar with only Instagram and some Facebook it is proving hard to navigate and find posts.
@Kilam123 I also find navigation hard without an algorithm, but I’m otherwise really enjoying it. So far I think tolerating an inefficient social media beats tolerating a too efficient social media.
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@Kilam123 I also find navigation hard without an algorithm, but I’m otherwise really enjoying it. So far I think tolerating an inefficient social media beats tolerating a too efficient social media.
@pj @Kilam123 pj I highly recomend you check out using an alternative interface for mastodon like @phanpy (https://phanpy.social) or @elk (https://elk.zone) it makes this whole place sooooo much nicer.
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@pj how is your experimental social media holding up to your expectations? Bursting at the seams with photos yet? As someone familiar with only Instagram and some Facebook it is proving hard to navigate and find posts.
@Kilam123 @pj If photos are your main thing, you might like https://pixelfed.org
These #fediverse platforms sort of overlap or interpenetrate: you can follow accounts on one platform from your account on another. But it might be worth opening a dedicated #pixelfed account that you access through the official app — less friction and puzzlement over whether some feature is not working properly. And it’s an interesting community in its own right.
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@pj how is your experimental social media holding up to your expectations? Bursting at the seams with photos yet? As someone familiar with only Instagram and some Facebook it is proving hard to navigate and find posts.
Welcome to the fediverse!
Without an algorithm to create your feed, you will need to build it yourself, which takes a little time initially, try:
- follow loads of accounts (you can always unfollow/ block if you don't like them)
- follow hashtags you might be interested in (e.g. # photos, # cats , etc)
- search topics you're interested in and follow people who are posting, then look at who they followIf you're tooting (would a post), use hashtags, & alt text on images
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Welcome to the fediverse!
Without an algorithm to create your feed, you will need to build it yourself, which takes a little time initially, try:
- follow loads of accounts (you can always unfollow/ block if you don't like them)
- follow hashtags you might be interested in (e.g. # photos, # cats , etc)
- search topics you're interested in and follow people who are posting, then look at who they followIf you're tooting (would a post), use hashtags, & alt text on images
/1Also, there's some great ideas at:
@FediTipsWrite an # introduction post
The fediverse is moderated by all of us, so if you see an account that's abusive / hate speech / spam / phishing then use the "report" function, which will get that account altered to your server's moderator (a human) who will hopefully block it & will share with other moderators
Finally, if you like your server, consider giving them a little money each month for their server costs & work
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Also, there's some great ideas at:
@FediTipsWrite an # introduction post
The fediverse is moderated by all of us, so if you see an account that's abusive / hate speech / spam / phishing then use the "report" function, which will get that account altered to your server's moderator (a human) who will hopefully block it & will share with other moderators
Finally, if you like your server, consider giving them a little money each month for their server costs & work
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The two guides that may help the most with building a feed and following:
All the ways to discover accounts to follow: https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-find-accounts-to-follow-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-how-do-i-find-my-friends
How to make your own account more discoverable: https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-get-more-followers-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse
