I'm working on a YouTube mini series explaining the Fediverse!!

[haste@mastodon.social]

@taylorlorenz I would be interested to hear from other journalists on the platform, if you know any, about their experience and on which instance they’ve settled.

I remember when I joined there was a concerted effort to grow journo.host, but I’m not sure what came of it. If someone asked me who to follow today I wouldn’t have good answer.

[scott@sfba.social]

@taylorlorenz definitely @NorcalGma2

[shellsharks@shellsharks.social]

@taylorlorenz I'll (humbly) suggest @jerry - admin of the long-standing infosec.exchange masto instance, proprietor of the jerryverse (i.e. a wide variety of Fedi instances), and all-around good chap

[mangeurdenuage@shitposter.world]

@cjd @taylorlorenz I would recommend using words like "Disagreeing instances" or similar rather than using left/right then.

[cavedalerhones@sfba.social]

@taylorlorenz I think one thing worth mentioning is that there are lots of people on Mastodon that aren’t influencers, or experts, but just interesting people sharing slices of life with others. Things like cats, nature, art, pets, funny stories, weather and a lot more make it a bit more human in my opinion.

There are definitely news feeds and analysis from topic experts ranging from climate to legal, but there is also a lighthearted side and a socially engaging side you don’t find on things like BlueSky. Here, people will actually respond to something you post (without flaming you

[cjd@pkteerium.xyz]

Yeahnah that doesn't capture it at all. But thank you for your kind advice.

[timbray@cosocial.ca]

@taylorlorenz I'd second the recommendation for @cwebber

I'd also recommend a glance at my essay on why Mastodon/Fedi is currently the best choice for social networking: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2025/11/03/Time-to-Migrate

[magsamond@mastodon.ie]

@taylorlorenz
follow @_elena

[Gæst]

@taylorlorenz try talking to Alex Gleason, and be sure to tell him about trans rights.

[jmccyoung@mstdn.social]

@scott @taylorlorenz @NorcalGma2 Some excellent suggestions of others but @NorcalGma2 was who I thought of too.

[drangnon@hachyderm.io]

@taylorlorenz

@_elena

[chrisholladay@mastodon.social]

@taylorlorenz
I don't have any names to throw around but I did have a suggestion...3 or 4 random users ...maybe set up a poll . .get those people as a general user experience, as opposed to.an influencer or a designer....people on the street takes.
Like the old days

[alice@lgbtqia.space]

@Alice@beige.party I'm the #NotAGirl one, so I think they meant you

@stefan @taylorlorenz

[alice@beige.party]

@alice@lgbtqia.space @stefan @taylorlorenz I just assume any complimentary tag was actually meant for you.

[gbargoud@masto.nyc]

@taylorlorenz

Talking to the forkiverse admins would be a good case study on moving a community here:

@kevin @Casey @pj

[jerry@infosec.exchange]

@shellsharks there are many great suggestions in the responses to @taylorlorenz request.

I’m happy to help if needed.

[nickgates@friendsofdesoto.social]

@Alice@beige.party @alice@lgbtqia.space @stefan @taylorlorenz honestly, you're like yin and yang. You can't interview one Alice without the other.

[nosirrahsec@infosec.exchange]

@Alice@beige.party @alice@lgbtqia.space @stefan @taylorlorenz You're both awesome and you both should shut up and take it lol

[alice@lgbtqia.space]

@Alice@beige.party aww, you're so sweet

But also, your toots are always some of my favorite. I'm glad you're here

@stefan @taylorlorenz

[nosirrahsec@infosec.exchange]

@stefan @taylorlorenz @Alice Talk to some of the instance administrators and perhaps go over the aspect of a community-run social media platform in a digestible format that people can enjoy without being huge tech nerds.