All about Mastodon

Notes from talk at Makeroni Live, Nov 20 2022 (Thank you for attending my 1 hour TED Talk...!)

Introduction to Mastodon

What is it (who / where / why)

• Start from https://joinmastodon.org

How does it work

• Posts / Toots (length etc)
• no algorithm
• Boosts
• Replies
• Direct messages (visibility)
• no ads -> support your instance

Accounts

• settings and options
• profile fields
• "verification"
• ownership / transfer

Federation

• instances
  • addresses
  • how content shows up https://twit.social/@Manny/109376243230670130
  • policies
  • ownership / support / sponsorship
• ActivityPub & WebFinger
• blocking (policy)
• moving instances

Other "Fediverse" services

• PeerTube
• Pixelfed
• WriteFreely
• "any" e.g WordPress

Apps and access

• web view
• advanced web view
• official apps
• other apps (PWA and mobile/desktop)
• API

Reference links

• https://axbom.com/fediverse/ About the Fediverse in general
• https://instances.social/ Find a Mastodon instance to suit your tastes
• https://twitodon.com/ / https://fedifinder.glitch.me/ find your Twitter network, maybe
• https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-get-started-use-mastodon/
• https://wordsmith.social/elilla/a-futuristic-mastodon-introduction-for-2021 <- this is long but good