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All about Mastodon

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Andy Piper edited this page Nov 20, 2022 · 5 revisions

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)

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
- 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