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Open on mastodon.social David SlifkaWeb site:
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Helping to make the fediverse happen: http://SpreadMastodon.org Separately, protecting democracy by building at http://bluem.ventures. Searchable
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 How to Leave X Some of the best tips I've seen for transitioning to Mastodon. Don't delete your X account; instead go Mastodon-first, meaning: My latest thoughts on the open social web (a term that includes the fediverse but also e.g. BlueSky/AT), and how to maximize its odds of success. TLDR: Serious marketing, funding for lots of projects, and a full-featured Twitter competitor yesterday!  In my experience it is much simpler yet more difficult: #fediverse needs more celebrity endorsements. There was great positive advance in certain circles when folks like @georgetakei took a keen interest and involved themselves in the community, we need more of this in more domains. Of course, big social reopening their API's would help too, us AND them!  @davidslifka @spreadmastodon I came across this fascinating piece on structural problems of the women’s liberation movement from the early 1970s these past few days. Many of its insights are directly applicable to the fediverse. I wonder whether we will apply its lessons. https://www.jofreeman.com/joreen/tyranny.htm Hi @Joaquincastrotx Hi Congressman, glad you’re here! Your colleague @RepShontelBrown verified her Mastodon profile via house.gov. That ensures it’s you and not a good-looking impostor. If you’re interested, her digital team could probably help, or volunteers at @spreadmastodon can as well. Background info here: http://joinmastodon.org/verification Critical government communications can’t depend on walled gardens. National Weather Service needs to join the #fediverse. (Edit: Tell them at nws.social.media@noaa.gov. Thanks @alex for the tip!) https://mashable.com/article/twitter-exemptions-nws-public-service-safety-weather-accounts
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 Yes the National Weather Service needs to join the fediverse. I will tell them at nsw.social.media@noaa.gov Sincerely, Monica Andrews What do we as the fediverse community need to accomplish in order to scale by 10x or 100x? After conversations with so, so many amazing people working to make this happen, I took a shot at making a list. I hope it's a useful resource for people looking to get involved, and also to promote discussion and collaboration. https://medium.com/@davidslifka_86286/what-the-mastodon-ecosystem-needs-to-scale-cb845f30cfe8 @davidslifka wow this is an impressive summary and I just love how you've linked in ways for people to collaborate on each area. Blown away by the level of joint thinking and collaboration that is going into making the fediverse happen. The fediverse has come this far despite being very capital-constrained. What if that constraint were lifted? If you have a project or idea (for- or non-profit) that helps build or grow the fediverse and would benefit from funding, I hope you'll apply here. Thank you! |
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And make use of an #adblocker.
@davidslifka I spend most of my time on x blocking ads. That should be one of your steps.
@davidslifka 7. Don't bring the lame-os and bots that are plauging twitter over here, let them go to threadz or whatever instead or just stay on the x