mastodon (decentralized open-source twitter alternative)
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Mastodon is software for web-based federated microblogging, intended to be an "actually viable alternative to Twitter". Users can post 500-character status messages which can optionally include images, topic tags, and linked mentions of other users. It is open source and there are a number of independent instances online in addition to the flagship at mastodon.social.
Due to its federated nature, users of any instance can see posts made by users on any other connected instance. There is not a single server owned by a single individual or company; instead, there are various servers with their own sets of users, who can follow and interact with users from other servers in the network.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastodon_Social
so, let's join the bandwagon :D
https://mastodon.social/@rez
diaspora dejavu
Yeah I jumped the bandwagon too a while ago. Haven't used it at all yet but anyway: https://mastodon.social/@noby
https://social.tchncs.de/@jari_pitkanen
doubt i will use it more than this. it's confusing and doesn't work as well as twitter.
doubt i will use it more than this. it's confusing and doesn't work as well as twitter.
Usual problem with these things: 99% of the people I want to follow are already on twitter but not on this, making it an extra platform more than an alternative.
Is there some way to link it to a twitter account for automatic cross-posting? That would at least make it a lot less painful to transition...
Is there some way to link it to a twitter account for automatic cross-posting? That would at least make it a lot less painful to transition...
and what the hell is remote follow?
is it like stalking?!
is it like stalking?!
Cool, another Add.net-like thing. Don't care. Will probably run out of cryptic aphorisms and German language puns before twitter goes broke. ;)
App.net even. :D
You can't decentralize something that is already centralized.
feels like tumblr, looks like hootsuite, tries to act like twitter, their VP is like ello.co's.
tumblr lives off adult, hootsuite is convoluted for the everyday user, twitter goes strong and ello somewhat failed. It feels like they tried to reinvent the wheel. however, parking myself here: https://mastodon.social/@naaaaaagz
tumblr lives off adult, hootsuite is convoluted for the everyday user, twitter goes strong and ello somewhat failed. It feels like they tried to reinvent the wheel. however, parking myself here: https://mastodon.social/@naaaaaagz
haha, i think i still have an ello account! Yeah, this will be super viable, like every other alternative that failed.
thank you for reminding me to delete my ello account!
What okkie said. I'm sure there will be a lot of Bitcoin and Linux fans there though.
pouet oneliner for everyone! hooray!
Ooh, rez on OStatus. *hits dat remote follow button*
https://social.umeahackerspace.se/tomas
https://social.umeahackerspace.se/tomas
I also parked myself there @p01 a few months ago in case it takes off... guess it hasn't really :p
https://pouet.me/@kb (that server is probably not related. but hey. :) )
pouet.me it is. lol
https://pouet.me/@psenough
https://pouet.me/@psenough
This is me: https://mastodon.social/@Lumpbucket
ho and I forgot this one! https://mastodon.social/@razor1911
and I also registered the mastodon.lol domain name for possible future use \:D/
and I also registered the mastodon.lol domain name for possible future use \:D/
pouet.me/@xernobyl
pouet.me/@guardian
In related news, the reactions by https://twitter.com/mastodonmusic are pretty awesome.
It will most likely stay obscure and fail. Of course, there's always the remote possibility it will become popular, get swamped with utter fuckwits like Twitter, and fail.
Oh well, https://mastodon.social/@jorikemppi
Oh well, https://mastodon.social/@jorikemppi
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get swamped with utter fuckwits like Twitter
It's a decentralized service, so it's immune to moderation.