Martin Fowler

I’ve been a heavy user of Twitter over the last decade, and while Musk’s purchase of Twitter hasn’t got me running for the exit, it has prompted me to take a look at possible alternatives should Twitter change into something no longer worthwhile for me. The obvious alternative is for me to explore the Fediverse with my new Mastodon account. As I explore using Mastodon, I’ll make some notes here so that others can learn from my explorations.

My current favorite tutorial on using Mastodon is by Danielle Navarro. For tips on how to do common tasks, I turn to Fedi.Tips.

Earlier Memos Starting out by following some folks (01 November 2022)  ▶

I spent a bit of time yesterday taking my first steps into the world of Mastodon.

Unlike Twitter, Mastodon is a federated system. So for most people, the first step in using Mastodon is

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