Choosing an instance for your Fediverse/Mastodon account

25 March 2023 by Jennifer

The Fediverse, running on Mastodon software & other software, is like a sort of grass-roots, often-friendlier Twitter-alikey.  It’s becoming increasingly popular as people leave Twitter.  If you’re thinking of getting an account there, and wondering where to set it up, you might be interested in the things I thought about when I did the same. … Continue reading “Choosing an instance for your Fediverse/Mastodon account”

Fediverse logo: five different-coloured blobs, each connected by coloured lines to each of the others.at the points. The overall effect is a sort of rainbow star inside a pentagon. Beside it is text: Choosing an instance for your Fediverse/Mastodon account.
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Why I’m trying out the Fediverse as an alternative to Twitter

16 December 2022 by Jennifer

Reflections on Twitter past and present, and where to find me on the Fediverse. (This is what some people refer to as “Mastodon”, but Mastodon is just one bit of software – like referring to “doing the hoovering” even if your vacuum cleaner didn’t come from Hoover.)

Fediverse logo: five different-coloured blobs, each connected by coloured lines to each of the others.at the points. The overall effect is a sort of rainbow star inside a pentagon. Beside it is text: Why I'm trying out the Fediverse as an alternative to Twitter.
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