@slcw I couldn't agree more. I don't advise using the new meta app either.
I'd like to see some competition on the Internet.
This past Sunday I had a chance to promote #Mastadon on the air.
One should do so to help get people on board with the #fediverse...especially when your follow story about the upcoming name change for #twitter.
@Em0nM4stodon thanks for the prompt; after years in #Birdland I just forgot myself; “oh look ToTo, it’s a new wonderful place called #Mastadon !” Bruce from the great State of Washington in the somewhat decrepit USA 🇺🇸
I really find the ability to edit alt text so helpful. If you forget to add it to your images, just go back in and add it! #mastadon
Perhaps given the time we are in, this should have been my #Mastadon #fediverse introduction:
@dankennedy_nu I did sign up for #Threads, but only for posting the same #weather related work items that I do here. #Mastadon has become my primary social media outlet. Once I can connect to the people/organizations that are on Threads through here, I'm done with this Meta experiment.
@amazing_collin I’m the welcome committee. Get to know everyone— #mastadon is an amazing community!
Hey, anyone got any advice for properly displaying YouTube Embeds (or just Embeds in general) in Toots?
The time has come to help people realize that they need to be more #diligent and #thoughtful when finding their information sources.
Personally, I will pick #local first, #profession second, then #interests and #hobbies third.
#Mastadon gives me all this, and has helped me reexamine how I use the Internet in my everyday life.
The question I ask is simple: will this #website or #app or #socialmedia source help me be my best person?
#diligent #thoughtful #local #profession #interests #hobbies #Mastadon #website #app #socialmedia
What I'm getting at here is that thanks to the #internet, the choices toward what to consume from the #news/media/information industry is more in the hands of each #individual.
Thanks to #socialmedia, most of that control can be influenced by #algorithms, #advertisers, and outside individuals that can paint a landscape that isn't what one needs to follow.
However, thanks to the #fediverse like #Mastadon, control is back in one's own hands...
#internet #News #individual #socialmedia #algorithms #advertisers #fediverse #Mastadon
@WXFanatic I agree that #format is a good reason to join #Mastadon. I think there are a few others.
One is finding a #server that focuses on your region of the #world you forecast/research/etc. Your information would be a benefit for those part of your local feed
Also, IMO, there is more #high #quality weather, climate, and earth science information here compared to other sites.
It does take #effort to find these sources, but once you do the Mastodon experience improves greatly.
#format #Mastadon #server #world #high #quality #effort