Found a great tool to browse for accounts to follow. Take note of any member’s instance name, search for the instance name. Results show a list of accounts with popular accounts shown on top. #mastodonhints

@futurebird -- I use mostly an web browser on the dektop, but for monitoring I use @tootapp's (@ mastodon.social) "toot" app for iOS in parallel, especially because I have several accounts (e.g. https://snrk.de/snark-mastodon/)

#mastodonhints: As for web-browsers, for the three accounts which I run on zirk.us, I use three different containers for each of the accounts. Then it is easy to switch between the accounts.

Any #Metatext users (iOS) or #Tusky (Android) have hints on how to add # follows in either App. Have to run to browser to add new terms.

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Any #Metatext users (iOS) or #Tusky (Android) have hints on how to add # follows in either App. Have to run to browser to add new terms.

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@sarahstankorb Use the hashtags! One reason the bird site was toxic was #twitter was very intrusive into your posts. Did you know you can follow hashtags? Try putting #astonomy up in your search bar and clicking on the + on the right hand side. Easy!
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@LVerwey Also if you can get an avatar up ASAP (You might have one from the bird site) that really helps too. You are very welcome and welcome aboard!

P.S. you can edit your own posts unlike the bird site like I am doing right now! So you can add the missing hashtags onto your first post without having to retype it all!

P.P.S. I and many others on the bird site asked for an edit key and we never got one!

#mastodonhints #mastodon #twittertruths

Here’s another shortcut / Magic Trick for finding & expanding your followers
.. if you are coming from #thebirdsite

Not only can you use #fedifinder & #debirdify to scan & find Mastodon handles for your followers, you can also search & scan Twitter Lists !!

So you can create lists over there
or better yet Follow public lists there & find folks here w scan

For example @ninatypewriter maintains a bunch of topical & regional lists

Happy following!!

#mastodonhints
#tips
#TwitterMigration

Here’s another shortcut / Magic Trick for finding & expanding your followers
.. if you are coming from #thebirdsite

Not only can you use #fedifinder & #debirdify to scan & find Mastodon handles for your followers, you can also search & scan Twitter Lists !!

So you can create lists or better yet Follow public lists there & find folks

For example @ninatypewriter maintains a bunch of topical & regional lists

Happy following!!

#mastodonhints
#tips
#TwitterMigration

Worth noting that all users' toots can also be consumed as good ole RSS or Atom feeds. It is in the form [instance]/users/[username].rss or .atom.

For example, an RSS for my updates is at mastodon.social/users/matthewreinbold.rss

#mastodonhints