I notice an influx of new users on Mastodon. Welcome!
Be aware that Mastodon does not have an algorithm and is not pushing information to you. You have to start following other people and hashtags to fill your timeline. So hit that search button. Search for your interest and start following people who write posts that interest you. Have fun! 😊
Mastodon for beginners.
Turn up
Be nice
Fuck off
Repeat
There’s way more to it than that but start there and work up.
At least that works for me.
Oh and hashtags.
There are tools that help you locate your Twitter people on Mastodon. Lots of articles on it..here's one below (haven't used any yet).
The more you follow hashtags, and the more you boost posts that match your interests, the software has an easier time populating your home feed with people you will be interested in.
Truthfully, I've enjoyed mostly finding people I never knew about on Twitter
https://medium.datadriveninvestor.com/how-to-find-your-twitter-people-on-mastodon-74aeb8073b0b
Also, if you see a hashtag in someone's post, you can click on the hashtag, and it shows you the current feed for that hashtag, and at that point, you can "Follow" the hashtag with the follow icon thingy....or...you can use "Explore" feature and just hunt for hashtags.....
I still enjoy this funny post I saw on Reddit about Mastodon
But thanks to all the "senior" Mastodoers who are helping us newbies. ❤️
I still can’t get mastodon on my browser or login there.
Can anyone help?
Emile Dingemans
sonofraucous
DrDi
FayeS
James Prescott
Fiona Regan