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#StartHereSocial has been upgraded and updated, and new services added. Work in progress. All feedback welcome.
#StartHereSocial Fun Fact #7
Hoy es el #DiaDeLaIndependencia de #Venezuela
¡Feliz Día de la Independencia a todos!
Venezuela has a small but dedicated Mastodon service for Venezuelans:
#StartHereSocial Fun Fact #6
It's the #4thOfJuly so let's see which US states have a Mastodon for their area:
#Alaska
#Arizona
#California (3)
#Colorado
#Delaware
#Florida
#Georgia
#Illinois (2)
#Indiana
#Maryland
#Massachusetts
#Michigan (2)
#Missouri
#NewJersey
#NewYork (2)
#NorthCarolina
#Ohio
#Oklahoma (2)
#Oregon (2)
#Pennsylvania
#Vermont
#Virginia (2)
#Washington (4)
The Evergreen state coming in top with four servers!
#StartHereSocial Fun Fact #5
If we exclude English and language-agnostic services, the 12 languages with the most listings (in this case, Mastodon and similar services) are:
#Deutsch (German)
#Español (Spanish)
#Français (French)
#Nederlands (Dutch)
#Italiano (Italian)
#中文 (Chinese)
#한국어 (Korean)
#Dansk (Danish)
#Québécois (Quebec French)
#Norsk (Norwegian)
#PortuguêsBrasileiro (Brazilian Portuguese)
#日本語 (Japanese)
#StartHereSocial Fun Fact #4
Three countries that consider #Rugby their national sport also have dedicated Mastodon services, supporting those three nations' local culture and communities:
#Madagascar #Madagasikara
#NewZealand #Aotearoa
#Wales #Cymru
Correlation is not causation, but we might be on to something here. Do the shared values of teamwork and community extend from the pitch to the Fediverse?
#StartHereSocial Fun Fact #3
🇨🇦 #Canada has nine and a half region-focussed Mastodon servers listed, many of which strongly support Français Québécois.
Plenty of space to talk about #CanadaDay
https://jaz.co.uk/projects/startheresocial/shs-americas/
https://oceanplayground.social
https://nfld.me
https://ottawa.place
https://mastodon.quebec
https://qlub.social
https://vancity.social
https://cosocial.ca
https://mstdn.ca
https://thecanadian.social
and https://pnw.zone is the half 😃
#StartHereSocial Fun Fact #2
There are 15 servers listed that support a language classified as Vulnerable or Endangered by UNESCO
These spaces promote digital language equity and help safeguard cultural heritage, enabling communities to connect and express themselves in their own languages online.
#Brezhoneg
#Català
#Cymraeg
#Euskara
#Føroyskt
#Gaeilge
#Galo
#Gàidhlig
#Lëtzebuergesch
#Lombard
#Stellingwerfs
#Sámi
#TeReMāori
#беларускаямова
#StartHereSocial Fun Fact #1
Ekzistas esperanta komunumo kun propra Mastodon-servilo.
OK, web site is updated, many things have been nudged, teased and reset... and the theme has a hint of rhubarb crumble and custard, yummy!
New #StartHereSocial is at https://jaz.co.uk/projects/startheresocial/
