JulietJFallConsidering joining the #TwitterExodus or setting up a Plan B just-in-case? Want to minimise the fear of loosing all your carefully-built social & professional networks with some planning? Here are some thoughts & tips. Please complete & comment with other ideas! (1/10)
(2/10) I chose to (also) move to Mastodon, for which you can start with one of many general guides to get an idea for where you might be going (even if you stay on Twitter for a bit too). It doesn't have to be either / or to start with: https://www.fastcompany.com/90803267/how-to-use-mastodon-twitter-alternative
(3/10) Mastodon is a decentralized network, but most academics seem to be joining the main server http://mastodon.social. Start by using the web interface, not a phone app, to set up your profile (very similar to do as on Twitter). It's a learning curve, so enjoy the journey!
(4/10) Worried your old Tweets will end up in a void, like a ghost of your past self (oh the drama)? Then download your archive. This is minimally helpful because EVERYTHING ends up in it, but it gives you an idea of how bad your (my...) addiction was/is.
https://help.twitter.com/en/managing-your-account/how-to-download-your-twitter-archive
https://help.twitter.com/en/managing-your-account/how-to-download-your-twitter-archive
(5/10) Spend couple of minutes setting up a crossposting thingy so your esteemed 'followers' on Twitter won't miss your posts (the guru vibe is quite something, isn't it?). Click on this link while logged into Twitter on a web-browser (not a phone app).
https://moa.party/
https://moa.party/
(6/10) It took me a few tries, but it works if you do it from a web interface. The link takes you to a page where you can allow Moa to access your Twitter account, then Moa lets you decide what to cross post, in both directions. Each cross-posting takes a few minutes. Patience.
(7/10) If you want to save some of your own Twitter threads & don't want to trawl through all your archive, consider downloading some as PDFs using https://threadreaderapp.com/ (or equiv.)
This is a subscription service (a few $/month) but you only need it for a few weeks/months.
This is a subscription service (a few $/month) but you only need it for a few weeks/months.
(8/10) For example, I use ThreadReader to save my long-running threads on walking the Geneva border written as a personal/professional journal, to save it all in one standalone document. It creates a simple archive of text & photos as 1 thread = 1 pdf.
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RT @JulietJFall
Sunday border scramble in the sun, near Malval in Geneva. Political borders seeming dauntingly less trivial this week, as we think of people in Europe fleeing to safe…
https://twitter.com/JulietJFall/status/1497990712868098051
(9/10) For Facebook, I actually had my old posts turned into a physical paper photo album using (http://mysocialbook.com). Ridiculously expensive, but it's all saved on paper for ever & you then can delete your account. Or not. Something to show the grandchildren, right?
(10/10) Finally, I'm amazed at how strong the (my own...) Fear Of Missing Out is. Crazy how commercial networks have captured our lives, work & attention, isn't it? So the best way not to lose friends & networks is to INVITE THEM shamelessly to where you are going! Other tips 🙏!
Luna Vives@JulietJFall These posts were the best, I even talked about them in my political geography class! Magical 🙏🤩
Tuomas Tammisto@JulietJFall Great thread! And thanks to the #TwitterExodus, I found a bunch of geographers who to follow. (Anthropologist here, hi!)