DebraNov 14, 2022
David J White

POLL: If you've been on #Mastodon for over a week and used it each day, what do you do plan to do with your #twitter account at this moment?

Boost for a larger sample size please.

Keep Twitter account active
35.5%
Keep Twitter account but inactive
46.3%
Delete Twitter account
7.1%
Have already deleted Twitter account
11.1%
Poll ended at .
Nov 14, 2022 at 1:35pmWeb
Show threadtechbitsNov 14, 2022

@DJWhite Mastodon is a place to talk, and although it feels like people might appreciate articles on my website, I think rocking up and posting links without context isn't really in the spirit of it.

Although, the length of post: I guess you can add a lot of context, so... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

(I'm terrible at promoting projects that I'm proud of anyway)

Show threadDavid J WhiteNov 14, 2022
@techbits I get that and I think that’s a sensible approach. Take your time, find your peeps, experiment and have fun! The ability to control what you want to show and what you want to see should not be understated here. This is so much more than over there!
Show threadtechbitsNov 14, 2022
@DJWhite exactly! Completely different world.
Show threadMichael Brooks Nov 15, 2022
@techbits @DJWhite You could make your blog federated. This would give it it's own account, and comments will display on your blog. If you have WordPress, you can install the ActivityPub plugin and you'll have something like @michaeldbrooks
Show threadtechbitsNov 15, 2022
@michael @DJWhite Yes, that's something I've started looking into, although I use Ghost and there's nothing available yet. If that changes, great. If not, it'll be a manual process. That could be better... if a post is written entirely to respond to search engine traffic, I'm less likely to want to share it (I think). More niche posts are the ones I'm going to be happier to share.
Show threadtechbitsNov 15, 2022
@michael I guess 'where there's a will, there's a way' though, right? RSS/webhook could post to it's own account anyway. Replies posted back programmatically. But there's a project in its own right!
Show threadMichael Brooks Nov 15, 2022
@techbits Yeah, there's a few workarounds. At first, I created a CLI tool that picked up the latest post from my RSS feed and posted it to my account. However, I think a separated account is probably better, and you can always boost those posts.
Show threadtechbitsNov 15, 2022

@michael yeah, exactly. Gives people who want to talk to you the option of following both, or not.

Using a Ghost webhook would work, post to a separate account. Call it a comments thread, post comments back to Ghost. Just need to work out the API for that. Now my brain is going 

Show threadDavid J WhiteNov 15, 2022
@michael @techbits @michaeldbrooks
Yep, I have a simple Carrd.co page but I might just set WP up and post there. One step at a time!
Show threadHoward ChengNov 14, 2022
@DJWhite Probably keep Twitter account, but used less. Not to the extent of going inactive though.
Show threadhoochhausenNov 14, 2022
@DJWhite I've got a few Twitter accounts, one with a good following for my YouTube channel. Twitter is still useful for me at the moment for engagement. I'm not looking for a replacement, just an alternative. Mastodon has some potential for sure.
Show threadDavid J WhiteNov 14, 2022
@hoochhausen Absolutely. The future potential on here and the fediverse will make promoting and engaging creative channels even more wide ranging.
Show threadPaul wokey Hallett #FBPE #GTTONov 14, 2022
@DJWhite Just until most have moved.
Show threadBrandon WhitteyNov 14, 2022
@DJWhite I might go back but never like the way it used to be.
Show threaddgmNov 15, 2022
@DJWhite you don't have an option for 'I have no bloody idea what I'm going to do'
Show threadAris TeonNov 15, 2022

@DJWhite many people just can't let go of Twitter. Corporations are capable of convincing consumers that they are irreplaceable. That's why so many evil and destructive corporations thrive.

Musk didn't just buy a company, he bought a loyal user base that will use Twitter no matter what.

#Twitter #Musk

Show threadDavid J WhiteNov 15, 2022
@aristeon Absolutely. I feel no loyalty to it despite having an account since 2013. I despise what it has become and what it is being used for and yet leaving it is much harder than I thought. I am in the process of shutting it down but I am taking my time instead of ripping the bandage off! Here will definitely help the transition.
Show threadAris TeonNov 15, 2022

@DJWhite I joined Twitter in 2012. But I stopped using it frequently last year because I was so done with the tribalism and outrage.

Besides, my experience with FB, Google and Twitter showed me that it makes no sense to invest time and effort into unaccountable greedy corporations.

I had a FB page with 10k followers and a FB algorithm change killed it. The latest Google algorithm change destroyed one of my websites which used to rank just below Wikipedia for several keywords.