Vinícius Paes Nov 18, 2022
juno

Someone asked, "how do i find people i want to follow on here?"

My main ways so far:
1) indiscriminately follow anyone who looks interesting
2) tools like https://fedifinder.glitch.me/
3) #FollowFriday and other hashtags
4) lists like https://github.com/nathanlesage/academics-on-mastodon
5) browse instance directories - each server has a /explore page like https://hci.social/explore

#TwitterMigration #MastodonTips #FediTips

Nov 14, 2022 at 8:46pmWeb
Show threadjunoNov 16, 2022

ah so apparently in Mastodon 4.0 servers, the /explore path was changed (without redirect, sadly) to /directory, eg https://masto.ai/directory

#TwitterMigration #MastodonTips #FediTips

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Show threadTahvohckNov 16, 2022
@junosz interesting. Home.social is on 4.x but still has /explore set up. Must be a local config thing.
Show threadjunoNov 16, 2022
@Tahvohck in 4.0, /explore now takes me to an "explore posts" feed, rather than account profiles
Show threadTahvohckNov 16, 2022
@junosz ahhhh, I was misunderstanding. Got it! Kind of makes a semantic sense but it does break existing inertia.
Show threadAron FischerNov 14, 2022

@junosz
also, in fedilab app select "follow instance" to browse through the local timelines of remote instances... to find more people to follow.

PS one of my pet peeves about twitter - there was a section: "who to follow" and I would have liked to know "whom to follow" :D

Show threadCa_GiNov 16, 2022
@junosz But the best way remains by interacting and socializing online, finding people who really spark your interest
Show threadKevanNov 18, 2022
@junosz Sometimes check the followers/friends of people you know. That's worked for me once or twice.
Show threadElysia MachtNov 19, 2022

@junosz I don't know what ppl did b4 then either with that question TBH.

You always had to do a certain amount of poking around to see if someone was your flavour, so nothing changed there surely.

No, you may not run into the "best" fits first off given the spread around nature of the place, but finding things to read is extremely easy around here whether you follow anyone or not.

Show threadScott M RamsayNov 29, 2022
@junosz 6) Search for #hastags, and follow the folks who are posting about the topics you’re interested in.
Show threadScott M RamsayNov 29, 2022
@junosz 6b) Add #hashtags to your posts so other interested folks can find your content, and maybe decide to follow you.