Ilan Schwartz Nov 18, 2022

For Twitter folks who are brand new to Mastodon

Few pointers from a veteran of <checks notes> 2 weeks:

1️⃣ BOOST generously: If you see a Toot you like & want others to see it, boost (RT) it. Unlike Twitter, liking it does nothing for visibility

2️⃣ HASHTAGS are important, use liberally. They're the only way to make content discoverable by search

3️⃣ Use alt-text for images/gifs for accessibility

4️⃣ Err towards content warnings - not just for obv triggering content; helps keep feeds uncluttered

Show threadCasey Seideman MDNov 18, 2022
@GermHunterMD how do you use gifs?
Show threadChaiah JacobsonNov 19, 2022
@CaseySeidemanMD @GermHunterMD When you reply to someone you should see a faded laughing smile gif in the upper right of that “screen.” Click on that and VOILA. 😉
Show threadIlan Schwartz Nov 19, 2022
@F3NW4YP4RK @CaseySeidemanMD
That's the emoji button.
For GIFs, you need to download a "GIF keyboard" on your phone like TENOR or GIPHY, or on the web version you can just google for a GIF, copy and paste it (painful)
Show threadChaiah Jacobson
@GermHunterMD ah! I misread it. So sorry
Nov 19, 2022 at 5:07pmWeb