Ok..I'm brand new....and clueless...anyone out there??
@irishangel123 Hi and welcome! We're here also trying to find our way around. When I first arrived I felt as if I'd never been on social media before. 🥴 You're not alone.
@TheresaWilliams hah..good to know I'm not alone!!
@irishangel123 @TheresaWilliams many of us are just a few days older- as it were!
@irishangel123 lots of us out here. You're doing great! Welcome aboard 👋 
@irishangel123 Welcome. From what I can tell, *everyone* is out here. 🙂
@irishangel123 Welcome to the party! I’ve been here a week or so, and starting to feel much more comfortable—the long-term members have been very helpful and patient.

@irishangel123

If you're here from Twitter, check out debirdify! It's great at finding people who you follow on Twitter, over in mastodon! If you're not, disregard!
https://debirdify.pruvisto.org/

Then look through folks you like boosts to find more accounts you like!

@donmelton has helped fill my feed with great boosts.

There's no algorithm to help ease you in here, so I recommend following liberally, because it's easier to trim a full feed than it is to fill an empty feed.

Debirdify

This is a web app that helps you find out which of the people you follow on Twitter are on Mastodon/in the Fediverse already and follow all of them easily.

@irishangel123 - Hello! Hope you’re experience is as good as mine has been my first week here.
@mrthomasadunn these first 5 mins are encouraging!!!
@irishangel123 Hi, welcome! I’ve been here a couple of weeks now.
I recommend following hashtags. That’s filled my feed with lovely posts about the things I like. You can search for the ones you want, then this is where to click to follow it (on the web page when using my phone)
@irishangel123 Welcome! Not quite as clueless but that's the fun of exploring a new format! Enjoying Mastodon by actually looking up fellow Tooters... Something I lost interest on on that failing #birdsite

@friendslive yea deleted my account when the dangerous narcissist that owns the place allowed TFG back...imo, there's enough hate without all that nonsense coming back...it didn't feel safe there.

Nice to be here!

@irishangel123 Welcome so far the #fediverse is pretty civil place follow tags and boost posts from others you like and follows will come (my current theory)