Tim ChambersDec 2, 2022

My team at work just launched new research on the #TwitterMigration: We analyze which platforms are growing - especially #Mastodon, #Tumblr & #Post.

We look at which sites users are adding to their Twitter bios, posting to their friends about & downloading apps for.

Please do boost this, and love to hear any comments or feedback on it!

Download it here:
https://www.deweysquare.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/DSG-Snapshot-of-the-Twitter-Migration-December-12-2022.pdf

Show threadTim ChambersDec 2, 2022
Those still on Twitter, appreciate retweets of this same post there: https://twitter.com/tchambers/status/1598704211541168128
Tim Chambers - @[email protected] on Twitter

“New research from my team on the #TwitterMigration: We analyze which platforms are growing - esp @joinmastodon, @tumblr & #postnews. We look at which sites users are adding to their Twitter bios, posting to their friends about & downloading apps for. ➡️https://t.co/wiBHwKLNoq”

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Show threadforvrin
@tchambers It is interesting to me that the peak is just before the Trump reinstatement, because that is what caused me to deactivate twitter entirely.
Dec 3, 2022 at 1:05amWeb
Show threadTed SpenceDec 3, 2022
@forvrin @tchambers that was always my red line. The whole reason I got into Twitter in the first place was because they were serious about applying content policies. When Ol’ Musky got rid of that I left
Show threadRyan SmithDec 3, 2022
@forvrin @tchambers I had the same reaction! That was the crossover moment for me from just a billionaire being a narcissist to the platform officially sanctioning misinformation and bigotry.
Also if you look back for the past 6 years, that’s not even new. Twitter has had an outsized negative impact even before Musk bought it.
Show threadDevan StormontDec 3, 2022
@forvrin @tchambers Likewise
Show threadAHDec 5, 2022
@forvrin @tchambers Perhaps the voting poll to reinstate DT that was made days before triggered the spike?
Show threadforvrinDec 5, 2022

@mindfulzombie @tchambers

The reason I called it out was because the methodology (checking Twitter Bios) would explicitly miss anyone, like me, who deactivated their account after that happened.

Show threadAHDec 5, 2022
@forvrin @tchambers Ahh, that makes sense. I was under the impression that the event actually was a major trigger... But that was likely based on my own biased opinion about the matter.