Dom ScandinaroFeb 2, 2023
Michael Steeber
This is a reminder to use https://www.movetodon.org one more time before the watertight doors on the Titanic close
Movetodon: Finds your Twitter Friends on Mastodon

Feb 2, 2023 at 2:32pmWeb
Show threadJeffy 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦 ❤️🇱🇺Feb 2, 2023

@michaelsteeber Thanks for letting everyone (me) know. I didn't even know they existed. and i usually pay attention to this kind of stuff. Movetodon is more straightforward than debirdify.

That is to say, Movetodon was incredibly easy. authenticate, get a list of those also on mastodon who you followed on twitter, and decide if you want to follow them here. Or just follow them all.

Show threadArtilectZedFeb 2, 2023
@michaelsteeber "Over the years, hundreds of millions of people have sent over a trillion Tweets, with billions more every week. We're going to squeeze every last penny out of those posts!"
Show threadpaulwickerFeb 2, 2023
@michaelsteeber this was the post that finally got me to use the tool. Thanks!
Show threadAndy IbanezFeb 2, 2023
@michaelsteeber thanks, didn’t even hear about this tool before.
Show threadJ. J. Zepfanman @disc...Feb 2, 2023
@michaelsteeber Thanks! Also helpful if you just want to download your Tweets:
Login into your Twitter account
Click on the option ‘More’, then click on ‘settings and privacy’
Now under the ‘Your Account’ section, click on ‘Download an archive of your data’
Now click on the request archive option
Show threadStéphane Calonnec 🗿Feb 2, 2023
@michaelsteeber thanks for the tip, found some people out of the Tweetanic I missed !!
Show threadPierre-Luc GagnéFeb 2, 2023
@scalonnec @michaelsteeber The Tweetanic! Ha!
Show threadMarc GoergenFeb 2, 2023
@michaelsteeber Thank you for letting me know. I wasn't aware of this great site.
Show threadNichol BrummerFeb 2, 2023
@michaelsteeber plus to do the more intricate debirdify or fedifinder thing where you search your followers and your lists
Show threadJeroen Franssen 🇧🇪Feb 2, 2023
@michaelsteeber Thanks for this tool. However, only 5 hits on 350 followed accounts on Twitter... We're far from living without this API, specifically for organisations (most of the twitter accounts I follow)
Show threadFerles  Feb 2, 2023
@michaelsteeber Not surprising.
Show threadCeetarFeb 2, 2023
@michaelsteeber just checked and no new users for me, wonder if it's working off a static/old list somehow.
Show threadLilly EvansFeb 2, 2023
@michaelsteeber Thank you! Done. Found over 450 extra accounts I have been following
Show threadTim Ward ⭐🇪🇺🔶 #FBPEFeb 2, 2023
@michaelsteeber And remove the Twitter code from my web site, I guess.
Show threadTim ChambersFeb 2, 2023

@michaelsteeber

Bet you will have a very busy server the next week. Do report back what traffic you see!

Show threadJohn S. Erickson 🙏Feb 2, 2023
@michaelsteeber “Watertight” and “Titanic” don’t rhyme…
Show threadRichard HylandFeb 2, 2023
@michaelsteeber if this pricing is real, no indie dev or small dev house will touch the api going forward
Show threadMichael SteeberFeb 2, 2023
@richardhyland what’s the source?
Show threadRichard HylandFeb 2, 2023
@michaelsteeber posted by a few people on Twitter. Which is why I’ve no idea as to it’s authenticity
Show threadMichael SteeberFeb 2, 2023
@richardhyland well, if it’s real it’s an absolute joke for all but the biggest publications. You might actually be better off buying promoted tweets at that point
Show threadRichard HylandFeb 2, 2023
@michaelsteeber clearly priced by someone who has no idea how an api works
Show threadMichael SteeberFeb 2, 2023
@richardhyland yeah, even the OpenAI API pricing is a bargain compared to this, and the compute/value is so much higher per call
Show threadShane LordFeb 2, 2023
@richardhyland @michaelsteeber I believe that's the old premium API pricing from the last few years. Don't think the twits over there have worked out the new pricing yet. FYI - Movetodon seems to be failing at Twitter auth stage now.
Show threadRichard HylandFeb 2, 2023
@shanelord @michaelsteeber of course he disabled their api access 😂
Show threadx0Feb 2, 2023
@katmmoss @michaelsteeber Also fedifinder if you're one of the people who doesn't follow everyone. I personally read my entire home timeline so I keep a low friend count, but movedodon doesn't support probing your followers.
Show threadKat M. MossFeb 2, 2023
@x0 @michaelsteeber Remind me what that is again? Sounds familiar? And also, we should continue that conversation we were having shortly before the accidental suspension of one of my fediverse accounts. DM coming shortly.
Show threadIt's Just Jenn 🏳️‍⚧️Feb 2, 2023
@michaelsteeber Also a reminder to try again if you haven't used it in a while. See if anybody else came to their senses.
Show thread꧁𝐌💙𝐑𝐆𝐀𝐍꧂Feb 3, 2023
@Tweetfiction @michaelsteeber It's not working.
Show threadMarc Widmann 👍Feb 2, 2023
@michaelsteeber werden dann birdsiteLIVE Seiten auch nicht mehr funktionieren oder ist da eine andere API verwendet?
Show threadMichael SteeberFeb 2, 2023
@marcwidmann I think they’ll break.
Show threadMarc Widmann 👍Feb 2, 2023
@michaelsteeber 😞 wird wohl keine Alternative geben nehme ich an.
Show threadgadgetoidFeb 2, 2023
@michaelsteeber I’m just going to strap in and hope friends old and new find me here… somehow 🤣
Show threadThrow AwayFeb 2, 2023
@michaelsteeber @marcusmoore Even God himself couldn’t sink this ship! (Oh, shit, there’s God. And he’s doing a great job of sinking this ship…)
Show threadThetruemasterofgamesFeb 2, 2023
@michaelsteeber I get a error 500 not sure what's up just me?
Show threadKen CrandallFeb 2, 2023
@michaelsteeber It is broken: HTTP ERROR 500
Show threadArnab GuptaFeb 3, 2023
@michaelsteeber Did movetodon stop working? Tried just now, and it seems like the twitter auth part is broken!
Show threadMichael SteeberFeb 3, 2023
@arnabocean seems like a lot of people are reporting that suddenly
Show threadArnab GuptaFeb 3, 2023
@michaelsteeber fedifinder is failing twitter authentication too. What is the probability that these mastodon finder services were specifically targeted ahead of the Feb 9 deadline?
Show threadv̾i̾t̾r̾i̾o̾l̾i̾x̾Feb 3, 2023
@arnabocean @michaelsteeber interesting theory, seems plausible. I'm getting the 500 error too
Show threadv̾i̾t̾r̾i̾o̾l̾i̾x̾Feb 3, 2023
@arnabocean @michaelsteeber fedifinder just worked for me
Show threadTKFeb 3, 2023
@michaelsteeber Just tried to use it, looks like it may be overloaded currently. Or, failing that, maybe it's time has come.
Show threadKatiameFeb 3, 2023

@michaelsteeber

This is another reminder of why I moved to Mastodon.

Show threadRichard TenchFeb 3, 2023
@michaelsteeber I just get a white screen after tapping Sign In to Twitter
Show threadFaisalFeb 3, 2023
@michaelsteeber is it just me or does everyone get a blank page after clicking login?
Show threadBill LloydFeb 3, 2023
@michaelsteeber It totally doesn't load for me after I click "login to Twitter.”
Show threadMichael SteeberFeb 3, 2023
@wklj seems like nobody is able to access it anymore, it’s unclear to me if the site is flooded or if its API access was already killed
Show threadFoadFeb 3, 2023
@michaelsteeber @wklj Probably the latter.
Show threadBKFeb 3, 2023
@michaelsteeber not working tonight
Show threadKurt AFeb 3, 2023
@michaelsteeber Not working anymore :(
Show threadCautionWIP 🎃+🇨🇦+🏳️‍🌈= Feb 3, 2023
@michaelsteeber Strong suggestion to edit original toot to include using https://debirdify.pruvisto.org/ which allows you to download a CSV file of your followers as well as those you follow so you can check them out on Masto if they’ve moved and see if there’s any that missed you / you missed.
Boosting and Adding #TwitterMigration to this reply for reach.
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.

Show threadMichael SteeberFeb 3, 2023
@cautionwip Seems that Movetodon is down entirely right now, unfortunately.
Show threadCautionWIP 🎃+🇨🇦+🏳️‍🌈= Feb 3, 2023
@michaelsteeber Probably got slammed by everybody reacting to the upcoming purge and used up all their api calls. It was ok a hour or so back (I hit it myself) Give it a few hours and try again. It’s reachable, which is better than last time.
Show threadMark Derricutt (talios)Feb 3, 2023
@michaelsteeber @robincapper Looks like it’s already dead
Show threadRobin CapperFeb 3, 2023
@talios @michaelsteeber yeah
Show threadBobbyFeb 3, 2023
@michaelsteeber That website doesn't work. 500 error all the time. Used a different one now.
Show threadlebout2canap ⏚Feb 3, 2023
@michaelsteeber It seems that it's already too late: https://mastodon.social/@Tibor/109800904950500383
Show threadAngel CeballosFeb 4, 2023

@michaelsteeber

Crap! Looks like #Twitter blocked the #API so fast.

Time for me to spread the word in the meantime until the link is working again!

Show threadErik KrietschFeb 5, 2023
@michaelsteeber oh nvm it’s not working 😔