Mike Masnick ✅Feb 8, 2023

More strange Mastodon reporting. This time from @thurrott, who claims "I’ve been using Mastodon since December, but the interaction there is almost non-existent compared to Twitter."

Dude, you follow 22 people. Try following more people. The "non-existent" interaction is *up to you*.

I've found WAY MORE interactions and engagement here than I ever had on Twitter. Plus fewer death threats.

https://www.thurrott.com/cloud/social/279094/mastodon-continues-to-lose-users

Mastodon Continues to Lose Users

Usage of Mastodon has dwindled over the past two months, with monthly active users plummeting to less than 1.4 million after hitting a peak of 2.5 million in December.

Thurrott.com
Show threadDirtRockFeb 8, 2023
@mmasnick
i just got here, and am already enjoying it, and actively looking for new people to follow. I've been reading your stuff for my entire 20 year career, so i figure it's worth asking who you would recommend to follow?
Show threadMaria Bustillos

@DirtRock @mmasnick

Good recs! There's more stuff you can do right away to make it more fun

1. Make an #introduction post (include #introduction hashtag), and tell about the things you like, also w/hashtags

2. FOLLOW hashtags, this is different from #twitter, you'll suddenly see so much more! I made a quick post about it here: https://popula.com/2023/01/18/mastodon-will-keep-you-connected/

3. Find your Twitter people on Mastodon Flock, https://mastodon-flock.vercel.app/ (this won't last!)

Hope you love it here as much as I do.

Mastodon > Twitter

The human element is already better than it is on angry, broken Twitter.

Popula
Feb 8, 2023 at 5:09pmWeb
Show threadJason RakFeb 8, 2023
@maria @DirtRock @mmasnick Great reply, Maria. Read your link too. Good info on there. Just followed #bookstodon on your rec. Thx!
Show threadMaria BustillosFeb 8, 2023

@jasonrak @DirtRock @mmasnick

you are welcome, please put hashtags on your profile so people can find yr. topics, especially your collector stuff

Show threadJason RakFeb 8, 2023
@maria @DirtRock @mmasnick Agree it’s a good idea. I’m going to do an intro post also w/hashtags. Seen a lot of other people do that too. Going to pin it top of my profile. Thanks!