Woolly MammothApr 15, 2023
Jorge Caballero, MD

For #FediFriday / #FollowFriday I made a simple website that lists 5-8 *active* Mastodon accounts for each of the following categories: Columnists, Journalism, Tech, Media, Politics, Authors, Social Justice, Advocacy, Law/Legal, SciComm

Lots of great follows in there (imho), including many familiar faces and some folks you may not (yet) know about.

Check it out, and let me know what you think!

https://fedifriday.fedified.com

Explore Mastodon

Mastodon accounts that post great content frequently, compiled into short lists by topic area.

FediFriday | Fedified
Apr 14, 2023 at 3:33pmWeb
Show threadChance The Lawyer ⚡︎Apr 14, 2023
@DataDrivenMD is @Pwnallthethings active again? 🥹
Show threadChance The Lawyer ⚡︎Apr 14, 2023
@DataDrivenMD @Pwnallthethings ohhhh you got my hopes up 🫠
Show threadJohnny CalcagnoApr 14, 2023

@DataDrivenMD

I love this. May I also suggest a text list version with one address per line. For many of that will be the easiest and quickest method to follow people.

Something like this:

Advocacy:
@BlackAzizAnansi
@ifilljustice
etc.

SciComm:
@petergleick
@HelenBranswell
etc.

Show threadShoqApr 14, 2023

@DataDrivenMD Looks helpful. Are you building this app for general consumption?

cc @Green_Footballs

Show thread𝐃𝐫. 𝕵𝖎𝖇𝖗𝖊𝖊𝖑L ₲Ⱬ₮ 🌍Apr 14, 2023

@DataDrivenMD is there a spreadsheet version which we can just import with one click?

Ive tried it from the laptop, and each link takes me to their instance's domain in a new tab, instead of showing me their profile from my open instance.

Show threadPhilip LoringApr 14, 2023
@DataDrivenMD Really great, thanks! I just wish it wasn't a multi-tab event to follow people this way. I have to switch from your page to mine and search for them. Clicking through just takes me to their server, not mine. Suggestions to streamline?
Show threadlozaApr 14, 2023
@DataDrivenMD A big thank you!
Show threadDAME MagazineApr 14, 2023
@DataDrivenMD this is great, off to follow whoever we aren't already! Please consider a category for Independent outlets too! A lot of us are here.
Show threadBeeksApr 14, 2023
@DataDrivenMD @mmasnick
I stopped browsing when I saw Judd Legum listed. A bot/script just crossposting his tweets isn't an *active* Mastodon account.
#SorryNotSorry
Show threadTim ChambersApr 14, 2023
@Beeks @DataDrivenMD @mmasnick I've seen interactions here from his account not just auto-publishing.
Show threadBeeksApr 15, 2023
@tchambers @DataDrivenMD @mmasnick surely not often enough that you'd define him as "active" though, right?
Show threadEileen QuigleyApr 14, 2023
@DataDrivenMD your Explore Mastodon website is such a useful tool to point people to worthwhile active Mastodon accounts. I’ve been working my way through them and following accounts that interest me. I’ve made a note on my phone with the website link so I can check back to see new additions. Thank you! https://fedifriday.fedified.com #fedifriday #learning #connections #inquiringminds
Explore Mastodon

Mastodon accounts that post great content frequently, compiled into short lists by topic area.

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Show threadElizabeth AlcinoeApr 14, 2023
@DataDrivenMD Very nice. I found a few new people to follow (I'm already following many on your list). I like the categories and the fact that there aren't so many listings that it become tedious to explore. Do you plan to change it each Friday?
Show threadShomilaApr 14, 2023

@DataDrivenMD

Great idea - thank you! You might want to check out this site where I've embedded posts of recommended accounts on given topics. https://recknsense.com/recknlist/

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Show threadsewstarsApr 14, 2023
@DataDrivenMD
Steven Beschloss for the win!
Great list, thank you
Show threadRockerDoc (Ricardo Ismach)Apr 14, 2023
@DataDrivenMD Excellent! But where’s the Medicine section?
Show threadIain MacGilleBhràithApr 14, 2023
@DataDrivenMD @gunchleoc
I mean it sounds good but every category should be prefixed with “US…”:
US Columnists
US Journalism
etc
…
Fediverse? FediUS.
🤷‍♂️
Show threadGoNancyGoApr 14, 2023
@DataDrivenMD Add @atrupar maybe?This is such a gift to all of us, thank you!
Show threadEcon-IntelApr 14, 2023
@DataDrivenMD
Hi, curious how and why you chose those listed. Do you share that information? Should it be included in the site's info?
Interested to hear back.
Thanks.
Show threadDr. Kamella TateApr 14, 2023
@DataDrivenMD Thanks for doing this!
Show threadScientific FrontlineApr 14, 2023
@DataDrivenMD
Feeling are hurt😏, yet very good list indeed. Now off to go pout.
Show threadMrissi Neko💕🎮🎧Apr 14, 2023
@DataDrivenMD nice idea! It’s kinda hard to grow here.
Show threadEmma FoulkesApr 14, 2023
@DataDrivenMD I like it
Show threadACAB for Cutie Apr 15, 2023
@DataDrivenMD this is amazing!!
Show threadTrollApr 15, 2023
@DataDrivenMD Please consider adding a list of the hardworking trolls on Mastodon, Dr. Caballero! This can be a harsh, unwelcome place for us. The few of us that remain at barely getting by with very little engagement. People either ban us, block us, ignore us, or respond politely (which can’t feed us). Our plight is miserable, and a little recognition would help.
Show threadDavid GerhartApr 15, 2023

@DataDrivenMD

This is great, sir. Thank you!

https://fedifriday.fedified.com/

Explore Mastodon

Mastodon accounts that post great content frequently, compiled into short lists by topic area.

FediFriday | Fedified
Show threadWXFanaticApr 15, 2023

@DataDrivenMD Hey, I love this and will definitely bookmark it. Would it be possible to add categories such as weather/meteorology (Maybe it already is under SciComm?) now that the NWS is being limited over on Twitter? I think it'd be good for people looking for important weather information.

I can't think of a proper category name for it. I also noticed transit info is going to be hard to come by as well.

Just thought I'd throw a suggestion that direction for important urgent info.

Show threadJeri DanskyApr 15, 2023
@DataDrivenMD Nice! Strongly recommend adding @mmasnick to your Tech list.
Show threadShoqApr 16, 2023
@DataDrivenMD Just to be clear, the idea is with your app, each of us can have our own rec list, by category, right?
Show thread🇨🇦 TRH 🇨🇦Apr 21, 2023

@DataDrivenMD That's quite good! One issue I noted when following the link via the android app, people with long names have them abbreviated to fit the portrait style format of cell phones making it hard to figure out who they are if it just shows "Bob ..."
I'm not sure if you could auto-scale the font size or have two lines available for the account name...

For authors, I'd add

@marthawells
@TheAuthorGuy
@dianeduane
@gregeganSF
@GreatDismal
@hntdove
@bruces
@stephenfry
@nnedi
@wattevans

Show threadYavuz SelimApr 28, 2023

@DataDrivenMD

Tools like this are needed, as the discovery features in Mastodon are somewhat broken by design (in my opinion). So it's great to have it.

It looks clean, both on mobile and desktop. There is a dark mode (lovely!).

There are two things that I would like to see improved:

1) The bio text is too small to read comfortably. The text in the tooltip on mouse hover (on desktop) is much better and easier to read.

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