Kor'tregSep 29, 2023
Walden Wilde 
I may be preaching to the choir here, but I just posted this over on the Blue site. I think it's something important for indie creators, event coordinators, and other people looking to reach an audience to consider!
Sep 29, 2023 at 5:15pmWeb
Show threadRusty Corgi ➡️ FurcationlandSep 29, 2023
@cooner MFF uses Hootsuite which doesn't support Mastodon ​ I wonder if other cons are running into that problem.
Show threadThe WerewolfSep 29, 2023
@cooner Also, BlueSky is still invite only and has a relatively small audience that cannot grow quickly... so like it or not, at least right now, it's not a valid replacement for X or Masto.
Show threadWalden Wilde Sep 29, 2023
@werewolf I only had so many character for my post there, but YES YES YES, THIS TOO! I'm all for exploring new platforms but honestly I'm kind of exasperated by folks who've just plopped down and decided BlueSky is now THE ONE PLACE they'll do everything, despite all those issues. 😞
Show threadKay Ohtie 🔜 FWASep 29, 2023
@cooner yesss, 100% this. If they were good maintaining Twitter and Instagram they can do Bluesky and Fediverse too. I really do think Fedi is bigger than even I realize in terms of furry presence, and relied on heavily.
Show threadTama Samus 🏳️‍⚧️✨💖Sep 30, 2023
@cooner Honestly, if a "social media" position only takes care of a couple of social media accounts (or in some cases, *one*), that doesn't seem wise - they need to spread out!
Show threadWalden Wilde Sep 30, 2023
@Tama23 Right? “You Had One Job” XD
Show threadDuncan da HuskySep 30, 2023

@Tama23 @cooner Every single account that is posted to needs to be monitored for replies and responded to as needed. As the number of platforms increases, that is additional time and effort required of the volunteers who are giving up their time to make conventions happen. This is especially true when the platforms (like Mastodon and BlueSky) aren't integrated into the tools available (like Hootsuite).

Folks tend to assume that conventions have bottomless resources. This is sadly not the case.

Show threadTama Samus 🏳️‍⚧️✨💖Sep 30, 2023

@duncandahusky @cooner true, but I was referring to a proper job - though I realize that the original context was for a convention, which is typically volunteer-run. My apologies!

You bring up a good point about how the tools that are typically used don't have these integrations yet - I hope that improves over time, I've been waiting for most of my tools to offer anything *except* Twitter!

Show threadDuncan da HuskySep 30, 2023

@Tama23 @cooner It's all good. I admit that I get a bit cranky about expectations of volunteers, and I apologize if I sounded brusque!

Personally, I've abandoned Twitter, and juggling between the other different platforms is a PITA. I can only imagine how much worse it must be for streamers, artists, makers, and others.

Show threadWalden Wilde Sep 30, 2023
@duncandahusky @Tama23 Yeah, my apologies, I was just making a very bad meme joke. XD Yeah it’s very frustrating watching one egotistical billionaire man-child blow up the entire system we’d all become reliant on (which already had plenty of flaws) and scrambling to try to figure out where our audience went or trying to lure them to newer pastures. Yay late-stage capitalism! 🎉
Show threadKZorroFuegoOct 2, 2023
@cooner The splintering among services is reminding me very much of the 00's, but with a key difference. Back then, I had friends scattered out over AIM/ICQ/MSN messengers primarily. Eventually, in came Trillian as the go-to combo program to streamline talking to all of them in a nice neat package. I feel like the same thing is happening now, only now, there's no "Trillian, but for social media services." to offer a similar level of convenience.