David@twitter well if you know their username, use that, use it like email so "@username@instancename". If you wanna see if any of your twitter contacts are here use https://mastodon-bridge.herokuapp.com/
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Chris EppsteinHere's my prediction for mastodon:
* wave of new users, most will go back to twitter
* enough will stay to keep things interesting and development will proceed apace.
* Valid feedback will be iterated on. instance-independent Identity, federated search, instance migration, performance tuning and bug fixes, etc.
* As it matures, it will grow.
Ultimately, a focus on keeping the community welcoming and easing the barriers to adoption will pay off.
🌈NonunsensesThe thing I love about Mastodon is that people are opening up specific instances. All have their own focus. Like IRC had their rooms we now seem to have Instances. I mean, even furries have their meow.social instance. Awesome, right? Cc @Siphonay https://social.tchncs.de/media/5AvFrH9DQTrv-XReNcs
Philippe BoyriventYou certainly ask yourself "hey, why there is so much frenchies on Mastodon?". It's quite simple: Mastodon is free. We, Frenchs, have to pay 0.1 euro per tweet. it's the cost to be authorized to post foolish aggressives messages about Marion Cotillard.
@Can I get some folks to share my pro-bono offer?
I will set an org up with their own #mastodon installation, see my post for details:
Nolan Lawson🎺.☕️ ANNOUNCEMENT:
I will be upgrading toot.cafe tonight to a beefier instance, and then I will open up registrations again tomorrow so that more friends can join.
My goal is to reach something around 600-1000 people. If we mostly get JavaScript/Node/web/etc folks and that becomes the culture, then great, but I'm also open to just allowing whoever in.
My main goal is that we reach a critical mass where it's a bit easier for newbies to get started. Small instances are a tad lonely.
Bastian AllgeierThe federated approach to Mastodon keeps me excited. It's still really unclear how it works from the outside. though. I feel it's a packaging problem. There needs to be more marketing and fluffiness about it. Why would I want to start my own instance? Where are the benefits? How do I move my content over? Can I still stay friends with the people here at mastodon.social? Etc. In the end it needs to be a simple one-click decision. It needs to feel light and enjoyable.