One thing that Mastodon newcomers may not realize is how easy it is to turn Mastodon for web into essentially a Tweetdeck clone, with columns for search/compose, home, notifications, and any lists you've set up. It takes literally seconds.

Here's what mine looks like right now:

📜 A list of resources for the new people to #Mastodon from #Twitter

- FediTips: @feditips
- FediFollows (interesting accounts): @FediFollows
- FediTips Guides: https://fedi.tips/
- Resources for Newbies: https://github.com/nolanlawson/resources-for-mastodon-newbies
- Crowd Sourced Newbie Guide: https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1D3VmoLQWB7D-XF6dEXstJuAgo66Nk9Pq/mobilebasic
- Awesome Mastodon: https://github.com/tleb/awesome-mastodon
- Awesome Fediverse: https://github.com/emilebosch/awesome-fediverse
- Academic Listing: https://nathanlesage.github.io/academics-on-mastodon/
- Nitter: https://github.com/xnaas/nitter-instances

More in thread 👇👇👇

#twittermigration

PSA for for pretty much everyone, even those who aren’t new - there is another mass migration underway. Meaning lots of accounts are being created on instances all across the fediverse, and the people behind those accounts are exploring, introducing themselves, and so on. Some instances handle this load better than others.

PLEASE NOTE: while you can migrate an account to a new instance and your followers will move with you, however doing so during times like this may cause that to not work correctly.

Please be patient with instances that are have trouble keeping up. They will get it under control. We are all doing the best we can. Most all instances are funded by donations from members. If you are able, look at your instance’s /about page and consider donating.

Dear everyone -- Please support the admin of your instance. Go to Name of server/about to find out how your admin can accept donations.

They don't get paid and the #TwitterMigration has increased the cost of hosting a server. Every time EM does something moronic, there's a sudden influx.

Be kind, be patient. Your server may have another slowdown as we're all online and more people are signing up. Give your admin some time.
#TwitterChaos #SupportYourAdmin

Hey new people joining, so nice to see you all! 👋

If you need help getting started on on Mastodon and the Fediverse, have a look at these sites:

➡️ https://fedi.tips
➡️ https://github.com/joyeusenoelle/GuideToMastodon/blob/main/README.md
➡️ https://mastodon.help

If you still need help, @ me and I will help you directly!