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Is there some tutorial about Fediverse for organizations, in a way that is really simple for non-experts? I mainly use Twitter for town-level information (as a

Is there some tutorial about Fediverse for organizations, in a way that is really simple for non-experts? I mainly use Twitter for town-level information (as a glorified RSS), and the local administration barely masters Twitter, let alone more complex tools. But if there is a simple way to copy their messages towards the Fediverse, that could help bootstrap it.

jeroenhd 3y ago
There are various tools that will mirror tweets to Mastodon. Many of them worked the other way around (replicating Mastodon posts on Twitter) but with the ridiculous pricing Twitter asks for API access I doubt they'll still work in a few months. There's also a tool that will directly mirror RSS into Mastodon, so if that's the source of your tweets then you're in luck. There's also a decent, chance your posts are already readable on Mastodon through https://bird.makeup/ https://bird.makeup/. I wouldn't use that as an official source, but it's probably good to know about. It should also be noted that some servers block dedicated Twitter forwarding services like these because of the massive moderation task blindly forwarding the Twitter cesspool can cause. I can't tell you what tool or program suits your needs most. There are systems ranging from fully custom ActivityPub servers to simple set-and-forget IFTT automations (https://ifttt.com/explore/how-to-crosspost-mastodon-twitter https://ifttt.com/explore/how-to-crosspost-mastodon-twitter) that can solve the problem of "post the same stuff on two platforms". Sadly, the most easy to use tools that I know of are useless without access to the Twitter API and I doubt you'll be willing to spend the ridiculous amounts of money Twitter demands for that for a few replicated tweets. As far as simple guides, everyone has their own idea of what "simple" means. In its most basic form, you type or paste text into an input field and hit the send button, just like on Twitter. You give people your username to follow (@user@server.com),they type that into their dashboard and they hit the follow button. If you want to reply to people, you click the reply button and type a reply. Retweeting and liking works the same way as on Twitter, with similar icons. Usernames are a bit longer because they include a domain name, but honestly who even cares about usernames on social media. If you've ever emailed someone outside your organisation, using Mastodon shouldn't be harder than using Twitter. The hard part is synchronising the two, because the only people who have put effort into that so far either used the Twitter API or are comfortable with running shell scripts.
rapnie 3y ago
Information is dispersed, and created by many independent volunteer initiatives. A lot of info is in all kinds of blog posts, so some internet search may find good input. There's the "Increasingly less brief guide to Mastodon" at http://guidetomastodon.com http://guidetomastodon.com, by @Noelle@elekk.xyz and sites like https://fediverse.info https://fediverse.info and https://fediverse.party https://fediverse.party provide overviews. At https://delightful.club https://delightful.club you find curated lists of fediverse app, client and developer projects.
riffic 3y ago
ask chatgpt to digest it for you lol. otherwise all you'll hear is technobabble perhaps try WordPress out with the ActivityPub plugin?

jeroenhd 3y ago

There are various tools that will mirror tweets to Mastodon. Many of them worked the other way around (replicating Mastodon posts on Twitter) but with the ridiculous pricing Twitter asks for API access I doubt they'll still work in a few months. There's also a tool that will directly mirror RSS into Mastodon, so if that's the source of your tweets then you're in luck. There's also a decent, chance your posts are already readable on Mastodon through https://bird.makeup/ https://bird.makeup/. I wouldn't use that as an official source, but it's probably good to know about. It should also be noted that some servers block dedicated Twitter forwarding services like these because of the massive moderation task blindly forwarding the Twitter cesspool can cause. I can't tell you what tool or program suits your needs most. There are systems ranging from fully custom ActivityPub servers to simple set-and-forget IFTT automations (https://ifttt.com/explore/how-to-crosspost-mastodon-twitter https://ifttt.com/explore/how-to-crosspost-mastodon-twitter) that can solve the problem of "post the same stuff on two platforms". Sadly, the most easy to use tools that I know of are useless without access to the Twitter API and I doubt you'll be willing to spend the ridiculous amounts of money Twitter demands for that for a few replicated tweets. As far as simple guides, everyone has their own idea of what "simple" means. In its most basic form, you type or paste text into an input field and hit the send button, just like on Twitter. You give people your username to follow (@user@server.com),they type that into their dashboard and they hit the follow button. If you want to reply to people, you click the reply button and type a reply. Retweeting and liking works the same way as on Twitter, with similar icons. Usernames are a bit longer because they include a domain name, but honestly who even cares about usernames on social media. If you've ever emailed someone outside your organisation, using Mastodon shouldn't be harder than using Twitter. The hard part is synchronising the two, because the only people who have put effort into that so far either used the Twitter API or are comfortable with running shell scripts.

rapnie 3y ago

Information is dispersed, and created by many independent volunteer initiatives. A lot of info is in all kinds of blog posts, so some internet search may find good input. There's the "Increasingly less brief guide to Mastodon" at http://guidetomastodon.com http://guidetomastodon.com, by @Noelle@elekk.xyz and sites like https://fediverse.info https://fediverse.info and https://fediverse.party https://fediverse.party provide overviews. At https://delightful.club https://delightful.club you find curated lists of fediverse app, client and developer projects.

riffic 3y ago

ask chatgpt to digest it for you lol. otherwise all you'll hear is technobabble perhaps try WordPress out with the ActivityPub plugin?