👀 👀 👀 #FollowFriday came early this week! The latest update includes:
Newly-redesigned with header images, the person's public bio, their avatar, 1-click following, and more!
More categories and more profiles
Dynamic recommendations: the profiles change every 6-12 hours based on who is posting, so you're always getting recommendations for the most active accounts
Recommended follow list for Ukraine war on Mastodon
Here are my recommendations for coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Only accounts active recently and you can easily import them from a file. They are split into two different lists by type.
Ukraine: OSINT & war updates
This list mostly has accounts posting quickly about daily events of the war and doing open source intelligence.
The import file relies on the List import feature recently added to Mastodon. I have noticed the list import results in a few accounts sometimes ending up in their separate list by the same name so you may have to fix that manually afterwards if this happens on your instance. If many people are on an older Mastodon version and want it I can also post a follows file that will work for those.
Import instructions:
Sign into your instance on the web
go to settings (Gear icon)
Choose Import and Export -> Import
For import type choose "Lists" (could also be "Translation missing: en.imports.types.lists" if there is an issue with the localization).
Select "merge" to only add to your current follows/lists so nothing you have gets deleted
If you like seeing #news and publications like ours on the #Fediverse, remember to support your favorite outlets and journalists with shares, follows and donations or memberships.
Hello, I'm Ayu, I'm new here, and I want to find folks to follow! I like to run games, brew tea, and look at art. I also enjoy anime, books, and cottage core vibes. Please say hi if that's stuff you talk about. Please PLEASE say hi if you make dice. #followfriday#introduction
For this #FollowFriday, I’m going to be a real brat and recommend that you follow my other account on Pixelfed since you don’t need to be on Pixelfed and can follow with your Mastodon account.
Disclaimer: I am NOT a photographer and simply like taking photos of random things with my crappy iPhone camera.
Flipboard CEO @mike interviewed leaders at the forefront of the open social web movement for the Dot Social podcast. Here's how to follow everyone he spoke to.
So finally, someone I know in real life has joined mastodon, @charliekob Do give him a big welcome and a follow. He is a filmmaker, he has been making films since he was thirteen, which is strange for a person who grew up in Kampala. Well, this #followfriday do give him a follow as we await a proper #introduction post from him. And you can suggest to him filmmakers and other cool people that he can #follow
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I've been on Mastodon for over a year now but haven't been able to convince many people I know in person to ditch their various billionaire-owned, data stealing platforms for this one. So to have recently gotten a follow from a real-life friend made my day! Please consider giving @nojarama a follow! I can personally vouch for his awesomeness! 💜 #FollowFriday
It's not #FollowFriday but I have the most free time in my hands on Saturdays and Sundays, so here it goes.
I feel like there's a sturdy community here on #Mastodon. I'm really a hermit but feel like I've found my place here.
There are some people here from all over the world that I have never met IRL, but they feel still like a "family" in a sense. They are fellow humans who do not seem to prejudice and are kind towards other individuals. Just like it should be.
@jcrabapple - IT professional, father, sysadmin from Virginia. His calm energy flows around!
@ikkeT - Open source, Linux, cloud and automation nerd from Finland. Always kind.
@originalg - Stu, my man. Always cheering me up and making sure others are okay. A great dude, an engineer, the kinda guy I'd sit with coffee for hours if I were up to it.
@WTL - WordPress hosting and security dude, filmmaker, runner, a mutual in many ways. Always humble towards others. And this guy is from Canada, how awesome is that?
@AlderForrest - Engineer, metalhead, nerd. From Finland, obviously. A great guy I've get to know better during my time on the Fediverse. He runs Calckey!
@GoatsLive - I really don't know anything about GoatsLive but if one's profile says "Spreading some love and happiness in an often difficult world", you know that's a keepsie. I've got only good things from this direction. Lots of love.
@paul - Oh Paul. You remind me of my late father in so many good ways. Always kind comments, always there to talk with. He's an author, cloud consultant, Linux fan, vegan.
@francis - A Norwegian/Brazilian IT Engineer, a runner. Always constructive and kind from my perspective.
@valoisa - Someone I've get to know here, a person I imagine very hearty, considerate and fun! An introvert like me, exciting to talk to, great opinions, often inspiring.
@minnamoira - We go way back in social media, I don't even remember how it started. Glad to see you here on the Fediverse. I can relate to the rough times, I hope you enjoy living in Italy. Wish all the best and love.
@rmattila74 - Another person I learned about more in here on the Fediverse. Nuke engineer retired due ALS. "Defined by the former, not by the latter" is brilliantly put. Thanks for letting me into your world and thank you for the accessibility improvements in my design. I appreciate everything you do here, don't stop spreading awareness and keep on focusing on important things that matter to you like energy.
@mustikkasoppa My dear wife. I love you so much. :bunhdheart:
There are a lot of more brilliant people out there, but these are the ones I want to namedrop at this moment.
Peace & love and have a wonderful Saturday. :ablobcatheart:
I was writing a little #FollowFriday list for a friend, but figured I'd post it here in the event any of you aren't already following these 10 super funny people on beige.party.
Happy #Newstodon Friday, here’s a short list of just some of our #news and #journalism friends to follow on the #fediverse (and not bots). Follow and boost these great outlets.
We’re wishing everyone a good weekend filled with things that bring you joy and hope. #FollowFriday#feditips
I'd like to recommend her for #FollowFriday. In the rare event you're not already following her, you're in for an absolutely delightful combination of funny posts, thoughtful questions, and insightful conversations.
I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO FOLLOW @Alice. SHE IS CONSISTENTLY OUTRAGEOUSLY FUNNY, AND I FEEL BOTH BAD THAT I DO NOT SEE ALL OF HER POSTS AND WEIRD ABOUT GOING THROUGH AND LIKING THEM ALL AT ONCE. DITTO WITH DIFFERENT PRONOUNS FOR @rephlex00.
AND HEY, IF YOU WANT TIPS ON CONQUEST/LIFE BALANCE, I'M YOUR OMICRONIAN.