Piero Bosio Social Web Site Personale

Everything in your main "Home" timeline on Mastodon is there for one of these reasons:-An account you follow posted it-An account you follow boosted it-The post contains a hashtag you follow-An account you follow replied to an account you also follow-An account you follow replied to itselfNothing else gets in your main feed, it's just these things.If hashtags are at the end of a post they are displayed in a smaller font below the post, which some people miss.#FediTips #Mastodon

p.s. After you follow a PeerTube account or channel, its latest videos will start showing up as posts in your Mastodon etc timeline just like any other post.You can comment on a video by just replying to the post it showed up in. The replies in Mastodon automatically turn into comments below the video in PeerTube.You can like a video by just ⭐ favouriting the post it showed up in. The favourites in Mastodon automatically turn into thumbs up on the video in PeerTube.

Mai ( @rouh ) is from Gaza and new on Mastodon. She doesn't know yet how to network. Consequently, she doesn't receive a lot of donations.The thing is: She takes care of a camp of 30 children. While suffering from genocide herself! Truly heartwarming. She could really use our support.The way to network on Mastodon is to FOLLOW her and share/BOOST her posts.Unlike other social networks, Mastodon isn't controlled by a corporate algorithm, or any algorithm that would make her discoverable. It is up to us. But that also means we see only what we want to see. 🙂I myself, to stay organized, use lists a lot. I have a list named "Gaza Verified" to which I add everybody from https://gaza-verified.org . In case your worries about an overwhelming timeline hinders you from following more people.Please follow Mai ( @rouh ) and, if you're generous, donate to her.If you want to copy my tip using a dedicated list, also consider following everybody else listed on https://gaza-verified.org verified by @aral. 😊Thank you!#genocide #palestine #gaza #MutualAid #FediTipshttps://mastodon.social/@rouh/115266714032813187

p.s. If you're wondering why you don't hear more about web apps, it's because Apple and Google hate them. Web apps totally bypass Apple and Google app stores.Apple and Google enjoy controlling and taxing apps, but they have no control over web apps and don't get any money from them.Apple even tried to stop web apps completely, luckily they had to back off: https://open-web-advocacy.org/blog/apple-backs-off-killing-web-appsWeb apps are a way of getting apps directly from the people who make them, without big tech getting in the way.

Can I ask a favour?If you see someone who is asking for help using this place, and if no one else is helping them, could you tag me into the conversation and/or link to my website https://fedi.tips?I'm trying to provide unofficial tech support for people using Mastodon and the wider Fediverse. I'm especially keen to help new people who want easy-to-understand advice, but they won't see me and I won't see them unless someone tags me.Thanks 🙏 #FediTips #Fediverse #Mastodon

How to make Mastodon less US-centric? I wanna engage with LatAm, European and Asian politics probably more than US ones.#feditips

@2something also: one of the strengths of the Fediverse is its variety. If you are unsatisfied with the moderation of the instance you're on (slow to react, mutes/blocks accounts you want to follow, does not mute/blocks accounts you deem dangerous or spammy, etc), consider moving to a different instance with a moderation that better fits your preferences & needs.

⚠️ Apparently there's a scammer sending out messages "offering a partnership" if people "verify" their account at a special link. They may use a profile icon that looks like the Mastodon logo with a headset.The account is fake, the link is a scam, do not click on it. There is no "partnership" scheme on here, you cannot earn money for posting.If you get one of these messages, click the ... icon on the scam post and then click "report".(via https://timeloop.cafe/@Taweret/115312839779385334)#FediTips

Thousands of sites using the popular #Ghost platform are now Fediverse compatible, so you can follow them from Mastodon etc 🥳 Here's how to discover and follow them:1. Go to https://explore.ghost.org2. Click category tab you want (swipe categories right to see more)3. Click on a site to preview, then box-arrow icon to go to it4. Copy-paste site's domain name5. Paste @ index @ (domain name) into the search box in Mastodon etc without spaces6. Click the profile and then "Follow"#FediTips