The Daily DotMastodon the metal band trolls Mastodon the social media networkThe Daily DotSo-called anti-Twitter social network named Mastodon is all the rage, and Mastodon, the critically acclaimed metal/prog rock band, is having a little fun with it. Started by 24-year-old Eugen Rochko, Mastodon the standalone app lets users do most of ...and more »
EngadgetMastodon's sudden popularity should serve as Twitter's wakeup callEngadgetThere's a hot new social network these days and it's called Mastodon. Well, it's not that new -- it's been around since September 2016 -- but it's gained tens of thousands of users in the last few days. The reason for the growth? According to its ...and more »
inUth.comStep aside Twitter, it's time to 'toot' on MastodoninUth.comMastodon is a free, open-source social networking platform that sprung around in October last year. Instead of having centralised servers that a specific to a company, Mastodon has 'instances', which are essentially group based on different servers ...and more »
Blasting NewsMastodon, the social network that wants to crush TwitterBlasting NewsAccording to the financial results of its latest fiscal report, the social networking site #Twitter has the same number of active users three months ago (320 million a month), something that the company had been trying to avoid with a series of changes ...and more »
AsiaOneMeet the 24-year-old behind the toot-filled social platform MastodonAsiaOneMastodon, that giant cartoon mammal that's been rampaging across the internet this week, is not the product of a Silicon Valley start-up. Instead, the social networking app that's been touted as a potential Twitter-killer is the brainchild of a 24-year ...and more »
The Star OnlineMastodon, the new alternative to TwitterThe Star OnlineThis free software is accessible via any browser or dedicated mobile app (Android or iOS). Mastodon can therefore be downloaded then installed on a server in order to set up a first channel of communication (also called an instance), which is a point ...and more »
ForbesMastodon Takes On Twitter While Mastodon Continues To Melt FacesForbesYou can mark your "toot" with a content warning and users can choose to view it. Each "toot" allows for up to 500 characters versus the 140 of Twitter. You can also create your own instance of Mastodon, your own little safe space where you can curl up ...and more »
Opensource.comA beginner's guide to microblogging on MastodonOpensource.comTwitter started out like many exciting tech projects. It invented and then offered a unique "microblogging" service, a kind of interactive RSS feed. Twitter as a company was open to fresh ideas and offered a lot of features. It gradually became such a ...and more »
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A GNU Social-compatible microblogging server for Australia
