Sometimes, people on Facebook don't know the Fediverse exists.
The European Commission likes to tell them. 💜 😉
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@hpod16 Well done, @EUCommission - now please tell all your press officers to post here. Many just have “X” on their profile pages.
@pini @hpod16 @EUCommission it makes no sense to me why X icons are plastered all over EU websites and hardly any Mastodon icons. Glad there is a reply to a post like this the odd time, but it would be hugely more impactful if all EU institutions replaced all X icons on all official websites with Mastodon icons. An icon on a website is marketing for a platform. Why don't you #SwitchTheIcons ?
@hpod16 @EUCommission many people use Facebook for the events and groups features, and a great Fediverse alternative is https://mobilizon.org/ @mobilizon . In my community in Cloughjordan Ireland I have got lots of groups into Mobilizon and using it as a community notice board. See http://mobilizon.ie as an example
@hpod16 The state of things. X has 650 Million Active users and Mastodon has 2.5 million. There is a reason. #Musk #Mastodon #SocialMedia
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@MissWarcraft Where is this data from?
https://fedidb.com shows a bit over 1 million active accounts across all of the fediverse.
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@MissWarcraft Ah, okay, it's referencing old data from https://mastodon-analytics.com/.
Thank you!
@hpod16 the problem is that the same people that don't know will run into lots of UX issues when trying Fediverse. I know a few sadly...
The Fediverse has a great collection of techies creating the protocols and infrastructure. What we're missing is the folks helping regular people use it.
Hopefully folks like Hannah will start creating that layer. Not just through advocacy, but by hiring staff dedicated to helping people use it.
@NatureMC @jztusk @FediFollows @lucien @hpod16
"What we're missing is the folks helping regular people use it."
I have been helping regular people use this place for over five years now, and I'm not the only one doing this! 🙂
My website at https://fedi.tips helps new non-technical people get started and I've done a list of links to other helpful sites at https://fedi.tips/what-do-i-do-next-are-there-any-other-guides-to-mastodon-and-the-fediverse
I also provide tech support directly if people have questions.
@lucien
I know, I know...
When I first started (a week ago), I struggled with understanding the federated nature.
But I just put out a post to ask questions, and people explained things to me, and I was amazed with the awesome community out here!
@hpod16 I agree 😁 I ended up on Reddit rabbit holes and documentation pages to learn some things. This user type will however not search and if they can't ask their friends or family for help, they give up.
Still, steps are taken to make this process more user friendly, which is great!
@lucien @hpod16 Mastodon is already preparing a better start for newcomers with a help structure. We also have the hashtags fedihelp and askfedi for finding people who help with any questions. And I warmly recommend @FediTips with their great guide https://fedi.tips - easy to understand!
@lucien also, you have to bear in mind that when we reply to public comments, it isn't just for the benefit of the one person who commented, but for anyone else who may be lurking in the comments sections.
And: usually you have to hear about a new product a number of times before you try it out. So, many baby steps, one big goal.
