Do you want to copy your followed hashtags from one Mastodon account to another Mastodon account? This was previously impossible to do automatically, but there is now an unofficial tool that lets you do this:

➡️ https://hashtagsync.stonedonkey.com

It's been made by @TheStoneDonkey so if you have any comments about this tool please let them know 🙂

(Also thank you to @cargot_robbie for pointing this out!)

#FediTips #Mastodon #Hashtags

Do you want to copy your followed hashtags from one Mastodon account to another Mastodon account? This was previously impossible to do automatically, but there is now an unofficial tool that lets you do this:

➡️ https://hashtagsync.stonedonkey.com

It's been made by @TheStoneDonkey so if you have any comments about this tool please let them know 🙂

(Also thank you to @cargot_robbie for pointing this out!)

#FediTips #Mastodon #Hashtags

Do you want to copy your followed hashtags from one Mastodon account to another Mastodon account? This was previously impossible to do automatically, but there is now an unofficial tool that lets you do this:

➡️ https://hashtagsync.stonedonkey.com

It's been made by @TheStoneDonkey so if you have any comments about this tool please let them know 🙂

(Also thank you to @cargot_robbie for pointing this out!)

#FediTips #Mastodon #Hashtags

Hot take: Kinda wish Mastodon had *some* kind of algorithmic feed. Something optional and user-controllable, as an addition to Trending (which ignores my personal interests) and Home (which has no good options for *discovery* because hashtags are blunt). An algorithm optimized for discovery of relevant *quality* rather than being optimized for "engagement".

Is there any work towards that end anywhere, or is this something the larger Mastodon community is simply too hostile to?

Good arguments for and against?

#HotTake #Mastodon #Algorithm #Discovery #Quality #Engagement #Recommendations #HashTags #Feed #SocialMedia

@FediFollows

I've been trying to start #Pidgydon here, for my fellow pigeon fanciers💙we had #Pigeonsky on bsky.

#BirdsOfMastodon & #BirdsOfFediverse are long & general. i hope there are enough admirers of #pigeons on Mastodon for a "Pidgydon" community 💙

& who can say no to this face?🥰

(btw, recently learned it's best to capitalize each word in #hashtags so text-to-speech can read them)

By request, here is a list of popular hashtags that are popular-but-not-obvious:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/fun-and-useful-hashtags-to-follow-on-mastodon-and-the-wider-fediverse

To browse or follow a tag from the list, copy-paste it into the search box in Mastodon etc, search for it to browse, click "Follow" at the top to follow. More info about how to follow hashtags at https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-follow-hashtags-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse

(There are also lots of tags that are popular and obvious, but as they are easy to guess you don't need me to tell you about them 🙂 )

#Hashtags

Another tagpush.app service 😀 ATLebanon@tagpush.app
[change AT to @]

This new service seeks out posts with a #Lebanon hashtag from all over the #Fediverse and then boosts them to many servers. This helps distribute the posts much more widely, including to smaller servers.

To have your posts picked up by this service, simply use the #Lebanon hashtag in your post. (but not ATLebanon@tagpush.app - instead you follow that app account)

To receive the feed of boosted posts, follow ATLebanon@tagpush.app. BTW, this #tagpush service also boosts #Gaza, #Palestine, #Cuba, and #Iran #hashtags, and you can follow them using the same process.

To find other tagpush hashtags and to learn more about tagpush -
https://verbamea.com/4dd1a1ca55

Please boost this post so that it gets around widely.

Many thanks to tagpush.app for providing this valuable service. 🙂 ❤️

@adachika192
@Azitaka
@faab64
@kittyface83
@tadbithuman
@DrALJONES
@EndIsraeliApartheid
@evan
@glynmoody
@daj
@QasimRashid

Another tagpush.app service 😀 ATLebanon@tagpush.app
[change AT to @]

This new service seeks out posts with a #Lebanon hashtag from all over the #Fediverse and then boosts them to many servers. This helps distribute the posts much more widely, including to smaller servers.

To have your posts picked up by this service, simply use the #Lebanon hashtag in your post. (but not ATLebanon@tagpush.app - instead you follow that app account)

To receive the feed of boosted posts, follow ATLebanon@tagpush.app. BTW, this #tagpush service also boosts #Gaza, #Palestine, #Cuba, and #Iran #hashtags, and you can follow them using the same process.

To find other tagpush hashtags and to learn more about tagpush -
https://verbamea.com/4dd1a1ca55

Please boost this post so that it gets around widely.

Many thanks to tagpush.app for providing this valuable service. 🙂 ❤️

@adachika192
@Azitaka
@faab64
@kittyface83
@tadbithuman
@DrALJONES
@EndIsraeliApartheid
@evan
@glynmoody
@daj
@QasimRashid

If you don't already know, you can and must follow hashtags.
Here are some I think are nice..
#caturday (of course, duh)
#Mosstodon for the moss lover obviously
#bloomscrolling very important to unshit your timeline
#coosday a very underrated and underused hashtag for cows.
#funny #memes #guillotineswork are pretty much self explaining

If you didn't know, now you know, follow #Hashtags

On Tags (including Hash-Tags) in ActivityPub.

1/

I think new developers coming to ActivityPub want to write something like:

"tag": ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]

It is unfortunate that that isn't valid ActivityPub. But, that it must instead be:

"tag": [
{
"type": "Hashtag",
"name": "#apple"
},
{
"type": "Hashtag",
"name": "#banana"
},
{
"type": "Hashtag",
"name": "#cherry"
}
]

...

#ActivityPub #ActivityStreams #FediDev #HashTag #HashTags #Tag #Tags

On Tags (including Hash-Tags) in ActivityPub.

2/

A new version of ActivityPub could extend the type of "tag" from:

Object | Link

to:

Object | Link | xsd:string

And that would make the following valid ActivityPub:

"tag": ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]

Of course, it would have to be specified how to interpret this. (Ex: as "type":"Hashtag", or whatever.)

#ActivityPub #ActivityStreams #FediDev #HashTag #HashTags #Tag #Tags

On Tags (including Hash-Tags) in ActivityPub.

1/

I think new developers coming to ActivityPub want to write something like:

"tag": ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]

It is unfortunate that that isn't valid ActivityPub. But, that it must instead be:

"tag": [
{
"type": "Hashtag",
"name": "#apple"
},
{
"type": "Hashtag",
"name": "#banana"
},
{
"type": "Hashtag",
"name": "#cherry"
}
]

...

#ActivityPub #ActivityStreams #FediDev #HashTag #HashTags #Tag #Tags

FediSuite

Hashtags sind im Fediverse eine der wichtigsten Mechaniken für Sichtbarkeit. Aber nicht jeder Hashtag funktioniert für jeden Account. Welche Tags bringen dir wirklich Reichweite und welche sind eigentlich nur Lärm? FediSuite analysiert deine eigene Posting-Historie und zeigt dir, welche Hashtags und welche Kombinationen bei dir tatsächlich Engagement erzeugen. Wer fünfzehn Tags pro Post setzt und trotzdem nicht vorankommt, sieht das jetzt schwarz auf weiß und kann gezielt aufräumen, statt weiter ins Blaue zu raten.

#FediSuite #Hashtags #Fediverse #Mastodon #Pixelfed
https://www.fedisuite.com

#Hashtags don’t scale

#fedidev

@theresnotime #your #post #needs #more #hashtags

When I recently migrated instances I learned hashtags were not moved as part of the process which ended up being a tedious en-devour.

To help others in the future I tossed together a web app that will let you copy hashtags from one server to another.  

There's no code that will remove or delete tags so those still have to be manually managed in your instance, but hopefully this saves someone the headache one day down the road as they move instances.

#fediverse #Mastodon #FOSS #FediTools #migration #fedihelp #hashtags 

Link here, project is linked on the site if you want to review or run locally:

https://hashtagsync.stonedonkey.com/

@webfan ich bin #neuhier auf deinem Server und war bisher ein #mastodon user. - #scham

Erst einmal vielen Dank für deine Arbeit und das ich hier sein darf.

Ich habe ein paar Fragen zu Friendica, die mir das Web nicht so einfach beantworten konnte.

#theme - kann man das Theme im Webbrowser irgendwo umstellen? Türkise Schrift auf hellem Hintergrund ist nichts mehr für meine alten Augen.
Ich bin zu doof es zu finden.

Aus Sicherheitsgründen habe ich #2FA aktiviert. Damit funktioniert die Anmeldung über #Relatica nicht mehr.
Gibt es so was wie #API-Schlüssel oder App-#Passphrases?

Durch den Systemwechsel von #Mastodon zu #friendica konnte ich keine Account-Umleitung und keinen Follower Ex- & Import nutzen. Die meisten habe ich einfach händisch neu angelegt.
Ich würde aber gerne #Hashtags folgen. Ich verstehe noch nicht, wo ich diese eintrage.

Ich komme mir mit meinen Fragen mal wieder vor, wie ein Anfänger.
Oder bin ich nur der, der sich traut, diese öffentlich zu stellen?

Auf jeden Fall vielen Dank für die Arbeit, die du hier rein steckst und einen schönen Sonntag aus dem #BergischLand.

When I recently migrated instances I learned hashtags were not moved as part of the process which ended up being a tedious en-devour.

To help others in the future I tossed together a web app that will let you copy hashtags from one server to another.  

There's no code that will remove or delete tags so those still have to be manually managed in your instance, but hopefully this saves someone the headache one day down the road as they move instances.

#fediverse #Mastodon #FOSS #FediTools #migration #fedihelp #hashtags 

Link here, project is linked on the site if you want to review or run locally:

https://hashtagsync.stonedonkey.com/

@depressivehacks

#welcome #neuhier

Looking for #hashtags helps, follow hashtags and usw them. Ask @FediTips or #fedihelp, follow many many accounts, be activ. I wish you a good time in #fediverse!
@randahl

Askfedi. Is there an app or other tool to automagically mute toots with a given number of hashtags? Like the attached to avoid people who feel the need to slather irrelevant ones like SilentSunday on music videos for visibility?
#rant #kvetch #askfedi #hashtags

had a feeling these art posts were slopped approximations and not scraped images of an artist’s work.

so i have to ask: who is creating these “Curated[artist-name]” accounts on dot-social?

i strongly suspected the slopping with Goya drawings. am not a Goya scholar but i do know he is one of the most forged artists.

this CuratedRaphael is ridiculous because there’s about +250 years between him and George Washington.

#Mastodon #AIslop #art #hashtags

had a feeling these art posts were slopped approximations and not scraped images of an artist’s work.

so i have to ask: who is creating these “Curated[artist-name]” accounts on dot-social?

i strongly suspected the slopping with Goya drawings. am not a Goya scholar but i do know he is one of the most forged artists.

this CuratedRaphael is ridiculous because there’s about +250 years between him and George Washington.

#Mastodon #AIslop #art #hashtags

Friends, if you haven't already, it would be a big favour to me if you could enable tags.pub to boost your public tagged posts.

Just search for @_followback in your Mastodon UI. Click the follow button there. (Don't try to follow from the profile page; it doesn't work yet.)

It will follow you back, and when you make a post with a hashtag in it, the server will boost your post from the appropriate hashtag.

#tagspub #hashtags #activitypub

Friends, if you haven't already, it would be a big favour to me if you could enable tags.pub to boost your public tagged posts.

Just search for @_followback in your Mastodon UI. Click the follow button there. (Don't try to follow from the profile page; it doesn't work yet.)

It will follow you back, and when you make a post with a hashtag in it, the server will boost your post from the appropriate hashtag.

#tagspub #hashtags #activitypub

Friends, if you haven't already, it would be a big favour to me if you could enable tags.pub to boost your public tagged posts.

Just search for @_followback in your Mastodon UI. Click the follow button there. (Don't try to follow from the profile page; it doesn't work yet.)

It will follow you back, and when you make a post with a hashtag in it, the server will boost your post from the appropriate hashtag.

#tagspub #hashtags #activitypub

Friends, if you haven't already, it would be a big favour to me if you could enable tags.pub to boost your public tagged posts.

Just search for @_followback in your Mastodon UI. Click the follow button there. (Don't try to follow from the profile page; it doesn't work yet.)

It will follow you back, and when you make a post with a hashtag in it, the server will boost your post from the appropriate hashtag.

#tagspub #hashtags #activitypub

Friends, if you haven't already, it would be a big favour to me if you could enable tags.pub to boost your public tagged posts.

Just search for @_followback in your Mastodon UI. Click the follow button there. (Don't try to follow from the profile page; it doesn't work yet.)

It will follow you back, and when you make a post with a hashtag in it, the server will boost your post from the appropriate hashtag.

#tagspub #hashtags #activitypub

Friends, if you haven't already, it would be a big favour to me if you could enable tags.pub to boost your public tagged posts.

Just search for @_followback in your Mastodon UI. Click the follow button there. (Don't try to follow from the profile page; it doesn't work yet.)

It will follow you back, and when you make a post with a hashtag in it, the server will boost your post from the appropriate hashtag.

#tagspub #hashtags #activitypub

Friends, if you haven't already, it would be a big favour to me if you could enable tags.pub to boost your public tagged posts.

Just search for @_followback in your Mastodon UI. Click the follow button there. (Don't try to follow from the profile page; it doesn't work yet.)

It will follow you back, and when you make a post with a hashtag in it, the server will boost your post from the appropriate hashtag.

#tagspub #hashtags #activitypub

Friends, if you haven't already, it would be a big favour to me if you could enable tags.pub to boost your public tagged posts.

Just search for @_followback in your Mastodon UI. Click the follow button there. (Don't try to follow from the profile page; it doesn't work yet.)

It will follow you back, and when you make a post with a hashtag in it, the server will boost your post from the appropriate hashtag.

#tagspub #hashtags #activitypub

@evan followed! will this only boost my #posts with #hashtags or will it also scoop up stuff i boost or other stuff on my server?

Friends, if you haven't already, it would be a big favour to me if you could enable tags.pub to boost your public tagged posts.

Just search for @_followback in your Mastodon UI. Click the follow button there. (Don't try to follow from the profile page; it doesn't work yet.)

It will follow you back, and when you make a post with a hashtag in it, the server will boost your post from the appropriate hashtag.

#tagspub #hashtags #activitypub

@evan

OK, I have followed @_followback, so now the #Hashtags I use will be more widely distributed, to anyone who follows @Hashtags rather than just distributed those instances who happen to have someone who follows me.

And I have followed @bikenite so now I should be getting more #BikeNite messages, rather than just those that happen to come to my instance for other people on this instance.

#TagsPub #FollowBack

Friends, if you haven't already, it would be a big favour to me if you could enable tags.pub to boost your public tagged posts.

Just search for @_followback in your Mastodon UI. Click the follow button there. (Don't try to follow from the profile page; it doesn't work yet.)

It will follow you back, and when you make a post with a hashtag in it, the server will boost your post from the appropriate hashtag.

#tagspub #hashtags #activitypub

Friends, if you haven't already, it would be a big favour to me if you could enable tags.pub to boost your public tagged posts.

Just search for @_followback in your Mastodon UI. Click the follow button there. (Don't try to follow from the profile page; it doesn't work yet.)

It will follow you back, and when you make a post with a hashtag in it, the server will boost your post from the appropriate hashtag.

#tagspub #hashtags #activitypub

Friends, if you haven't already, it would be a big favour to me if you could enable tags.pub to boost your public tagged posts.

Just search for @_followback in your Mastodon UI. Click the follow button there. (Don't try to follow from the profile page; it doesn't work yet.)

It will follow you back, and when you make a post with a hashtag in it, the server will boost your post from the appropriate hashtag.

#tagspub #hashtags #activitypub

Prepping local and broad #hashtags for covering our town's #NoKings event. Is there anyone coordinating or #media who wants to be tagged in updates?

I'll be putting primary tags on top for the Bsky #bridgyfed bridge so they are not truncated, the rest below.
Will try to to do alt tags on photos, but its difficult to stop and tag in real time at a protest, so some may be added later, sorry.

Any other advice for protest coverage on fedi?

Prepping local and broad #hashtags for covering our town's #NoKings event. Is there anyone coordinating or #media who wants to be tagged in updates?

I'll be putting primary tags on top for the Bsky #bridgyfed bridge so they are not truncated, the rest below.
Will try to to do alt tags on photos, but its difficult to stop and tag in real time at a protest, so some may be added later, sorry.

Any other advice for protest coverage on fedi?

@Mrfunkedude #HashTags are your #Friends, using them will #Boost your #Posts because #People will be #Able to #Find them more #Easily. If you don't use hashtags you're confining your posts to be visible only to an #Island of your existing followers and a few that #Reshare it to #Others over #Time (much slower way for your posts to have #Reach). 👍

[This is a test of the new @bsky.brid.gy markdown parser] this is only a test! #hashtags are [possible?] Maybe @wake.st

I've decided to fight back against the auto-boost hashtag #bots by using a shit-ton of #hashtags in all of my toots. #AIisWasteful #NoAI

In case you missed it, there's a list of unusual-but-popular hashtags to follow on the Fediverse at:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/fun-and-useful-hashtags-to-follow-on-mastodon-and-the-wider-fediverse

Let me know if I've missed any tags! 🙂

To use this list, copy-paste a hashtag into the search box in Mastodon etc to follow it. If you want help with how to follow hashtags see the guide at https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-follow-hashtags-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse

#FediTips #Hashtags

@pawpower IMO hashtags should be used as a tagline or summary hence should always appear after the message body. Really not sure why people feel they need to put them up front and centre.

#hashtags #LeaveM2Last

@lonelyboy1977

a corollary tip: another good reason to click your own #hashtags is to confirm the popular definition matches your own. 😳

@lonelyboy1977

Tip: always click on your own #hashtags. You will either find new friends, or be lonelier than ever 😅

METTEZ DES HASHTAGS LES GENS la première chose que je fais pour convaincre quelqu'un'e de rejoindre le #fediverse, c'est de lui demander ce qui l'intéresse. La poterie ? J'ouvre le hashtag #poterie pour lui prouver dans la seconde qu'il y a du contenu pour elle, qu'elle peut trouver des gens avec qui partager, que ça vit. Si pas de contenu, je l'ai perdue.

Chaque hashtag est une vitrine qui doit montrer la vitalité du réseau.

Pensons-y et posons les #hashtags sur les meilleurs publications 🙏

Hash-Tags at the end of a post should not count towards the length limit of a post.

#HastTag #HashTags #Mastodon

Nobody speaks for "The Fediverse."

I keep seeing posts declaring what The Fediverse believes, wants, or demands, often with ALL CAPS and a wall of #hashtags. It often slides into outright gatekeeping.

The fediverse is decentralized by design. Its opinions are too.

#Fediverse

Nobody speaks for "The Fediverse."

I keep seeing posts declaring what The Fediverse believes, wants, or demands, often with ALL CAPS and a wall of #hashtags. It often slides into outright gatekeeping.

The fediverse is decentralized by design. Its opinions are too.

#Fediverse

@maddyteichmann @andypiper @_elena 👋 (waves hello) FYI, In addition to @FediTips , @FediFollows is another good account to follow. And it looks like you already know that #Hashtags are a big thing hereabouts. I hear using #CamelCase (sic.) helps many folks, and so does including #ALTtext describing every image. (Plus, there’s sometimes bonus info therein!)

NOTE: If you're on a small #Mastodon instance (like me on mastodon.habets.dev) you should #search for #interesting #people and #hashtags and **#follow** them (or else you're #feed will be #NoMoreEmptyPromises

https://docs.joinmastodon.org/user/network/#follow

There are also useful directory sites like https://fedi.directory/

@carnecrudaradio yo lo que suelo aconsejar siempre, es etiquetar bien los post con #hashtags relacionados. ¿Porqué? Porque en #Mastodon se pueden seguir #hashtags aparte de perfiles, y al ser descentralizado, es más fácil que llegues a más gente porque siguen el #hashtag que porque te encuentren.

Y de la misma manera, empieza a seguir #hashtags para empezar a visualizar contenido.

Your Home Feed is the inbox of an ActivityPub actor — in particular YOUR ActivityPub actor.

There could be an actor for each hash-tag, too.

You could even do Del.icio.us like things — and have actors for intersections of hash-tags, too.

These hash-tag actors' inboxes would need to be readable by anyone.

...

This could be a more ActivityPub like API alternative to Mastodon's "GET /API/v1/tags/{name}" API.

#ActivityPub #FediDev #FediDevs #Fediverse #HashTag #HashTags

Your Home Feed is the inbox of an ActivityPub actor — in particular YOUR ActivityPub actor.

There could be an actor for each hash-tag, too.

You could even do Del.icio.us like things — and have actors for intersections of hash-tags, too.

These hash-tag actors' inboxes would need to be readable by anyone.

...

This could be a more ActivityPub like API alternative to Mastodon's "GET /API/v1/tags/{name}" API.

#ActivityPub #FediDev #FediDevs #Fediverse #HashTag #HashTags

@ishi29
Hallo! Am besten vielen #hashtags und Profilen folgen, dann wird es wohl interessant.

Mentioned by @evan :

https://tags.pub

(Site doesn't work yet, apparently.)

But also here is the git repo:

https://github.com/social-web-foundation/tags.pub

#FediDev #FediDevs #Fediverse #FOSDEM #FOSDEM2026 #SocialWeb #SocialWebFOSDEM #SocialWebFOSDEM2026 #HashTag #HashTags

Mentioned by @evan :

https://tags.pub

(Site doesn't work yet, apparently.)

But also here is the git repo:

https://github.com/social-web-foundation/tags.pub

#FediDev #FediDevs #Fediverse #FOSDEM #FOSDEM2026 #SocialWeb #SocialWebFOSDEM #SocialWebFOSDEM2026 #HashTag #HashTags

Mentioned by @evan :

https://tags.pub

(Site doesn't work yet, apparently.)

But also here is the git repo:

https://github.com/social-web-foundation/tags.pub

#FediDev #FediDevs #Fediverse #FOSDEM #FOSDEM2026 #SocialWeb #SocialWebFOSDEM #SocialWebFOSDEM2026 #HashTag #HashTags

Hilser lige på nytilkomne - velkommen!

Husk gerne at få billede og profiltekster på jeres profiler, sådan at folk kan se, at I ikke er robotter - dem er der også nogle stykker af (Undskyld til både T800 og Robocop, hvis I er join'et også.. 🤪)

Den bedste måde at finde ny spændende ting på, er at følge profiler eller #hashtags - vi bruger nogenlunde de samme som du måske kender fra Twitter/X

#nypåmastodon #denmark #danmark

Reminder: if you're posting about US politics (as so very many of you are right now, and for good reason!), please tag it with #⁠USPol and maybe #⁠politics. If you're posting about #⁠AlexPretti, or about #⁠Minneapolis, or whatever, please tag it appropriately.

This will help people *find* your posts, as well as filtering them! It's a win-win!

(Also, please CamelCase your tags if they're more than 1 word. It makes them way more readable.)

#hashtags #please #PleaseUseHashtags #etiquette

Reminder: if you're posting about US politics (as so very many of you are right now, and for good reason!), please tag it with #⁠USPol and maybe #⁠politics. If you're posting about #⁠AlexPretti, or about #⁠Minneapolis, or whatever, please tag it appropriately.

This will help people *find* your posts, as well as filtering them! It's a win-win!

(Also, please CamelCase your tags if they're more than 1 word. It makes them way more readable.)

#hashtags #please #PleaseUseHashtags #etiquette

Fünf Gründe, heute zum Freifunktreffen zu kommen (der vierte wird dich schockieren)!
Nein, Spaß. Während das LeineLab mit #Hashtags Follower sammelt, macht Freifunk das Gleiche mit Knoten - unser Netz mit über 1500 Routern stellt für knapp 3000 Clients freies und stabiles WLAN zur Verfügung. Interesse geweckt? Ab 19 Uhr wird im LeineLab auf andere Weise sozial genetzwerkt, komm vorbei!

Fünf Gründe, heute zum Freifunktreffen zu kommen (der vierte wird dich schockieren)!
Nein, Spaß. Während das LeineLab mit #Hashtags Follower sammelt, macht Freifunk das Gleiche mit Knoten - unser Netz mit über 1500 Routern stellt für knapp 3000 Clients freies und stabiles WLAN zur Verfügung. Interesse geweckt? Ab 19 Uhr wird im LeineLab auf andere Weise sozial genetzwerkt, komm vorbei!

Hashtags are the best. People have been talking about The Forkiverse for a couple of days as if everyone knows what it is.
Someone used the #Forkiverse hashtag so I clicked on it and ended up in an ocean of toots about it where I finally learned that it's a Fediverse instance made by some podcasters, and the instance gained traction from the podcast.
#hashtags rule. Use them.
#Fediverse

PSA: You can follow #hashtags on Mastodon

Hashtags are the best. People have been talking about The Forkiverse for a couple of days as if everyone knows what it is.
Someone used the #Forkiverse hashtag so I clicked on it and ended up in an ocean of toots about it where I finally learned that it's a Fediverse instance made by some podcasters, and the instance gained traction from the podcast.
#hashtags rule. Use them.
#Fediverse

PSA: You can follow #hashtags on Mastodon

Fun tip for anyone who's wondering how I got the "hashtags" in my last toot to not be *actual* hashtags: after the # symbol, and before the next letter, I put a Unicode Word Joiner character. That breaks up the string so it no longer counts as a hashtag, but also makes it so there can't be a line-break after the # symbol.

https://unicode-explorer.com/c/2060

You can type one in Linux Mint by doing Ctrl+Shift+U then "2060" and Enter.

#ProTip #typography #unicode #hashtags

Six month ago today (17 July '25) I soft-launched #TagPush onto the fediverse. It's an idea I had smouldering in my head for a month or two. I saw two problems with #Hashtags on the Fediverse:

• You can only find/follow hashtags, and posts of those tags, based on what your own server knows. If someone on another server posts with the tag, but your server doesn't get a copy, you will not see it.

• Small servers suffer more due to lack of traffic.

The fundamental flaw (design) of the fediverse is that servers only see a subset of content.

Along came TagPush. Not rocket science by any means, by my one man attempt to automatically hoover up content from the fediverse, based on a tag. If you follow the TagpPush account for the tag you will then get the content pushed to you.

The tech behind it is simple. A #GoToSocial server manages the Fediverse comms for follows, boosts, etc. I have a python app doing the donkey work around the fediverse looking for content based on tags. It then boosts those out every 5 minutes or so.

Here we are, 185 days in, scooping up content for 48 hashtags and pushing them out to a total of 1,195 followers for tags. Amounting to 298,375 pushed posts (at the time of writing this). That's well in excess of quarter of a million posts. Wow!

Not bad for a simple idea.

More details here: https://verbamea.com/4dd1a1ca55

Happy to add more tags to be pushed - as long as there is regular content.

@MrWheelerTeach @pj I've been #here for years and I too don't know what he meant by #enabled . Maybe something about what displays in the web interface of theforkiverse.com ? Or just that #thePowersThatBe want us to #post with lots of #hashtags ?

#hashtags have been #enabled

@Bristleconepine what I've found is that you also have to follow #hashtags for your interests in order to see more content from across the #fediverse beyond users you already follow

@Bristleconepine what I've found is that you also have to follow #hashtags for your interests in order to see more content from across the #fediverse beyond users you already follow

Friends,

Here on the #Fediverse, now more than ever -- if you're willing and able -- we need you to share the things that lift you up and help you keep going.

If it sparks #joy, please, PLEASE share and continue sharing with the class in the coming weeks and months.

If it brings a #smile to your face, consider sharing it no matter how small.

If you chuckle at something in your daily life and tell yourself "oh that's so dumb, I better not post it", that's exactly when you SHOULD post it.

If you think of a #DadJoke that could win awards for being so corny, it is your fiduciary duty as a #Fedizen to attempt to make us all groan at your #silliness.

Some of my most popular toots were my most flippant #shitposts (in contrast to ones I've poured hours into crafting, that get a sympathy fav or two and then vanish into the ether..). It might feel awkward at first, but if you keep #shitposting it's like exercising muscles; it gets easier the more you do it. Consider exercising your big brain muscle and then barf the results here for all the world to see.

I know #hashtags aren't as big here, and a lot of people are against them but I find them invaluable. (I do wish we had a bot that auto-generated a reply to posts with socially/contemporarily relevant hashtags.) Consider adding a contribution to #3GoodThings, or tuck a silly #shitpost in a bottle and toss it into the great and fascinating sea called the Fediverse. You might be surprised who might find it interesting.

We need to flood the zone with #kindness and #happiness because I believe that's how we recharge our emotional reserves.

In doing so, it helps us fortify ourselves against the onslaught of stormy weather that is our real-life world. (Or at least that's how *I* usually do it. [I recommend augmenting with generous doses of cannabis as needed. {consult your doctor first}])

Having said all of this, it's important to remember we must strive to provide #empathy to our fellow passengers. For some of us, this is the closest we can get to #therapy. If people share their struggles and challenges, I implore all of us to remember that #kindness and understanding are radical acts of decency.

Above all, protect yourself by blocking "early and often". You aren't obligated to continue hosting a visitor on your digital "porch". You can simply close the door. You don't even need to have a reason. It's *your* fucking door and there's nothing that says you're required to buy what they're selling -- especially if it feels like negativity. I can tell you with absolute certainty that I've never blocked someone and later thought, "oh gee, I shouldn't have blocked them so fast." It's generally the opposite.

Alright, my friends. Today your assignment, should you choose to accept it, is to brainstorm the corniest damned joke you can think of, and post it. Don't mull it over, don't worry about if it makes sense -- post it. Toot it. Bop it. Shake it. Twist it.

Bring forth the moments and shitposts you wish to see in the world, each one a candle that lights our way on this long journey we call life.

Versuche mich jetzt auch Mal an meinen ersten Post.
#neuhier #mastodon
Habe jetzt schon verstanden das es viel um # 's geht #hashtags muss mir aber noch überlegen welchen ich da am besten folge.

Kleiner Tip für neue Menschen im Fediverse. Ihr könnt Hashtags sehr praktisch als Account @tag-<hashtag>@relay.fedi.buzz folgen. Im Gegensatz zum normalen Folgen von Hashtags ist damit jeder Hashtag ein eigener Account, den Ihr in Listen, Circles oder Kanälen organisieren und beispielsweise aus Eurer regulären Timeline ausschließen könnt.

#neuhier #hashtags

Kleiner Tip für neue Menschen im Fediverse. Ihr könnt Hashtags sehr praktisch als Account @tag-<hashtag>@relay.fedi.buzz folgen. Im Gegensatz zum normalen Folgen von Hashtags ist damit jeder Hashtag ein eigener Account, den Ihr in Listen, Circles oder Kanälen organisieren und beispielsweise aus Eurer regulären Timeline ausschließen könnt.

#neuhier #hashtags

I wonder if there's a way to write a #hashtag in plural form (e.g. #hashtags) but have only the singular part of the word be treated as a hashtag.

As far as I know, if I want to say “hashtags” but use the hashtag “hashtag”, I must write “#hashtag s”. Pretty ugly. Probably bad for screen readers too.

Opinions?

Following hashtags can liven up your Mastodon timeline, and give you a more pleasant balance of posts to view.

3/x

#Mastodon #Hashtags

You can locate the hashtags you follow by clicking the three dots next to your name on the left side of the page.

Then you can select, "Followed hashtags" in the drop down menu.

2/x

#Mastodon #Hashtags

You can follow hashtags on Mastodon.

Just click a hashtag and select the blue box that says, "Follow Hashtag."

1/x

#Mastodon #Hashtags

Corporate social networks are trying to kill the hashtag because they want users to only discover things through corporate algorithms 😩

Mastodon and the wider Fediverse love the hashtag as it allows humans to retain control of their feeds 🥰

You can use a hashtag to label a post with its main topics. More info about adding hashtags at https://fedi.tips/what-are-hashtags-how-do-i-use-them-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse/

You can follow a hashtag to see posts labelled with those tags in your feed. More info at https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-follow-hashtags-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse

#FediTips #Hashtags

Corporate social networks are trying to kill the hashtag because they want users to only discover things through corporate algorithms 😩

Mastodon and the wider Fediverse love the hashtag as it allows humans to retain control of their feeds 🥰

You can use a hashtag to label a post with its main topics. More info about adding hashtags at https://fedi.tips/what-are-hashtags-how-do-i-use-them-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse/

You can follow a hashtag to see posts labelled with those tags in your feed. More info at https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-follow-hashtags-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse

#FediTips #Hashtags

Corporate social networks are trying to kill the hashtag because they want users to only discover things through corporate algorithms 😩

Mastodon and the wider Fediverse love the hashtag as it allows humans to retain control of their feeds 🥰

You can use a hashtag to label a post with its main topics. More info about adding hashtags at https://fedi.tips/what-are-hashtags-how-do-i-use-them-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse/

You can follow a hashtag to see posts labelled with those tags in your feed. More info at https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-follow-hashtags-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse

#FediTips #Hashtags

Ist jemand im #Fediverse mit #Gotosocial unterwegs und hat auch das Problem dass er keine Beiträge mit #Hashtags empfängt?
Ich empfange nur Beiträge von Accounts, denen ich folge.
Hashtags kann ich jedoch normal suchen und abonnieren.
Hier gibts auch ein Issue dazu. Vielleicht konnte das auch mal jemand für sich lösen.
https://codeberg.org/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/issues/4395

Hello to the newest members 👋 @Ariandaneshnejad, @bello, @ag, @erikals, @isaimee, @maeuen, @nanaumes, @asya, @gatsu 🎉

Here's some tips to get started:

🖼️ Update your profile
✍️ Write your first post
🏷️ Use #hashtags liberally
🌍 Explore the different feeds
🙋 Follow some people
📱 Download an app *

Thank you for signing up! If you have any questions, feel free to ask and tag with #AskFedi 💬

Welcome aboard! 🌈

* Get an app here:
https://joinmastodon.org/apps

Hello to the newest members 👋 @Ariandaneshnejad, @bello, @ag, @erikals, @isaimee, @maeuen, @nanaumes, @asya, @gatsu 🎉

Here's some tips to get started:

🖼️ Update your profile
✍️ Write your first post
🏷️ Use #hashtags liberally
🌍 Explore the different feeds
🙋 Follow some people
📱 Download an app *

Thank you for signing up! If you have any questions, feel free to ask and tag with #AskFedi 💬

Welcome aboard! 🌈

* Get an app here:
https://joinmastodon.org/apps

For the sake of organizing please keep using #Hashtags. Don't let #Facebook and #Twitter control the narrative. Even if they aren't processed and turned into links in the app hopefully #Data scientists use them at some point in the future.

For the sake of organizing please keep using #Hashtags. Don't let #Facebook and #Twitter control the narrative. Even if they aren't processed and turned into links in the app hopefully #Data scientists use them at some point in the future.

#hashtags are still my primary discovery method. Either awesome people post interesting things and I can find them, or when I post with tags awesome people like and boost and I can discover and follow them.

#hashtags are still my primary discovery method. Either awesome people post interesting things and I can find them, or when I post with tags awesome people like and boost and I can discover and follow them.

I'm currently #reposting 🔁 a lot of my stuff from my old account...

👗 🩱 👙 🩰 🥿 👠 👢 💎 💄 👄 🍆 🔒 ⛓️ 🍑 🧦 🔁

Feel free to mute 🔇 🔕 the thread for those posts if it annoys you...

Starting here: ▶️ https://rubber.social/@F3715H/115353195664153228

- The only edits I do are fixing broken links adding #hashtags and #emojis.

#clubwear #NightOut #Fetish #Lingerie #Couture #Sexy #repost #PartyWear

@bemerald EXCELLENT point! I'm terrible at #hashtags

@box464 The best hint for starting to build a timeline that you are interested in is finding #hashtags that you want to follow. That will give you a lot of things that will generally fit your interests, and from there you can start pruning using mute and block as needed.

@box464 The best hint for starting to build a timeline that you are interested in is finding #hashtags that you want to follow. That will give you a lot of things that will generally fit your interests, and from there you can start pruning using mute and block as needed.

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#FediAlgo (the customizable timeline algorithm / filtering system for your Mastodon feed) v1.2.2 is deployed now. Has a switch that makes sure any #hashtags / users / etc. that you follow are displayed as filter options even if they don't meet the minimum number of recent toots threshold.

Also a bunch of bug fixes and small improvements.

* Try it here: https://michelcrypt4d4mus.github.io/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed/
* Code: https://github.com/michelcrypt4d4mus/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed
* Video of FediAlgo in action (slightly outdated): https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/114395249311910522

#activitypub #algorithm #algorithmicFeed #algorithmicTimeline #Fedi #FediTips #FediTools #Fediverse #Feed #FOSS #GoToSocial #hashtag #hashtags #javascript #MastoAdmin #Mastodon #MastodonApi #mastohelp #mastojs #node #nodejs #opensource #socialmedia #SocialWeb #timeline #TL #typescript #webdev

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#FediAlgo (the customizable timeline algorithm / filtering system for your Mastodon feed) v1.2.2 is deployed now. Has a switch that makes sure any #hashtags / users / etc. that you follow are displayed as filter options even if they don't meet the minimum number of recent toots threshold.

Also a bunch of bug fixes and small improvements.

* Try it here: https://michelcrypt4d4mus.github.io/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed/
* Code: https://github.com/michelcrypt4d4mus/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed
* Video of FediAlgo in action (slightly outdated): https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/114395249311910522

#activitypub #algorithm #algorithmicFeed #algorithmicTimeline #Fedi #FediTips #FediTools #Fediverse #Feed #FOSS #GoToSocial #hashtag #hashtags #javascript #MastoAdmin #Mastodon #MastodonApi #mastohelp #mastojs #node #nodejs #opensource #socialmedia #SocialWeb #timeline #TL #typescript #webdev

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#FediAlgo (the customizable timeline algorithm / filtering system for your Mastodon feed) v1.2.2 is deployed now. Has a switch that makes sure any #hashtags / users / etc. that you follow are displayed as filter options even if they don't meet the minimum number of recent toots threshold.

Also a bunch of bug fixes and small improvements.

* Try it here: https://michelcrypt4d4mus.github.io/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed/
* Code: https://github.com/michelcrypt4d4mus/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed
* Video of FediAlgo in action (slightly outdated): https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/114395249311910522

#activitypub #algorithm #algorithmicFeed #algorithmicTimeline #Fedi #FediTips #FediTools #Fediverse #Feed #FOSS #GoToSocial #hashtag #hashtags #javascript #MastoAdmin #Mastodon #MastodonApi #mastohelp #mastojs #node #nodejs #opensource #socialmedia #SocialWeb #timeline #TL #typescript #webdev

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#FediAlgo (the customizable timeline algorithm / filtering system for your Mastodon feed) v1.2.2 is deployed now. Has a switch that makes sure any #hashtags / users / etc. that you follow are displayed as filter options even if they don't meet the minimum number of recent toots threshold.

Also a bunch of bug fixes and small improvements.

* Try it here: https://michelcrypt4d4mus.github.io/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed/
* Code: https://github.com/michelcrypt4d4mus/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed
* Video of FediAlgo in action (slightly outdated): https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/114395249311910522

#activitypub #algorithm #algorithmicFeed #algorithmicTimeline #Fedi #FediTips #FediTools #Fediverse #Feed #FOSS #GoToSocial #hashtag #hashtags #javascript #MastoAdmin #Mastodon #MastodonApi #mastohelp #mastojs #node #nodejs #opensource #socialmedia #SocialWeb #timeline #TL #typescript #webdev

@bjoern War gup.pe die Instanz für Fediverse Gruppen? Ich habe nie verstanden, wozu man die benötigt, da #hashtags doch viel sinnvoller sind.

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#FediAlgo v1.1.19 is deployed. Minor bugfixes and improvements to the customizable timeline algorithm / filtering system for your Mastodon feed.

* Link: https://michelcrypt4d4mus.github.io/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed/
* Code: https://github.com/michelcrypt4d4mus/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed
* Video of FediAlgo in action (slightly out of date): https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/114395249311910522

#activitypub #algorithm #algorithmicFeed #algorithmicTimeline #Fedi #FediTips #FediTools #Fediverse #Feed #FOSS #GoToSocial #hashtag #hashtags #MastoAdmin #Mastodon #MastodonApi #mastohelp #mastojs #nodejs #nod #opensource #socialmedia #SocialWeb #timeline #TL #typescript #webdev

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#FediAlgo v1.1.19 is deployed. Minor bugfixes and improvements to the customizable timeline algorithm / filtering system for your Mastodon feed.

* Link: https://michelcrypt4d4mus.github.io/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed/
* Code: https://github.com/michelcrypt4d4mus/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed
* Video of FediAlgo in action (slightly out of date): https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/114395249311910522

#activitypub #algorithm #algorithmicFeed #algorithmicTimeline #Fedi #FediTips #FediTools #Fediverse #Feed #FOSS #GoToSocial #hashtag #hashtags #MastoAdmin #Mastodon #MastodonApi #mastohelp #mastojs #nodejs #nod #opensource #socialmedia #SocialWeb #timeline #TL #typescript #webdev

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#FediAlgo v1.1.19 is deployed. Minor bugfixes and improvements to the customizable timeline algorithm / filtering system for your Mastodon feed.

* Link: https://michelcrypt4d4mus.github.io/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed/
* Code: https://github.com/michelcrypt4d4mus/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed
* Video of FediAlgo in action (slightly out of date): https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/114395249311910522

#activitypub #algorithm #algorithmicFeed #algorithmicTimeline #Fedi #FediTips #FediTools #Fediverse #Feed #FOSS #GoToSocial #hashtag #hashtags #MastoAdmin #Mastodon #MastodonApi #mastohelp #mastojs #nodejs #nod #opensource #socialmedia #SocialWeb #timeline #TL #typescript #webdev

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New version (v1.1.0) of #FediAlgo, the customizable timeline algorithm / filtering system for your Mastodon feed, has a toggle switch to allow or disallow the selection of more than one filter option for when you're checking out your favourite hashtags.

* Link: https://michelcrypt4d4mus.github.io/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed/
* Code: https://github.com/michelcrypt4d4mus/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed
* Video of FediAlgo in action (slightly out of date): https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/114395249311910522

#activitypub #algorithm #algorithmicFeed #algorithmicTimeline #Fedi #FediTips #FediTools #Fediverse #Feed #FOSS #GoToSocial #hashtag #hashtags #MastoAdmin #Mastodon #MastodonApi #mastohelp #mastojs #nodejs #nod #opensource #socialmedia #SocialWeb #timeline #TL #typescript #webdev

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Released version 1.0.3 of #FediAlgo, the customizable timeline algorithm / filtering system for your Mastodon feed. Incredibly minor bugfix release.

* Link: https://michelcrypt4d4mus.github.io/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed/
* Code: https://github.com/michelcrypt4d4mus/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed
* Video of FediAlgo in action: https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/114395249311910522
* Release notes: https://github.com/michelcrypt4d4mus/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed/releases

#activitypub #algorithm #algorithmicFeed #algorithmicTimeline #Fedi #FediTips #FediTools #Fediverse #Feed #FOSS #GoToSocial #hashtag #hashtags #MastoAdmin #Mastodon #MastodonApi #mastohelp #mastojs #nodejs #nod #opensource #socialmedia #SocialWeb #timeline #TL #typescript #webdev

@caesar Yeah, I was very excited by that too, but it doesn't support following #hashtags. Sad, because hashtags are one of the best parts of Mastodon for me, but a lot of tools and people just don't get it. And some actively even hate them (?!). I don't understand it.

I follow far more hashtags than people. Normal people post about lots of stuff I'm not interested in. Hashtags let me see stuff I am interested in, without having to go find the people and follow them first.

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Latest version of #FediAlgo, the customizable timeline algorithm / filtering system for your Mastodon feed, allows for the use of multiple accounts on multiple Mastodon servers. Also fixes some #GoToSocial interoperability issues.

* Link: https://michelcrypt4d4mus.github.io/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed/
* Code: https://github.com/michelcrypt4d4mus/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed
* Video of FediAlgo in action: https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/114395249311910522
* Release notes: https://github.com/michelcrypt4d4mus/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed/releases

#activitypub #algorithm #algorithmicFeed #algorithmicTimeline #Fedi #FediTips #FediTools #Fediverse #Feed #FOSS #GoToSocial #hashtag #hashtags #MastoAdmin #Mastodon #MastodonApi #mastohelp #mastojs #nodejs #nod #opensource #socialmedia #SocialWeb #timeline #TL #typescript #webdev

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Latest version of #FediAlgo, the customizable timeline algorithm / filtering system for your Mastodon feed, allows for the use of multiple accounts on multiple Mastodon servers. Also fixes some #GoToSocial interoperability issues.

* Link: https://michelcrypt4d4mus.github.io/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed/
* Code: https://github.com/michelcrypt4d4mus/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed
* Video of FediAlgo in action: https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/114395249311910522
* Release notes: https://github.com/michelcrypt4d4mus/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed/releases

#activitypub #algorithm #algorithmicFeed #algorithmicTimeline #Fedi #FediTips #FediTools #Fediverse #Feed #FOSS #GoToSocial #hashtag #hashtags #MastoAdmin #Mastodon #MastodonApi #mastohelp #mastojs #nodejs #nod #opensource #socialmedia #SocialWeb #timeline #TL #typescript #webdev

Trying to figure out how / why the following post is appearing in my Timeline.

I'm not Following them.
There are no #Hashtags.

Yet there they are. ( Alongside another similar post containing a different URL.)

#FediHelp #MastodonHelp
https://lemmy.world/post/32193207

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Latest release of #FediAlgo, the customizable timeline algorithm / filtering system for your Mastodon feed, lets you blur / hide images marked as sensitive / #NSFW, which solves the "unwanted dick pics in your feed" issue that can come up when users of one of the more "risque" fediverse servers manage to make one of their favourite hashtags trend.

* Link: https://michelcrypt4d4mus.github.io/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed/
* Code: https://github.com/michelcrypt4d4mus/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed
* Video of FediAlgo in action: https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/114395249311910522
* Release notes: https://github.com/michelcrypt4d4mus/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed/releases

#activitypub #algorithm #algorithmicFeed #algorithmicTimeline #Fedi #FediTips #FediTools #Fediverse #Feed #FOSS #GoToSocial #hashtag #hashtags #MastoAdmin #Mastodon #MastodonApi #mastohelp #mastojs #nodejs #nod #opensource #socialmedia #SocialWeb #timeline #TL #typescript #webdev

What #RSS reader would you recommend for someone who hasn't used the technology before and is on #android ?

For iOS I'd have a few suggestions, but I really don't know the Android world.

#hashtags

What #RSS reader would you recommend for someone who hasn't used the technology before and is on #android ?

For iOS I'd have a few suggestions, but I really don't know the Android world.

#hashtags

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new release of #Fedialgo, the customizable timeline algorithm / filtering system for your Mastodon feed, counts the number of times each hashtag appears in your timeline even if people don't use a "#" character to give you a better sense of what people are talking about in the Fediverse.

there's a little bit of art vs. science here because some strings are disqualified from this kind of counting (e.g. a word like "the" should not be counted even if some maniac decided to make it a hashtag) so let me know if you see any weirdly high counts.

* Link: https://michelcrypt4d4mus.github.io/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed/
* Code: https://github.com/michelcrypt4d4mus/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed
* Video of FediAlgo in action: https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/114395249311910522

#activitypub #algorithm #algorithmicFeed #algorithmicTimeline #Fedi #FediTips #FediTools #Fediverse #Feed #FOSS #Masto #MastoAdmin #Mastodon #mastohelp #MastoJS #nodejs #node #opensource #SocialWeb #timeline #TL #webdev #hashtag #typescript #hashtags

Please, please, please stop putting unrelated hashtags in your posts to artificially widen the audience. It will only get you muted or blocked on a large scale.

#mastodontips
#hashtagcourtesy
#hashtags

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Just pushed a new release of #FediAlgo to production. Now sprinkles the latest posts from your homeserver into your feed, caches more stuff for performance reasons, fully supports blocked domains, and some other stuff.

https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/114518687892123058

#activitypub #algorithm #algorithmicFeed #algorithmicTimeline #Fedi #FediTips #FediTools #Fediverse #Feed #FOSS #MastoAdmin #Mastodon #mastohelp #nodejs #nod #opensource #SocialWeb #timeline #TL #webdev #mastojs #hashtags #MastodonApi #socialmedia

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Just pushed a new release of #FediAlgo to production. Now sprinkles the latest posts from your homeserver into your feed, caches more stuff for performance reasons, fully supports blocked domains, and some other stuff.

https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/114518687892123058

#activitypub #algorithm #algorithmicFeed #algorithmicTimeline #Fedi #FediTips #FediTools #Fediverse #Feed #FOSS #MastoAdmin #Mastodon #mastohelp #nodejs #nod #opensource #SocialWeb #timeline #TL #webdev #mastojs #hashtags #MastodonApi #socialmedia

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Just pushed a new release of #FediAlgo to production. Now sprinkles the latest posts from your homeserver into your feed, caches more stuff for performance reasons, fully supports blocked domains, and some other stuff.

https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/114518687892123058

#activitypub #algorithm #algorithmicFeed #algorithmicTimeline #Fedi #FediTips #FediTools #Fediverse #Feed #FOSS #MastoAdmin #Mastodon #mastohelp #nodejs #nod #opensource #SocialWeb #timeline #TL #webdev #mastojs #hashtags #MastodonApi #socialmedia

#FediAlgo will now let you filter your feed by the server your timeline toots are originating from. You can also choose whether to color highlight hashtags you've participated in or favourited and some other fun stuff.

* Try it w/your browser: https://michelcrypt4d4mus.github.io/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed/
* Code: https://github.com/michelcrypt4d4mus/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed
* Video of FediAlgo in action: https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/114395249311910522
* Release notes: https://github.com/michelcrypt4d4mus/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed/releases

#activitypub #algorithm #algorithmicFeed #algorithmicTimeline #Fedi #FediTips #FediTools #Fediverse #Feed #FOSS #MastoAdmin #Mastodon #mastohelp #nodejs #nod #opensource #SocialWeb #timeline #TL #webdev #mastojs #hashtags

testing my most recent project!!

just need #hashtags to work on 🦋

testing my most recent project!!

just need #hashtags to work on 🦋

Preview für einen neuen #mastodon Service von mir: #mastotags. Der will das Problem lösen "gerade läuft Event XY, was sind dazu die besten #hashtags ?" Beispiel gerade der #ESC:

https://rstockm.github.io/mastotags/

Bis zu drei kann man dann auswählen um gleich eine #mastowall zu starten. Die Berechnung ist noch nicht perfekt aber schon ein guter Startpunkt.

Preview für einen neuen #mastodon Service von mir: #mastotags. Der will das Problem lösen "gerade läuft Event XY, was sind dazu die besten #hashtags ?" Beispiel gerade der #ESC:

https://rstockm.github.io/mastotags/

Bis zu drei kann man dann auswählen um gleich eine #mastowall zu starten. Die Berechnung ist noch nicht perfekt aber schon ein guter Startpunkt.

If you’ve ever wondered about the usefulness of hashtags, today is a good day to check out #HandsOff across all your social media platforms.

Fediverse, Bluesky, Nostr, Tumblr, LinkedIn, Threads, Facebook, and I assume X - all using the same tag to quickly find information about what’s going on.

#Hashtags

Hashtags are a really useful way to get your public posts noticed, and also let you more easily discover other people's posts. If you want to reach a wider audience, it's a good idea to use hashtags.

Here's an in-depth guide to using hashtags on Mastodon and the Fediverse:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/what-are-hashtags-how-do-i-use-them-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse

The guide tries to cover all the most commonly asked questions about hashtags on the Fediverse. Let me know if you have a question that I've missed.

#FediTips #Hashtags

Hashtags are a really useful way to get your public posts noticed, and also let you more easily discover other people's posts. If you want to reach a wider audience, it's a good idea to use hashtags.

Here's an in-depth guide to using hashtags on Mastodon and the Fediverse:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/what-are-hashtags-how-do-i-use-them-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse

The guide tries to cover all the most commonly asked questions about hashtags on the Fediverse. Let me know if you have a question that I've missed.

#FediTips #Hashtags

@thekitmalone

You can follow hashtags. #hashtags have helped me so much here.

@thekitmalone

You can follow hashtags. #hashtags have helped me so much here.

If you’ve ever wondered about the usefulness of hashtags, today is a good day to check out #HandsOff across all your social media platforms.

Fediverse, Bluesky, Nostr, Tumblr, LinkedIn, Threads, Facebook, and I assume X - all using the same tag to quickly find information about what’s going on.

#Hashtags

If you’ve ever wondered about the usefulness of hashtags, today is a good day to check out #HandsOff across all your social media platforms.

Fediverse, Bluesky, Nostr, Tumblr, LinkedIn, Threads, Facebook, and I assume X - all using the same tag to quickly find information about what’s going on.

#Hashtags

If you’ve ever wondered about the usefulness of hashtags, today is a good day to check out #HandsOff across all your social media platforms.

Fediverse, Bluesky, Nostr, Tumblr, LinkedIn, Threads, Facebook, and I assume X - all using the same tag to quickly find information about what’s going on.

#Hashtags

@reiver one of the problems we already have is there are too many social media platforms genealogists use. There are those left behind on FB, BlueSky where there is little real engagement, WikiTree not so much chat, still a few emails groups. Then there is #Mastodon with #hashtags #genealogy #Geneadons @geneadons @genealogy #genchat Do we really need another space - discuss!

Relay?

Går denne via relay-en til tags.pub?

⚠️ FEDIVERSE WARNING - FEDIBLOCK ⚠️

🇬🇧 English version below.

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🇪🇦 URGE #fediblock a freysa.ai / social.freysa.ai

Esta instancia cuenta 1500 usuarios, todos ellos generados por IA, enviando spam random al fediverso en forma de estados con #hashtags creando falsos trendings. Se han detectado 1787915 estados generados por IA con #hashtags mientras escribo esto. (ver imagenes)

Ejemplo, ver linea local:
- https://social.freysa.ai/api/v1/instance
- https://social.freysa.ai/public/local

Esto además, puede causar que las bases de datos de las instancias con las que federe gasten recursos y espacio en disco innecesarios almacenando esta basura.

Estas cuentas generadas por IA y con estados podrian usarse para realizar ataques de SPAM a usuarios del fediverso con @mentions
--

🇬🇧 URGENT #fediblock to freysa.ai / social.freysa.ai

This instance has 1500 users, all of them AI-generated, sending random spam to the fediverse in the form of posts with #hashtags that create fake trending topics. As I write this, 1,787,915 AI-generated posts with #hashtags have been detected (see images).

Example, see local endpoint:
- https://social.freysa.ai/api/v1/instance
- https://social.freysa.ai/public/local

This can also cause the databases of federated instances to waste resources and disk space by unnecessarily storing this garbage.

These AI-generated accounts and posts could be used to carry out SPAM attacks on fediverse users using @mentions.

- Trankten

⚠️ FEDIVERSE WARNING - FEDIBLOCK ⚠️

🇬🇧 English version below.

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🇪🇦 URGE #fediblock a freysa.ai / social.freysa.ai

Esta instancia cuenta 1500 usuarios, todos ellos generados por IA, enviando spam random al fediverso en forma de estados con #hashtags creando falsos trendings. Se han detectado 1787915 estados generados por IA con #hashtags mientras escribo esto. (ver imagenes)

Ejemplo, ver linea local:
- https://social.freysa.ai/api/v1/instance
- https://social.freysa.ai/public/local

Esto además, puede causar que las bases de datos de las instancias con las que federe gasten recursos y espacio en disco innecesarios almacenando esta basura.

Estas cuentas generadas por IA y con estados podrian usarse para realizar ataques de SPAM a usuarios del fediverso con @mentions
--

🇬🇧 URGENT #fediblock to freysa.ai / social.freysa.ai

This instance has 1500 users, all of them AI-generated, sending random spam to the fediverse in the form of posts with #hashtags that create fake trending topics. As I write this, 1,787,915 AI-generated posts with #hashtags have been detected (see images).

Example, see local endpoint:
- https://social.freysa.ai/api/v1/instance
- https://social.freysa.ai/public/local

This can also cause the databases of federated instances to waste resources and disk space by unnecessarily storing this garbage.

These AI-generated accounts and posts could be used to carry out SPAM attacks on fediverse users using @mentions.

- Trankten

⚠️ FEDIVERSE WARNING - FEDIBLOCK ⚠️

🇬🇧 English version below.

---
🇪🇦 URGE #fediblock a freysa.ai / social.freysa.ai

Esta instancia cuenta 1500 usuarios, todos ellos generados por IA, enviando spam random al fediverso en forma de estados con #hashtags creando falsos trendings. Se han detectado 1787915 estados generados por IA con #hashtags mientras escribo esto. (ver imagenes)

Ejemplo, ver linea local:
- https://social.freysa.ai/api/v1/instance
- https://social.freysa.ai/public/local

Esto además, puede causar que las bases de datos de las instancias con las que federe gasten recursos y espacio en disco innecesarios almacenando esta basura.

Estas cuentas generadas por IA y con estados podrian usarse para realizar ataques de SPAM a usuarios del fediverso con @mentions
--

🇬🇧 URGENT #fediblock to freysa.ai / social.freysa.ai

This instance has 1500 users, all of them AI-generated, sending random spam to the fediverse in the form of posts with #hashtags that create fake trending topics. As I write this, 1,787,915 AI-generated posts with #hashtags have been detected (see images).

Example, see local endpoint:
- https://social.freysa.ai/api/v1/instance
- https://social.freysa.ai/public/local

This can also cause the databases of federated instances to waste resources and disk space by unnecessarily storing this garbage.

These AI-generated accounts and posts could be used to carry out SPAM attacks on fediverse users using @mentions.

- Trankten

⚠️ FEDIVERSE WARNING - FEDIBLOCK ⚠️

🇬🇧 English version below.

---
🇪🇦 URGE #fediblock a freysa.ai / social.freysa.ai

Esta instancia cuenta 1500 usuarios, todos ellos generados por IA, enviando spam random al fediverso en forma de estados con #hashtags creando falsos trendings. Se han detectado 1787915 estados generados por IA con #hashtags mientras escribo esto. (ver imagenes)

Ejemplo, ver linea local:
- https://social.freysa.ai/api/v1/instance
- https://social.freysa.ai/public/local

Esto además, puede causar que las bases de datos de las instancias con las que federe gasten recursos y espacio en disco innecesarios almacenando esta basura.

Estas cuentas generadas por IA y con estados podrian usarse para realizar ataques de SPAM a usuarios del fediverso con @mentions
--

🇬🇧 URGENT #fediblock to freysa.ai / social.freysa.ai

This instance has 1500 users, all of them AI-generated, sending random spam to the fediverse in the form of posts with #hashtags that create fake trending topics. As I write this, 1,787,915 AI-generated posts with #hashtags have been detected (see images).

Example, see local endpoint:
- https://social.freysa.ai/api/v1/instance
- https://social.freysa.ai/public/local

This can also cause the databases of federated instances to waste resources and disk space by unnecessarily storing this garbage.

These AI-generated accounts and posts could be used to carry out SPAM attacks on fediverse users using @mentions.

- Trankten

Oh nice, with the latest Mastodon update (shout-out to @Claire!), we should start seeing proper capitalization of hashtags more often.

"e.g. if the client had previously used # ClimateCrisis and the server is suggesting # climatecrisis, the UI will suggest # ClimateCrisis"

https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/pull/34070

#mastodon #MastodonUpdate #fediverse #hashtags

Oh nice, with the latest Mastodon update (shout-out to @Claire!), we should start seeing proper capitalization of hashtags more often.

"e.g. if the client had previously used # ClimateCrisis and the server is suggesting # climatecrisis, the UI will suggest # ClimateCrisis"

https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/pull/34070

#mastodon #MastodonUpdate #fediverse #hashtags

7/ For example, I see many #SocialMedia posts on these topics but not much convergence in the #hashtags. #Trump, #USPol, and #USPolitics are common but they're not specific to these topics. We need to supplement them with tags that are more specific.

#DefendResearch is new with the Feb 13 Declaration to Defend Research. (Disclosure: I'm a co-author.)
https://www.defendresearch.org/

The tag is catching on but not yet widespread. Can we help it spread?

Guess I should put some #hashtags on this so #literally #any #person #ever will see this on this #algorithm-less #nowheresville of a “#social” “#network”! #Mastodon #fedi #boring #meta #Facebook #Fedimeta #akkoma #pleroma #ennui #hashtag #tedium #hashtags #thecontentdiscoveryonfedisucks #youlljustgetboredandleave #peoplehavecomplainedaboutthisforyearsandabunchofdebianhumpingboreswillneverletitbefixed #why #do #I #bother #running #this #I #knew #it #would #be #dull

@dansup #stop #overusing #hashtags #😅

#Do #people get a #lot of #engagement #here on #fedi when their #posts look #like this #hashtags in #every other #word

Just #curious and want #to know

Let's play a game! To help newcomers make connections: name subjects and topics that interest you but aren't in your profile as tags so they are searchable. Then, boost this post or repeat its instructions so others know to do the same. And be sure to Pin the post to your profile!

+ #introduction

Here are some of my fave #hashtags:

+ #coffee
+ #beer
+ #linux
+ #cocktails
+ #music
+ #books
+ #boardgames
+ #movies
+ #videogames
+ #programming
+ #dogs
+ #cats
+ #sciencefiction
+ #history

@fedify/markdown-it-hashtag, a markdown-it plugin that parses and renders Mastodon-style #hashtags, just released 0.3.0! In this release, link, linkAttributes, and label callbacks became to take one more parameter, a markdown-it environment, which enables your hashtag rendering more flexible. For example, now hashtag links can be dynamically determined:

import MarkdownIt from "markdown-it";
import { hashtag } from "@fedify/markdown-it-hashtag";

const md = new MarkdownIt();
md.use(hashtag, {
  link: (tag: string, env: any) => `${env.origin}/tags/${tag.substring(1)}`
});
const html = md.render("Your Markdown text with #hashtags!", {
  origin: "https://example.com"
});

@fedify/markdown-it-hashtag 0.3.0 is available at both JSR and npm!

#BotKit now supports #hashtags in your bot messages!

You can now add searchable hashtags to your bot's posts using either our dedicated hashtag() function or through BotKit's extended Markdown syntax. This makes your bot's content more discoverable across the fediverse and helps engage with broader conversations.

Whether you're building a news bot, content curator, or community engagement tool, hashtags can help your bot reach the right audience.

Check out our docs to learn more about implementing hashtags in your bots!

#ActivityPub #fediverse #fedidev #botdev

@fedify/markdown-it-hashtag, a markdown-it plugin that parses and renders Mastodon-style #hashtags, just released 0.3.0! In this release, link, linkAttributes, and label callbacks became to take one more parameter, a markdown-it environment, which enables your hashtag rendering more flexible. For example, now hashtag links can be dynamically determined:

import MarkdownIt from "markdown-it";
import { hashtag } from "@fedify/markdown-it-hashtag";

const md = new MarkdownIt();
md.use(hashtag, {
  link: (tag: string, env: any) => `${env.origin}/tags/${tag.substring(1)}`
});
const html = md.render("Your Markdown text with #hashtags!", {
  origin: "https://example.com"
});

@fedify/markdown-it-hashtag 0.3.0 is available at both JSR and npm!

#BotKit now supports #hashtags in your bot messages!

You can now add searchable hashtags to your bot's posts using either our dedicated hashtag() function or through BotKit's extended Markdown syntax. This makes your bot's content more discoverable across the fediverse and helps engage with broader conversations.

Whether you're building a news bot, content curator, or community engagement tool, hashtags can help your bot reach the right audience.

Check out our docs to learn more about implementing hashtags in your bots!

#ActivityPub #fediverse #fedidev #botdev

#BotKit now supports #hashtags in your bot messages!

You can now add searchable hashtags to your bot's posts using either our dedicated hashtag() function or through BotKit's extended Markdown syntax. This makes your bot's content more discoverable across the fediverse and helps engage with broader conversations.

Whether you're building a news bot, content curator, or community engagement tool, hashtags can help your bot reach the right audience.

Check out our docs to learn more about implementing hashtags in your bots!

#ActivityPub #fediverse #fedidev #botdev

#BotKit now supports #hashtags in your bot messages!

You can now add searchable hashtags to your bot's posts using either our dedicated hashtag() function or through BotKit's extended Markdown syntax. This makes your bot's content more discoverable across the fediverse and helps engage with broader conversations.

Whether you're building a news bot, content curator, or community engagement tool, hashtags can help your bot reach the right audience.

Check out our docs to learn more about implementing hashtags in your bots!

#ActivityPub #fediverse #fedidev #botdev

#BotKit now supports #hashtags in your bot messages!

You can now add searchable hashtags to your bot's posts using either our dedicated hashtag() function or through BotKit's extended Markdown syntax. This makes your bot's content more discoverable across the fediverse and helps engage with broader conversations.

Whether you're building a news bot, content curator, or community engagement tool, hashtags can help your bot reach the right audience.

Check out our docs to learn more about implementing hashtags in your bots!

#ActivityPub #fediverse #fedidev #botdev

@hongminhee@hollo.social

Yes, I can! I'm glad to see that the recent changes on #BotKit are working well. I'll try tagging a few things now:

This is a test of #hashtags and #mentions. I hope it works!

@hongminhee@hollo.social

Yes, I can! I'm glad to see that the recent changes on #BotKit are working well. I'll try tagging a few things now:

This is a test of #hashtags and #mentions. I hope it works!

@fedify/markdown-it-hashtag, a markdown-it plugin that parses and renders Mastodon-style #hashtags, just released 0.3.0! In this release, link, linkAttributes, and label callbacks became to take one more parameter, a markdown-it environment, which enables your hashtag rendering more flexible. For example, now hashtag links can be dynamically determined:

import MarkdownIt from "markdown-it";
import { hashtag } from "@fedify/markdown-it-hashtag";

const md = new MarkdownIt();
md.use(hashtag, {
  link: (tag: string, env: any) => `${env.origin}/tags/${tag.substring(1)}`
});
const html = md.render("Your Markdown text with #hashtags!", {
  origin: "https://example.com"
});

@fedify/markdown-it-hashtag 0.3.0 is available at both JSR and npm!

@fedify/markdown-it-hashtag, a markdown-it plugin that parses and renders Mastodon-style #hashtags, just released 0.3.0! In this release, link, linkAttributes, and label callbacks became to take one more parameter, a markdown-it environment, which enables your hashtag rendering more flexible. For example, now hashtag links can be dynamically determined:

import MarkdownIt from "markdown-it";
import { hashtag } from "@fedify/markdown-it-hashtag";

const md = new MarkdownIt();
md.use(hashtag, {
  link: (tag: string, env: any) => `${env.origin}/tags/${tag.substring(1)}`
});
const html = md.render("Your Markdown text with #hashtags!", {
  origin: "https://example.com"
});

@fedify/markdown-it-hashtag 0.3.0 is available at both JSR and npm!

@fedify/markdown-it-hashtag, a markdown-it plugin that parses and renders Mastodon-style #hashtags, just released 0.3.0! In this release, link, linkAttributes, and label callbacks became to take one more parameter, a markdown-it environment, which enables your hashtag rendering more flexible. For example, now hashtag links can be dynamically determined:

import MarkdownIt from "markdown-it";
import { hashtag } from "@fedify/markdown-it-hashtag";

const md = new MarkdownIt();
md.use(hashtag, {
  link: (tag: string, env: any) => `${env.origin}/tags/${tag.substring(1)}`
});
const html = md.render("Your Markdown text with #hashtags!", {
  origin: "https://example.com"
});

@fedify/markdown-it-hashtag 0.3.0 is available at both JSR and npm!

Galera linda e novinha (ou até mais antiga) do #mastodon! Seguem algumas dicas para melhorar sua vida por aqui

Se achar longo, leia as 3 primeiras dicas e salve. Mas LEIA o resto! É bem importante

Cuidem da sua bio Coloquem uma foto, escrevam um textinho, mesmo que simples. Botem boas informações como gostos e hobbies no perfil E uns toots (postagens) não fazem mal a ninguém, assim sai confundido com um 🤖

Faça a sua #introdução em um toot Essa #apresentação é uma boa maneira de conhecer novas pessoas e interagir no #fediverso! O pessoal tem costume de dar , então aproveite!

O #fediverso é construído com interações, então se quiser ser seguido é bom interagir 🦜 Mais em (por @pancho) https://bolha.one/@pancho/113135497401808790

Deixe sua linha do tempo bem viva! Além de seguir pessoas, é bom seguir e usar #hashtags por aqui Conheça as várias @TagsBR que acontecem semanalmente

Também que podemos seguir e interagir com timelines de outras instâncias também. Muito bão isso

Abaixo (links) tem ótimas listagens de instâncias brasileiras (e até latino-americanas). Lembrem que SEMPRE pode mudar de servidor. Seu servidor, sua instância faz MUITA DIFERENÇA na sua experiência aqui no #fediverso. Se está achando sem graça ou só não está gostando tanto, pense em mudar

Ainda mais importante para quem está na mastodon.social que é a mais genérica possível. Quando mudei, tudo mudou

https://social.harpia.red/notice/AfFmRYvjOIPbOXJPxQ (por @kariboka) e https://brasil.rednet.social/ (por @santiago)

Use e teste diferentes aplicativos para ver o que mais gosta. Já usei vários e recomendo o @moshidon para #android (feito pelo @lucas_na_ursal). O #moshidon, por exemplo, permite interagir com a timeline de várias instâncias. Depois coloco uma recomendação aqui de um app para iOS.

Postou uma imagem, um gif ou um vídeo, coloque o texto alternativo. Isso é bem importante e valorizado por aqui. Eu mesmo só dou boost se tiver texto alternativo. Outra dica importante é descrever sua foto e capa do perfil

O #mastodon na web também pode ser acessado com interfaces alternativas como: elk.zone e https://phanpy.social. Experimente, o #fediverso é cheio experiências diferentes e proveitosas! Um mundo novo

Além da #hashtags você também podem seguir interagir com comunidades do Lemmy (Forum ou Reddit daqui) ou de grups. Basta seguir que vai aparecer na sua timelime e marcar em um toot para aparecer por lá ou para quem segue. Exemplo @ fediverso@a.gup.pe ou @ internet@lemmy.eco.br. Pode achar outras comunidades aqui:

Lemmy Brasil: https://lemmy.eco.br/communities
Forum da Ayom.Media:https://forum.ayom.media/communities
Forum da Bolha.us: https://bolha.forum/communities

O #fediverso tem muitas alternativas descentralizadas, então explore 🚀 Só alguns exemplos abaixo, existem muito mais🤘

Microblog: #pleroma, #misskey, #friendica, #gotosocial, #akkoma.
Foto: @pixelfed.
Blog: #Plume, @writefreely
Video: @peertube
Forum/Reddit: Lemmy

Outras dicas importantes:

Pelo @diegopds https://bolha.us/@diegopds/113058227322541448

Pelo @augustocc https://social.br-linux.org/@augustocc/110152359834473002

O que acharam? Bão? Aberto a sugestões e melhorias

Amplificações sempre ajudam

It's been a while since there's been a post welcoming new members to https://oslo.town, but there have been quite a few new members recently. 👋 Say hello to...

@TMurison
@da
@arrangementer
@earthling
@Karibu
@Erik_Haugaard
@skogen
@asgeirlysdahl
@maerk
@hdr
@sisn
@Gabilene
@Slugger
@Jenshus
@blindpassasjer
@Nordtux

A good way to get started is to post an #introduction listing some of your hobbies and interests, but don't forget to use #hashtags so people can easily find your post.

It's been a while since there's been a post welcoming new members to https://oslo.town, but there have been quite a few new members recently. 👋 Say hello to...

@TMurison
@da
@arrangementer
@earthling
@Karibu
@Erik_Haugaard
@skogen
@asgeirlysdahl
@maerk
@hdr
@sisn
@Gabilene
@Slugger
@Jenshus
@blindpassasjer
@Nordtux

A good way to get started is to post an #introduction listing some of your hobbies and interests, but don't forget to use #hashtags so people can easily find your post.

"stOP uSINg HAsHtAgs" #hashtags

Heads up to all of the new people to the #fediverse and #mastodon

#hashtags are a big deal here. They help you get reach on a particular topic and help curate your feed.

You can follow them and filter them out! Maybe helpful on days like today.

#introduction #fedihelp #mastohelp #hashtaghelp #socialmedia

Heads up to all of the new people to the #fediverse and #mastodon

#hashtags are a big deal here. They help you get reach on a particular topic and help curate your feed.

You can follow them and filter them out! Maybe helpful on days like today.

#introduction #fedihelp #mastohelp #hashtaghelp #socialmedia

Mastodon newbie here— When it comes to discoverability, is it better to use hashtags in the post itself, or is commenting after the fact with relevant hashtags still okay? Does the algorithm acknowledge key words at all, or is it solely reliant on hashtags?

#mastodon #instagram #hashtags

Angústia com a infinidade de opções no Fediverso

Tem algo na plataforma #Akkoma que me incomoda muito e ainda não sei o que é…

Quando eu participava do #Mastodon, me incomodava que não havia algum cliente que permitisse uma boa integração com outras plataformas do #Fediverso. Sem contar ainda que o Mastodon não permite alguns recursos que são triviais em outros espaços, como publicação em Markdown.

Passado mais de um ano no Mastodon, mudei para o Akkoma. Oba! Agora posso escrever publicações 10 vezes maiores, fazer uma pesquisa decente por posts federados (coisa que era impossível no Mastodon), e também publicar só para membros da minha instância. Mas os clientes do Akkoma em geral e por padrão espelham a lógica do #Twitter de engajamento profundo do usuário, colocando notificações chamativas e atualização automática da linha do tempo. Isso é muito evidente no Mangane, que é praticamente a interface moderna do Twitter. Além disso, eu tinha muitas dificuldades em ler textos longos, vindos de plataformas de macroblogging ou de discussão, como #Lemmy ou #Friendica

Por convite, entrei em um projeto praticamente em fase germinal, que imita o #Facebook oldschool, que funciona (mais ou menos) sem Javascript. Esse projeto chama-se #Smithereen. Frequentei por um bom tempo, selecionei alguns companheiros com que gostava de interagir em minha conta Akkoma, a dinâmica da plataforma era bem slow web, tinha uma boa interface para textos longos, tudo corria bem. Mas, projeto beta que era, havia ainda muitas brechas. Não havia uma boa integração com Lemmy (o que era uma pena, já que Smithereen é perfeito para se perder em leituras), e não havia suporte para #hashtags. Quando eu precisava audiência, acabava voltando ao meu perfil Akkoma.

Cá estou de volta. Por sorte, o cliente oficial do Akkoma permite personalizações. Tudo aquilo de que gostei no Smithereen, apliquei à interface. Agora consigo ler textos mais longos, escrever melhor os textos mais longos e a linha do tempo não atualiza automaticamente. No entanto, algo ainda me incomoda. Talvez eu esteja cansado da lógica de seguidores e seguidos, ou da linha do tempo cronológica, que possibilita pouco a exploração pelas publicações. Sei que é difícil encontrar um mínimo múltiplo comum no Fediverso, mas não queria ter mais de uma conta fediversal.

O que vocês pensam de tudo isso? Como tem sido a experiência de vocês na plataforma que estão?

Publicando este texto na comunidade @foss porque não encontrei nada específico para o Fediverso, onde esta discussão seria mais conveniente…

#Fedihelp : Eine Frage zu #hashtags
Wie wichtig sind die im Fediverse?

Da ich doch einen Reichweiteneinbruch bei meinem Podcast bemerke (bei den Episodenstarts seit ich Meta verlassen habe) versuche ich das natürlich etwas auszugleichen - neues Publikum zu erreichen.

Let's play a game! To help newcomers make connections: name subjects and topics that interest you but aren't in your profile, as tags so they are searchable. Then boost this post or repeat its instructions so others know to do the same. And be sure to Pin the post to your profile!

+ #introduction

Here are some of my favorite #hashtags

#caturday
#FungiFriday
#Mondog
#bread
#baking
#jewelry
#Jazz
#music
#wot
#DoctorWho
#cycling
#Boston
#bostonharborislands
#NYC
#writerscoffeeclub
#iamwriting

@risottobias thanks! 😊 You can just add #hashtags to your posts to organize them!

December 2024: Elon Musk asks Twitter creators to stop using #hashtags because they “look ugly.”
#Hashtags are one of the signature features of Twitter & symbolize its cultural impact.
Like retweets, they were created by us, not @jack @Biz @ev & @noah, & adopted by the platform.

Mastodon should NOT count hash-tags towards its character-limit.

Doing so — counting hash-tags towards its character-limit — discourages the usage of hash-tags.

Which makes posts less searchable and discoverable. And hinder ad-hoc community formation.

#Fediverse #Mastodon #HashTags

@technicat

Which app do you use? That's nice, except for having the tags in the post twice then. Screen reader users would have to listen to them twice.

In my post, it didn't pull out the "kDrama" hashtag from the content. I had included "kDrama" in my last-line-hashtags, but the Mastodon software removed it because it was already in the content. It only put the "hashtag" one down below.

#hashtags

I wanted to see the End of the Year drama challenge posts, but because I limit myself to Korean shows, I only wanted those tagged with #kDrama Hashtags!

Searching by multiple hashtags doesn't seem to work anymore. I discovered that if you are using a multi-column Fediverse reader, then you can:

1) search for a tag
2) pin it to a column
3) filter that column by additional tags

On my Tusky App for my phone, it looks like I can edit the filter to accomplish the same thing (but I haven't tried it yet).

Some other hashtag notes:
1) Currently you can't have a hashtag that is all numbers. If you want to write a year hashtag, try #year2024

2) Hashtags are better in CamelCase for screen readers

3) Accessibility pundits seem to be divided on mixing in hashtags or putting them at the end. BUT if you do put a blank line & then your hashtags, they will show up (in many Fediverse client apps, but not all) at the very bottom of the post, separated & often formatted a little differently.

#kDrama #hashtags

The #Football #Hashtags for tonight's festivities are:

#CLEvsDAL #NFL #MNF @nfl

Hashtag Standards (part deux)

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/12/hashtag-standards-part-deux/

What is a hashtag?

Fifteen years ago (fuck, I'm old) I started documenting what Twitter's nascent hashtags could and couldn't do.

Back in 2010, this is how the official Twitter site linked hashtags.

Notably, punctuation symbols didn't "count" as part of a tag.

How does modern social media handle something like #Fish&Chips?

• Mastodon links directly to #Fish&Chips
• BlueSky links directly to #Fish&Chips
• Threads links to a search for Fish & Chips

What about normalisation?

Should #Romeo link to #ROMEO and #rOMeO?

On all three of the major social networks, case is insensitive.

But what about the vagueries of Unicode normalisation?

Is #Ŕöméø&Jülíèt the same as #Romeo&Juliet?

Both Threads and Mastodon do some form of decomposition - turning the various accents into their accentless versions.

But BlueSky links to the literal version.

Is that the right thing to do? I don't know.

This literal interpretation of the text in hashtags allows for some interesting steganography - which can be fun, but I wonder if it is what users expect?

And that's what it comes down to. What is technically correct isn't always the same as what users need.

Perhaps most users prefer #ROMEO to link to the same posts as #romeo. Perhaps they think #Romeó should link there too. But no social network, as far as I am aware, has done any user research into the behaviour that users want when interacting with hashtags.

I'd love someone to do some actual research on how people expect a folksonomy to work.

#BlueSky #hashtags #mastodon

#Mastodon だと For You タグのかわりにハッシュタグをフォローするとなんとなく自分の指向に合ったポストがホームタイムラインに流れてくるのでおすすめしたい。
そして、そういう偶然を期待する意味と、ハッシュタグ付ける文化が広がることを期待して、自分もなるべくハッシュタグを付けて投稿するようにしてます

#Fediverse #hashtags #ハッシュタグ

@FediTips yes!

And following hashtags is a great way to fill your timeline with nice surprises that are relevant to your interests.

Every app has a different method of following them, but here’s how it looks in the main UI (web and mobile).

Most apps have a comparable method.

Just click or tap on a hashtag and you’ll see this. And if you want to explore hashtags in your browser, just add the following to your instance domain:

/tags/TagName

#Hashtags #FediTips #Mastodon

Intro to mastodon.

https://joinmastodon.org/servers

Pick any server, browse the global feed Explore and search for #hashtags or specific users, no need to join a server for that.

You need an account somewhere to follow hashtags and people, you can export your follows and import it on a new account if you want to change servers later.

Follow recommendations.

https://social.growyourown.services/@FediFollows

A hefty guide.

https://github.com/joyeusenoelle/GuideToMastodon/blob/main/README.md

Lots of links to other helpful stuff here.

https://fedi.tips/

If you’ve just left Twitter/X or Bluesky, welcome! You’ve come to the right place.

There is no algorithm here so we encourage lots of following and “retweeting”. You can also follow #hashtags as well.

Posts are sometimes called toots. Retweets are sometimes called boosts or retoots.

If you want people to follow you, be sure to have a profile picture, something in your description about you, and some engagement: posts, comments, stars, boosts. People also usually do a post that is an introduction to them (be sure to use a hashtag, #introduction) and it can help to pin that to your profile so people can boost it.

One thing we always try to do is add alt text to images for multiple reasons, you can read about that here:
https://wetdry.world/@ipg/113449765700357189

People have added additional tips in the comments below which you may want to check out.

You should also follow @FediTips for more detailed advice.

Many of us (all?) are grieving the US election now so comedy is appreciated.

#Twitter
#X
#TwitterMigration
#BlueskyMigration

In terms of how I operate on social media:

🗣️ I tend to post a lot 😅
🤬 …often with colorful language (but happy to edit it back out if it'll help you boost a useful post!)
🙄 I don't actually over-use emojis / #hashtags - just doing that here to be cute 🤣
💩 I love(d) #weird #twitter and occasionally make dumb shitposts 😒
and 👴 #dadjokes
My content is typically equal parts chatter about my #OSS, navelgazing/whining, and random microblogging/life observations (pets, house, tech, EVs)

My currently Subscribed #HashTags: (part 2)

#Nintendo
#NintendoDS
#OpenWeb
#PeerTube
#PixelArt
#PointAndClickAdventure
#PSP
#Retro
#RetroComputing
#RetroGaming
#RomHack
#SciFiArt
#Shantae
#Snes
#Starfox
#SuperMetroid
#SVG
#WebDev

My currently Subscribed #HashTags: (part 1)

#ActionScript
#Chiptune
#ChronoTrigger
#ComputerHistory
#CSS
#DemoScene
#DOS
#Earthbound
#Emulation
#FanArt
#FunnyMemes
#Gameboy
#GameDesign
#GameDev
#GameHistory
#GeorgeCarlin
#GhostTrick
#HowToMast
#HTML
#IndieWeb
#InternetArchive
#LSDJ
#Macintosh
#MastodonEtiquette
#MastodonTips
#Meme
#Metroid
#MSDOS

(1/3)

#Welcome!

Here is some worthwhile #FediHelp for #Fediverse-#newbies #NewToMastodon:

[https://masto.ai/@broximar/109797846815697059
Delete, alas]

9. Follow MANY and follow the #hashtags (!!!) that interest you, as there is no algorithm.

10. Follow @feditips

11. Follow back after vetting of #posts and #bios.

12. Post interesting #toots.

13. Always reply to serious answers.

14. Boost posts of (avid) followers but generally generously #AAB--#AlwaysBeBoosting.

#NewbieHelp
#TwitterMigration
#MastodonHelp

I forgot that Threads developed its own tagging system outside of more common hashtags used elsewhere.

I remember the back and forth about it when they rolled it out, and personally not being that bothered by it.

Most of the time, tags are used within a sentence so it isn't noticeable. However when added to the end of a post like this example and pushed to the Fediverse, the result can seem confusing.

#Fediverse #SocialMedia #Hashtags #Threads

Fixed a bug that caused #hashtags attached to posts on #Hollo to be treated as regular links in #Misskey and other #Forkeys!

@index I assume #hashtags also aren't there yet?

Btw Mastodon is the best because folks actually use and follow hashtags. The posts attract people who are enthusiastic in things. In other places the hashtags feel pointless, nobody ever looks at them. They are just fuel for algorithms.

#Mastodon #Hashtags #Fediverse #SocialWeb

any new peeps out there 👀

🤩WELCOME to FEDI🤩
🇧🇷 bem-vindo à Fedi 🇧🇷

You're gonna like it here - I promise! I can't even stomach LOOKING at birdchan anymore...

TIPS:
1. follow @FediTips
2. use #hashtags
3. follow lots - build your network
4. boost lots - you ARE the algorithm (& likes are private)
5. search #hashtags which interest YOU
6. scan people's profiles
7. MORE TIPS
👉 https://fedi.tips/
8. stick with it - #fediverse is WHEY better than centralized corporate garbage 🧀

#mastodon #MastodonMigration

Hui. #sharkey ist schon anders als #firefish. Funktioniert die Suche nur bei mir nicht? Und wie kann man hier #hashtags folgen? 🤔

edit: Speicherplatz ist auf 100 MB beschränkt.
edit2: Gehe ich auf Drive in der Seitenleiste, sehe ich hochgeladenen Dateien. Teilweise doppelt und bis zu 4-fach

Closing the gap on fediverse hashtag visibility with hashtag-importer, a new rust tool to import #hashtags into your instance¹.

https://anisse.astier.eu/hashtag-importer-release.html

¹always ask your admin first

#mastodon #FediTools #FediTips #RustLang

Let's play a game, to help some of the newcomers make connections: name subjects and topics that interest you but aren't in your profile, as tags so they are searchable. Then boost this post or repeat its instructions so others know to do the same.
#introduction
Here are some of my pet #hashtags:

#coffee
#mysteries
#geocaching
#linux
#cooking
#wfmu
#books
#mindhacks
#silentfilms / #silentmovies
#snailmail / #letterwriting
#learningPython
#gopher
#dataprivacy
#ADHD
#fountainpens
#LCHF

Edit: this isn't a joke lol but only if we hit the goal. I enjoy the maximum silly streams but sometimes you gotta work for it.

If my Patreon hits $100 a month before October I'll get Horny-High and do a Smash or Pass stream of all Tattle Log enemies in Paper Mario Thousand Year Door remake. (it's already halfway there! $50 more to go)

https://www.patreon.com/sertaptap

#patreon #challenge #lewd #kink #gaming #nintendo #mario #papermario #real #hashtags #drugs #horny #pot

I just figured out how to use @phanpy's "Catch Up" feature and it's even more awesome than I thought!

It starts by loading up all the posts in your #timeline up to some point in history.

Then it lets you filter and sort the timeline in various ways.

The cool part is you can filter by followed #hashtags and muted words as well!

And the whole time it breaks down the visible posts by user, so you can identify the noisiest users in you follow, or people who spam a #hashtag!

If I ever post anything that you feel would be beneited by additional #hashtags feel free to add them as a reply #consent

Bon, j'ai finalement une liste des #hashtag hebdomadaires, j'ai compilé plusieurs vieux trucs, mes propres recherches, vos réponses, et j'ai vérifié ce qui était encore utilisé.
Mon but n'est pas de ressusciter des #hashtags !
(Et je n'ai pas mis ceux utilisés juste par 4 personnes en boucle !)

(D'ailleurs c'est drôle de voir qu’il y a des personnes qui essayent de lancer leur tag tous les jours ^^)
(ça ne prend pas !)

Bref, la liste !

Lundi :
#MondayMotivation : Tout ce qui peut vous motiver un lundi matin... je ne comprends pas pourquoi ce hashtag est autant utilisé du coup 😆
#MonochromeMonday : photos en monochrome, majoritairement en noir et blanc