Thread by @d_brueckner

Will #ScienceTwitter🐦 -> #ScienceMastodon🐘 work?

The response to this was massive & my #Mastodon has gone from a quiet void to a science party in just 3 days!

Many are worried about servers, network effects & losing followers

Follow these tricks to make it work for you! 🧵

1. Find your friends on #Mastodon 👯👯

If you want your followers to find you, put your #Mastodon handle in your Twitter bio, otherwise this doesn't work!

Go to fedifinder.glitch.me & insert your handles

It will create a csv of #Mastodon handles of who you follow on Twitter

Then go to #Mastodon > Preferences > Import&Export > Import

Select Merge, not Overwrite ‼️

Then upload, and you're done!

Clearly, we'll need to do this several times in the coming weeks as people trickle into #Mastdon. Again, put your #Mastodon handle in the Twitter bio!

2. Sync your Twitter & #Mastodon account 🔁

Many won't want to give up Twitter yet (or ever), but doing 2 platforms is challenging

There's a simple tool to cross-post: moa.party 🎉

Everything you post on #Mastodon will show on Twitter & vice-versa 🤩

3. Choosing servers 🖥️

The server you choose doesn't matter - it's all connected. So I don't agree with arguments that this will limit discussion to an "in-group" - there's no difference to Twitter

If you would like to switch servers later on ➡️ bit.ly/3flG3oh

If you'd like to be on a science server, there are options:
🔹mstdn.science
🔹fediscience.org
🔹scicomm.xyz
🔹scholar.social

If you haven't set up your account, check this thread on the first steps 👇

https://twitter.com/d_brueckner/status/1586720947704299520

4. Follow preprint bots 🤖

We'll have to wait for journals to join us (@eLife @mbeisen we're waiting for you 💚) but arXiv and biorXiv bots are already there!

🔹@[e-mail]
🔹@[e-mail]
🔹@[e-mail] (thanks to @JoscelynEtienne)

5. Mobile apps 📳

The web app is working fine for me, but there are apps you can choose from. Apparently the best are
🔹iOS: Toot!
🔹Android: @Fedilab_app or tusky.app

or check joinmastodon.org/apps

TL;DR

👯 Find friends
🖥️ Pick any server
🔁 Sync accounts
🤖 Follow preprint bots
📳 Get an app!

If you found this useful, please RT the first tweet!

Follow me @d_brueckner and mas.to/@DavidBrueckner for more tips & science!

https://twitter.com/d_brueckner/status/1587760601559961600?s=20&t=S5CrIr0docWslsjeYUNbyQ

Thanks to everyone who showed me these tricks in various comments! 😊

Do you have other tips? Please share them below! 👇

Please remember that #Mastodon is run non-profit by private individuals, who currently rely on our donations! 💰

If you would like to donate, check the server you are on, or check patreon.com/mastodon