followfriday

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#FollowFriday

You can now follow @Flipboard's editorial accounts in the fediverse. These are carefully curated by human editors from quality sources. If you'd rather follow just specific types of content from each desk — for example, basketball but not tennis from our Sports Desk, or health but not wellness from the Health Desk, just follow Magazines (curated feeds of topical content). To do this, add the handle for the account into the search bar (for example, @ElectionCentral) and you'll see all the Magazines that account is currently updating.

@ElectionCentral — Politics coverage, mainly focused on the U.S.

@health — News and features about health, wellness and self-care.

@science — Space, climate change, ecology, research news and more.

@tech — Coverage of subjects like cybersecurity, AI, social media, health technology, gear, and the tech industry.

@theculturedesk — What you need to know about movies, music, books, pop culture and parenting.

@thenewsdesk — Top headlines in news, tech, business, sports, entertainment and more.

@thesportsdesk — The latest in everything from basketball to golf, with a particular focus on U.S. sports.

#FollowFriday #Flipboard #Federation #Politics #Health #Science #Tech #Culture #Sports

Last week, we posted a Follow Friday about women historians on Mastodon and @gewam responded with an even bigger list. Here they are:



@AndreaLoew — historian at the Center for Holocaust Studies at the Institute for Contemporary History in Munich.

@elizabethward — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Fellow at the Universität Leipzig

@AnkeFK —historian of war and violence with a passion for present and future peace

@christinkallama — researching nation and Holy Roman Empire in Renaissance Germany

@davi_cath  — historian based in Zurich and Berlin

@dorotheegoetze@scholar.social — specialist in early modern history

@efdavies — historian of East (central) European history

@histoftech — specialist in history of technology

@kawulf — historian of early America, director & librarian of the John Carter Brown Library

@kerileighmerritt — Writer, historian and activist

@KeuckT — lecturer in public history at the University of Bremen

@LenaOetzel — specialist in early modern diplomacy

@Lignedescience — specialist in technical and natural scientific heritage

@MagdaTeter — historian, author


@jojoweis — head of the research area Digital Literary and Cultural Studies at University of Trier


@sonjdol — historian at Otto von Guericke University

@mob — specialist in early modern history and digital humanities

@spatial_history — professor of spatial history and culture at the University of Erfurt

@ProfMSinha  — president-elect 2024 of the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic, author

@Mareike2405 — deputy director at @dhiparis

@historleans — associate professor, author

@historianess — associate professor of history at NYU
   
#FollowFriday #InternationalWomensDay #WomensHistory #WomensHistoryMonth #History @histodons

For more stories about women's history, follow @theculturedesk's Women's History and Inspiring Women Magazine, @women-s-history-and-inspiring-women-theculturedesk

#FollowFriday to the new Fediverse accounts launched by SFO Museum:

@onview
@recentlyacquired
@recentlypublished
@terminal1
@recentlyacquired

https://millsfield.sfomuseum.org/blog/2024/03/12/activitypub

Recent changes to the Mastodon Web Interface broke the Mastodon Recommender Algorithm, which is powered by Natural Intelligence and Good Taste, that is, by @lisamelton

This is currently being fixed, https://mastodon.social/@lisamelton/112139641195987075

If you think your timeline needs more boosts, follow her.

#ff #followfriday

M’yello. I am giving Mastodon another shot. So here’s another #introduction :

I am a #TwitterRefugee from The Great Migration.
I love humor, jokes and funny toots.
I love to read. Mostly horror and thriller.
I love art doodling and music.

Also, not that it defines my life, but I am just now embracing my #ADHD and how it affects my daily existence.

#ff
#followfriday

A year can go by in a flash. And that’s certainly how I feel as @Flipboard marks the first birthday of our Mastodon editorial desks. We tentatively dipped our toes into the water, not sure what to expect. What we quickly discovered was a smart, engaged community of people truly curious about our world for all its virtues and faults.

We instantly observed far more replies, favorites and boosts than we ever saw on X (Twitter) even though we had many more followers there. By November, we abandoned X to focus on Mastodon and a few other platforms.

When we launched our Mastodon accounts, we had no idea that Flipboard itself would federate, which is a work in progress. In recent months, we’ve federated our editorial curation from the app, greatly expanding your options to follow the topics you’re most interested in, such as news, politics, sports, entertainment, etc. And we’re in the process of federating publisher Flipboard accounts so that you can follow their topical Magazines. Already, you can find accounts such as Smithsonian Magazine, Euronews, Frommers, CBS Sports and SPIN.

Thank you for all of your feedback and support. If you like our work, please boost this post and help us grow our audience.

@NewsDesk
@TechDesk
@ScienceDesk
@CultureDesk
@ArtPhotosDesk

And check out two new country-specific accounts:
@FlipboardUK
@FlipboardDE

#FollowFriday #Mastodon #MastodonMigration #Media #Journalism #SocialMedia #Tech

Haven’t done a #followfriday in awhile, so I’m going to list some oldies but very good goodies.

For #politics she’ll keep you up to date.
@GottaLaff

For #Apple and other #tech news:
@johnvoorhees
@dsilverman
@davemark

For #chicago
@mckra1g

For #music (and much more)
@ianRobinson
@muz4now

For everything that is everything all at once
@lisamelton

For critical thinkers and provocation
@davidtoddmccarty
@RickiTarr
@StillIRise1963

Enjoy

For those of you who like to stay up-to-date on U.S. politics, here are some accounts I am following. Some have been around awhile and some are new voices in the fediverse.

@chrisgeidner - Legal journalist covering SCOTUS, LGBTQ issues, post-Roe and democracy issues

@politics-AxiosNews - The lastest in politics from Axios

@ElectionCentral - Fact-based U.S. political news from quality sources, updated by Fliboard's human curators

@nprpolitics - Latest on politics from NPR

@gtconway3 - political contributor at The Atlantic and President of the Society for the Rule of Law

@TexasObserver - Progressive news outlet, covering politics in Texas

@realjuddlegum - Journalist and creator of the Popular Information newsletter

@ianbremmer - Political scientist and president of Eurasia Group

#FollowFriday #Politics #Vote #VoteBlue

#FollowFriday - in honor of @Flipboard and their one-year anniversary of federating out key desk accounts, offering this:

@NewsDesk
@TechDesk
@ScienceDesk
@CultureDesk
@ArtPhotosDesk
@news-uk-edition-FlipboardUK
@FlipboardDE

Thanks, everyone at Flipboard, you have been a model for how to join in and be a good actor on the Fediverse - making the Fedi a good deal better because you are here.

cc: @csullivan @mike @greg

Happy #FollowFriday - here are a list of some of the newly Federated Flipboard magazines and acconts I just followed and think you might dig.

@the-ai-economy-thekenyeung
@curiouscurator
@emotional-intelligence-Counselor4Hire
@through-the-lens-of-black-women-photographers-4eyedgirl
@salvomic
@thekenyeung
@EverydayOldHous

And the whole list is here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iUFTo6rPvhqzCReLaM1c6-xUKRuBVqlZVStZl9Al-EU/edit#gid=1590021732

cc: @Flipboard

A few tech Magazines (topical feeds of content) for this Follow Friday, including collections about the internet of things, EVs, and the AI economy.

NE{x}TW0RK, by Dustin LaPres — @ne-x-tw0rk-pheonixconcept

Apple Vision Pro, by Scott Kleinberg — @apple-vision-pro-scottkleinberg

EVs and Autonomous Vehicles by Scott Monty — @evs-autonomous-and-mobility-scottmonty

The AI Economy by Ken Yeung — @the-ai-economy-thekenyeung

Cybersec by Allen Westley, @cybersec-West1118

#FollowFriday #Technology #Tech #ElectricVehicles #AI #Cybersecurity

In a poll we ran a couple of months ago, people said they’d love to see us feature more history-related content. So for this Follow Friday, we’re sharing a few @Flipboard Magazines (topical feeds of content) about the past, from @curiouscurator’s collection about the Roman and Byzantine empires, to @mental_floss’s quirky stories about medieval dog names and who discovered Uranus.

Ancient History, by The Collector — @ancient-history-thecollector

History of Us, by Ski Swope — @history-of-us-skiswope

History, by Mental Floss — @history-mental_floss

The Road to Rome by Curious Curator — @the-road-to-rome-curiouscurator

World History, by History Skills — @world-history-HistorySkills

#FollowFriday #History #Culture @histodons

Sports fans of Mastodon: We know you're out there! ⚽ 🏀 🏈

Are you looking for more athletics content in your feed? Here are some great feeds to follow (we call these topical collections Magazines):

(U.S.) Football from CBS Sports: @football-cbssports

Soccer (non-U.S. football) from ESPN: @soccer-espn

Women's Sports from Flipboard's Sports Desk: @women-s-sports-thesportsdesk

(U.S.) Basketball from Bleacher Report: @basketball-BleacherReport

MMA from ESPN: @mma-espn

The Player's Tribune: @the-players-tribune-PlayersTribune

(U.S.) College Football from CBS Sports: @college-football-cbssports

Major League Baseball from Flipboard's Sports Desk: @major-league-baseball-thesportsdesk

Golf from ESPN: @golf-espn

NHL (North American hockey) from Flipboard's Sports Desk: @nhl-thesportsdesk

#FollowFriday #Sports #Football #Athletics #Basketball #Baseball #Hockey

Mastodon Starter Pack for #FollowFriday

I feel like I could list about 100 people here, but this is a STARTER PACK so I’m listing two of my absolute favorites.

@RickiTarr
Just a funny, genuine, and insightful person who asks thoughtful questions that bring the people of mastodon together.

@lisamelton
Lisa has done the hard work for all of us by reading through a ridiculous amount of posts and boosting the best ones. She's the real MVP of Mastodon.

We’re baaaaaack! After a hiatus due to vacation, we’re resuming our regular #NewstodonFriday thread. In case you’ve forgotten, its purpose is to highlight the work of newsrooms that are active in the fediverse. Please boost the posts you like, follow the profiles you discover, donate money, comment, and let us know about other newsrooms and journos that we should feature.

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#Media #Journalism #News #MastodonMigration #FollowFriday