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Medium🎉 We're really excited to be fully rolling this out: As of today, our <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> instance me.dm is fully open to all Medium members! If you're a Medium member, read on to learn how to quickly and easily get your @me.dm account up and running: <a href="https://blog.medium.com/join-mastodon-with-medium-e2d6d814325b" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://blog.medium.com/join-mastodon-with-medium-e2d6d814325b</a>

MediumOne of the simplest and best pieces of advice we've seen on getting started up on <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a>, from <a href="https://hachyderm.io/@fields" class="u-url mention">@fields</a>: "tl;dr: if you don’t follow a bunch of people, at least 100–200, pretty quickly, you’re likely to have a bad experience. Use your local and federated timelines, and hashtags for topics you’re interested in, to find people to follow."Read his whole post here for more tips on how to find people to follow: <a href="https://fields.medium.com/a-brief-introduction-to-mastodon-587f36b6ba20" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://fields.medium.com/a-brief-introduction-to-mastodon-587f36b6ba20</a>

MediumAn assortment of <a href="https://me.dm/tags/recommendations" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#recommendations</a> for this <a href="https://me.dm/tags/FollowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#FollowFriday</a>:➡️ <a href="https://mstdn.social/@feditips" class="u-url mention">@feditips</a> — Great tips and hints about navigating <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> & the <a href="https://me.dm/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#fediverse</a>➡️ <a href="https://bitcoinhackers.org/@mastodonusercount" class="u-url mention">@mastodonusercount</a> — Bot account that tracks user counts for all known <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> instances➡️ <a href="https://zirk.us/@FilmNoirPosters" class="u-url mention">@FilmNoirPosters</a> — Bot account that shares <a href="https://me.dm/tags/movie" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#movie</a> posters from the golden age of Film Noir➡️ <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Moon</a> — A hashtag to follow for great lunar <a href="https://me.dm/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#photography</a> ➡️ <a href="https://me.dm/tags/CatsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#CatsOfMastodon</a> — Another hashtag to follow, because you can't go wrong with <a href="https://me.dm/tags/cats" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#cats</a>

MediumToday's <a href="https://me.dm/tags/FollowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#FollowFriday</a>:➡️ <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/@FediFollows" class="u-url mention">@FediFollows</a> — Highlighting interesting accounts to follow on <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> and the <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Fediverse</a>➡️ <a href="https://indieweb.social/@emilygorcenski" class="u-url mention">@emilygorcenski</a> — <a href="https://me.dm/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#data</a> and <a href="https://me.dm/tags/antifascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#antifascism</a>➡️ <a href="https://texasobserver.social/@TexasObserver" class="u-url mention">@TexasObserver</a> — a <a href="https://me.dm/tags/nonprofit" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#nonprofit</a> news outlet covering <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Texas</a> ➡️ <a href="https://universeodon.com/@georgetakei" class="u-url mention">@georgetakei</a> — Actor and <a href="https://me.dm/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#socialmedia</a> fan➡️ <a href="https://macaw.social/@wongmjane" class="u-url mention">@wongmjane</a> — Software engineer and finder of hidden features

MediumAre you <a href="https://me.dm/tags/NewHere" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#NewHere</a> and just getting set up on <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a>? We found these simple tips from <a href="https://uksocial.cloud/@nick" class="u-url mention">@nick</a> helpful in starting out, especially: 1. Add a photo/image and bio, then write an introductory post with the <a href="https://me.dm/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#introduction</a> hashtag.9. Use hashtags liberally. Follow them too! That's how you get the most relevant posts.<a href="https://medium.com/techielife/13-short-tips-for-using-mastodon-6b16520ebdeb" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://medium.com/techielife/13-short-tips-for-using-mastodon-6b16520ebdeb</a>

MediumOne of our favorite <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> introduction posts, from <a href="https://hachyderm.io/@fields" class="u-url mention">@fields</a>:"Mastodon is similar to Twitter in a lot of ways, but with some critical differences. I assume that you already know how Twitter works — this is an intro to how to think about some of the things that are different, and some things you might want to do right away to make your life easier."<a href="https://fields.medium.com/a-brief-introduction-to-mastodon-587f36b6ba20" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://fields.medium.com/a-brief-introduction-to-mastodon-587f36b6ba20</a>

MediumSome <a href="https://me.dm/tags/follows" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#follows</a> for <a href="https://me.dm/tags/FollowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#FollowFriday</a>:➡️ <a href="https://me.dm/@anildash" class="u-url mention">@anildash</a> — Glitch founder, Medium advisor, <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> power user ➡️ <a href="https://mastodon.social/@skamille" class="u-url mention">@skamille</a> — Writes about distributed systems, dysfunctional programming. Author, “The Manager’s Path”➡️ <a href="https://mastodon.lol/@JudeDoyle" class="u-url mention">@JudeDoyle</a> — Author and columnist published far and wide across the Internet. ➡️ <a href="https://mastodon.social/@baratunde" class="u-url mention">@baratunde</a> — Producer, storyteller, and host of <a href="https://me.dm/tags/AmericaOutdoorsPBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#AmericaOutdoorsPBS</a>. Author, “How To Be Black”➡️ <a href="https://mastodon.online/@evangreer" class="u-url mention">@evangreer</a> — Director of Fight for the Future, queer slightly punk songwriter

MediumHere’s <a href="https://me.dm/@coachtony" class="u-url mention">@coachtony</a> sharing more about what we’re up to with me.dm, why we’re excited about <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Mastodon</a> and the <a href="https://me.dm/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#fediverse</a>, and what it will mean for <a href="https://me.dm/tags/Medium" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Medium</a> writers and members. <a href="https://blog.medium.com/medium-embraces-mastodon-19dcb873eb11" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://blog.medium.com/medium-embraces-mastodon-19dcb873eb11</a>As <a href="https://me.dm/@coachtony" class="u-url mention">@coachtony</a> writes:”Today, Medium is launching a Mastodon instance at me.dm to help our authors, publications and readers find a home in the fediverse. Mastodon is an emerging force for good in social media and we are excited to join this community."

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