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#110 What Is Mastodon?
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Mastodon is a social network currently attracting significant buzz in the tech world. A lot of its new users are part of an exodus from Twitter. But how does Mastodon differ from Twitter? It's open source, run by a non-profit, and uses a federated model. We explain why this matters and some of its downsides in this episode.
Show Notes
- Mastodon
- Mastodon on Wikipedia
- Most popular social networks worldwide as of January 2022 via statista
- Episode 71: How Does Facebook Make Money?
Follow us on Twitter @KopecExplains.
Theme “Place on Fire” Copyright 2019 Creo, CC BY 4.0
Find out more at http://kopec.live
138 episodes
Manage episode 353289968 series 2709740
Mastodon is a social network currently attracting significant buzz in the tech world. A lot of its new users are part of an exodus from Twitter. But how does Mastodon differ from Twitter? It's open source, run by a non-profit, and uses a federated model. We explain why this matters and some of its downsides in this episode.
Show Notes
- Mastodon
- Mastodon on Wikipedia
- Most popular social networks worldwide as of January 2022 via statista
- Episode 71: How Does Facebook Make Money?
Follow us on Twitter @KopecExplains.
Theme “Place on Fire” Copyright 2019 Creo, CC BY 4.0
Find out more at http://kopec.live
138 episodes
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