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Jorge Stolfi (jorgestolfi@mas.to)'s status on Thursday, 13-Jun-2024 04:36:30 UTC Jorge Stolfi
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That is one of the problems of the fediverse: its is fragmented into many more or less incompatible platforms. Few users have the time to check out more than one, or migrate between them.
The fediverse itself is a half-baked idea, poorly implemented. The old USENET worked because it had a much better overall design.

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- Jakob :friendica: (jakob@soc.schuerz.at)'s status on Thursday, 13-Jun-2024 04:36:31 UTC Jakob :friendica:
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  Ever tried friendica or other services from the fediverse?
  
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- Jorge Stolfi (jorgestolfi@mas.to)'s status on Thursday, 13-Jun-2024 04:36:32 UTC Jorge Stolfi
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  Mastodon is a well-intentioned but half-baked idea, poorly implemented. It is fun, but not an effective communication medium.
  
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- Hacker News (hkrn@mstdn.social)'s status on Thursday, 13-Jun-2024 04:36:36 UTC Hacker News
  
  The Failed Migration of Academic Twitter
  L: https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.04005
  C: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40627808
  posted on 2024.06.09 at 17:33:36 (c=0, p=4)
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  1. The Failed Migration of Academic Twitter
    
    Following change in Twitter's ownership and subsequent changes to content moderation policies, many in academia looked to move their discourse elsewhere and migration to Mastodon was pursued by some. Our study looks at the dynamics of this migration. Utilizing publicly available user account data, we track the posting activity of academics on Mastodon over a one year period. Our analyses reveal significant challenges sustaining user engagement on Mastodon due to its decentralized structure as well as competition from other platforms such as Bluesky and Threads. The movement lost momentum after an initial surge of enthusiasm as most users did not maintain their activity levels, and those who did faced lower levels of engagement compared to Twitter. Our findings highlight the challenges involved in transitioning professional communities to decentralized platforms, emphasizing the need for focusing on migrating social connections for long-term user engagement.
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