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For those who see an SSL certificate problem, follow the link in http only: http://p.xuv.be/how-to-transition-from-twitter-to-mastodon

(working on it. Sorry for the inconvenience)

Hopefully, the Certificate Security issue is solved by now. Let me know if it's not the case for you.

@scroom Indeed. I've just come to realize this. Trying to solve this.

@scroom BTW, if you so through http only for now. It will work.

@xuv Let's take a primary challenge of current social networks: How to filter a ever growing flood of information (algorithmically etc.). Innovating on this front in an open, distributed way (HCI plays a large role here) is a major opportunity for #indieweb offerings.

@xuv Let's take a other main challenge of current social networks: How to not become a abusive skinner box (facebook), while providing constant yet respectful & meaningful user -engagement. Innovating on this front, is an other major design opportunity for #indieweb offerings.

@xuv The main take away for me is: Just copying the current social media services and making them "distributed" or "open" will not work - the benefit for real people is too small. Deep design innovation is what will trigger mass user migration to the #indieweb.

@samim @xuv Amen! It's an important first step to keep things from turning into a spammy ad-based slot machine, but we need to have a concept of social life that is way broader and less quantified.

Facebook's whole model seems based on a nerdy American high-school boy's simplistic conception of society. Friendships are binary and it's a contest to see who has more. Enthusiasm, as like, expressed in, you know, like, likes are like, the only thing you can like exchange.

@KnowPresent (something I replied to the same comments by @samim on the birdsite) There is definitely more to "open" and "distributed" in the Mastodon approach. I've not insisted much on this because I'm part of the very privileged in this field, but Mastodon has great tools to help in case of harassment and bullying. And it shows in terms of who did the move.

@xuv @samim Yeah I agree. For me, the internet is exciting again for the first time in a while thanks to projects like Mastodon (and the fact that everyone else seems to finally have become as grumpy as I am about corporate platforms and smart-phones). I get optimistic when I see that a lot of adults and weirdos (and I mean both in a very positive way) are trying to make systems for diverse modes of human communication and not for getting rich quick.

@renatolond @moa_party Well. Thanks for that great service you are proposing. It's really useful for a lot of people I know on Twitter. I might even try it to automatically retweet stuff from Twitter here. Might also make me slow down my stupid retweets if I know they will end up here.