I'm really happy to announce that the company I work for has just publicly opened a #Mastodon instance for all its 5000 employees.
This is the result of an initiative @moritzheiber and I have started a year ago and have pushed through with the help of many other colleagues.
So if you want to hear my voice as a #thoughtworker, you can follow me here: @judeswae
Or find others to follow at https://toot.thoughtworks.com
@xuv @moritzheiber @judeswae on one hand, cool. on the other, boo hiss more brands on the fediverse
@KitRedgrave @xuv @moritzheiber Thx for the feedback. I feel you. And indeed this question has crossed my mind. But I believe strengthening the fediverse by diversifying it is the goal here. I'm curious to know if you are aware of any other "brand" on the fediverse yet?
@xuv I'm not sure what I'd post on a social media site run by my employer, tbh.
@xuv Like, I'm not saying "this is bad", I'm just unclear on what the goal is here.
@varx Good question. I see myself w/ others in the company wanting to provide that space for colleagues to use. I believe in decentralized communication networks and I see a potential for professionals to use that for whatever they see fit. I think the company I work for has the kind of people and mindset to put this to good use. I personally think the things I would post there would be different from the things I post here with some overlap, for sure. I'm interested in exploring that difference
@xuv @moritzheiber @judeswae that is so cool! Congratulations!
@xuv @moritzheiber Oh man this is awesome!
@bhuvan wow! This is great news!
@xuv @moritzheiber @judeswae Thanks for setting up this instance. I missed our earlier social network called JiveOn.
I already have my personal account on another instance which I think I should still keep since this one requires an Okta login.
I'm a bit puzzled on why I got an _1 appended to my handle though.
@njoseph_1 @xuv @moritzheiber Hey Joseph. I also have a personal account on another instance and also plan to keep it. I think the two have different purposes with some overlap sometimes for sure.
I'm not sure either why you were added an _1 to your handle. Maybe we could also ask @effye about it.
@xuv @judeswae This is amazing! I'll try and keep an eye out for familiar faces. :)