Post ARdeqpJIC4N3JColwe by megachris@mastodon.online
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 (DIR) Post #ARddvOplxVT4gjcvgG by dmnelson@mastodon.social
       2023-01-14T05:24:06Z
       
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       There’s been speculation that this might be a test to see if absence of third-party #Twitter apps affects engagement. But it doesn’t matter anymore. We’re watching the developers react in real-time on a competing platform. Their trust in Twitter is gone. Their customers’ trust in Twitter is gone. And they’re more loyal to the developers than they ever were to Twitter. API usage could have been a feature of Blue. But now people are lining up to pay for #Ivory, #Mammoth, #Mona, etc.—not Twitter.
       
 (DIR) Post #ARddvPHmHNry5ajIKe by herid@qoto.org
       2023-01-14T14:54:59Z
       
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       @dmnelson this didn't create a bump in Mastodon sign ups though. which sadly suggests that by and large 3rd party app users (those who haven't left already)  are sticking with twitter.
       
 (DIR) Post #ARddvR41fU3dbWJLAu by megachris@mastodon.online
       2023-01-14T15:47:15Z
       
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       @herid @dmnelson maybe, maybe not.  I suspect many folks using third party clients were using both services.  with the death of the API we just won’t go back to Twitter.
       
 (DIR) Post #ARddvRinDufRdxNtia by john@sauropods.win
       2023-01-14T15:50:24Z
       
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       @megachris @herid @dmnelson I’m quite surprised that there’s been no bump at all. I’m not sure what the explanation is, but I suspect whoever is left on Twitter is going to be much harder to attract to Mastodon than the earlier converts.
       
 (DIR) Post #ARdeXCJCyYBQqWQ1Ls by herid@qoto.org
       2023-01-14T15:57:16Z
       
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       @john @megachris @dmnelson yes.  I've been watching @mastodonusercount  and there isn't even a small bump in the last two days.I find this disappointing but I think your take is correct.
       
 (DIR) Post #ARdeqpJIC4N3JColwe by megachris@mastodon.online
       2023-01-14T16:00:49Z
       
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       @john @herid @dmnelson agree that no bump at all is disappointing.  anecdotally, all my follows moved over quite a while ago.  the Venn diagram of third party client users and early adopters probably isn’t a circle but I bet it’s close.
       
 (DIR) Post #ARdiD4qhOvaDjckG0m by h_albermann@mastodon.social
       2023-01-14T16:23:09Z
       
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       @herid @dmnelson If I take my own example: Switched to Mastodon a while ago. Stayed on Twittert, because I am occasionally interested in the news of the local fire department / police. Had proven to be good sources of non-sensationalized local news. But the way the 3rd party clients have been shut down has now been the straw that broke the camel's back. Twitter account is shut down. Who wants my attention, must be active on Mastodon ...
       
 (DIR) Post #ARdiD5MxSzO5Lfq1IG by h_albermann@mastodon.social
       2023-01-14T16:29:13Z
       
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       @herid @dmnelson So my Mastodon account is not a 1:1 replacement for Twitter, but my feed is already much more interesting and especially diverse than my Twitter feed ever was. Sometimes a housecleaning is useful ... and @donmelton of course. He skews the experience here into the positive 😇
       
 (DIR) Post #ARg2rTcx59Q1Z9mBvM by john@sauropods.win
       2023-01-15T19:39:17Z
       
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       @herid @megachris @dmnelson @mastodonusercount part of the problem might be that none of the big Twitter apps have actually have their Mastodon apps available yet. It’s would be so much better to have people be able to download a replacement app for Mastodon straight away. Oh well. Tapbots have been trying really hard. I just wish they’d always had the backup plan!
       
 (DIR) Post #ARg9HBHaVbgJvRQJ0q by herid@qoto.org
       2023-01-15T20:51:10Z
       
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       @john @megachris @dmnelson @mastodonusercount it would certainly be nice to have those apps and I am very much looking forward to Ivory that tapbots is making but I don't think that's what holding up Mastodon migration. A number of  Mastodon apps are already available including the official app.
       
 (DIR) Post #ARgA8ZjiJyvL7C2VOa by john@sauropods.win
       2023-01-15T21:00:49Z
       
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       @herid @megachris @dmnelson @mastodonusercount in general? No. But we’re talking the specific context of no bump from Twitter disconnecting particular apps.