Post AS2dpTiljWyd3kWeo4 by jsnell@mastodon.social
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 (DIR) Post #AS2dpTiljWyd3kWeo4 by jsnell@mastodon.social
       2023-01-26T16:26:43Z
       
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       I picked @ivory as my MBW pick of the week this week. My reason: I have tried a lot of mediocre Mastodon clients and I think the demand out there for Ivory is because a lot of people want something better. I don't want other Mastodon clients to die. I want them to up their game. This influx of users and developer attention is a moment of opportunity for developers. Back in 2010-ish there were a zillion Twitter clients, most of them mediocre. A few rose above. That's what it's going to take.
       
 (DIR) Post #AS2lwHJT41meEkRdPE by skip_rynearson@infosec.exchange
       2023-01-26T16:40:19Z
       
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       @jsnell @ivory One of my biggest worries right now is that this is going to end up being another "app.net" experience. With what Twitter has become, I really don't want to see us have to go through that "alternative platform trauma" again. I paid for NetBot and used it, and I intend to pay for and use Ivory, but I'm doing so cautiously. What do you think is possibly different this time around? Is it simply that we are at a different inflection point?cc: @ihnatko @leolaporte
       
 (DIR) Post #AS2lwHv2oJqE7I1dya by john@sauropods.win
       2023-01-26T18:48:00Z
       
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       @skip_rynearson @jsnell @ivory @ihnatko @leolaporte I think Mastodon being based on open standard protocols makes a difference here too. There will always be a market for that, and I think enough people have come to like it thanks to Musk. I for one am never going back to corporate controlled social media monoliths.
       
 (DIR) Post #AS5IABbOgAALQdQVG4 by chidgey@engineered.space
       2023-01-27T23:57:50.064982Z
       
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       @jsnell @ivory Can’t boost this twice but 100% agree with this take Jason 👍🏻😊❤️
       
 (DIR) Post #AS5INtGXeMXSc6CqlE by wjmaggos@liberal.city
       2023-01-28T00:00:59Z
       
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       @jsnell @ivoryas an Android user, I don't know what you're raving about, but I believe it. what can we do to that experience? somehow help a developer?
       
 (DIR) Post #AS5JzWAm3dBrwy0xqy by ivory@tapbots.social
       2023-01-26T16:42:41Z
       
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       @skip_rynearson This is not netbot or app.net. Our company is completely invested in Mastodon and have been ever since we decided to move here a few months ago. If we don't succeed here, there will most likely be no more Tapbots. 🙂
       
 (DIR) Post #AS5KUtluMpZy7NLaGe by gcluley@mastodon.green
       2023-01-26T16:29:10Z
       
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       @jsnell @ivory It's great for Mastodon that Tapbots have managed to get out Ivory so quickly.  I'm sure it will do well.My personal favourite Mastodon client at the moment is @MonaApp - although that's technically still only available in "early access" form.
       
 (DIR) Post #AS5KUuDYi1hHV8HfMm by desparoz@mastodon.au
       2023-01-26T18:04:40Z
       
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       @gcluley @jsnell @ivory @MonaApp Agree Graham. @MonaApp is brilliant. @ivory is very clean, but Mona sticks with me better
       
 (DIR) Post #AS5KUulweBCdDmN7xo by jsnell@mastodon.social
       2023-01-26T18:39:52Z
       
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       @desparoz @gcluley @MonaApp One of the things we learned early on in Twitter client land was that a diversity of clients fits a diversity of user preferences. For example, when I mentioned I used Twitterrific people assumed I had never heard of Tweetbot! They couldn't conceive of someone preferring something different. I want multiple Mastodon clients to flourish and be good and make people happy.
       
 (DIR) Post #AS5Qpaisz6isqUBSGe by mruizalba@mastodon.social
       2023-01-26T19:41:49Z
       
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       @jsnell just partially agree. There are many average clients out there.  None is really outstanding now. If you prefer #Ivory over #IceCubeApp or others is because of personal preferences or bias.
       
 (DIR) Post #AS5QpbDN9l6qN2Rnmq by jsnell@mastodon.social
       2023-01-26T21:51:35Z
       
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       @mruizalba I hate to break it to you but there's no such thing as the objectively best app. It's all about personal preference.I chose to recognize a new app that I think really elevates the game. I specifically chose NOT to denigrate apps that I looked at and found wanting.Yep, that's personal preference talking again. The only thing I can do is be honest about what I like and why. You don't have to agree.