1/6
I mapped out the functionality of Twitter and five of its competitors.
01:45 PM - Jul 08, 2023
2/6
Addendum:
1. This is for an article I'm writing
2. I don't care if Mastodon can do something "in theory". If it fails every time I've tested it for 6 months, it fails. If it needs a host of special tools and browser extensions not to suck, it sucks.
3. Asterisks are addressed in the article.
1. This is for an article I'm writing
2. I don't care if Mastodon can do something "in theory". If it fails every time I've tested it for 6 months, it fails. If it needs a host of special tools and browser extensions not to suck, it sucks.
3. Asterisks are addressed in the article.
08:29 PM - Jul 08, 2023
3/6
4. I didn't forget Tribel. I don't think it's a viable alternative. It's more like Truth Social for the left.
5. I'm waiting on Spill to see if it gets tractions.
6.I'm not evaluating security: that's too far outside my area of expertise.
7. Definitions of each of these are in the article
5. I'm waiting on Spill to see if it gets tractions.
6.I'm not evaluating security: that's too far outside my area of expertise.
7. Definitions of each of these are in the article
08:31 PM - Jul 08, 2023
4/6
8. Lists is being able to click on something that is basically a feed of people whose posts you want to see, usually arranged by area of interest (i.e. experts on the Ukraine War)
9. Yes, I know about the transparency issue
9. Yes, I know about the transparency issue
08:33 PM - Jul 08, 2023
5/6
10. Yes, I know that Mastodon doesn't technically have a "for you". I looked at both the federated feed and channel feed and both were unusable for different reasons (explained in article)
11. In subjective areas, I can only provide my own experience. (e.g. For You, moderation,)
11. In subjective areas, I can only provide my own experience. (e.g. For You, moderation,)
08:35 PM - Jul 08, 2023
6/6
12. I will have to add that Spoutible isn't letting me respond to a lot of your replies: I click on Spout to send the message, and the text disappears without posting but the dialogue box remains.
08:43 PM - Jul 08, 2023
In response to Brynn Tannehill.
Should have "cost" somewhere on this table. I don't use Post because everything you want to read costs a bit here and a bit there.
05:02 PM - Oct 30, 2023
In response to Brynn Tannehill.
Some features we really value here that I would like to see on the list include:
1.) Collaborative threads (up to 4 ppl can contribute to a thread)
2.) Dark mode (urks me when n/avail on other sites)
3.) Monetization feature
4.) Pinned posts
5.) 2FA
6.) No algorithm pushing content on us
7.) Polls
1.) Collaborative threads (up to 4 ppl can contribute to a thread)
2.) Dark mode (urks me when n/avail on other sites)
3.) Monetization feature
4.) Pinned posts
5.) 2FA
6.) No algorithm pushing content on us
7.) Polls
05:02 PM - Jul 09, 2023
In response to Brynn Tannehill.
User base for Mastodon might work for one of its servers. I believe one of the Chinese servers alone has 2 million users.
03:30 PM - Jul 09, 2023
In response to Brynn Tannehill.
That IOS category should probably be yellow for Spoutible. Bouzy says it's almost ready to deploy :)
11:16 AM - Jul 09, 2023
In response to Brynn Tannehill.
Actually, #Mastodon does allow quote posting.
07:51 AM - Jul 09, 2023
In response to Brynn Tannehill.
Do you know where & when your article is being published? I understand that world isn't big on specificity wrt when.
BTW, "General PITA" 👍excellent. (Most never advance past Colonel PITA.)
BTW, "General PITA" 👍excellent. (Most never advance past Colonel PITA.)
07:47 AM - Jul 09, 2023
In response to Brynn Tannehill.
Great work! Happy Spoutible doing more of the right things can be seen easily. Note, If Threads has an edit feature then it’s only for the elites.
06:18 AM - Jul 09, 2023
In response to Brynn Tannehill.
This is a very good and helpful chart. My only thought is that it feels a bit of that Spoutible has the same moderation as BlueSky and Threads. It also feels a bit too early to say how it is for Threads.
03:27 AM - Jul 09, 2023
In response to Brynn Tannehill.
Magnificent!! Looks great & throughly informative! 👏
11:08 PM - Jul 08, 2023
In response to Brynn Tannehill.
I think threads are Average in Mastodon, search is quite good, you just need to know what you're searching for, For You shout be N/A as that's by design. I have seen article thumbnails on Mastodon. And you can quote toot with other software. Mastodon is software for accessing the fediverse.
08:10 PM - Jul 08, 2023
In response to Whoa!.
Thumbnails never worked for me in Mastadon. And if you need a ton of other separate apps to make site that's 7 years old usable, it sucks. Search is not "good" if you already have to know the exact name of the person you're searching for.
08:24 PM - Jul 08, 2023
In response to Brynn Tannehill.
Please include spill at https://apps.apple.com/us/...
in updates to the table.
in updates to the table.
08:01 PM - Jul 08, 2023
(Edited)
In response to Ericlo.
I will if I see signs of it taking off. It's so new, and it remains to be seen if it gets some traction. But I did consider it.
08:44 PM - Jul 08, 2023
In response to Brynn Tannehill.
Thank you this is helpful information. Is there a way to add a categories comparing data security, content ownership or/and data privacy. Thanks!
08:01 PM - Jul 08, 2023
In response to Brynn Tannehill.
I'm not to sure what "Lists" are. From what I can see it has something to do with finding and listing people who have things in common who want to date. Am I close?
07:15 PM - Jul 08, 2023
(Edited)
In response to Steve Rogers.
Curated content. For instance, if you're into cooking, SF/F, and TTRPGs, you might want to see the spouts from accounts that focus on those topics separate from each other, so you could put the writers you follow in one list, the chefs and cooking enthusiasts in another, and so forth.
07:19 PM - Jul 08, 2023
In response to Brynn Tannehill.
Thanks for this table. But, really, some things are obviously in the eye of the beholder. E.g., DMs are a necessary part of any decent platform, in my view. And Mastodon has fine threads, as far as I can tell, not "poor". Is there some page where you discuss this table and derivations?
07:14 PM - Jul 08, 2023
In response to Brynn Tannehill.
What do the asterisks mean? Are you unsure if Bouzy is a billionaire?
07:10 PM - Jul 08, 2023
In response to Brynn Tannehill.
I would have made DMs red and no DMs green. DMs are a negative, not positive aspect
07:08 PM - Jul 08, 2023
In response to Clarke.
I like DMs. I currently use DMs on Twitter to keep in touch with friends from other countries where standard texting isn't a great option, as they don't use other apps for various reasons. I'm hoping they'll join Spoutible so we can stay in touch after Twitter gasps its last dying breath.
07:16 PM - Jul 08, 2023
In response to Clarke.
The colour coding is meant to indicate whether the platform has the feature or it doesn't, not to indicate a positive or negative review, as that is personally subjective.
02:03 PM - Jul 09, 2023
In response to Brynn Tannehill.
Waiting for the IOS App. Do hope it launches soon. What is the hang-up @cbouzy ? Asking out of curiosity, nothing more.
07:00 PM - Jul 08, 2023
In response to Rebecca E.
Unexpected bugs that he had to squash. Some were in the just-launched Android app and needed fixing asap since people were already using it. Some were/are in the iOS app and need squashing before launch. And some came here from the bird app and tried to cause a ruckus, and that took time to sort.
07:13 PM - Jul 08, 2023
In response to Brynn Tannehill.
Is that actual user base or does it include bots & trolls for Twitter & Threads? Glad we don't see too many of those here (or on Post, the only other site I visit). Spoutible is my check first platform, morning, lunch break, end of day.
06:59 PM - Jul 08, 2023
In response to Karen Llera.
I'm not in a position, and do not have the expertise, to evaluate the claims of usership beyond what is claimed by each.
09:43 AM - Jul 09, 2023
In response to Brynn Tannehill.
This is really encouraging considering Spoutible could easily convert all 3 red boxes into green in short time. @cbouzy
06:49 PM - Jul 08, 2023
(Edited)
In response to Brynn Tannehill.
This spout was removed because the account associated with it was suspended.
06:43 PM - Jul 08, 2023
In response to Remember Gea.
Yup. All the red boxes are ones that are likely to be green soon.
07:53 PM - Jul 08, 2023
