A new social network for type people: typo.social (@Mastodon)

Igor Petrovic · February 2023

I made a quick search on TD / seems this is not mentioned yet / pls delete if it is.

Anyway, I entered my dusty Twitter yesterday and saw a lot of type people migrated to Mastodon (Twitter alternative). Seems like a nice lively community focused on type, unlike any other social network with too many other distractions and ads. The handle of the community is: @typo.social https://typo.social/

Looks pretty convenient in terms of creating and editing posts. BTW my handle is: @Igor_Petrovic@typo.social https://typo.social/@Igor_Petrovic

John Hudson · February 2023

TypeDrawers messes up Mastodon handles. The URL link for the Typo Social instance is
https://typo.social/

Dave Crossland · February 2023

https://typo.social/@davelab6 is me

Stephen Coles · February 2023

Thanks for spreading the word, Igor. I stopped posting on Twitter in late 2022. I can’t justify participating in a platform with ownership that is so untrustworthy and destructive. More importantly, I think Mastodon (and the ActivityPub protocol in general) offers an opportunity to rethink what a social network can be, to participate in a system that is not centralized and corporate owned. The fediverse isn’t perfect, but it can never be subject to the capitalistic or narcissistic whims of a single owner.

You can find Font ID, Fonts In Use, Letterform Archive, and Typographica on typo.social.

Justin Penner · February 2023

I still reluctantly use Twitter (in addition to Mastodon), now that the type community is split between two platforms.

But every day Twitter becomes more like a parody of a social network. Last week, Elon reportedly fired an engineer for suggesting that Elon's tweets were falling in popularity. Today they updated the algorithm so that everyone gets Elon's tweets at the top of their timeline even if they don't follow him.

Thomas Phinney · February 2023

I am 98% Mastodon. I only post on Twitter when I feel it is vital to do so, and no longer read it often.

https://typo.social/@tphinney

JoyceKetterer · February 2023

I'e been procrastinating joining mastodon for a while but just did.

John Hudson · February 2023

Today they updated the algorithm so that everyone gets Elon's tweets at the top of their timeline even if they don't follow him.

Elon Musk: the unwanted U2 album of billionaires.

Ale Paul · February 2023

By some reason I do not receive the authentification email, anybody have experienced the same issue?

Brian Dove · February 2023

Tossing my virtual hat in the ring: https://typo.social/@brian_dove_online

John Hudson · February 2023

@Ale Paul

By some reason I do not receive the authentification email, anybody have experienced the same issue?

I don’t recall seeing your sign-up, Ale. Have you contacted the admin?

Florian Hardwig · February 2023

For those not familiar with the Fediverse yet, note that you don’t need to have your account on typo.social in order to interact with folks there. A number of type people have chosen a different home (“instance”). For example, DJR currently is on mastodon.social, Rosetta is on mastodon.design, Bold Monday can be found on mastodon.online, Christoph Koeberlin on mastodon.green, Velvetyne on mamot.fr, etc.

One thing that’s really neat: you can follow what people on a given instance – say, on typo.social – are writing simply by visiting the public local timeline. You don’t need to have an account on that instance. In fact, you don’t an account at all for that.

Ale Paul · February 2023

@John Hudson that is the screen I have, I never get an email.

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5019405/uploads/editor/f8/f5qzqljaceri.png

Ale Paul · February 2023

fixed partially, I was able to create an acct here
@sudtipos@mastodon.social

but still waiting the typo.social approve...

Christian Thalmann · February 2023

Oh, it was in the Junk Mail...

BTW, it's easier to change the tiny angry radioactive font than I thought. Just switch away from the «high-contrast» (lol) mode and click the option to use your browser font.

Ale Paul · February 2023

OK, finally here is my typo.social user https://typo.social/@sudtipos

Jani Paavola · February 2023

I'm on Typo Social as well: https://typo.social/@janipaavola

Stephen Coles · May 2023

Just an update on typo.social’s growth: There are now 1,487 users (according to instances.social), of which 687 are active (used the server in the last 30 days).

Thomas Phinney · May 2023

Not to mention that is is part of the bigger Fediverse. I am on typo.social but at least half the people I follow are not....

A new social network for type people: typo.social (@Mastodon)

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