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1. minute (mntmn@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 29-May-2024 06:13:01 JST minute

   i'm always baffled when new things launch and they don't have a fediverse link but instead still on birdsite and maybe instagram, it feels somehow antiquated

   • minute (mntmn@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 29-May-2024 06:15:04 JST minute

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     i guess there's still stuff going on over at x-com (enemy unknown) but i don't wanna check

   • arturo182 ✅ (arturo182@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 29-May-2024 06:17:28 JST arturo182 ✅

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     @mntmn My understanding was that if a company wants to be on mastodon they need to have their own instance because the mastodon community is not very positive regarding commercial stuff on the free instances. That's why I don't have an account for Solder Party, hosting my own instance is too much work.

   • minute (mntmn@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 29-May-2024 06:19:17 JST minute

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     • arturo182 ✅

     @arturo182 hmm, i'm having a 99% good time here though, peddling our warez

   • Charlie Balogh (chainq@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 29-May-2024 06:55:19 JST Charlie Balogh

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     @mntmn I think the reason for this is that the Fediverse isn't a good marketing tool for traditional companies, unlike Instagram, or X, or Facebook even. There is no algorithm feed to hijack and get you go viral. There is no one to pay money to someone to shove your stuff down people's throats.

     It needs a lot of consistent work and good values, to stand here on good terms with a community that is mostly consist of very conscious consumers. It's hard.

   • minute (mntmn@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 29-May-2024 07:01:37 JST minute

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     • Mark Shane Hayden
     • arturo182 ✅

     @msh @arturo182 this is also my impression.

   • Mark Shane Hayden (msh@coales.co)'s status on Wednesday, 29-May-2024 07:01:41 JST Mark Shane Hayden

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     • arturo182 ✅

     @arturo182 @mntmn I dunno I think it really depends on the company. If they are open and community-minded and respect their customers they seem to do fine on the fediverse, even when they do not run their own instance.

     The fediverse generally gets hostile when commercial accounts behave as they did on x-twitter or Facebook...just spamming with ad-like posts and limited interaction.

   • minute (mntmn@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 29-May-2024 08:11:30 JST minute

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     • Hans

     @hansfbaier YMMV depending on what's important to you i guesd

   • Hans (hansfbaier@fosstodon.org)'s status on Wednesday, 29-May-2024 08:11:31 JST Hans

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     @mntmn I don't want do dampen your enthusiasm but I am both on Twitter and Fediverse, and unfortunately the latter is totally lackluster compared to Twitter.