Who should I be following in the Fediverse?

[steveclough@metalhead.club]

@tylerlwsmith One of the best ways is to post stuff with hashtags. And people will spot these.

And also - have patience. Follow those who seem interesting, and when they post, see who replies. It takes time to build up your people.

But it is worth it.

[dxzdb@mastodon.social]

@mdione @tylerlwsmith definitely second following hashtags! Also look for people you followed before on Xitter…

Also, if you happen to be on Apple platforms, buying @ivory is a huge plus! I think of this because at times you'll want to mute said hashtags and I don't think you can do that without a decent app.

[shellsharks@shellsharks.social]

@tylerlwsmith I link to all sorts of follow recs in this li’l note - https://shellsharks.com/notes/2025/01/10/welcome-to-the-fediverse. Includes artists, infosec folks, my #fediroll of awesome follows, etc…

…there's always following me too …

[dandrumheller@mstdn.social]

@tylerlwsmith

@siracusa @caseyliss @marcoarment
@dmoren
@bittner
@DaveHamilton
@dansup

[hi_cial@donphan.social]

@tylerlwsmith hmm @MichaelWhelan for scifi art he has done where he discusses his process a bit sharing the cover art and paintings of his career

@hannah is very funny and you may know her from her jeopardy championshippings

@ifixcoinops is just cool but also where else you gonna find a pinball repairman to talk abt pinball repair (and family and being an expat in the usa) these days

@operationpuppet for a henson inspired puppet crafter (and puppeteer)

@joynewacc is a writer and poet in gaza who also helps organize and verify palestinian and gazan fundraisers as well as share her works

@BestGirlGrace and @heatherhorns both really crack me up too but ymmv

also try following hashtags!! favs are (im adding a space so as not to spam the tag feeds) # lichensubscribe and # mosstodon for moss and lichen and forest photography. we also have # silentSunday and # weirdCarMastodon ... im literally running out of space to suggest people lmfao

[hi_cial@donphan.social]

@tylerlwsmith oh ffs how could i forget dr dan the clam man!!!!! you MUST learn more about bivalves from someone who truly loves bivalves, imo @dantheclamman

[fedifollows@social.growyourown.services]

@cuboci @tylerlwsmith

You don't have to browse my timeline, I have a website with accounts sorted into categories at https://fedi.directory

[tylerlwsmith@hachyderm.io]

@gabrielesvelto heck yeah this is the kind of deep dive I'm here for! You just got yourself a follow

[tylerlwsmith@hachyderm.io]

@FediFollows @cuboci yooo this is awesome!!

[fedifollows@social.growyourown.services]

@tylerlwsmith

If you see an interesting account, copy-paste its Fediverse address into the search box in Mastodon

This will make its profile appear on your server where you can click "follow".

[tylerlwsmith@hachyderm.io]

@eniko @ivor I've currently got more engagement on this post than anything I've ever posted on the Internet

[tylerlwsmith@hachyderm.io]

@BestGirlGrace @hi_cial welp I guess I have to follow then

[tylerlwsmith@hachyderm.io]

@dandrumheller Some good recommendations here!

[tylerlwsmith@hachyderm.io]

@shellsharks followed!

[machinelordzero@mastodon.social]

@tylerlwsmith uHHH @eniko

[queenofsquiggles@transfem.social]

@tylerlwsmith@hachyderm.io I always forget all the cool faces and names on here when I really try to think, but feel free to look through my boosts for ideas (though those are not limited to software and/or gamedev)

[tylerlwsmith@hachyderm.io]

@catraxx I'm glad to be here then

[tylerlwsmith@hachyderm.io]

@queenofsquiggles I'll check it out, thank you!

[kevlin@mastodon.social]

@denny @tylerlwsmith

[tylerlwsmith@hachyderm.io]

@denny @kevlin @davefarley77 great callouts, I've spent a lot of time watching both of their YouTube videos!