In this step-by-step tutorial, you'll learn how to use Mastodon, the social network that's been gaining popularity among those who are fed up with the privacy concerns and the toxic environment of mainstream social media platforms. In this video, we'll give you a beginner's guide to Mastodon. We'll start with how you can pick a server. Next, we'll show you how to sign up for an account, how to find and follow other users, and how to post and interact with content. Whether you're curious about Mastodon or already a user, this video is a great introduction to this exciting and growing social network. Host: Nelson Pavlosky 📚 RESOURCES - Get started with Mastodon: https://joinmastodon.org/ - Mastodon apps for phone: https://joinmastodon.org/apps - Fedifiner - export your Twitter network to Mastodon: https://fedifinder.glitch.me/ ⌚ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction 00:33 Choose a server 01:33 Server ground rules 01:59 Create account 02:40 Get phone app 02:58 Feeds: Home, Explore, Local & Federated 04:02 Edit profile 04:45 Invite and follow people 07:46 Writing toots / messages 09:47 Interact with posts 10:39 Notifications 11:00 Wrap up 📺 RELATED VIDEOS - Playlist with all my videos on open source products:    • Open Source   📩 NEWSLETTER - Get the latest high-quality tutorial and tips and tricks videos emailed to your inbox each week: https://kevinstratvert.com/newsletter/ 🔽 CONNECT WITH ME - Official web site: http://www.kevinstratvert.com/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinstratvert/ - Discord: https://bit.ly/KevinStratvertDiscord - Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevstrat - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Kevin-Stratvert-101912218227818 - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kevinstratvert - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevinstratvert/ 🎒 MY COURSES - Go from Excel novice to data analysis ninja in just 2 hours: https://kevinstratvert.thinkific.com/ 🙏 REQUEST VIDEOS https://forms.gle/BDrTNUoxheEoMLGt5 🔔 SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE null 🙌 SUPPORT THE CHANNEL - Hit the THANKS button in any video! - Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/3kCP2yz (Purchasing through this link gives me a small commission to support videos on this channel -- the price to you is the same) #stratvert #mastodon