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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Both good ideas – and there is an article, by yours truly, in the July Braille Monitor, about Mastodon. I will post it here later today.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dave<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='mso-ligatures:none'> NFB-Mastodon <nfb-mastodon-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Chang, Patti via NFB-Mastodon<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 28, 2023 8:26 AM<br><b>To:</b> Mastodon Support List for NFB Members and our Friends <nfb-mastodon@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Chang, Patti <PChang@nfb.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFB-Mastodon] Getting Started with Mastodon<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Can I suggest using Mona and listening to one of the Living Blindfully podcasts #227 which is a tutorial. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Patti Chang Esq.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Director of Outreach</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>410-659-9314, extension 2422 | <a href="mailto:pchang@nfb.org">pchang@nfb.org</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Cell: 773-307-6440<br>Pronouns: she, her, hers</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://nfb.org/"><span style='mso-ligatures:none;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=210 height=76 style='width:2.1875in;height:.7916in' id="_x0000_i1028" src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/email/2/nfblogo.png" alt="National Federation of the Blind"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'> </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/nationalfederationoftheblind"><span style='mso-ligatures:none;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=24 height=24 style='width:.25in;height:.25in' id="_x0000_i1027" src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/email/2/facebook.png" alt=Facebook></span></a><span style='mso-ligatures:none'> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/NFB_Voice"><span style='mso-ligatures:none;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=24 height=24 style='width:.25in;height:.25in' id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/email/2/twitter.png" alt=Twitter></span></a><span style='mso-ligatures:none'> </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/NationsBlind"><span style='mso-ligatures:none;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=24 height=24 style='width:.25in;height:.25in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/email/2/youtube.png" alt=Youtube></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='mso-ligatures:none'> NFB-Mastodon <<a href="mailto:nfb-mastodon-bounces@nfbnet.org">nfb-mastodon-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Sherry Gomes via NFB-Mastodon<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 28, 2023 8:16 AM<br><b>To:</b> Mastodon Support List for NFB Members and our Friends <<a href="mailto:nfb-mastodon@nfbnet.org">nfb-mastodon@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Sherry Gomes <<a href="mailto:sherry.gomes@outlook.com">sherry.gomes@outlook.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFB-Mastodon] Getting Started with Mastodon</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>You’re not late to the party. I’ve been completely baffled about mastodon for months. Now that twitter isn’t usable for us, on the computer specifically, I’ve lost contact with many followers and those I follow, both on my personal and my author profile. Social media is crucial for my work as an author, as a place for fans to reach me, and as a way to follow other authors, writing resources and more. Not to mention the personal followers I have there and nowhere else. But for the life of me, I’m befuddled by mastodon and the concept of having different servers, how to sign up, how to find people and feeds of interest, the whole bit. I’m normally excellent with new apps but this one has eluded me.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Sherry</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Author of Haven, book 1 in the Haven Valley Series, available from amazon and audible.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Haven-Sherry-Gomes-ebook/dp/B09889YJSH/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2Z838OQBUO9GD&keywords=sherry+gomes&qid=1647716068&s=digital-text&sprefix=sherry+gomes%2Cdigital-text%2C121&sr=1-1">Haven - Kindle edition by Gomes, Sherry. Contemporary Romance Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Haven-Audiobook/B09VP6VP4Z?qid=1647714928&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&pf_rd_r=ZT179DKFB31Q6GTZW916">Haven by Sherry Gomes | Audiobook | Audible.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Follow me: twitter: @sgomes_author</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/sherrygomesauthor">https://facebook.com/sherrygomesauthor</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Group: <a href="https://facebook.com/groups/hHavenHappenings">https://facebook.com/groups/hHavenHappenings</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>Or visit my web site: <a href="http://www.sherrygomes.com">www.sherrygomes.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='mso-ligatures:none'> NFB-Mastodon <<a href="mailto:nfb-mastodon-bounces@nfbnet.org">nfb-mastodon-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>portillo.jim--- via NFB-Mastodon<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 27, 2023 11:36 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:nfb-mastodon@nfbnet.org">nfb-mastodon@nfbnet.org</a><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:portillo.jim@gmail.com">portillo.jim@gmail.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [NFB-Mastodon] Getting Started with Mastodon</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Greetings,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I realize I am probably late to this party, but lately, I have been hearing a lot about Mastodon and how several blind people are joining this new Social Media platform.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I literally know nothing about it except for what little I’ve heard recently. If some of these questions have already been answered, my apologies.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>What is the easiest way to join or sign up? Is this a platform best used by phone or on the computer? For instance, I use Facebook on both, and at times, I use it differently depending on what I am using to access it. Will this be the same with Mastodon?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Also, is there a client people are using for easier use?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for any information. I will do my best to keep up with things here as well.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jim Portillo<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>