I see people question @pixelfed over @Mastodon, and that's fine (I ❤️ Mastodon, sent from Mastodon)

However I think it's important to note that Pixelfed has Stories, Collections, Portfolios and much more!

You can post pics on Twitter, but Flickr, 500px and Instagram still thrive!

Portfolios: portfolio.pixelfed.social/dans

Collections: pixelfed.social/c/530360750719

Use whatever best fits you, and know that @pixelfed + @Mastodon work great together ✨

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@dansup But what if I post just text 90% of the time? Will #pixelfed work for me?

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ArtBear

@dansup@mastodon.social @pixelfed@mastodon.social @Mastodon@mastodon.social
I have
#pixelfed, #mastodon and #firefish #Kbin accounts... I'm still trying to figure out where it's best to put my picture content out, should I reblog myself or is that spammy etc!

Is it still going to be possible to post on pixelfed using my firefish account at some point?

Sometimes I think I should I post on Pixelfed then reblog via Firefish. I know there's no single 'correct' way to do it. Just speculating how to use my different accounts.

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BlackXanthus

@dansup @pixelfed @Mastodon I've mostly approached it as 'Tools for the job'. I use Pixelfed for photos because it has the tools to organise, present, and deliver photos.

I use Mastodon for the 'shouting into the void', and retooting the photos on Pixelfed. (maybe I should use Mastodon for more, but I've always struggled with that side of social media).

I know that they work together, but I've not found a particular use-case, other than easy sharing, that works for me.

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Nino Kadic

@dansup @pixelfed @Mastodon I like the idea of Pixelfed, but for me the difference lies in what I use Mastodon and Instagram for. Mastodon is for having a community broadly centred on philosophy, while Instagram is for staying in touch with family and friends. Many academics use Mastodon, but no one from my private circles knows what Pixelfed is.

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Chris Colvin :blobcat:

@dansup @pixelfed @Mastodon amazing work! I didn't know about these two features and they look awesome!

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itsmistermoon

@dansup A couple of questions, if I may.

I imported all of my instagram photos to pixelfed (love it!) but I encountered two problems:
1. I can’t select any of those posts for my Portfolio. Is that intended, a limitation of the import nature or a bug?
2. All of the emojis and tildes (áéíóú) on photo descriptions are messed up, any way to solve/prevent this?

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artemismucaj

@dansup @pixelfed @Mastodon Do stories posted on Pixelfed show up in mastodon ? If so how? Also is it possible to post stories from the iOS app ?

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Dylan

@dansup True, I plan on using Pixelfed for photo sharing. I've never been big on Instagram and never experienced stories but I'm happy I get to experience it. The hardest part will be getting friends to come over. It's the issue I have with Mastodon. So posting seems a tad weird to share if you have no one to share it with. But I guess it also goes to the main feed.

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BrooklynMan

@dansup @pixelfed @Mastodon my problem with pixelfied is that you can’t follow hashtags, only users, which makes it feel so small. I don’t know who to follow, and flooding a bunch of strangers seems counterintuitive.

so I don’t. and it feels very quiet and small, and it’s hard to find things I’m interested in.

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Jeff McNeill

@dansup @pixelfed @Mastodon Unresponsive development in pixefed (see github issues) soured me on the platform. Mastodon is fine.

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Martin Hoffmann

@dansup @pixelfed @Mastodon Total #pixelfed noob question, how does post from pixelfed that are boosted on mastodon looks like? I guess to get the most of both world this is one should be organised.

Two accounts so that more photos can be posted on pixelfed and only relevant ones will be boosted on mastodon.

Ideally if you could trigger reboost in some way from pixelfed that would be cool but not mandatory.

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E T E R N I T Y :playstation:

@dansup that’s the beauty of the fediverse.

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Chris Ross

@dansup @pixelfed @Mastodon are there any hosts? My developer chops are rusty, and if I can't subscribe to a host for it's care and feeding, as much as I'd like to, I wouldn't be able to use it.

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tim dalton

@dansup @pixelfed @Mastodon I did set up an account there but haven't used it yet. Was / is difficult to figure out best use.

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