I'm still getting the hang of it and I don't spend a great deal of time there, but it is most definitely becoming one of my "Other Places". Interestingly enough, I like the web interface better than the IOS interface (sorry, don't have Android to check it out.) The web interface seems to be more flushed out and allows me to do more with the site.
So far, I don't really have a theme to the 200+ posts I have made. Mostly, I respond to things and post articles with comments that I have found on Feedly. But, that is the same pattern that I follow on other sites. I'm a bit of a news junky and like to see what's going on in the world (yes, I follow more than US News). In fact, I like to have different views than the US press and talking heads. I track the UK, Germany, and Al Jazeera among others just for that reason.
I have added many of these sources to Mastodon for tracking, but I suspect that I will get most of the information from them on feedly. I like the interface and it allows me to see pictures and get the gist of articles easily without having to read the whole thing.
On the topic of following, I have not unfollowed anyone so far and have followed a larger number of individuals than I did on Twitter. Not sure why this is. I'm just trying things out to see what works best for me. So far, things are working the way I thought and are holding my interest. I'm not sure, however, how many toots I am missing because they scroll by.
I did go to "slow mode" to keep things from scrolling off the screen when I am on the site as I like to #Explore and view the #Federated posts (they really whiz by). As you can see from the picture I probably still miss some toots because of the sheer volume at tome times.
I'm just getting into following hash-tags. I'm trying out the advanced interface on the web version to see if this helps. It will take some time to see just what works best.
More later.
