jean
jean
Two months ago, Manton talked about how we might better get the word out about Micro.blog in the midst of a “Twitter implosion” and solicited ideas from the community. You gave us some great insights! Now we’d like to add your testimonials to the new homepage. Reply to this post or emai... micro.welltempered.net
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vincent
vincent

@jean "Micro.blog changed my life" – true story. Can't wait to see this live ✌️

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lmika
lmika

@jean My testimonial: "One of the best decisions I've made in the last few years. I've gone from wishing I had a blog to posting daily on one." Also a true story.

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gregmoore
gregmoore

@jean Micro.blog is a place where "users" can became people again. It’s social at the speed of human.

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SimonWoods
SimonWoods

@jean

From 0 blog posts anywhere before joining, to over 2,700 posts on my personal account alone. As a full-time carer, my time is limited and yet Micro.blog means so much to me that I am committed to an unofficial project for the platform.

(that second sentence alone is rough... yikes)

Edit:

I went from 0 blog posts anywhere before joining, to over 3,000 posts in five years. Micro.blog is where I write.

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joelhamill
joelhamill

@gregmoore "social at the speed of human" is a great phrase!

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pratik
pratik

@jean “The community where everything’s shared by people and likes don't matter”

Paraphrasing from Whose Line Is It Anyway

I'll send more later and you can choose. If you credit me, just use my first name.

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gregmoore
gregmoore

@joelhamill 😊 Thanks

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johnbrayton
johnbrayton

@jean I hope I am not too late with this.

I love that Micro.blog starts with blogging, and then adds a social network that includes all Mastodon users.

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jean
jean

@johnbrayton Hey John, that is great. Can I use that as is, with your name?

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johnbrayton
johnbrayton

@jean Yes — absolutely!

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SimonWoods
SimonWoods

@jean (Edited my reply. That first draft kept bothering me 🙃)

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jean
jean

@SimonWoods That’s good! It might be a little long for the format, but I’ll email you a suggested edit if we need to do that.

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SimonWoods
SimonWoods

@jean 👍 sounds good! I'm also happy to put this onto my blog and stuff so it's all good.

Re-reading the edit and now it sounds a bit like I'm selling a product for too-good-to-be-true dieting, "I went from X weight to Y weight in Z days :D :D :D"... idk I'm probably over-thinking it. I agree with all of the other testimonials and also like the idea of highlighting the ways in which the platform can have such a direct, practical benefit to help the common problem of "but I don't have anything to write about".

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jean
jean

@SimonWoods We can alway tweak as we go along. This is the (micro) way.

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SteveSawczyn
SteveSawczyn

@jean I really really love @gregmoore’s "social at the speed of human", that's so fantastic. If I wasn't already a member of this awesome community, I'd probably sign up after reading that because it just resonates with me.

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SimonWoods
SimonWoods

@jean ... annnd now The Mandalorian theme is in my head.

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Archimage
Archimage

@jean Better than “twerking along the way”…

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moonmehta
moonmehta

@SteveSawczyn @jean I second this. Social at the speed of human is just fantastic. @gregmoore 👏

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vincent
vincent

@SimonWoods Talking about "Mandalorian" and "Microlorian" – did I miss his account changing username again? Can't find him anymore.

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moonmehta
moonmehta

@jean @manton I'm only seeing this post now and have a suggestion if it's not too late: "Where I can blog, just because."

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SimonWoods
SimonWoods

@vincent I lost track a couple changes back 😂

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jean
jean

@moonmehta Nice! Can I use your full name with that?

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gregmoore
gregmoore

@SteveSawczyn @moonmehta 😊 Thank you both

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jean
jean

@gregmoore You should see this up on the site soon. I’ll cut you a check for your usual royalties. 😅 /@stevesawczyn @moonmehta

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gregmoore
gregmoore

@jean Nice! Time to buy that yacht🛥️

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moonmehta
moonmehta

@jean Yes, please feel free to do that. I’m glad you liked the suggestion!

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jean
jean

@lmika Leon, is ok to use this on the home page with your name (first and last) as the attribution?

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lmika
lmika

@jean Yes, please feel free to do so. Thanks.

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jean
jean

@lmika Thank you!

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