Glyn Moody is a technology writer and journalist, often discussing open standards and copyright, best known for the free software book "Rebel Code". You can follow at:
➡️ @glynmoody
Moody is a regular contributor to Techdirt at https://www.techdirt.com/user/glynmoody and Walled Culture at https://walledculture.org
Moody's blog is at https://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com
#GlynMoody #Authors #Book #Books #Writing #Writers #Technology #Tech #Copyright #Commons #FOSS #DigitalRights #Journalists #Journalism #News #RebelCode
Ian Betteridge is a veteran tech journalist, used to edit the UK magazine MacUser and is well known for accidentally coining "Betteridge's Law of Headlines".
You can follow at:
Betteridge's blog is at https://ianbetteridge.com
You can find out more about the "Law of Headlines" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge's_law_of_headlines
#IanBetteridge #Tech #Technology #News #Journalism #Journalist #Journalists
Jackson Palmer is a developer, ambient musician and host of the Griftonomics podcast, discussing the snake oil and scams being promoted by various tech groups. You can follow at:
➡️ @ummjackson
Jackson's website is at https://ummjackson.com,
Griftonomics can be listened to at https://anchor.fm/griftonomics
Jackson's
bandcamp is at https://ummjackson.bandcamp.com
#JacksonPalmer #Griftonomics #Podcast #Podcasts #Podcasting #Music #Musician #Ambient #News #Cryptocurrency #Web3 #Scams #Technology
Josh Braun is an associate professor of journalism at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, researching media distribution. You can follow at:
➡️ @josh
Braun's personal website is at https://wideaperture.net and his university page is at https://www.umass.edu/journalism/facultyStaff/bio/braun
#JoshBraun #Journalism #Academic #Academia #Media #News #OnlineMedia #Sociology #UniversityOfMassachusetts #Amherst #Massachusetts #MA
LWN.net is one of the internet's longest-running news sites about free open source software including Linux. You can follow them at:
➡️ @LWN
Their website is at https://lwn.net
They were originally founded in 1998 when "LWN" stood for "Linux Weekly News". They now cover much more than that, with items about the free open source software world in general.
#LWN #FOSS #FLOSS #Libre #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #News #Linux #GNULinux #Articles #Technology #Tech #Computing #Dev #DevNews
Jack Ryan (not the spy) is the science editor of technology news site CNET. You can follow at:
➡️ @dctrjack
Ryan's profile on CNET is at https://www.cnet.com/profiles/jacksonryan
#JackRyan #Science #Space #Environment #News #Journalism #Journalist #Journalists #Reporting #Reporter #Reporters
Molly White is the creator of the "Web3 is going just great" project which tracks the latest news of cryptocurrency/NFT disasters, scams and collapses. You can follow at:
➡️ @molly0xfff (White's account)
➡️ @web3isgreat (project account)
The project's website is at https://web3isgoinggreat.com and features a useful interactive timeline of the news items.
#MollyWhite #Web3IsGoingJustGreat #Web3 #Cryptocurrency #Crypto #Tokens #Coins #NFTs #NFT #News #Financial #Money #Scams #Technology #Business
OMG! Ubuntu! is a long-established news site about Ubuntu and other forms of Linux, as well as free open source software in general. You can follow at:
➡️ @omgubuntu
The website is at https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk
#OMGUbuntu #Ubuntu #Linux
#GNU #GNULinux #FOSS #FLOSS #Libre #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Computing #OS #News #ComputingNews
Blog Oklahoma provides local news and community for Oklahoma, USA through a blog, podcast, newsletter and online forums/chat rooms. You can follow at:
Their website is at https://blogoklahoma.net
There's a Linktree page linking to all the different community services at https://linktr.ee/blogoklahoma
#BlogOklahoma #Oklahoma #OK #America #American #USA #UnitedStates #Local #LocalNews #News #Podcast #Podcasts #Podcasting #Community #Communities #LocalCommunity #LocalCommunities
GamesIndustry.biz is a long-running respected news site about the video game industry. It was also one of the first major news sites to open an official account on the Fediverse. You can follow at:
➡️ @GIbiz
Also recommended is their editor Brendan Sinclair, who personally brought the site here:
The website is at https://www.gamesindustry.biz
#GamesIndustry #Games #Gaming #VideoGames #News #Business #Industry
Universal Hub is an independent local news site for Boston, Massachusetts, USA. You can follow at:
The news site is at https://www.universalhub.com
#UniversalHub #Boston #Massachusetts #USA #America #American #Local #Regional #News #LocalNews #Community #Journalism #Journalist #Journalists
Cory Doctrorow is a novelist, journalist and campaigner, especially for reforming copyright law and promoting Creative Commons.
You can follow him on the Fediverse at these official accounts:
➡️ @doctorow
➡️ @pluralistic
(Note that the Pluralistic account posts long threads of up to 15 toots at a time.)
Doctorow has a personal website at https://craphound.com and a blog at https://pluralistic.net
#CoryDoctorow #Authors #Writing #Books #Journalism #News #Technology #Copyright #DRM
Do you speak French? Do you like Nintendo? Then these are the accounts to follow:
NintendoLeSite is a French language website with Nintendo news, reviews and articles. You can follow at:
The website is at https://nintendolesite.com
Alternatively, NintendojoFR is another French language site about Nintendo news, articles and podcasts. You can follow at:
Their site is at https://www.nintendojo.fr
#Nintendo #Français #Francais #Gaming #Games #VideoGames #News
Nibö is a Latin American platform about science and technology, including social responsibility and inclusivity.
They've set up their own Mastodon instance with a main account at:
➡️ @equipo (in Spanish and Portuguese)
Nibö's website is at https://niboe.info and their instance is at https://red.niboe.info
#Nibö #Niboe #Science #Scientific #SciComm #Academic #Technology #Tech #News #Español #Espanol #Português #Portugues #LatinAmerica #Fediverse
As it's Aaron Swartz day, you might want to follow one of the projects he created...
SecureDrop is a free open source secure system for whistleblowers to contact journalists anonymously through @torproject. Their official account is at:
➡️ @securedrop
SecureDrop is used by major news organisations and NGOs around the world to receive tips.
Their website is at https://securedrop.org
#SecureDrop #News #Activism #NGOs #FOSS #Libre #FreeSoftware #Tor #Privacy #AaronSwartz #AaronSwartzDay
Graham Cluley is a computer security expert and infosec blogger who co-hosts the amusing (and sometimes smutty 😁) "Smashing Security" podcast. You can follow him on the Fediverse at:
➡️ @gcluley
Cluley's blog is at https://grahamcluley.com
The podcast is at https://www.smashingsecurity.com
#GrahamCluley #InfoSec #Security #Privacy #Computing #Technology #News #ComputerSecurity #CyberSecurity #CyberCrime #Internet #BlackHat #WhiteHat #Podcasts #Podcasting #Podcast
Gaming On Linux is a news site about games for Linux computers and devices. You can follow their official account at:
Their website is at https://www.gamingonlinux.com
#GamingOnLinux #LinuxGaming #Linux #Gaming #Games #Game #VideoGames #ComputerGames #Steam #SteamOS #News #GamingNews
Jugando En Linux is a Spanish-language news site and forum about Linux gaming. You can follow their main account at:
➡️ @jugandoenlinux@mastodon.social (in Spanish)
...and they also have a photo account at:
➡️ @Jugandoenlinux@pixelfed.social (in Spanish)
Their website is at https://jugandoenlinux.com
#JugandoEnLinux #Español #EnEspañol #Gaming #Linux #News #Spanish #SpanishLanguage
European Union News is a news service reporting the latest developments in the EU (i.e. the council, parliament, commission etc.). You can follow at:
➡️ @eunews
(Please note that this is NOT an opinion/editorial account, it's just reporting or sharing the latest announcements related to these public bodies.)
#EuropeanUnion #EU #EUNews #EuropeanUnionNews #News #Announcements #EuropeanCommission #EuropeanParliament #EuropeanCouncil #Europe #Politics #Policy
Recommending accounts to follow on Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌐
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