Meet Mammoth 2. Mastodon’s new kid on the block is determined to make a big impression on the social media messaging space.
When it launched, Mastodon was well received as a challenger to Twitter, now known as X, as it attempted to fill the space created by the social network’s noise. Elon Musk-inspired fame around the bird app.
Reports of his demise were premature, but changes at X have led some to seek an alternative, something Mastodon wants to take advantage of.
Within the Mastodon space, it can run multiple “add-on” client applications that personalize and tailor the user experience.
As reported The edge, Mammoth 2 “takes curation and customization even further; it launches a series of smart lists filled with great posts, a set of suggested people and accounts to follow, and much more.
“Smart Lists are a lot like what Twitter Lists were; users organize groups of people by topic, interest, or otherwise, and others can subscribe to these lists.
What Mastodon represents on the Mammoth app
Mammoth co-founder Bart Decrem said he wants AI to complement human curation, not the other way around, wary of the former’s growing influence on technology.
“I think Mastodon should represent, in a world full of things that we don’t know where it comes from, I know where it comes from.”
Mammoth 2 appears to have some impressive features, especially in terms of customization, transparency, and open chat.
In addition to the big Mastodon and Mammoth, there is also Ivory, Mona, Fedilab, Ice Cubes, Elk, Mastoot and many others. That’s part of its appeal, but is it too complex to capture a mass audience? This is the question that Mastodon must find the answer to, which is not lost on Decrem.
“You need to give people interesting content in about a minute. They must be doing interesting things with it.
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