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Followers
16.3K
Account age
3 yrs
💰 Suggested sponsorship rate
$91 – $148 / sponsored post
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📊 Post engagement
Recent posts · likes + reposts
Jul 27latest
16
Avg engagement / post
4–35
Typical post (engagement)
0.1%
Engagement vs followers
49/100
Variable reach
Jan 2023
On Mastodon since
Half of recent posts land between 4 and 35 likes + reposts (median 6) — reach is spiky, driven by the occasional post that pops.
🔥 Top post: Steve Jobs in 2011: ‘We Build Products That We Want for Ourselve · 47 likes + reposts
📊 Activity & format
Posting cadence
27.8 / week
Toots daily — consistently active for a campaign window.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 12 text · 0 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
8.1K×
Follows 2 back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.
Recent posts
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Looking for the Catch in Apple Upgrade
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/07/30/looking-for-the-catch-in-apple-upgrade
The Differences Between the New ‘Apple Upgrade’ and the Old ‘iPhone Upgrade Program’
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/07/30/apple-upgrade-vs-iphone-upgrade-program
Apple Says iOS 27 ‘Restricted Mode’ Isn’t for Users Who Miss Payments in New Apple Upgrade Program
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/07/29/ios-27-restricted-mode
Apple Upgrade — New Program With Klarna for Leasing iPhones, Macs, iPads, and More for Near-Zero Interest
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/07/29/apple-upgrade
Pastebot 3
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/07/29/pastebot-3
Count Those Underscores
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/07/29/count-those-underscores
‘eBay’s Bizarre Cyberstalking Saga Ends With a $56 Million Settlement’
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/07/29/ebay-stalking-settlement
[Sponsor] Introducing Agent Fone
https://daringfireball.net/feeds/sponsors/2026/07/introducing_agent_fone
‘Always Choose the Good Soap’
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/07/27/always-choose-the-good-soap
WorkOS MCP
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/07/27/workos-mcp
★ Ads in Software Are Like Stickers on Laptops
https://daringfireball.net/2026/07/ads_in_software_are_like_stickers_on_laptops
🐘 Community & instance
Home server
mastodon.social
A large general-interest Mastodon server. On the fediverse the server a creator picks hints at their community — this one spans all topics.
✅ Link-verified
Verified link
Proved ownership of a website linked on their profile — Mastodon's green-check verification, a real identity signal rather than a paid badge.
On Mastodon since
Jan 2023
Joined in the Twitter-exodus wave of late 2022 — part of the migration that made Mastodon a real destination.
💡 Facts
🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2023 — 3 years ago.
👁️Averages 16 views per post.
📤Posts about 27.8× per week.
🏅Earned the 10K Followers for passing 10K followers.
🕵️ Fake follower check
Estimated81/100
Excellent
Credibility score
97%
Real
Real audience
Low
Fake-follower risk
High
Data confidence
- Est. 97% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
- Engagement (~0.1% of followers engage each post) is around typical for Mastodon.
- Organic base — far more followers than accounts it follows.
- Verified account.
- Established account (3+ years old).
Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.
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🔀 Audience overlap
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