@geoff_eg@mastodon.social Hello and welcome to #Fediverse

Since you're trying something new, the learning won't stop for a while.
With Mastodon, you have only chosen one access software to the Fediverse network. You will soon realize that there is much more here. I, for example, am writing to you with another software called Firefish, which looks similar but can do more. Then there's Pixelfed, which works in a similar way to Instagram, except that you can follow the accounts there with your account on Mastodon. You can also interact with all accounts in the Fediverse, you can reply to and like someone's pictures on Pixelfed, follow and interact with someone on Peertube (video service) and so on.

Have fun and great experiences getting to know the #Fediverse