Social Media Links

Here are the links for all the social media where I have a significant(ish) presence on the web:

Bluesky (odanu) : (my favorite social media currently)

I was an early adopter of Twitter but deleted my account after a year of Musk. Bluesky has emerged as the most like heir apparent, and it currently (Dec 2024) feels very much like early Twitter. I am on there nearly every day. Currently my favorite social media

Dreamwidth (odanu):

Dreamwidth is a LiveJournal fork and when LiveJournal was ruined by the Russian government, I tried to make a go of it here. It didn’t go well, but I do try to keep up with my reading list there.

Facebook (odanu):

By the time I take down the “under construction” sign here, I will have set my default to friends-only and no longer adding new content. The reason for this is because Facebook does not allow public posts or comments to opt out of being used to train AI. You’re welcome to follow me, but there will be a lot of crickets singing.

Mastodon (odanu):

I use Mastodon for poetry, conversations about science-y stuff, and some personal friendships. the 500 character limit is just too short to be useful, and creating threads is challenging, so major presence is on hold until this is addressed.

Patreon (Jenni’s Space):

Also an early adopter of Patreon, I’ve frankly not done much with the page other than mirror some articles and video. Eventually I plan to offer supportive groups for organizers and helpers via subscription.

TikTok (Jenni’s Space)

Currently my largest social media following (I do miss that 10k followers I had on Twitter). If it survives the legislation that is trying to kill it, it is my favorite short video form. I make a lot of videos here about human rights and mental health, usually uncut and not particularly heavily produced. Update: Post Jan 20, 2025, I am no longer posting on TikTok and have deleted the app. You are welcome to scroll my existing videos so long as the site is up, but I won’t be adding to them.

Tumblr (Jenni’s Space)

If you want to follow my stuff and want to see pretty much everything I do, but in a social media context, Tumblr is probably where to do it these days (unless you want to follow links back from Bluesky). I do a bit of re-sharing of other people’s posts there, but it is primarily a mirror for this site (and previous sites).

Twitch (odanu_)

I keep wanting to use Twitch more (other than watching Critical Role’s* latest campaign on Thursday nights) but I run up against struggling with the video format. I really liked the Kind Words videos and may go back to those. *Yes, I know about Beacon and have a membership. But I like their commercials.

YouTube (Jenni’s Space)

This is where my longer videos live on social media. In addition, I will be busy for months moving old TikTok videos to YouTube if TikTok falls. I may return to the coloring videos I made back in my old work office. Those were fun and I have plenty of markers.

Other Places on the Web:

I’ve made profiles in Medium, LinkedIn and Reddit, but don’t do much with any of them, so you’ll have to find them yourself. I’m also on Discord as odanu (on most servers) but am only active on one public server, Critical Role’s Beacon server (which I highly recommend as a positive place on the internet if you can afford the small fee of a Beacon membership).

Why “odanu”?

Once upon a time, when the internet was new, I tried to give myself a cool user name. After a few false starts, I settled on “odanu”, which is bastardized, very bad Irish Gaelic for “Child of the (Elder) Gods”. Though in some ways I’ve grown out of it, I still use it because:

1. It is only five letters
2. I can usually get it or “odanu1” on almost any social media
3. I still kind of like the meaning even if it is awful, bastardized Irish.

I will keep this page updated as new social media rise and fall. Go forth and follow them all!

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