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The future of social media at Goucher

Gopherdon is an unofficial decentralized instance of Mastodon dedicated to the Goucher community that aims to provide a better, community-driven experience that is student-led, student-run.

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Imagine a future where the Goucher community works with each other to foster relationships through a social network that focuses on the community rather than your data.

Imagine a social network that respects your privacy and your data rather than selling it to other advertisers.

Imagine connecting with the Goucher community in a more intimate way.

Imagine a network owned and maintained by Goucher rather than a shady third-party company.


Now you don't need to imagine, because the solution is here: Gopherdon.

What is Gopherdon?

Gopherdon app
The Gopherdon app, designed from Hyperspace

Gopherdon is a decentralized social network built off of Mastodon that's dedicated to the Goucher community. Gopherdon is currently student-led, student-run, and we hope to keep it that way. It currently has all of the primary features of a given network and continues to grow as Mastodon does:

Gopherdon also comes with its own official apps available on the web, desktop, and iOS/Android (soon). And, because Gopherdon is Mastodon-based, it works with any existing app for Mastodon and the fediverse, including Toot!, Mast, Hyperspace, Halcyon, and Pinafore.

Why choose Gopherdon?

See also: `Gophers and Elephants: A Mastodon-supported Goucher Community?

`Gophers and Elephants: A Mastodon-supported Goucher Community?

This article from The Quindecim, written by one of Gopherdon's developers, discusses the importance of decentralization and how Goucher can benefit from using Mastodon.

Meet the team

@marquiskurt
Marquis Kurt

Founder/Developer

@nosot001
Nodar Sotkilava

Moderator/Developer

@lab14850
Linus Berggren

Moderator

@alistairwatson
Alistair Watson

Moderator

@eiavn001
Eitan Avni-Heller

Moderator

@hastew
Hal Stewart

Developer

@bio
Ben Rock

Private Beta Tester

@rotur002
Rory Turner

Supporter

Special thanks to these amazing people:

We appreciate your support in creating a better social network for Goucher!