Most people in tech and outside tech have heard that Twitter is turning in a trash fire so big it can seen from space. Some have heard about alternatives, like Mastodon, or maybe that's Mamouthodon, they are not sure. Lots of people are unclear on what it is, and may even had community members asking whether the project has a presence on "the fediverse". In less than 15 minutes, this talk will explain the various concepts so you can answer those requests such as why you have to choose a server like in the prehistoric ages of the 2000s. It will also show the existing options from 3rd party hosting to self hosting, and what kind of setup you can have, and what existing integrations already exists.