There’s a new playbook being written right now when it comes to the future of social media. The early-mover advantage is still in effect, and there’s a lot to figure out. Gone are opaque algorithms and the whims of any single company.
The fediverse represents a chance for quality journalism to shine again.
We talked to two leaders at fedi-forward publications — @TheConversationUS's @BostonAbrams, and @404mediaco's @jasonkoebler — about why they’re investing in the open social web, what they’ve learned so far, and their advice for other publishers just getting started.
After almost two years of being here as my main social channel, I’m seeing that #mastodon & the #fediverse platform reward users’ efforts the more we intentionally curate and engage with our timelines
Adding a Fediverse Share Button to my Emacs Nikola Blog
Just to get extra meta, I published this blog post, then shared it to my #Fediverse account by clicking the "Fediverse Share Button" and writing these words you're reading right now.
Next I will grab the article ID of this toot, and rebuild and redeploy, so that when (if?) anyone replies to this toot, their replies will appear in the "Comments" section of my blog!
100% static site, written in Emacs, built and deployed using Nikola.
What I find strange in #ActivityPub and #Fediverse that there is no way to put a note to follow request. Like "I want more posts in language_name in my feed and I liked the cat videos you repost".
It gives cases when someone concerned that they did not understood why someone follows them.
I had such a great chat with @mike on his Dot Social podcast, where we talked about the future of the web and why I'm a web optimist, why everyone should be a blogger, digital ownership, and decentralized social media.
Just had another wow moment while checking https://mapstodon.space's timeline: so much rich and diverse content, in many different languages, with a fresh and spontaneous balance between on-topic and off-topic conversations, and nothing but good vibes all around!
Thanks to everyone for making our little corner of the internet friendlier and more interesting everyday :)
Anyone in the Bay Area happen to have a connection to The Mercury News and/or SF Chronicle's digital media team? Would love to attempt to connect with them and somehow try and convince them to create their own official #Mastodon account. Not a Mastodon instance. Just an account. It'd be nice if they could use the #fediverse to better serve the local Bay Area community.
I still don't understand how fedi instances work between each other, how can instances even block each other?? How can you find an instance that doesn't block others? How hard is it to host your own? So many questions!
Circles in blue reminds me of the beautiful glass made in Murano. Available as wallart, apparel, jigsaw puzzle and accessories (phone & laptop skins, totes, coasters, stickers and more).
At SFO heading back home after a week of meetings and conversations about #Mastodon and #Fediverse community and futures - sincere thanks to @mike and his team for being the best hosts for this visit. #gratitude
To borrow a phrase from a friend, my mind is “fizzing with ideas” and full of positive thoughts about the future of the open social web.
Wie lustig. Bereits seit dem 20.04.2016 werden alle meine Beiträge aus dem #Fediverse zusätzlich auf einem #WordPress gespiegelt. Den ursprünglichen #Friendica Server gibt es heute nicht mehr. Der war irgendwann zu klein und ist auf eine größere Maschine umgezogen.
Die Idee dazu war ganz einfach: Sollte etwas ganz, ganz schreckliches mit dem Server passieren, dann habe ich immer noch eine 1:1 Kopie meiner öffentlichen Beiträge, die ich hier erstellt habe 😎
Randnotiz: Das Blog ist damit älter als #Mastodon 🤪.
Hach ja, nun ist es hoch offiziell, dass Reddit nun deine Daten für OpenAI sammelt. Alternativen diesbezüglich im Fediverse hatte ich schon länger her vorgeschlagen, das ist @LemmyDev und/oder @kbin, die nicht an deine kostenlosen Daten verdienen (profitieren).
»OpenAI darf Reddit-Daten nutzen:
Die beiden Unternehmen wollen eng zusammenarbeiten – und voneinander profitieren.«
Good morning and happy FRIDAY #Fediverse. We’ve made through another week.
Let’s take a moment for our #KoffeeWithKyle chat and see what we all have planned for today.
I’m currently at my neurologist appt. After that I have the usual work thing. Already have a couple of support issues from yesterday from when I was out. The later today just some school work and chillin. Not sure about the weekend yet.
Pixelfed - Wie Mastodon, aber mit schönen Fotos - GNU/Linux.ch
Wer keine Lust auf Instagram hat, weil es dem Meta-Konzern gehört, sollte sich mal Pixelfed anschauen. Denn Pixelfed ist Teil des Fediverse – so wie Mastodon. Nur dass sich bei Pixelfed alles um schöne Fotos dreht.
Was ist das Fediverse?
Wer neu bei Mastodon ist, wird die Belehrung schon bekommen haben: Mastodon ist keine Plattform, sondern nur einer der Dienste, mit denen man am „Fediverse“ teilnehmen kann. Das Fediverse besteht aus einer ganzen Reihe Dienste, die alle das gleiche Protokoll benutzen – also kompatibel untereinander sind.
Was ist Pixelfed?
Pixelfed ist ein Dienst, bei dem Fotos im Mittelpunkt stehen. Während man bei Mastodon mit dem Text anfängt und gelegentlich ein Foto anhängt, fängt ein Post bei Pixelfed damit an, dass man ein Foto hochlädt und man dann vielleicht noch etwas dazu schreibt.