Ideas to build a federated StackExchange alternative (ioc.exchange)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/15471632...
This noob is testing the interconnectivity of the Fediverse. (mastodon.social)
This noob is testing the interconnectivity of the #Fediverse, with the AP (Mastodon, etc.) and AT (Bluesky) Protocol protocols, and also starting to test #Nostr this week....
The Trouble with Forking Mastodon (wedistribute.org)
A lot of people have talked about the possibility of forking Mastodon to get the many improvements their communities need. Making such an effort successful is another discussion entirely.
Reddy (for Lemmy) is out! You can install it from Flathub now (flathub.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/15079433...
Would Lemmy Benefit from Implementing Polls? (slrpnk.net)
A popular way of dealing with discussions, and familiar to most people, I assume. As far as I see it, adding a poll system to Lemmy is a good way to enhance user engagement. I’m not really aware if this has been a topic before or not, tried looking it up but didn’t see much juice on the topic, so thought I’d spark it up....
The Fediverse has a DDoS problem (aumetra.xyz)
I was recommended to share this article I wrote a few days ago on here, too; so here we are!...
Please Don’t Share Our Links on Mastodon: Here’s Why! | itsfoss.com (mastodon.social)
New piefed feature , anyone can subscribe to any post or comment (piefed is a reddit and lemmy alternative) (codeberg.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/15109471...
How to Stream to PeerTube or Owncast with OBS Studio (wedistribute.org)
The Fediverse has, not one, but two different streaming platforms readily available to people. They both work a bit differently…but, both of them work great with OBS Studio. We dive in to how to set each up.
An update regarding the future of m/AskKbin (where we are headed towards) - AskKbin - kbin.social (kbin.social)
Hello everyone, check out my announcement post linked above and if you don’t know who I am, check out my past post to learn more about me and It would mean a lot of you show your support for my future iniatives inside the fediverse!...
@pixelfed: Loops is a new platform for sharing short videos, and it's open source + federated Using #ActivityPub (mastodon.social)
Mastodon Incorporates as a Non-Profit in the US (wedistribute.org)
As a project, Mastodon has operated under the umbrella of Mastodon GmbH, a German company that benefited from non-profit status with the German government. Despite all indications that they were doing everything right, Mastodon GmbH recently had its non-profit status revoked, resulting in the team to seek an alternative....
GoToSocial is a new ActivityPub social network server for the Fediverse (github.com)
cross-posted from: beehaw.org/post/13437780...
It's time for a hard fork of Mastodon (DRAFT, REVISION IN PROGRESS) (privacy.thenexus.today)
Mastodon forms new U.S. non-profit (blog.joinmastodon.org)
The Slow Fedi Movement: Toward a Green, Independent, and Equitable Fediverse (thedabbler.patatas.ca)
The Fediverse - especially the microblogging side of it - has deep issues when it comes to environmental sustainability....
Bluesky backs a project that would let Mastodon apps, like Ivory, work with its network (techcrunch.com)
Interview with Matthias Pfefferle, Author of the WordPress-ActivityPub plugin (wedistribute.org)
We sat down with Matthias Pfefferle to talk about his journey in developing an ActivityPub integration for WordPress, along with the challenges of implementing a protocol for a platform that everybody customizes in a wide variety of ways....
Fedify: ActivityPub server framework (fedify.dev)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/14845042...
One Login: Towards a Single Fediverse Identity on ActivityPub (thenewstack.io)
In response to Bray’s toot, Evan Prodromou — one of the creators of ActivityPub, who is currently writing an O’Reilly book about the protocol — noted that this “is also the argument for using the ActivityPub API.” He described the API as “an open, extensible API that can handle any kind of activity type — not...
As TikTok ban threatens stability in social media ecosystem, some brands settle into the fediverse (digiday.com)
The possibility of a TikTok ban is inching closer to becoming a reality at this point. On Tuesday, the Senate passed the bill that would bar the social media platform from operating in the U.S. unless ByteDance, its Chinese parent company, sells its stake....
ActivityPods: Federated Solid Pods (wedistribute.org)
ActivityPods is a wild project that’s bringing the architecture and data capabilities of Tim Berners-Lee’s Solid Protocol to the Fediverse. We dig in to what it is, how it works, and what’s currently possible with the framework.
Substack Competitor Ghost Announces ActivityPub Integration (wedistribute.org)
Ghost is a huge publishing platform, and a sizeable rival to Substack. By adopting ActivityPub, they are opening up to an entirely new audience, and harnessing the power of the Fediverse.
Last Week in Fediverse – ep 65 (fediversereport.com)
This weeks news:...
Emissary is Whatever You Want It To Be (wedistribute.org)
Emissary is a revolutionary next-gen Web platform that lets you tinker with every little bit of it. It works with the Fediverse, is built on IndieWeb principles, and looks incredible.
