oh hey there buddy!

#mastodon #fediverse #Plushtodon

404 Media's @jasonkoebler and ProPublica's @ben are discussing how the #fediverse helps #publishers in the latest episode of @mike's #DotSocial podcast. Highly recommended.

This struck me particularly:

Ben is making the case that the Fediverse is the means by which publishers can re-take the initiative with technology instead of simply having to live with whatever the platforms decide. That is powerful stuff!

https://about.flipboard.com/fediverse/jason-koebler-and-ben-werdmuller/

How Decentralization Benefits Publishers, with 404 Media’s Jason Koebler and ProPublica’s Ben Werdmuller

Savvy journalists at forward-thinking newsrooms are working to build direct connections with their audiences. The fediverse helps with that.

^{Mia Quagliarello (About Flipboard)}

The official Mastodon app (and most other Fediverse apps) do not collect any data about you.

When you sign up on a Fediverse server, it asks for the minimum amount of information (an email address and a password) and none of this info goes to the app or app makers.

This is in stark contrast to other social networks which seem to collect lots of personal info. See the attached image for a comparison of the privacy policies of various official social network apps.

#Privacy #FediTips #Fediverse

Big congratulations to @jay.bsky.team and the whole @bsky.app team 🎉

With over half a million new users in the last day, Bluesky is demonstrating the power of open social networking and micro-blogging.

Thanks to @snarfed.org you can join in and post to Bluesky by following @bsky.brid.gy

We love to see new social grow, hopefully more to come!

#Bluesky #SocialWeb #Fediverse #Mastodon #SocialMedia Technology #News #Fedi

[strong]Frage: Warum braucht Friendica so viel länger einen Account über den Slug als über die Account URL zu suchen?[/strong]

Wenn ich in Friendica einen Fediverse Account z. B. über https://det.social/@Gennex suche ist er fast sofort da. Suche ich ihn aber über den Slug @gennex@det.social dann dauert es bisweilen ewig oder er findet gar nichts, selbst dann wenn der Account in meinen Kontakten ist. Wenn das mit der Suche nach dem Slug so schwierig ist, wäre es doch einfacher ihn vor der Suche intern in die entsprechende URL umzuwandeln damit es flott geht. Oder?

#Friendica #Suche #Fediverse #Accounts #Geschwindigkeit #2024-10-05 !Friendica Support

I'm convinced that the Fediverse is the future of the social web. The Social Web Foundation is a key step towards supporting its growth, and I could not be more excited. https://werd.io/2024/unlocking-the-fediverse-the-social-web-foundation-is-shaping-the

#fediverse #socialwebfoundation

Unlocking the Fediverse: The Social Web Foundation is Shaping the Next Era of the Web

The Fediverse is the future of the social web

^{Ben Werdmuller (Werd I/O)}

We almost reached the halfway point of the #FediJam, our month-long #GameJam for users of the #Fediverse. So we figured this might be a good moment to remind everybody that you can submit your game early – even if it's not yet finished.

1) Create a new public (!) project on itch
2) Go to https://itch.io/jam/fedi-jam and click "Submit your project"
3) Fill out the questionnaire (you can edit your answers later)

Note: Your submission won't become publicly visible before October!

FediJam

A game jam from 2024-08-31 to 2024-10-07 hosted by njamster & vacuumbeef. The FediJam is a month-long game jam for users of the Fediverse . Make a game (analog or digital, no tool restrictions¹) in as little or as much time...

^itch.io

We talk a lot about the federation of Threads but it is incredible what @Flipboard has managed to do. A #fediverse app is literally an Editor’s Choice in the App Store because of the work they are doing.

Did you expect to see a fedi client sitting between Disney+ and Audible two years ago?

Na denn, @Gargron, viel Spass mit den Jüngern von
Olavo de #Carvalho dem so genannten "Guru" von #Bolsonaro .. .

Die hatten bereits Anfang/Mitte des letzten Jahrzehntes aus dem Nichts einen #diaspora* Server mit 25k Nutzern (theRealTalk.org) aufgezogen bevor sie dann urplötzlich die Wahlen gewannen.

Das wird bestimmt ein Riesenerfolg für #mastodon und das #fediVerse in dieser Runde ..
😮

#justSayin #Politik #twitterMigration #Brasilien #Journalismus #journalism

In the last 2 days, 81 people have joined the #FediJam on @itchiogames, a month-long #GameJam for #Fediverse users, taking place this September. 😮

https://itch.io/jam/fedi-jam

Can we break 100 before the jam starts?! Join NOW!

#GameDev #GameDesign #FOSS #OpenSource #Mastodon #ActivityPub #FediJam

FediJam

A game jam from 2024-08-31 to 2024-10-07 hosted by njamster & vacuumbeef. The FediJam is a month-long game jam for users of the Fediverse . Make a game (analog or digital, no tool restrictions¹) in as little or as much time...

^itch.io

It's happening! My book about Mastodon and the fediverse is now entering the production phase!

My editor at Oxford is asking what sort of cover image I would like. Any suggestions? Boosts appreciated!

More about the book here:

https://fossacademic.tech/2024/02/11/Move-Slowy-Preview.html

#fediverse #mastodon #bookstodon

The Newsmast app is open to all Mastodon accounts!

Login to Newsmast using your Mastodon account to get access to:
- 60+ hand-built topical communities
- Our Amplifier
- Built-in federation control
- Your servers home & following feeds
- Long posts
- Automatic hashtags
- Drafts
- Post scheduling

Download the Newsmast app today or visit on desktop: https://www.newsmastfoundation.org/download-the-app/

#mastodon #fediverse #technology

New: Last Week in #Fediverse - ep 79

This week's news:
- @mmasnick joins Bluesky's Board of Directors
- @bonfire shows some more information on Mosaic, another project of Bonfire, and puts out bounties for developers to help get to a 1.0 release
- A platform for football fans with CollabFC
- 3d printing platform @manyfold has added early #activitypub support

Read at: https://fediversereport.com/last-week-in-fediverse-ep-79/

Last Week in Fediverse – ep 79

Mike Masnick joins the Bluesky Board, new ideas on microblogging focused on specific topics, and more.

^{fediversereport.com}

These sound like nice improvements.

It would also be nice to not be forced by Nextcloud onto a centralized, proprietary, monopoly surveillance platform to see them.

Peertube is a thing. So is Pixelfed. Heck, even on Mastodon, short videos are a thing.

#Nextcloud #YouTube #Peertube #FOSS #Decentralization #Fediverse #Pixelfed #Mastodon

The total fediverse MAU on https://fedidb.org does not include Misskey (which would give a noticeable boost)

@syuilo please consider adding MAU to Misskey!

https://github.com/misskey-dev/misskey/issues/10852#issuecomment-2274932577

#fediverse #fediDB #fediverseMAU

FediDB, Fediverse Network Statistics

FediDB is a cutting-edge service providing detailed statistics and insights into the Fediverse network.

^fedidb.org

[strong]Frage | Friendica: Warum braucht das so lange ein Profil zu öffnen?[/strong]

Wenn ich versuche direkt über einen Profillink ein Profil zu öffnen dauert das ewig:

Wenn ich eine Erwähnung wie z. B. in dem Fall @Nike Leonhard anklicke geht es recht flott, aber eben nur weil das Profil nicht inlay, sondern direkt auf dem betreffenden Server geöffnet wird.

Und wenn ich dann auf die Idee komme die URL dieses Profils, hier z. B. https://literatur.social/@Nike_Leonhard in die Suche einzugeben, habe ich das Profil innerhalb von zwei, drei Sekunden inlay vor mir.

Suche ich btw. direkt nach dem Profil, kann es sein das es gar nicht gefunden wird.

Woher kommt da der doch riesige zeitliche Unterschied?

#Frage #Friendica #Profile #Fediverse #2024-07-14 !Friendica Support

✨ CANVAS 2024 IS LIVE

https://canvas.fediverse.events

Place pixels in a collaborative pixel canvas for the next 72 hours!

Matrix: #canvas:aftermath.gg (also in profile)
Discord: https://discord.gg/mEUqXZw8kR

#canvas #canvas2024 #fediverse #games #fedigames #fedievents

i did a thingy

#fedi #fediverse

@Flipboard Added a comment about it: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/pull/30398#issuecomment-2204184781

It’s sad to not see more cooperation between #Mastodon / #Fediverse and #IndieWeb

The latter is focused on social semantics for the web and the former for social semantics for ActivityPub – when the two overlap they should coordinate – and articles are very much web pages and something the #IndieWeb knows best practices around

Add support for `fediverse:creator` OpenGraph tag by Gargron · Pull Request #30398 · mastodon/mastodon

A new OpenGraph tag to highlight article writers and website creators on Mastodon. Putting on a web page will allow Mastodon to link dir...

^GitHub

I wish #Mastodon supported the kinds of "starter packs" just launched by #Bluesky. They're a great way to invite people to join a new platform and quickly find people and organizations that meet their interests.
https://bsky.social/about/blog/06-26-2024-starter-packs

I'm committed to Mastodon, but I'm on Bluesky to explore and experiment. While I like these starter packs, I won't be using them. I want to invite new people (working on my topics) to join Mastodon, not Bluesky.

#Fediverse

We think this can shake up social media 🕺

Our new Amplifier lets you curate your timeline as you scroll with the flick of a switch and personalise your social web.

By simplifying your feed, you can catch up on conversations that matter to you. Just turn on the Amplifier in your Newsmast settings!

Now on the Newsmast app, update or download on the App & Play Stores then login with your Mastodon account.

#fediverse #fedidev #tech #fediadmin #mastodon

This is such as cool video that explains that Mastodon is not just a Twitter Replacement. Gonna try and show this to people that haven't got into Mastodon before.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H-P7LhFy2A

#Mastodon #Fediverse #ExplainerVideo

Mastodon Is More Than A Twitter Replacement

There is a lot more to Mastodon than “New Twitter”, it’s actually the arrival of a whole new internet.Extra Content: https://www.patreon.com/PaigeSaundersMas...

^YouTube

Should #Shadertoy have #ActivityPub / #Fediverse support? 🤔

https://www.shadertoy.com

I have an account there, containing a dodgy old raytracing experiment. But I like looking at other people's stuff.

The site already has profiles, posts, likes, follow mechanics.

It's fun to think about how one would federate Shadertoy posts. HTML iframe with a fallback animated GIF somehow?

The site lets high-tier Patreon supporters make feature suggestions. Any Shadertoy enthusiasts interested in asking?

Next week, @devs is putting on a keynote event featuring a fantastic lineup of announcements and community celebrations. Please join us for the live stream — we promise you have *never* seen a tech keynote like this one, and we have some exciting news we think our friends here on the #Fediverse are really going to like 😁

Set a reminder to watch on https://youtube.com/live/pgNjS1_kOW8?si=_UasGgAv4nkOZsdE

Fastly Special Event

At 4pm EDT on June 13, Fastly is hosting its first-ever Special Event, and you can join us here for it, LIVE. See a whole slate of exciting new launches, hea...

^YouTube

It’s weird when two things pop up around the same time, looking the same. Even more weird when one is a crypto start-up with a billion dollar valuation. And the other an under-funded non-profit in the Fediverse.

That’s the story of an unlikely couple: #Farcaster and #Newsmast.

Both built around channels, or communities. The success of Farcaster shows the potential in the #Fediverse.

https://www.blog-pat.ch/an-unlikely-couple/

#SocialMedia

An unlikely couple

Farcaster, meet Newsmast. It’s weird when two things pop up around the same time, looking the same. Like Hollywood releasing two versions of the same story, in the same year.

^{Michael Foster (Patchwork Blog)}

Pixelfed Groups + Lemmy + Kbin + Smithereen

We're implementing federation support in Groups before we ship this huge feature!

#groups #fediverse #soon

Happy World Turtle Day!

ARTWORK - https://peggy-collins.pixels.com/featured/sea-turtle-peggy-collins.html

#worldturtleday #turtles #turtle #ocean #sea #seaturtle #animals #animal #art #arte #ayearforart #buyintoart #kunst #wallartforsale #wallart #artprints #artforsale #fineart #decor #gifts #giftideas #interiordesign #homedecor #contemporaryart #modernart #creativetoots #artbooster #fediverse #fedigiftshop #mastodonart #mastoart

Great to meet @Gargron, @andypiper and many other #Fediverse and #Mastodon enthusiasts in SF.

Thanks to @mike and @Flipboard for holding the social event!

"In 2024, for the first time, it finally feels like we have a critical mass of people and platforms who are interested in rewilding the internet to bring back what we lost, and create something new. ... There's a palpable feeling that this just might be the year of the open web."

is this feeling... hope? https://activitypub.ghost.org/day-0/

#ActivityPub #Ghost #fediverse #OpenWeb

I hesitate to share this for fear of generating a mini #ddos on their site, but i had no idea the #fediverse generated so much traffic due to its inherent nature. Sounds like issue is on the roadmap to getting fixed, but good that folks are sounding off about it.

(sorry for the ddos hug @itsfoss 😀 )

https://news.itsfoss.com/mastodon-link-problem/

Please Don’t Share Our Links on Mastodon: Here’s Why!

We need to talk about this problem. Should Mastodon step up?

^{Ankush Das (It's FOSS News)}

Oh, the Founder of Mastodon takes the final and last Step to get more Profit out of it by babbling about something with creating a Non-Profit organization in the US because of their Taxes...🙄

Just my humble opinion on the matter at hand. 😉

#Mastodon #Fediverse #US #Taxes #Money #Profit #NonProfit
@Gargron @roblen