Hiya friends - so you know how there are whimsical names for groups of animals, such as:
* A murder of crows
* A parliament of owls
* A flamboyance of flamingos
Well I just learned that the only term for a group of Mastodons is a "herd." Which is fine, but I bet we can do better... 👀 suggestions in the comments, please!
We're excited to share the results from Mastodon's first #DiscoveryWeek!
In case you missed it, earlier this year our Head of Design @imanijoy arranged a week of workshops and surveys to get to know you, learn about your needs and wants, and discover how you're using (and want to use) Mastodon.
This week was tremendously helpful for us, and we're grateful to everyone who participated.
Here's what we learned:
blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/08/…
#Mastodon #Fediverse #SocialWeb #OpenSocial
Reflections and outcomes from the 5-day rapid research event we held in MayMastodon Blog
The @EUCommission just released a statement positioning open source as central to #Europe’s #TechSovereignty.
We couldn’t agree more. #OpenSource is critical to a robust and independent society.
Here’s our full statement: blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/06/…
#Mastodon #Fediverse #SocialWeb #OpenWeb #DigitalSovereignty
Mastodon's thoughts on the EU's newly released tech and open source strategyMastodon Blog
The third in our blog post series is by @haubles - sharing our work and ideas around how to grow and nurture the community, for everyone. #Mastodon #Fediverse #SocialWeb
blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/02/…
How we're thinking about supporting the communities that rely on Mastodon every day.Mastodon Blog
Recently there has been a lot of discourse about ActivityPub and AT Protocol which has been quite dividing and heated.
Yesterday at the Social Web CG meeting (the group that maintains the ActivityPub and related specifications), I proposed releasing a statement that counters the narrative that one of these protocols must win, when both protocols can co-exist and have a lot to learn from each other.
The statement has been co-signed by various members of both Social Web CG, SocialCG, and the AT Protocol community.
“We do not win by tearing each other down, which only emboldens and empowers those who do not want either protocol to succeed.”
“Arguing between us only emboldens those that seek to derail and destroy efforts to build an open social web.”
You can read the full statement here:
writings.thisismissem.social/s…
This was originally in the swicg/general repository, and you can learn about that here:
github.com/swicg/general/blob/…
#activitypub #atprotocol #atproto #SocialWeb
Foreword This statement was originally published on the swicg/general repository after I had been granted approval to merge.Emelia Smith (Writings of Emelia)
@evan
any chance of getting #DemocracyNow on the fedi? at least an account but maybe a #mastodon server for staff or a #peertube or #owncast site for video...
the great promise of the #SocialWeb imo is that we can address the Chomsky concerns re attention. that the people not money can finally determine what info, ideas and art go viral. seems perfectly in line with the DN mission.
@mondoweiss is blazing the trail for establishing true indy media for the dissident left here.
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
Excellent video by @Techaltar about the #SocialWeb. You can basically send this to anyone who wants to learn what makes Mastodon unique compared to other social media platforms and what it is that we're doing here 🙂
youtube.com/watch?v=R3ptZ1W-FR…
Get Nebula with a 40% discount using my link (sponsored): https://go.nebula.tv/techaltarInterview - Eugen Rochko (Mastodon CEO): https://nebula.tv/videos/tec...YouTube
