I logged in to Threads to poke around, but don’t plan to use it for much beyond that. I’ll wait until ActivityPub support is added and then I’ll interact with Threads users from my Mastodon account.
➝ Source: wired.com
I logged in to Threads to poke around, but don’t plan to use it for much beyond that. I’ll wait until ActivityPub support is added and then I’ll interact with Threads users from my Mastodon account.
➝ Source: wired.com
Sarah Perez, reporting for TechCrunch:
WordPress.com sites now have an easier way to integrate with the Fediverse, including Mastodon. Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, Tumblr and other web publishing tools, is the new owner of the ActivityPub for WordPress plugin and has also recruited its developer to come work for the company, according to Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg.
I’m pretty happy about this news.
➝ Source: techcrunch.com
Alex Gleason:
Nostr solves my most basic frustration with ActivityPub, which is that some of my followers on different servers can’t see me because their admin said so. I’m tired of it.
We’ve been investing in the ActivityPub ecosystem for years. Nostr is a better protocol, but it lacks the years of work that went into making the Fediverse usable. However, things are moving fast. This is partly because of the protocol, which is easy to implement and gives clients a lot of control. It seems like only a matter of time until it overtakes the Fediverse, and I’d rather be a part of it than get left behind.
So the first thing I’ve decided to do is build a bridge. This bridge connects ActivityPub and Nostr together, so we can communicate across the pond. Everyone wins.
I created a Nostr account through Damus when I first saw it gain some traction, but haven’t explored it much beyond that. The beauty of open protocols, though, is that bridges like this are made possible.
➝ Source: soapbox.pub
Mastoot continues to be my favorite Mastodon client, by far. It’s received steady updates since launch and the developer is quick to implement newly suggested features.
The latest two update, as of this writing, introduce an unread counter for the timeline, a black icon option, a return of the trumpet icon that I’ve grown fond of, and timeline syncing. This is massive. I can actually check Mastodon from my iPad and iPhone now.
➝ Source: mastoot.app
A neat search engine for hashtags on the Fediverse. It uses a handful of the larger Mastodon instances as sources, but you can find posts from instances that they federate with as well.
➝ Source: masthash.labnotes.org
They setup their own instance, using a subdomain of their main site, just for official brand and staff accounts. This is how companies should be joining the Fediverse.
➝ Source: blog.archive.org
