Hey #Musicians, between Christmas and New Years, I've been pretty quiet about #Bandwagon. But I have a bunch of huge news that I'm super excited to finally share with you. Here's the full news release. I'll put highlights in a reply

Bandwagon.fm - January 2025

So, 2025 is going to be a huge leap forward for the #Fediverse in general, and #Bandwagon specifically. I've finally made enough progress on the search engine that it's finally worthy of sharing a screenshot. There's TONS more to do, but I'm so excited about getting this into your hands in January that I couldn't wait to share this now.

Hey all.. What's the best way to fund a service like #Bandwagon? I strongly believe that the #Fediverse needs a sustainable funding model to be competitive with BlueSky, Xitter, and Facebook. More than just donations and mutual aid, people should be able to make careers on the Fediverse. I'm reevaluating how I'll pay for bandwagon.fm in the long term. And I want to make something that's still "free forever" Do you think there's a place for the #Freemium Fediverse?

I'm working to build an ethical home for #Musicians that doesn't siphon their work into the #AI torment nexus. Today, I've installed a new firewall on #Bandwagon called "Silicon Dome" that blocks every known AI and malicious bot. With regular monitoring and updates, Silicon Dome will actively protect human creativity from the rampant AIs already out in the wild. I think it's a win for humanity.