dansup 11 months ago

Really looking forward to establishing the Pixelfed Foundation. We have a lot of assets in the form of domains, projects and public services. While it's been an honor stewarding them, we do need a long term home for them to ensure they don't fall into the wrong hands, and can continue to thrive with more input from the community. #pixelfed #pixelfedFoundation

dansup 11 months ago

Looks like Pixelfed.social has briefly overtaken Mastodon.social to be the most active server in the fediverse! Looks like m.s has reset their MAU counter, so this is only temporary, but such a cool milestone for the fediverse! Being #1 doesn't matter though, its cool, but the real important thing to remember is compatibility. ActivityPub allows you to interact with anyone across the network! #activityPub

dansup 11 months ago

we don't have plans for microblogging, mastodon, pleroma, gotosocial and others handle that amazingly well. we're focusing on photos, videos, groups, chats and stories. (maybe more) one might say, how can one dan do so much? Check the tea, I've been working on this for 7 years, none of these projects, domains or code is new. I guess these pixels are finally blooming. 🌱

dansup 11 months ago

sup is like Facebook Messenger, but for the fediverse. Connect all of your fediverse accounts on one app, and connect with people on other platforms or protocols, like IRC. It's also going to be fully open source, and modular with a simple plugin system to add support for other fediverse platforms and more. A universal, open, federated messenger. Built by @Pixelfed ✨ #sup

dansup 11 months ago

sup is wild. a few highlights: - modular, any protocol can be support - k-anonymity contact discovery - login with mastodon/pixelfed/pleroma - group chats - audio/video calls - public channels - invite auto-follows - fully open source And funded by awesome people like you! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pixelfed/pixelfed-foundation-2024-real-ethical-social-networks?ref=1hx75e

dansup 11 months ago

sup + testflight you ready?

dansup 11 months ago

It's kinda wild how easily you can reproduce the TikTok For You algo, you just need enough data. This leads to a paradox where larger servers have an advantage, and encourages even more centralization. Advice needed, this about Loops btw. Loops could easily become the largest fedi server just based on some internal projections, and I'm scared that this will make us even more of a liability for a takeover/acquisition I'm looking into p2p + distributed algos, we can get this right, I need help

dansup 11 months ago

How @Eugen Rochko lead Mastodon through it's rapid growth phase with great success, built a team and then stepped back after growing the team is a huge inspiration to me. Despite all the criticism he got, he ended up being the very example of how to do it right. We stan. He is my hero, and I hope to do the same!

dansup 11 months ago

Once Pixelfed and Loops become mainstream, with a solid team, I can step back. Social media is important, and I'm building a solid foundation, but long term, the community deserves to have more control over the project. The non-profit organization I'm building is a testament to that. I never wanted to be a BDFL, I just like building things. I can't wait to have time to explore my other hobbies. That being said, I'm not going anywhere yet, let's reach 10M users and then talk. #peoplePowered