I published my slides from @FediCon along with lots of links to the ATProto apps I mentioned. [bmannconsulting.com/notes/beyond...](
Boris Mann
Beyond Microblogging: AT Protocol for Building Unique Social Apps
I gave this presentation at [[Fedicon]] 2025 in Vancouver.My goal was not to do a protocol deep dive, but rather showcase all of the beyond microbl...
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I'm giving a talk at [FediCon](
FediCon β€” Fediverse Conference
2 day Fediverse Conference on August 1st and 2nd, 2025
 ) in Vancouver tomorrow. You can [RSVP on Smoke Signal](
Smoke Signal
Beyond Microblogging: AT Protocol for Building Unique Social Apps, presentation at FediCon
I'm giving a talk at FediCon https://fedicon.ca called Beyond Microblogging: AT Protocol for Building Unique Social Apps
 ). Yes, I am staging a post so I can put it in my talk! It's called Beyond Microblogging and I'm going to mostly talk about the joy of the ATmosphere.
Everybody woke up today, stretched, and just said "OK, I will release an ATProto thing"!!!! What an amazing network to be part of! (sorry to non-geeks being annoyed by my reposts!)
Protocols for Publishers is hosting two days of discussions in NYC in late August. On Aug 20th, join us for an evening showcase of discussion across ATProto, MCP, Web Applets, Web Payments -- exploring protocols for a sustainable agentic web, and futures that aren't disintermediated by platforms [Protocols for Publishers Showc...](
Protocols for Publishers Showcase Β· Luma
Protocols for Publishers is an event and workshop series that brings together publishers, developers, and researchers to explore open protocols for...
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Hosting the next #IndieSkyWG this Thursday, focused on PDS Hosting. There are ~2000 independent PDS right now [blue.mackuba.eu/directory/pd...](
Bluesky handle directory – PDSes
Table of known independent PDSes with user counts
 ) But! They basically just host small numbers of accounts. Also, other than self hosting flex, why run a PDS? RE:
Bluesky Social
AT Protocol Community (@atprotocol.dev)
The next #IndieSkyWG is this Thursday 9am PST / 12pm EST / 1800 CEST, and we'll go deep into PDS Hosting What does it mean to host user accounts a...
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We got a generous donation to work on #IndieSkyWG & give out some grants. I’m hoping to work out some other grants & contracts to pay myself, that align with growing the #ATProto ecosystem. RE:
Bluesky Social
AT Protocol Community (@atprotocol.dev)
Big news this morning: @freeourfeeds.com is donating $50K to the #ATCommunityFund to support work on #IndieSky - supporting the working group, R&D,...
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Dear Instagram clones on #atproto: An adoption / growth strategy could be to run imports of Instagram exports. LMK when I can pay you for this feature. Open source scripts I can run myself also gladly accepted πŸ˜„
Ok so continuing with Taildrive, I’ve mounted my PDS folder on iOS… …and all the blocks are properly detected as images! https://morel.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:2cxgdrgtsmrbqnjkwyplmp43&cid=bafkreic6qeba3rkyhbx6pwv3hpvl7lnqvkkhsq4cogxzvhwwlvpwn6bt4i https://morel.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:2cxgdrgtsmrbqnjkwyplmp43&cid=bafkreihbr3xe2gji7v3si7j64befpqkf7xtzxihlqqp6hfk7dcowutmz6m
The main [Ouranos](
Ouranos
Your friendly Bluesky client for the web
 ) build now supports third-party data types (called Lexicons in #atproto) -- Frontpage links, LinkAt linktree-like pages, and WhtWnd blogs. [@smokesignal.events](
Bluesky Social
Smoke Signal (@smokesignal.events)
Find events, make connections, and create community https://smokesignal.events/
 ) is on deck after some Lexicon fixes. Just the beginning of seeing what apps can evolve here. RE:
Bluesky Social
Pouria (@pouriade.com)
If you visit a profile on Ouranos, you'll see a new "Atmosphere" tab. This is part of an ongoing process of supporting ATProto apps. So far I've ad...
I feel like some people are asking, β€œhow do I build something with 13M accounts” With a protocol approach, you get to start with 13M accounts that are compatible with your new thing. Making something people want to use & figuring out how to fund your time & infrastructure costs is hard as ever.