New: Last Week in #fediverse - ep 93 This week's news - With Bluesky the main topic of conversations, people are experimenting with Starter Packs on the fediverse as well - @npub15k9g...k2rv can now turn any RSS feed into a paywalled #activitypub newsfeed - Pixelfed will not pursue an #atproto integration following negative feedback from the community Read at:
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Last Week in Fediverse – ep 93
Even on the fediverse is Bluesky currently the main topic of conversation, and some other smaller news as well.
#Bluesky is building a decentralised network. But how does decentralisation contribute to a better distribution of power? I wrote about the difference between decentralisation as a technology and as a way to build better social structures. Read at:
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Bluesky, decentralisation, and the distribution of power
Bluesky is building a decentralised social network. But how does decentralisation lead to a better distribution of power?
Last Week in the ATmosphere This week's news for Bluesky and ATProto - 15 million accounts and over 7M MAU for Bluesky - Massive increase in the use of Starter Packs - PinkSea is a new platform on atproto for all your drawing needs
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Last Week in the ATmosphere – 2411.b
15 million accounts, 7m MAU, an explosion of Starter Packs, and a ton of new tools.
Last Week in #Fediverse - ep 92 This week's news: - New updates on @npub1wa2m...zalq and more information about further plans for their For You Algorithm - @Flipboard is taking over the automated accounts on press.coop - An ActivityPub bot+server that consists of only 2 simple files Read at:
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Last Week in Fediverse – ep 92
Simple bots, updates to Loops, and Flipboard takes over some automated RSS accounts.
New: Last Week in the ATmosphere This week's news: - visualise statistics about your account with multiple new tools - Bridgy Fed (software to connect multiple protocols) discusses governance - Further integration of the ATmosphere ecosystem with 3p clients
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Last Week in the ATmosphere – 24.11.a
Visualise statistics about your account with multiple new tools, Bridgy Fed discusses governance, and further integration of the ATmosphere ecosyst...
New: Last Week in #Fediverse - ep 91 This week's news: - @npub1wa2m...zalq has launched and is now available for everyone! - @npub1568w...d5ss will shut down early next year - Bridgy Fed talks about potential governance directions Read at:
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Last Week in Fediverse – ep 91
Loops has finally launched, Radio Free Fedi will shut down, and governance for Bridgy Fed.
New: A Conceptual Model of ATProto and ActivityPub You might want to know a little bit more about how #Bluesky and #atproto works, without needing to know all the technical details. This is a high level overview of how to think about how atproto works, and how it differs from #ActivityPub. It is also a reflection on the concepts of decentralisation and federation, and what they bring to both the #fediverse and the #atmosphere Read at:
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A conceptual model of ATProto and ActivityPub
If you were to design an open social networking protocol, what would that look like? Which metaphors and comparisons would you use to get a general...
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Bluesky recently raised $15M in a series A, led by crypto-based venture capital fund. The news caused people to talk about Bluesky and enshittification. But is enshittification the right framework to understand the dynamics that are at play?
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On Bluesky and enshittification
Bluesky has announced a $15M series A raise by a crypto venture capital fund, leading many people to talk about 'enshittification'. But i...
New: Last Week in #Fediverse - ep 90 This week's news - The Fediverse Schema Observatory is a new tool to help interoperability - the botsin.space server will shut down - Add monetisation to federated WordPress blogs with @npub15k9g...k2rv - You can now set custom handles on fediverse accounts that are bridged to Bluesky Read at:
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Last Week in Fediverse – ep 90
The Fediverse Schema Observatory helps to improve interoperability, the botsin.space server will shut down, and more.
New: Last Week in the #ATmosphere This week's news: - #Bluesky raises $15M in series A - An analysis of the 'enshittification' response to the series A news - importing your old tweets into Bluesky - custom handles for bridged accounts
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Last Week in the ATmosphere – Oct wk 5
Some big news for Bluesky this week, as they raise $15M in their series A. Another new option to import your old tweets into Bluesky, and more.