The Mixtape is an ongoing feature highlighting the musicians whose tracks are broadcast on Radio Free Fedi. For this edition, we've decided to put together a blended mix of songs to accompany you on a drive!
@BraveSirZaphod Hey, I'm the guy that wrote this. While I absolutely hold negative bias towards Meta, the point of the article was not to produce a piece of propaganda, but instead illustrate that their policies have updated to acknowledge the existence of third-party accounts on other servers, that they will be collecting data, and that this is likely a sign that federation may be happening sooner than expected.
Not everybody is happy about that, and some developers are working on hardening their applications to protect against unauthorized access for edge cases related to this.
One of the biggest criticisms of Mastodon's technical capabilities involves how limited its search system is. With a new update, everything has changed.
@fazalmajid Maybe so, but Mastodon historically has only allowed users to look up other users, search hashtag indexes, and depending on the server, search your own posts. A lot of this was done under the pretense of protecting users from harassment, but it's a bandaid covering over insufficient tooling for post-based interaction capabilities.
Anyway, the bigger problem is that it's harder to find stuff in federated systems, which can be a big headache for getting new people into the Fediverse. Search isn't a silver bullet, but it goes a long ways towards making discovery easier.
Pixelfed, an alternative to Instagram, has matured over the years. One of its biggest, most powerful features is about to touch down - federated groups. And it will be compatible with Lemmy and Kbin.
When joining or returning to a service with potentially hundreds of servers, it's possible to get mixed-up about what part of the network you joined on. Pixelfed has a handy new feature to put you on the right path again.
In the typical web marketing infrastructure, a company signs up for an email account for private messages, Twitter/X account for microblogging, YouTube account for video sharing, and Reddit for forum discussion....
It's entirely possible that a fediverse platform emerges that's capable of performing many different kinds of activities. But, the far more likely outcome is that platforms eventually implement the Client-to-Server half of the ActivityPub protocol, which currently very few platforms implement.
The idea is that virtually every Fediverse platform could, in theory, act as clients for one another, enabling a "one account posts everything" possibility with different frontends accessing different subsets of data.
We Distribute is bringing in a new feature - The Mixtape! We create playlists of songs that broadcast through Radio Free Fedi, and share it with the wider fediverse. It’s an opportunity for people to discover music by Fedizens, and help support artists on the network....
@DrChickenbeer The guy's write-up that we linked is really something, just absolutely wild what he was able to do. Apparently he tests his app in MAME before actually running it on his Apple IIc.
OC The Mixtape #2 - Ride Along (wedistribute.org)
The Mixtape is an ongoing feature highlighting the musicians whose tracks are broadcast on Radio Free Fedi. For this edition, we've decided to put together a blended mix of songs to accompany you on a drive!
RUMOR: The Marvels Scrapped a Huge First Act Cameo (www.superherospotnow.com)
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OC Threads' New Terms & Conditions Affects the Fediverse (wedistribute.org)
Threads, Meta's new microblogging platform, is updating its terms to focus on data collection from "Third Party Users".
OC Mastodon's Next Major Release Enables Full-Text Search (wedistribute.org)
One of the biggest criticisms of Mastodon's technical capabilities involves how limited its search system is. With a new update, everything has changed.
OC Pixelfed Groups Are Coming to the Fediverse "Very Soon" (wedistribute.org)
Pixelfed, an alternative to Instagram, has matured over the years. One of its biggest, most powerful features is about to touch down - federated groups. And it will be compatible with Lemmy and Kbin.
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OC Can't Find Your Pixelfed Account? There's a Tool for That (wedistribute.org)
When joining or returning to a service with potentially hundreds of servers, it's possible to get mixed-up about what part of the network you joined on. Pixelfed has a handy new feature to put you on the right path again.
OC Sup is a New Messaging App by the Creator of Pixelfed (wedistribute.org)
A brand new messaging app is coming to the Fediverse, and it's all thanks to the creator of Pixelfed.
OC Independent Federated Trust and Safety: Who, What, and How? (wedistribute.org)
As the Fediverse continues to grow, new challenges arise in community management and user safety. A new organization seeks to make it easier.
OC Digesting the "Child Safety on Federated Social Media" Report (wedistribute.org)
An in-depth report reveals an ugly truth about isolated, unmoderated parts of the Fediverse. It's a solvable problem, with challenges.
Is an "everything" app the likely end state within the Fediverse?
In the typical web marketing infrastructure, a company signs up for an email account for private messages, Twitter/X account for microblogging, YouTube account for video sharing, and Reddit for forum discussion....
OC Introducing The Mixtape – Hot Music from Radio Free Fedi (wedistribute.org)
We Distribute is bringing in a new feature - The Mixtape! We create playlists of songs that broadcast through Radio Free Fedi, and share it with the wider fediverse. It’s an opportunity for people to discover music by Fedizens, and help support artists on the network....
OC "FediForum" Virtual Unconference is Coming Back in September! (wedistribute.org)
The unconference for "the people who move the Fediverse forward" is taking place again this year from September 20th - 21st. Learn more here!
OC Here Are the Entries from the 2023 Summer Fediverse Jam (wedistribute.org)
The 2023 Summer Fediverse Jam has closed, and the voting phase has started. Check out the games that were submitted, and give them a try!
OC The Rise of Social Analytics on Mastodon (wedistribute.org)
There's an increase in analytics services on the fediverse nowadays, and the trend seems to be shifting from personal to business products.
Can the Fediverse Help Stop Bad Internet Bills? (wedistribute.org)
A slew of bad internet bills are being pushed through the US Legislature. Can we look to the Fediverse to carry activist causes?
OC CalcKey Officially Rebrands as Firefish (wedistribute.org)
After a month of waiting, CalcKey's official rebranding has been announced as...Firefish? The project's future is looking bright.
OC Check out These Beautiful Retro Mastodon Clients! (wedistribute.org)
Some hobbyist hackers have come up with novel ways to connect vintage computers to the Fediverse, and you can run the code yourself.