#Kbin has a #feature to kind of deal with this called #collections. Instead of subscribing to all #magazines of a same type or even name, you can put them in a collection (or find a collection where somebody already did that) and then favorite that collection see all of those magazines in your feed. Splitting up the discussion is still not ideal but at least this lets you see all of it at once and increases #discoverability.
A month after being shuttered by G/O Media, Jezebel has been acquired by Paste Magazine and could be back as soon as this week. The independent publisher has also purchased politics site Splinter, which closed in 2019, and plans to relaunch it during the 2024 election campaign. Here's what the team at Paste has to say.
Issue 88 of iScot Magazine is out now in digital format, with paper copies to follow soon.
It’s a belter of an edition, with lots of great articles on a variety of topics. In this edition, my own piece is an update on some aids for the visually impaired which I mentioned in earlier issues. VI tech moves quickly. #Magazines#Scotland
Going through an issue of Better Homes and Gardens from the 1930s looking for a recipe. The pages left are at least 2/3 if not more advertising. Most pages are one column of text with two columns of ads. The issue price scaled for inflation would be $2.50, or about half of what a modern issue would cost but I bet the content to ad ratio is better now though. The ads are pretty dreadful too. I've included this one screenshot of telling mothers the best food to feed their kids for proper energy is Karo Syrup. LOL.
I thought websites were overly lousy with shitty ads. They are practically pristine in comparison!
(h/t @LibrarianRA Pillsbury ad for sending me on this goose chase :))
Though it's been 15 years since its last issue shipped to fans, Protoculture Addicts still holds a special place in many fans' hearts. Red Bard explored the history of the longest-running anime magazine, from its first issue to its final issue and beyond, in a new article.
I asked this question on my Flipboard User Group Magazine and got a few interesting answers.
Have you made any connections, personal or professional through @Flipboard? How is Flipboard for networking and connecting? https://flip.it/E5iA2p#flipboard#Community#magazines
I've been struggling with #kbin/#mastodon#federation for awhile now, it's been disheartening. I've been trying to be more active about following various users and domains in hopes that more content will #federate to the #magazines I moderate. However, it hasn't really proven to be helpful. In some cases, I can't even find particular instances that users post from via kbin. I can find the instance by going to the page itself, but I suppose it may just take more time than I thought? In some cases, trying to follow a user takes me to an error page, and repeated attempts prove unsuccessful. Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but it's rather confusing when I can see posts from a given instance, yet can't search for the instance itself to federate more content. I've tried asking about it, and no one seems to know or be able to help. Searching the fediverse for information is also difficult due to the noise I have to sift through.
With that said, I know there's other stuff to consider: Ernest is planning a big update for kbin, some instances have restricted federation with kbin due to moderation not properly federating to other communities, and kbin being a younger platform than #lemmy/mastodon. I'll try to be patient, there's just some features that I really hope mature soon as there are features I'd like to use, but can't yet. Also, before this gets misconstrued again like it has in the past, I am still enjoying my time on kbin and support Ernest's efforts in regard to this platform. I wouldn't still be posting here if I weren't enjoying my time here.
Just wanna say I agree - it can be a frustrating process to figure it all out.
In some cases, trying to follow a user takes me to an error page, and repeated attempts prove unsuccessful.
This confused the fuck out of me until I realized that Mastodon instances have the option for users to allow or deny follow requests. Basically, if you click on someone's follow and nothing happens (or you get an error page), what's happened is that you've sent them a follow request that they have to approve. Kbin's interface fails here (hopefully will improve with update) and does nothing. If they do chose to let you follow them, you'll see their account update.
In some cases, I can't even find particular instances that users post from via kbin.
Go to the poster's account, and follow them. If Kbin hasn't actively federated the site yet, it usually does so pretty quickly after a follow. This usually also lets you link to the community they posted to.
Check your magazine's Microblog section - you may be getting more content than you realize. Your magazine tags will determine what additional content (aside from #yourmagazinetitle) your Microblogs pick up. Everything from Mastodon users shows up there on Kbin.
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An alternative perspective on Alien.top and the Fediverser project
Tl:dr: Remember the human, even if the project doesn’t work, it wasn’t as useless as it may seem, resources consumption may be concerning...
Missing search results when looking for federated communities (at Lemmy)
Hi all,...
Just Curious: How long does it take for a kbin post to reach mastodon?
Or a thread to lemmy. Basically, how long does "federation" take?...
YSK Openrss.org now provides kbin.social with RSS feeds, and will provide RSS feeds for any magazine or community indexed by the kbin.social instance (openrss.org)
EDIT: thanks to @Destragras, who pointed out after I posted that kbin does have a raw RSS feed at the bottom of the page for your reader. Example:...