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This magazine is dedicated to discussions on the federated social networking ecosystem, which includes decentralized and open-source social media platforms. Whether you are a user, developer, or simply interested in the concept of decentralized social media, this is the place for you. Here you can share your knowledge, ask questions, and engage in discussions on topics such as the benefits and challenges of decentralized social media, new and existing federated platforms, and more. From the latest developments and trends to ethical considerations and the future of federated social media, this category covers a wide range of topics related to the Fediverse.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I only just learned about the fediverse at the downfall of Reddit, so seeing how vast it is (in my eyes anyways) is quite interesting. I didn't know any of this existed.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Yeah, the media alternatives was something I did not know about.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I am now looking into bookwyrm and funkpod because of this

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How do you like it compared to Goodreads? I mainly use Goodreads as a tool to log info about the books I read, which I’m sure I could easily do on any other service.

I wasn’t able to find an app so I’m guessing you made a PWA for it as well?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I never used goodreads, but i basically do the same that you do on bookwyrm, so you should be fine lol. I mean, thats the bare minimum a book network should manage.

There actually is an app! Its on the F-droid store (or straight from github) though, not the Play Store (no idea about the apple store). But its basically just a PWA, so its up to you.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Maybe I am too synical but how come Lemmy is in the exact centre of this graphic?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Lemmy seems to have gotten the lions share of reddit migrants. Which is fine mostly, it's got good features and seems to be the popular pick. But with all the posts I've been seeing lately it really seems like many Lemmy users think Lemmy is all there is. I personally don't give a shit how you are viewing the fediverse, but to me any boasting about your particular instance reads like you're bragging about the designer of your glasses...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Lemmy seems to have gotten the lions share of reddit migrants

According to fedidb.org, Lemmy (all instances) has 70,412 active users while kbin (all instances) has 61,811. That's a 53%-47% split - technically a narrow majority, but the reality is that both services have picked up 'about half' of the new users. (I focused here on active users, as the total users stats are badly skewed by the problem a few weeks ago where several Lemmy instances that don't validate accounts were overrun by bots.)

It's not obviously enough to justify Lemmy getting special attention or Lemmy users not being aware the Threadiverse is bigger than just Lemmy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Wow I thought many more people had gone to Lemmy. I'm looking forward to getting apps that can connect to more parts of the fediverse. Something that let's you compile a feed that includes things like PeerTube content.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think that’s because those kind of users either want the Fediverse to be Reddit 2.0 instead of its own thing, or they want to be swept up in the drama and feel like they stuck it to Spez. Like it’s weird to see some of the Reddit-specific communities like r/196 be on here and people already making Reddit-tier inside jokes in the Fediverse like the 3 days of pooping.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah I think it's kinda cringe. I had to block m/196 cause I just do not care.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think because it overlaps Networking, Books, and Writing. Not sure how it involves books. Also, kbin and others should be in writing as well.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

yeah, i don't think that much should be read into it. But in any case, the source does not seem to higlight Lemmy in particular in any way.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I hate how this infographic doesn't have details for the logos who's names aren't spelled out.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks, I should have included it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I got your back, amigo.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Looks like they're missing Forejo and vervis, which federate using the ForgeFed protocol.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

@forpeace sadly it’s missing some

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Is Nextcloud really part of the Fediverse? I what does it have to do with the rest of it?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

There's Nextcloud Social, which is a social network built in to Nextcloud that connects to the Fediverse. Nextcloud is already a hub that does a lot of things (file storage, email, notes, calendar, word processing etc), so for business users and organizations it might make sense to have a social network solution built directly into Nextcloud.

It seems not to be in active development though. Which is a shame - it would be neat if self hosting Nextcloud gave you the option to easily have a self hosted handle on the Fediverse along with it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I was about to say the same thing. I sort of understand it under networking, but how do I federate my music or video w ith nextcloud?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Aww, poor kbin - no logo font or mascot yet! Someone could update this picture with Kibby!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

it doesn't seem like there's a fediverse alternative for short form video content is there? my stupid little monkey brain requires it lol

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If by short form you mean something like Twitter, there is Mastodon. Did you mean something else?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

video content, should have specified, will edit

stuff like yt shorts, ig reels, tiktok

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Why no simplex? I thought I heard ppl trying to host their own simplex?

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