ActivityPub
ActivityPub is a W3C standard for an open, interoperable communication protocol primarily used by federated social networks. With the rise of Mastodon, and its adoption of ActivityPub, this protocol has become the most prominent one on the Fediverse.
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Opinion
The Challenge of Upward Momentum
In order to capitalize on network effects as people shift from old platforms to new ones, we need to think…
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News
NodeBB Officially Joins the Fediverse
A popular open source software for forums marks their 4.0 release with ActivityPub support, bringing their message boards to the…
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News
Mastodon Announces New EU Non-Profit
The Mastodon project is continuing to grow and evolve. As the organization continues to take shape and raise funds, key…
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Events
Federated Event Teasting
Don't worry, we're testing a new ActivityPub integration to connect to Fediverse event platforms. We'll report on it soon!
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News
Surf is a “Social Browser” App From Flipboard
Flipboard has unleashed Surf, a new kind of social app that combines a Feed Reader with a Feed Builder, with…
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Guides
How to Make Your First Loops Video
Loops is a brand new Fediverse platform for short-form video. This guide covers some of the things we do with…
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News
Threads Beta Feature Enables Fediverse Profiles
Meta's social microblogging platform has enabled a new, fundamentally important feature: the ability to look up and follow profiles from…
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News
First Look: Loops, by Pixelfed
Loops is a Fediverse TikTok alternative by the creator of Pixelfed. We try the app out for a spin, and…
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News
We Distribute Is On Temporary Hiatus
Our regular schedule has been interrupted, due to difficulties sustaining our regular programming. It's not over, but we need help,…
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News
Mastodon Announces Fediverse Discovery Providers
Mastodon Engineering has announced a new network-wide effort to create a framework for service providers offering a variety of capabilities.
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