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Threads starts testing ActivityPub integration for fediverse; Know what it is, how it works and why it is tricky
16Dec By adminNo Comments
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Threads starts testing ActivityPub integration for fediverse; Know what it is, how it works and why it is tricky

[ad_1] Two days ago, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that Threads has started testing making its posts available on Mastodon and other platforms that support the ActivityPub protocol. But the full fediverse play may still be quite some distance away as Instagram head Adam Mosseri has highlighted several key issues the company will have to iron out before it can fully become interoperable. If some of these terms we have mentioned appear foreign to you, then you are not alone. The latest buzz in social media platforms is still something only the biggest tech enthusiasts understand. So, let us break it down for you and help you understand what these terms actually mean, how they work, why they are important, and the challenges associated with them.ActivityPub and fediverseThis decentral...
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Threads, the Twitter rival from Instagram, may launch on July 6; what we know so far
4Jul By adminNo Comments
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Threads, the Twitter rival from Instagram, may launch on July 6; what we know so far

[ad_1] Over the last few months, we have heard about this new Twitter rival app called Threads, which is being built by Instagram. We have seen a couple of leaked screenshots that highlighted that while the visual aesthetics of the platform will be similar to Instagram, the functionality is close to what Twitter offers. Additionally, just like some other Twitter rivals that have emerged recently such as Bluesky and Mastodon, Threads is also likely to be a decentralized platform. And now, reports have revealed that after all the anticipation, the app is likely to launch on July 6, in just two days' time.The report comes from The Verge, which found the App Store listing mentioning that “Threads, an Instagram app” will be available to download on July 6. This information follows the Google...
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Jack Dorsey-backed Bluesky grew 606% in April, with 628,000 downloads
12May By adminNo Comments
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Jack Dorsey-backed Bluesky grew 606% in April, with 628,000 downloads

[ad_1] Bluesky is giving tough competition to Elon Musk-led Twitter. The social media platform made a buzz online after it was opened to the public on an invitation basis. The platform innovates the general workings of social networking platforms by using a decentralized and open-source system. Highlighting its popularity, in the month of April, the Jack Dorsey-founded platform saw a total of 628000 mobile downloads.According to a report by CNBC, Bluesky recorded a massive 606 percent jump after gaining more than 6 lakh users compared to the month of March. The data was sourced by market intelligence firm Sensor Tower. The growth of Bluesky is notable considering Twitter just saw a 2 percent rise in the month of April, growing from its existing 14.6 million downloads compared to March. ...
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More power to users? Bluesky takes on Twitter, to decentralize social media experience with AT Protocol
9May By adminNo Comments
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More power to users? Bluesky takes on Twitter, to decentralize social media experience with AT Protocol

[ad_1] Ever since Twitter was acquired by billionaire Elon Musk, the user base has been highly polarized on the platform. While one-half of the Twitter population has been on board with the new developments, the other half is not at all happy. People wanted a better alternative and soon, a number of Twitter-like platforms began emerging. From Mastodon to Substack Notes, they all claimed to offer something different, but none were able to create a buzz similar to Bluesky. The platform was conceptualized and designed by Twitter ex-CEO and co-founder Jack Dorsey and is built on a promise of creating a decentralized platform using an innovative Authenticated Transfer Protocol (AT Protocol) as its foundation.And the combination of a decentralized social media platform and the Twitter cofound...
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Why Everyone’s Tweeting About the Mastodon in the Room
15Nov By adminNo Comments
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Why Everyone’s Tweeting About the Mastodon in the Room

[ad_1] This federation of social media servers offers a great alternative, but it can’t replace Twitter’s blue bird. Elon Musk — also known as the world's richest man — is either single-handedly running Twitter Inc. into the ground, or saving it from a bloated workforce that operated a money-burning hellscape. Whichever side you fall on, and if you're on Twitter you have to take a side, there's no doubt he's had thousands of users rushing to find an alternative. So far, the surrogate receiving the most attention is Mastodon, a German social network that until a month ago few had even heard of.  In the time it took for Musk to officially take control of Twitter in late October until Sunday, 1 million more people had flocked to the Mastodon network, driving active users above 1.7 millio...
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What is Mastodon? A social media expert explains why it won’t be a new Twitter
13Nov By adminNo Comments
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What is Mastodon? A social media expert explains why it won’t be a new Twitter

[ad_1] In the wake of Elon Musk’s noisy takeover of Twitter, people have been looking for alternatives. In the wake of Elon Musk's noisy takeover of Twitter, people have been looking for alternatives to the increasingly toxic microblogging social media platform.Many of those fleeing or hedging their bets have turned to Mastodon, which has attracted hundreds of thousands of new users since Twitter's acquisition. Like Twitter, Mastodon allows users to post, follow people and organizations, and like and repost others' posts. But while Mastodon supports many of the same social networking features as Twitter, it is not a single platform.Instead, it's a federation of independently operated, interconnected servers. Mastodon servers are based on open-source software developed by German nonpro...
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Twitter drama too much? Mastodon, Tumblr, Clubhouse, others emerge as options
12Nov By adminNo Comments
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Twitter drama too much? Mastodon, Tumblr, Clubhouse, others emerge as options

[ad_1] Lesser-known sites Mastodon and even Tumblr are emerging as new (or renewed) alternatives of Twitter. Here’s a look at some of them. Twitter has been a bit of a mess since billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk took the helm, cutting the company's workforce in half, upending the platform's verification system, sparring with users over jokes and acknowledging that “ dumb things ” might happen as he reshapes one of the world's most high-profile information ecosystems. On Thursday, amid an exodus of senior executives responsible for data privacy, cybersecurity and complying with regulations, he warned the company's remaining employees that Twitter might not survive if it can't find a way to bring in at least half its revenue from subscriptions. While it's not clear if the drama is caus...
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Mastodon: What is the social network hailed as a Twitter alternative?
8Nov By adminNo Comments
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Mastodon: What is the social network hailed as a Twitter alternative?

[ad_1] Mastodon, a decentralised, open alternative from privacy-obsessed Germany, has seen a flood of new users. With Twitter in disarray since the world's richest person took control of it last week, Mastodon, a decentralised, open alternative from privacy-obsessed Germany, has seen a flood of new users."The bird is free," tweeted Tesla mogul Elon Musk when he completed his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter. But many free-speech advocates reacted with dismay to the prospect of the world's "town square" being controlled by one person and started looking for other options. For the most part, Mastodon - named after an extinct breed of mammoth - looks like Twitter, with hashtags, political back-and-forth and tech banter jostling for space with cat pictures. But while Twitter and Faceboo...
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