Last week in the #fediverse - ep 94 This week's news: - Keeping up with links shared on your feeds with Sill - a new open and decentralised protocol with Leaf - @PeerTube is starting to test their mobile app. Read at:

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Last Week in Fediverse – ep 94

Keeping up with links shared on your feeds with Sill, a new open protocol with Leaf, and PeerTube is starting to test their mobile app.

Last Week in the #ATmosphere: - 20 million accounts on #Bluesky - #Threads is taking the competition with Bluesky serious; Bluesky might be closer in size to Threads than thought - experiments with visualising the firehose - and a ton of links Read at:

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Last Week in the ATmosphere – 2411.c

Bluesky now has 20 million accounts, there is a large media attention to Bluesky, people are exploring the firehose, and much more.

New: Last Week in #fediverse - ep 93 This week's news - With Bluesky the main topic of conversations, people are experimenting with Starter Packs on the fediverse as well - @sub.club can now turn any RSS feed into a paywalled #activitypub newsfeed - Pixelfed will not pursue an #atproto integration following negative feedback from the community Read at:

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Last Week in Fediverse – ep 93

Even on the fediverse is Bluesky currently the main topic of conversation, and some other smaller news as well.

#Bluesky is building a decentralised network. But how does decentralisation contribute to a better distribution of power? I wrote about the difference between decentralisation as a technology and as a way to build better social structures. Read at:

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Bluesky, decentralisation, and the distribution of power

Bluesky is building a decentralised social network. But how does decentralisation lead to a better distribution of power?

Last Week in the ATmosphere This week's news for Bluesky and ATProto - 15 million accounts and over 7M MAU for Bluesky - Massive increase in the use of Starter Packs - PinkSea is a new platform on atproto for all your drawing needs

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Last Week in the ATmosphere – 2411.b

15 million accounts, 7m MAU, an explosion of Starter Packs, and a ton of new tools.

Last Week in #Fediverse - ep 92 This week's news: - New updates on @npub1wa2m...zalq and more information about further plans for their For You Algorithm - @Flipboard is taking over the automated accounts on press.coop - An ActivityPub bot+server that consists of only 2 simple files Read at:

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Last Week in Fediverse – ep 92

Simple bots, updates to Loops, and Flipboard takes over some automated RSS accounts.

New: Last Week in the ATmosphere This week's news: - visualise statistics about your account with multiple new tools - Bridgy Fed (software to connect multiple protocols) discusses governance - Further integration of the ATmosphere ecosystem with 3p clients

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Last Week in the ATmosphere – 24.11.a

Visualise statistics about your account with multiple new tools, Bridgy Fed discusses governance, and further integration of the ATmosphere ecosyst...

New: Last Week in #Fediverse - ep 91 This week's news: - @npub1wa2m...zalq has launched and is now available for everyone! - @radio free fedi will shut down early next year - Bridgy Fed talks about potential governance directions Read at:

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Last Week in Fediverse – ep 91

Loops has finally launched, Radio Free Fedi will shut down, and governance for Bridgy Fed.

New: A Conceptual Model of ATProto and ActivityPub You might want to know a little bit more about how #Bluesky and #atproto works, without needing to know all the technical details. This is a high level overview of how to think about how atproto works, and how it differs from #ActivityPub. It is also a reflection on the concepts of decentralisation and federation, and what they bring to both the #fediverse and the #atmosphere Read at:

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A conceptual model of ATProto and ActivityPub

If you were to design an open social networking protocol, what would that look like? Which metaphors and comparisons would you use to get a general...

Bluesky recently raised $15M in a series A, led by crypto-based venture capital fund. The news caused people to talk about Bluesky and enshittification. But is enshittification the right framework to understand the dynamics that are at play?

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On Bluesky and enshittification

Bluesky has announced a $15M series A raise by a crypto venture capital fund, leading many people to talk about 'enshittification'. But i...