The fediverse, explained

The Verge

The buzziest new thing in social networking is a big deal. It’s also very confusing. And it’s not actually new. (...)

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So what is the fediverse?
It’s an interconnected social platform ecosystem based on an open protocol called ActivityPub, which allows you to port your content, data, and follower graph between networks.

What?

Ugh, I know. Let me try again.

The fediverse is as if you took X, TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram, and Facebook and made them all interoperable so you could post anything from anywhere, and all your followers would be guaranteed to see it. And if you wanted to leave one platform for another, you could bring all your content, all your followers, all your everything with you. (...)

But all of this stuff only works if there is a standard, and I’d bet $10 that ActivityPub is going to be that standard. It’s the one that’s overseen by the World Wide Web Consortium, it’s the one with the most momentum, it’s the one Threads is supposedly going to support — it’s just kind of clearly winning. (...)

So why would I leave Instagram and Facebook?
That’s the big question. Do you like Instagram and Facebook?

I mean, sure. It’s where all my friends are.
That is the single biggest problem for the fediverse. A lot of folks I’ve talked to say that, basically, if we’d built social media like this 20 years ago, the world would be better and smarter and we’d all be richer and better-looking. (Or something.) But we didn’t. We built it on a bunch of closed platforms that turned out to be really sticky, really lucrative for the companies that made them, and frankly kind of user-hostile. But it’s really, really hard to convince people to stop hanging out where their friends are and go join something new just because it’s better. That transition will take a long time, if it ever happens. (...)

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Tags: #fediverse #social_media #activitypub #x #Twitter #tiktok #snapchat #instagram #facebook #youtube #algoritm #interoperability #mastodon #hubzilla #diaspora* #Bluesky #threads #AT_Protocol #Farcaster #Nostr #Reddit #Pixelfed #Lemmy #PeerTube #Friendica #BookWyrm #Goodreads #Misskey #Flipboard #Medium #hubzilla

LibRedirect

A web extension that redirects YouTube, Twitter, TikTok, and other websites to their alternative privacy friendly frontends.

Great project names to find: Urban Dictionary → Rural Dictionary

YouTube → Invidious, Piped, Piped-Material, PokeTube, CloudTube, Tubo, FreeTube, Yattee, FreeTube PWA
YouTube Music → Beatbump, Hyperpipe
Twitter → Nitter
Bluesky → skyview
Reddit → Libreddit, Teddit
Tumblr → Priviblur
Twitch → SafeTwitch, Twineo
TikTok → ProxiTok
Instagram → Proxigram
IMDb → LibreMDb
Bilibili → MikuInvidious
Pixiv → PixivFE
Fandom → BreezeWiki
Imgur → Rimgo
Pinterest → Binternet
Soundcloud → Tubo
Bandcamp → Tent
Tekstowo → TekstoLibre
Genius → Dumb
Medium → Scribe, LibMedium
Quora → Quetre
Github → Gothub
Gitlab → Laboratory
Stack Overflow → AnonymousOverflow
Reuters → Neuters
Snopes → Suds
Urban Dictionary → Rural Dictionary
Goodreads → BiblioReads
Wolfram Alpha → WolfreeAlpha
Instructables → Indestructables, Destructables
Wikipedia → Wikiless
Wayback Machine → Wayback Classic
Search → SearXNG, SearX, Whoogle, LibreX, 4get
Translate → SimplyTranslate, Mozhi, LibreTranslate
Google Maps → OpenStreetMap
Meet → Jitsi
Send Files → Send
Paste Text → PrivateBin

#libredirect #youtube #invidious #piped #poketube #cloudtube #tubo #freetube #yattee #beatbump #hyperpipe #twitter #nitter #bluesky #skyview #reddit #teddit #libreddit #tumblr #priviblur #twitch #safetwitch #twineo #tiktok #proxytok #instagram #proxigram #imdb #libremdb #bilibili #mikuInvidious #pixiv #pixivfe #fandom #breezewiki #imgur #rimgo #pinterest #binternet #soundcloud #tubo #bandcamp #tent #tekstowo #tekstolibre #genius #dumb #medium #scribe #libmedium #quora #ouetre #github #gothub #gitlab #laboratory #stackoverflow #anonymousoverflow #reuters #neuters #snopes #suds #urbandictionary #ruraldictionary #goodreads #biblioReads #wolframalpha #wolfreealpha #instructables #indestructables #destructables #wikipedia #wikiless #waybackmachine #waybackclassic #search #searxng #searx #whoogle #librex #4get #translate #simplytranslate #mozhi #libretranslate #googlemaps #openstreetmap #meet #jitsi #sendfiles #send #pastetext #privatebin

I Would Rather See My #Books Get Pirated Than This (Or: Why #Goodreads and #Amazon Are Becoming Dumpster Fires)

But here’s what does rankle me: #garbage books getting uploaded to Amazon where my name is credited as the #author, …

source: https://janefriedman.com/i-would-rather-see-my-books-pirated/

#chatgpt #AI #technology #piracy #fail #future #book #internet #businessmodel #economy #scam #news #problem #JaneFriedman

My 2021 GoodReads Stats – 28 Books (or 8,421 Pages) Read

GoodReads 2021 Reading Stats

Pity the stats come though mid-December, as I’m just finishing my last book before 31st December… That is 28 books done though, at an average page length of 300 pages. I make a point of reading for at least 30 minutes each night before going to sleep.

#reading #books #goodreads

#Blog, #books, #GoodReads, #Reading

BookWyrm is the Federated GoodReads Replacement I Didn’t Know I Needed – We Distribute

https://wedistribute.org/2021/08/bookwyrm-is-the-federated-goodreads-replacement-i-didnt-know-i-needed/

by @Sean Tilley

#books #bookwyrm #goodreads

A more complete list of alternatives to Goodreads

There are already loads of Goodreads alternatives out there. They're all doing different things, which means you now have 'choice'! Good to also see Bookwyrm (open source federated application) is also listed.

These are all services with a website access, so app only ones are not included.

See Alternatives to Goodreads

#technology #reading #alternativeto #goodreads #books

There are already loads of Goodreads alternatives out there. They're all doing different things, which means you now have 'choice'!

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https://gadgeteer.co.za/more-complete-list-alternatives-goodreads

While my #rss feed reader is down, I still get some reads from #email

One of these is #redecentralize , talking about the #decentralization of the web. Here is the web page for this month:

https://redecentralize.org/redigest/2020/04

Interesting things about #ipfs , decentralized #goodreads thinking... Just good stuff for us all to be thinking about. Maybe chat about it here, or comment on the decentralized #blogosphere !!