The Prometheus Blog
A Brief History of the Fediverse Symbol
Recently, a new symbol was proposed to represent the Fediverse. The network notoriously lacks an official symbol, although most people are familiar with the Fedigram, a five-point star made of connected lines. There have actually been a few different proposed symbols in the past, and we’ve compiled a list to talk about their differences and history.
The Untapped Potential of Fediverse Publishing
It’s an exciting time for the Social Web movement: both WordPress and Ghost are experimenting with the ActivityPub protocol, Flipboard is federating their magazines across the network, and Newsmast is doing some really interesting development work regarding curation and content discovery. As we start to put these things together, it’s not hard to see an extremely compelling vision of how publishing and discovery can work here.
A Beginner’s Guide to the Fediverse, for Threads Users (Updated July 3rd, 2024)
If you’re reading this, chances are, you’re brand new to the idea of the Fediverse, and are just now hearing about it. Someone may have tried to explain it to you in the comments, saying “it’s like email, but social!”, leaving you no closer to deducing what it even means. Don’t worry – we’re here to help you go through the concepts, step by step, without making anything complicated.
Debunking the Top 10 Myths About Mastodon
Mastodon brought life to the Fediverse and opened up the space for many people. As a platform, it’s been transformative for federated social networking, bringing millions of active users, hundreds of apps, and many new platforms to the network. The network couldn’t have grown without it.
Faircamp is a Free Bandcamp Alternative
In the aftermath of Epic selling Bandcamp to Songtradr, Bandcamp has found itself in a place of instability. Half of the company’s employees were laid off post-acquisition, leading many to speculate over the beloved platform’s future. Most importantly, many artists who depended on the service are left looking for alternatives.
How to Follow WordPress Blogs From Anywhere on the Fediverse
In case you weren’t aware, there’s a plugin for WordPress that lets blogs talk to the Fediverse, and it’s sponsored / owned by Automattic, the parent company of WordPress. You can follow a publication, see its articles pop up in your social feed, and comment on them from your own instance. If a blog has comments enabled, your responses will show up on the other end.