I've been hard at work this weekend getting both @opensocial.community and @collectivesocial.app in a better spot, and I'm excited to see where they're at! Just in time for the book club to kick off a new book 😎 What are you reading or want to read soon?
Overcommitted Podcast
We are just getting started with The Staff Engineer's Path by @whereistanya.bsky.social ! Everyone is welcome to join our book club, check it out on Collective Social at collectivesocial.app!
May 11, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Hardcover
We're a social network for book lovers to find life changing books, track what you read & want to read, and connect with passionate readers.
Community books rating | Notion
There are many questions from people in the CMX community, Community Club, and on Twitter, Linkedin, Facebook, etc., about what great books exist about communities. And there are tones of different book lists, but the question remains: how to choose where to start?
Community newsletters rating | Notion
Here is where you can read some great stuff about community 🤩
Growing the Social Web
I'm going to be participating in the Growing the Open Social Web workshop at Fediforum on March 2, 2026. I'm excited to talk to other people who care about the Fediverse about ways to connect more people through ActivityPub. Fediforum invited attendees to publish position papers before the workshop. SWF has a number of hypotheses…
Good news we are adding @semble.so support to @infoenon.com! I've been lacking with connections and community outreach lately but that ends today. We will also be adding at least 3 others in the coming months to be natively surfaced and shown on our platform!
I said I was busy. I’m the dev behind byline.pub, now live in beta (rough BETA 😉). I've added my books. I’m building it on the AT Protocol because I think indie authors deserve a better public home for their work than scattered links and platform profiles. I’d love your feedback: byline.pub
byline.pub is now live in beta
byline.pubOur April updates are out! (Sorry we're a bit late - in a busy stretch here) On launching @semble.so connections, and lots of community contributions 🫶 "Sense is being made" -- @joebasser.com
Cosmik Updates: April 2026
blog.cosmik.networkVery excited to be opening the sf work/shop for this fall. Applications are open now: everythingchanges.us/workshop/sf
speculative fiction work/shop | everything changes
everythingchanges.usThe open social web is vibrant, dynamic, and full of amazing apps and websites! At the PublicSpaces Conference in Amsterdam, we just gave out the #OpenSocialAwards. We’re excited to introduce you to these impressive, inventive winners. 🧵
Open Social Awards | New_ Public
newpublic.orgBig improvements to @skyreader.app making it more social! Articles you share are now published as a @standard.site linkblog. Follow Skyreader linkblogs in any @standard.site reader (or traditional RSS reader!) Finding your people in Skyreader is also now much improved. Let me know what you think!
Skyreader update - Linkblogs, standard.site, and discussions
skyreader-dev.leaflet.pubI've had my (mostly) offline weekend before #AtmosphereConf and now have a stack of things to read, write, and grind on. First up is giving chipnick.com/stratos-lets-get-technical/ a read and writing some thoughts on spaces.
Stratos: Lets get Technical
chipnick.comAt @cascadiajs.com this year I gave a talk about #atproto and the Atmosphere: the open social ecosystem Bluesky and many other apps are built on, and what it means to actually own your data. I made a bunch of silly drawings for it, and I'm sharing them in this 🧵!
new blog post! 📚💙 The #booksky labeler is here, plus some OAuth updates that I know all of you were patiently waiting for!
Sneak Peek of the NEW BookSky Labeler & OAuth updates
booksky.inkDidn't get to ask my question, so here they are @anna.wsocial.eu (I'm in the room :)) But firstly, welcome to the Atmosphere! It's always great to see another app join the OSW (open social web).
Mathew Lowry
Going to the W Social launch this afternoon at the Brussels Press Club. Should be interesting! Anyone I know joining me?
Excited to announce that I will be giving the opening keynote for @newpublic.org + @publicspaces.net Open Social Award Show in Amsterdam next month! My keynote will discuss how we do community governance at @blackskyweb.xyz Best of luck to all applicants and hope to see you there!
Designing Technology for All #11: Open Socials Award Show
dezwijger.nlVery excited to share that I work here now! Starting today I'm one of the newest @bsky.app employees. I'm stoked to be exploring the Atmosphere full time! 😎
