A Rails dashboard for enhancing Mastodon servers with community channels, hashtag relays, and content curation tools for the social web.
Mastodon - Decentralized social media
Learn more about Mastodon, the radically different, free and open-source decentralized social media platform.
Mastodon Status Check
My social-media life has been Fediverse-first for a year now. I stick my head into Bluesky and Threads regularly, but visit Twitter rarely if at all. This piece takes a close look at Mastodon-land as things stand in late summer 2023. What’s working, what’s not, what are the alternatives? [Originally published August 2023, updated November 27th for my one-year Twitter-exit anniversary.]
The State of the Open Social Web
A comprehensive look at Mastodon, Bluesky, and the growing ecosystem of open, interoperable social networks.
FediBoost Plugin — WordPress.com
FediBoost extends the ActivityPub plugin by automatically boosting your WordPress posts on your connected Mastodon accounts when they are published.
patchwork-system/core at main · inkandswitch/patchwork-system
Patchwork system. Contribute to inkandswitch/patchwork-system development by creating an account on GitHub.
Mastodon Exit Interview
I am currently winding down the Mastodon bots I used to post sunrise and sunset times. The precipitating event is that the admin of the instance hosting the associated accounts demanded they be made nigh-undiscoverable, but the underlying cause is that it’s become increasing clear that Mastodon isn’t, and won’t ever be, a good platform for “asynchronous ephemeral notifications of any kind”. I’d also argue (more controversially) that it’s simply not good infrastructure for social networking of any kind. There are lots of interesting people using Mastodon, and I’m sure it will live on as a good-enough space for certain niche groups. But there is no question that it will never offer the fun of early Twitter, let alone the vibrancy of Twitter during its growth phase. I’ve long since dropped Mastodon from my home screen, and have switched to Bluesky for text-centric social media.
OStatus Community Group
OStatus is a suite of protocols that lets people on different social networks interact. This group will develop the next version of the protocol.
Patch the Planet: a Daybreak initiative to support open source maintainers
OpenAI introduces Patch the Planet, a Daybreak initiative helping open-source maintainers find, validate, and fix vulnerabilities with AI and expert review.
Openvibe – Mastodon & Bluesky - Apps on Google Play
Mastodon, Bluesky, Nostr & Threads in one timeline. RSS reader & crossposting.
Developer Documentation for ActivityPub & Fediverse | SocialDocs
The comprehensive developer resource for building with ActivityPub, Mastodon, and the Fediverse. Guides, specs, API reference, and tools.
Twitter alternative: how Mastodon is designed to be “antiviral”
The new social software is subtly designed to reduce the huge, viral surges of attention we see on Twitter
Exit to Community: A Community Primer
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Bluesky Scheduler, Analytics & More
Free Bluesky scheduler to schedule posts, threads, and videos. Crosspost to Mastodon, Threads, and more. Analytics & account analysis tools available
Coho
Discover a simpler way to socialize online with Coho, the Mastodon app that prioritizes ease-of-use and clean design. Experience the open-source, decentralized social network without the clutter. Join communities, share your thoughts, and connect with like-minded individuals all with just a few taps. Say goodbye to overwhelming feeds and complicated features, Coho simplifies the social media experience.
