Notices by Sam Sethi :pc2red: ⁂ (samsethi@podcastindex.social), page 2

1/2- @evan @js @dave can you help? We are making great progress with TrueFans ActivityPub implementation. We have our server up and running at TrueFans.social

We have user accounts https://truefans.social/@sam and we can search for these accounts from any AP client and follow them. On that user page (for now) we are publishing the JSON activity based on the verbs the user chooses from their settings page.

Users in TrueFans can now choose from their settings page which verbs they want published to their TrueFans.social page.

So I have chosen 5 verbs to publish:
- boostagrams (comments)
- play (listens)
- follow (follow)
- become a fan (subscribe)
- boost (like)

Below is an image of me 'listening' to Podnews Daily. We will add an extension to this episode object to show listen time, percent completed and value paid. We will also add the podcast:guid

/cc @adam @dave @evan @james @js

@BeAware I use Assisted Intelligence because that is the role I want AI to play. It also makes it less scary to non-technical people. Most AI today in Canva, Descript etc is there as a tool to help me not replace me.

1/2 - In this episode of Smarter Podcasting, host Niall Mackay and guest Sam Sethi discuss the concept of Podcasting 2.0, focusing on three primary challenges in podcasting: discovery, interactivity, and monetization.
Sam explains various new features introduced in Podcasting 2.0, such as the person tag, chapters, transcripts, and cross-app comments, which enhance discoverability and audience engagement.

Links:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLCSPPw4z98
TrueFans: https://truefans.fm/smarter-podcasting-making-podcasts-better/66c7dba8d55de476b7fd0c5d

They also delve into the utilization of assisted intelligence (AI) for automating podcast production tasks. Additionally, Sam introduces TrueFans, which offers innovative monetization options for podcasters through micropayments.

The podcast concludes with thoughts on the future of podcasting, including live broadcasting and integrating music into podcasts.

@hello all Fediverse apps need to support lightning wallets and offer SAT micropayments. Many podcasting 2.0 apps like TrueFans.fm give all new users a lightning wallet and have enabled one click top up for wallets via Stripe.

For marketplaces like this to exist they need to build a wallet and allow users to pay in either SATs or Fiat Currencies. The Fediverse like the Web needs a micropayment system. A boost with 10 SATs means more than just a comment. NOSTR has built support for Bitcoin SATs

Two more insightful videos on the Fediverse by @docpop

https://youtu.be/1JKszCKZxqQ?si=oht8-DCmO0ML1his
https://youtu.be/3DhK8uSKIdE?si=5PYpPoCtZiDqnX3g

/cc @dave @adam @james

@docpop @dave @adam @james Love the concept of using the Fediverse as a platform for discovery of many different types of content.

TrueFans is building an AP integration to help discover podcasts. But the irony at the end. Come to the walled garden of Apple to download Mammoth. And he can’t see the irony of that.

Stop using closed proprietary App Stores and stop using platforms like iOS - use the open web to build PWAs.Don’t advocate for open standards and then use closed platforms!

Hello Fediverse! TrueFans.social is live - you can now search for accounts on TrueFans. Next week we will add follow and publish. @dave @adam @evan @chris @mike

@BeAware @mosseri my worry is it's the same old Meta, promise something like full federation so the crowd turns up but then never deliver. Remember the Facebook Business Pages where you still had to pay in order to reach the people who chose to follow you. I won't ever trust Meta. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me three times, shame on both of us.

@tchambers @kamalaharrisforpresidentnews will Kamal be the first person elected a President by the power of the Fediverse.

@BeAware @js

@BeAware I announced last week I am leaving Twitter in two weeks after nearly 20 years on the site. TrueFans will be a ActivityPub client and part of the fediverse. I will use Mastodon and Threads as well. No need for Twitter. And yes I can't call it X. Talk about brand destruction.

X, Elon Musk’s social network, is to put live streams behind a premium paywall. Is Elon trying to turn Twitter into OnlyFans now that he has allowed porn back on the site. Elon will go low and dirty to make money. https://podnews.net/update/wondercraft-ad-studio-launch

@BeAware X, Elon Musk’s social network, is to put live streams behind a premium paywall. Elon wants turn Twitter into OnlyFans.

@chrismessina this is great news now for meta to allow me to share images from my Rayban sunglasses to threads like I can insta, fb or WhatsApp and then I can federate from my sunglasses.

@tchambers @mike I'll make sure you get it first next week. We already have the inbox/outbox concept in TrueFans. Below is my Activity Outbox showing 30+ verbs we have specific to podcasting. e.g play, comment, stream, listen etc which compliment the standard vocab verbs like follow, join etc.

We are spinning up our Activity Pub Server and then will allow users to publish their Activity from their outbox.

@mike hey Mike the latest episode of Dot social sounds funny it has an echo on the audio.

@mike Thanks Mike. I am a big fan of the podcast so excited for each episode. I am also producing an ActivityPub client but focused on Podcasting. So we have written a new namespace to compliment the current ActivityPub Vocab.

We will now turn on our gamification engine. It means users can once again earn §5K sats/rewards for completing simple onboarding tasks which help train the user on how to use TrueFans.