Notices by Michael Foster (michael@newsmast.social)

@newsmast has many moving parts, and it hasn’t always been clear what they do, what we do, and how it all fits together.

The tech products, curation, content, education and support are all part of a bigger process of community onboarding, building and growth.

Over the coming months, we’re aiming to simplify things. Slow down, become comfortable with what we’re doing, and fit it all together in one #Fediverse onboarding programme.

We'll be sharing as we go.

https://www.blog-pat.ch/newsmast-unplugged-fedicon-part-iii/

Fired up for #FediCon Day Two!

@dansup kicks off the day!
What if social media actually belonged to you?
#pixelfed #FediCon

@newsmast @bonfire it’s exciting to be working with such a carefully crafted project - looking forward to seeing all we can do together !

@mediarevolution @FreddieJ @newsmast @renewedresistance great call Liz! Saturday was a really effective use of this tech! Cc @tchambers

@_elena An inspirational year, thank you! And some films/videos sound amazing!

Big news and a great step from The Guardian.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/nov/13/why-the-guardian-is-no-longer-posting-on-x

#press #journalism #X
#SocialMedia

“Looking at nature without fungi is like trying to diagnose a disease without doing a blood test. Fungi are the firmament of life on Earth. They make systems ecosystems.” This is a big deal !

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/oct/16/fungi-status-boost-conservation-cop16-uk-chile-biodiversity-plan

#lichensubscribe
#nature #wildlife

Brilliant as ever from @molly0xfff - “#POSSE is extremely empowering for those of us who wish to cultivate our own corners of the web outside of the walled gardens of the major tech platforms.”

https://www.citationneeded.news/posse/

#Fediverse
#SocialMedia

Here's a deep dive into #Fediverse channels. Something new we're working on @newsmast. Channels enable anyone to curate content and encourage conversation, adding a new dimension to micro-blogging. Easily create a channel around your interests. Dive into a channel to discover something different. Return regularly to a channel to catch up on conversations. And post your thoughts to a channel, giving you a new audience. On any server, from any app. That’s what we’re building. https://www.blog-pat.ch/fediverse-channels
#SocialMedia

Two million Brazilians joined Bluesky over the weekend. Here’s why that’s good news for the #Fediverse.

By moving on from the clone wars, embracing multiple protocols and injecting a big dose of politics, we can expand Fediverse 2.0 and start to build Fediverse 3.0 and the open web: the “paradise to which we may all yet escape.”

https://www.blog-pat.ch/brazil-bluesky-fediverse/

#Bluesky
#SocialMedia

@laurenshof @maegul @newsmast @rimu We’d very much like to do this!

Great update from @index

“Now that we've got many of the foundations in place, we're going to shape our roadmap from here around building compatibility for #Ghost with 3rd party services…First up: We're going to focus on getting Ghost to work (well!) with #Mastodon .”

https://activitypub.ghost.org/mapping-out-activitypub-support/

#Fediverse
#SocialMedia

Right now the #Fediverse is in Field of Dreams mode: "If we build it, they will come."

It’s a lovely sentiment, but we're up against the hard reality of network effects. How to onboard people, engage and keep them? One word: Storytelling.

That's the real secret of Field of Dreams. It's not about a baseball pitch. It's about a story. 

To reach the full potential of the Fediverse we need storytelling to become as important as technology.

https://www.blog-pat.ch/storytelling-in-the-fediverse/

#SocialMedia

Threads API is the big news of the week. Credit to the Threads team for pulling it off.

But what if Mastodon's fedi:creator footnote tells a bigger story? While the Threads API takes us down a well worn path, re-centring the #Fediverse on blogs, podcasts, forums and curation takes us somewhere new. See you there! We can meet around @johnonolan 's campfire.

https://www.blog-pat.ch/re-centring-the-fediverse/

#SocialMedia

Introducing Patchwork. An innovative space between servers and apps: making space for making spaces. Our contribution to finishing building the #Fediverse.

Patches open the door to the space. Hubs populate it. Channels deliver content in refreshing ways. And Hooks give any app access to this space. Follow the blog to see how the #buildinpublic goes.

https://www.blog-pat.ch/we-need-to-finish-building-the-fediverse-part-ii-patchwork/
#SocialMedia

@snarfed.org just bridged Threads to Bluesky via ActivityPub. 👀 👀
#Fediverse
#SocialMedia

Faced with the challenge of how to respond to the increasing enshittification of the web, @crumbler laughs and says: “We need to finish building the Fediverse.”

“Hell yeah” responds @evan

What does that mean in practice ? Here’s my top ten unfinished building blocks. Build all these out and the Fediverse will be transformed. Feel free to add more!

https://www.blog-pat.ch/we-need-to-finish-building-the-fediverse/

#Fediverse
#SocialMedia

It’s weird when two things pop up around the same time, looking the same. Even more weird when one is a crypto start-up with a billion dollar valuation. And the other an under-funded non-profit in the Fediverse.

That’s the story of an unlikely couple: #Farcaster and #Newsmast. 

Both built around channels, or communities. The success of Farcaster shows the potential in the #Fediverse.

https://www.blog-pat.ch/an-unlikely-couple/

#SocialMedia

It feels like May was the month when a bunch of people started coming together behind the social web, with some really inspirational articles, blogs and podcasts:

@molly0xfff - Citation Needed: We can have a different web, if we want it.

@mmasnick.bsky.social- Techdirt: We’ve lost some of that promise of the open web…And now we can take it back.

@crumbler- Platformer: We need to finish building the Fediverse.

Here's my full round-up: https://www.blog-pat.ch/social-web-news-may/

#Fediverse
#SocialMedia