Notices by Jon S. von Tetzchner (jon@social.vivaldi.net)

Now that is interesting:

https://theonion.com/heres-why-i-decided-to-buy-infowars/

#Onion #Infowars #Mastodon #fediverse

My survey showed that most users are not happy with the browser that comes with their computers. If you are using one of those browsers, how about trying something new?

Does your browser have workspaces? Tab stacks? Tab tiles? Windows panel? Page capture? Sync? Custom themes with custom buttons? Web panels? Mouse gestures? Editable keyboard shortcuts?

Want to try a browser that has all of the above and more?

https://vivaldi.com

#Vivaldi #Browser #Windows #Macos #Linux #Chrome #Edge #Safari #Computers #Geek

Here are the results of my "What is your favorite browser?" survey, here on Mastodon. These are some very interesting results.

It is clear that the incumbents are not getting a lot of love. Edge gets 2% and Chrome gets 5%. These browsers are widely used, but not very popular, based on this survey.

Safari does a lot better at 16%, the same as Vivaldi. The enthusiasm level from those that use Vivaldi is high and plenty of people also mention Vivaldi as a secondary option.

Opera gets just 1%.

Firefox gets 60%, so clearly a strong showing here in the Fediverse, although many say they use Firefox only because they do not want to use a Chromium based browser.

The cool part is then that 13% say they prefer another browser. Plenty of smaller browsers getting a mention, which is nice.

If you notice that the total is higher than 100%, then that is because I allowed people to select more than one browser, although most did not.

If you are still using Chrome or Edge, maybe it is time to try something new? You have a choice!

#Vivaldi #browser #Firefox #Edge #Chrome #Safari #Opera #Windows #Linux #macos #iOS #Android

In the early days of the Web, research institutions and Universities were some of the first to join.

Has your research institute or University joined the Fediverse as yet? How about suggesting to do so? Maybe set up a server yourself, with their permission? We can all contribute to building the Fediverse. This is the best way to build a true social web.

#fediverse #Mastodon #Twitter #Facebook #BlueSky #Threads #university #Research

If you want to contribute to Vivaldi, you can do that in a number of ways:

1. Share with your friends. Help us grow.
2. Utilize the included search partners, with which we have deals. Startpage, DuckDuckGo, Qwant, Ecosia and Yahoo. We do not have deals with Microsoft and Google, unlike our competitors.
3. Use our included bookmarks and direct match partners.
4. Donate.

We are fighting with Big Tech and they want us gone. You can make a difference.

#Vivaldi #browser #Windows #Macos #Linux #Android #ios

I have for the last 11 years talked about the problem with user profiling and algorithmic content. Creation of echo chambers and the ability to easily manipulate what people see for marketing purposes and worse. Even made a cat video to try to make the point. I wish more would see this.

The point is not for political parties to see the potential here, but rather to see the risk. The only way to fix this is to ban user profiling.

You have made a good choice to move the the Fediverse. It would help for more of your friends to join us.

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/11/09/social-media-traditional-news-elections-00188548

#Politics #fediverse #Mastodon @EUCommission #Privacy #Twitter #Facebook #USPol #USPolitics

A very interesting podcast, IMHO. Have a listen and share with people for them to join us here.

https://vivaldi.com/blog/better-web/evan-prodromou-social-web-foundation-for-a-better-web/

#Vivaldi #fediverse #Mastodon #Twitter #X #Facebook #Threads

My take on Crypto. I feel it needs to be repeated.

https://vivaldi.com/blog/why-vivaldi-will-never-create-thinkcoin/

#Vivaldi #Crypto #Scam

I am sad to see the layoffs at the Mozilla Foundation. Mozilla plays an important role on the Internet. I may not always agree with the choices they make, but they still play an important role.

#Mozilla #Firefox #Vivaldi #browser #Windows #Macos #Linux #Computer

https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/05/mozilla-foundation-lays-off-30-staff-drops-advocacy-division/

New release of Vivaldi on iOS. Version 7.0. Plenty of improvements, but an important highlight is the much faster syncing feature and ability to customize the main menu, the kind of thing you would only expect in Vivaldi.

https://vivaldi.com/blog/vivaldi-on-ios-7-0/

#Vivaldi #iOS #iPhone #iPad

New release of Vivaldi on Android as well. Version 7.0. Big improvement here is the faster sync.

https://vivaldi.com/blog/vivaldi-on-android-7-0/

#Android #Vivaldi #browser

@nafmo @thomasp @Vivaldi

Check out the theme settings. No drawing needed. You can download other themes and you can change the settings of the themes you have.

@nafmo @thomasp @Vivaldi

That can be tuned in the theme. As with everything in Vivaldi, you can get it to work exactly the way you want it to.

Microsoft really does not want you to try another browser. I wonder why?

Time to defy Microsoft and install Vivaldi!

#Vivaldi #browser #Windows #Linux

Forbes : Vivaldi 7: The Best Web Browser Just Got Even Better

What do you think?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/barrycollins/2024/10/24/vivaldi-7-the-best-web-browser-just-got-even-better/

#Vivaldi #browser #Windows #macos #Linux #Computer #Tech #Technology

The Oslo Police has been posting on Twitter for 13 years, but now it has come to an end. They join a long list of institutions that have had it with the X platform. They had more than 500k followers.

#Twitter #X #Mastodon

@RandamuMaki

It is not realistic for us to do that. There would be security issues in Chromium and for us to make sure we get fixes to those security issues would become harder and harder.

At Opera we had 100 maintaining Presto. That is more than twice the size of our team. We would need more than that now.

Some of our browser competitors are all in on Crypto. We are not.

You can read about why below.

#Vivaldi #Crypto #Browser #Linux #Windows #Macos #Android #ios

https://vivaldi.com/blog/why-vivaldi-will-never-create-thinkcoin/

If you have a new vehicle running Android Automotive, it is quite likely that @Vivaldi is available for it.

- Polestar
- Volvo
- Renault
- Mercedes
- Audi
- Porsche
- Ford
- Lincoln
- Link & Co

These are some of the brands that have at least some vehicles that can run Vivaldi. There are a lot more brands and vehicles coming!

Do you have such a vehicle? Installed Vivaldi yet?

https://vivaldi.com/android/automotive/

#Vivaldi #browser #Android

I know a lot of you use @Vivaldi and would like to help us grow. Here are a few things you can do to help us. Thank you for your support!

1. Recommend @Vivaldi to your friends. Help them install and setup. Show them the features you think they would most like.

2. Follow @Vivaldi here and on other social networks you frequent.

3. Boost articles by @Vivaldi which have a broader appeal here and on other social networks.

4. Invite your friends to join Vivaldi Social. Support the Fediverse.

5. Donate. Many of you asked for it and now you can.

Have a great day!

#Vivaldi #Windows #Mac #Linux #Android #iOS #fediverse #Mastodon