Notices by Saskia (saskia@backend.newsmast.org)

We're trying out something really cool on one of our client apps, showing where accounts originate on the Social Web in the feed!

#SocialWeb #Fediverse #Mastodon

3 Whole Years here on the Social Web!!!

To celebrate, a fun little blog looking at what's happened in that time 👀

https://forbetter.ghost.io/three-years-at-the-newsmast-foundation-and-on-the-social-web/

#Newsmast #SocialWeb #Blog #Anniversary

My favourite thing from this special @fediforum so far has been hearing from new voices.

It's so good to see how the Social Web is touching the lives of so many different people - not just the 'techies'!

#FediForum #SocialWeb

FediMTL yesterday was excellent!

Thanks again to everyone involved 🫶

Please enjoy this painting of my presentation by my fianceé who tuned into the live stream from the UK 👀 🥰

CC: @info

#FediMTL #SocialWeb

RE: https://jaz.co.uk/2026/01/13/there-is-one-fediverse-there-are-a-thousand-ways-to-join-it/

"There is no “pick a server” screen or “find your instance”. There is no friction. This is not “a Mastodon app”; it is the Tŵt app, purpose-built for our community."

This is a vision of the Social Web which I'm sure many won't agree with or, potentially, won't even understand.

But, like Jaz, I'm pretty certain this is the future. We need to make spaces which are accessible to the general user, that just take them where they want to go without a scavenger hunt.

I'm so excited for this app and seeing how it can serve the existing community, Welsh people, and everyone else who wants to call it home 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

#SocialWeb #Technology #App #SocialMedia #Fediverse #Mastodon

RE: https://about.iftas.org/2026/01/08/the-2025-social-web-trust-safety-report-is-here/

Really interesting insight into trust and safety on the Social Web that I'd recommend anyone in this space reads.

Social platforms have to be safe and to be safe they must be moderated. There are learnings in here about the work moderators do that I think far too many of us take for granted.

#SocialWeb #Moderation #Fediverse #Mastodon

I have always said, and will continue to say, that to thrive a social platform needs fandom.

As a little look into why, Ogilvy produced a report into fandom behaviour online and it is a really really interesting read (but of course you have to sign up).

https://www.ogilvy.com/ideas/fandom-flux-codes-growth-gen-z-gen-alpha

#SocialWeb #SocialMedia #Fandom #Fediverse #Technology

At @newsmast we're doing some really exciting things, but one of the problems with doing cool and exciting things is finding the words for them.

In my latest blog post, I discuss how we label a news AND social app...

https://forbetter.ghost.io/defining-a-new-kind-of-social-app/

#Newsmast #BristolCable #SocialWeb #Technology #Mastodon #Fediverse #App #SocialMedia