Hello new #Mastodon folks! π
Have you heard of the #Fediverse? πΊοΈ
It's a set of community projects that use the #ActivityPub standard to talk to each other.
Mastodon is the most well developed, but there are many works in progress too:
Instagram -> PixelFed π·
@pixelfed
https://pixelfed.social
YouTube -> PeerTube ποΈ
https://joinpeertube.org/
SoundCloud -> Funkwhale π§
@funkwhale https://join.funkwhale.audio/
MeetUp -> GetTogether π»
@GetTogetherComm
https://gettogether.community
...and many others.
@sonya @switchingsocial @pixelfed @funkwhale @GetTogetherComm Could you please explain a bit more detailed what it means that all these applications are built on ActivityPub. Will you be able to see posts from one of these new apps here and comment on it?
Basically, yes, you will be able to follow people from one platform on another, and comment/like their posts.
You can already follow PeerTube channels on Mastodon (e.g. @blender ). The blogging platforms Plume and @write_as are also already federating.
The range of interactions depends on the platform, for example PixelFed will let you follow Mastodon accounts but will only display posts that have images attached. You'll also be able to follow PF accounts on Mastodon.
Agreed! GNUSocial is probably my favourite out of all the microblogging services on ActivityPub (although I'm on Mastodon, I realize how much I miss being able to log in without JS).
Also #Mediagoblin but that hasn't gotten ActivityPub implemented yet.
Do GetTogether actually federate with the rest of the fediverse of just itself, like nextcloud? I tried to add some users from there to my followed, but I see no handle...
Sorry, maybe I'm not understanding anything here =D
GT is not federating yet, it's still being worked on. The list is works in progress rather than finished projects.
If you want to try out the cross-platform federation, you can follow PeerTube users from Mastodon, e.g. @blender
PixelFed is also just about to become federated, you can already find some PF users listed on Mastodon.
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@switchingsocial
PixelFed sounds REALLY interesting !!!
@switchingsocial @pixelfed @funkwhale @GetTogetherComm GnuSocial has been around for ages and Pleroma is also worth of mention