My two cents on the #Meta #ThreadsApp discussion. I think my past experience in the publishing industry has given me a unique perspective on the #Fediverse.

The evolution I've witnessed in that industry over the years has helped me to recognize a similar evolution in social media now. My experiences there have shown me how the Ordinary Person has eventually become empowered by new technology-- in this case, ActivityPub and the Fediverse. I don't foresee a reversal in that evolution.

Regardless of what Meta does or does not do with their Threads app, I'm sure of one thing:

#TheFutureIsFederated.


#PublishingIndustry #MetaThreads #ElonMusk #Zuckerberg #MarkZuckerberg #MetaThreadsApp #Threads #Federated #TwitterExodus #RedditMigration #Mastodon #TwitterMigrants #RedditMigrants #Change #ParadigmShift #SelfPublishing #POD #KDP #TraditionalPublishing #PrintOnDemand #ActivityPub #ActivityPubBased #Writers #WritingCommunity #EditorsOfMastodon

https://annethewriter33.wordpress.com/2023/07/06/the-future-is-federated/

The Future is Federated

Today (July 6, 2023), Meta introduced their new Threads platform, advertising it as a rival of Twitter. On Mastodon and elsewhere in the Fediverse, the rumors of this newest move have been causing …

Anne Fisher-Ahlert
@mammoth Will #Mammoth support other #ActivityPub-based systems in the future? Like the #key_apps, (#Misskey, #Calckey, …) #Pleroma, #Friendica, #Pixelfed & Co.?
@[email protected] It seems your bots don't work well with #other #ActivityPub-based #microblogging services than #Mastodon. At the very least not with #Calckey.

Was thiking you would like to know.