@davetroy Maybe Jyri Engeström and Petteri Koponen, the founders of Jaiku, can tell us the story in more detail when they join Mastodon?

I can't find them through name search here yet and no indications of Mastodon on their Twitter accounts' bio.

#MastodonMeetup #Slush2022 #Jaiku #PubSubHubbub #ActivityPub #RSS #API

@davetroy I brought up this exact point and we discussed this topic at the first Mastodon meeting in Finland last night.

https://attractive.space/@Setok/109364326291755986

Finnish startup Jaiku from 2006 was also mentioned as opening API for aggregated social media before PubSubHubbub, though bought by Google and discontinued shortly after. Hard to find exact details on this history because of link rot.

And I'm too young to remember these events clearly while being in high school back then.

#MastodonMeetup #Slush2022

Kristoffer Lawson (@[email protected])

Even more topical than we imagined with #riptwitter going on: today will be the first ever #mastodon #meetup in #finland. Courtesy of @[email protected] and myself. 17:00 at Bierhaus, Tripla, Helsinki. A short distance from #slush. Open to everyone. Let’s discuss the futures of social media over beer.

Mastodon

@Fulcrum @Setok Went really well even as there were only 6 of us in total. The best conversations about #tech I have had in years. Better than the talks on stage at #Slush2022 in my opinion.

Would recommend for others to also meetup like this around the world!
#MastodonMeetup

@jhpot We just hosted the first Mastodon meetup in Helsinki, Finland today as an unofficial #Slush2022 side event. We don't know if this was even the first of its kind anywhere?

https://attractive.space/@Setok/109360946800769350

Just to let you know that there might be IRL Mastodon events going in Britain now too.

#mastodonmeetup #meetup

Eilisen ja tämän päivän agendalla on ollut #slush22 seuraaminen Hesarin livestreamista. Toimii myös saliseurana. #slush #slush2022

RT @HelsinkiSmart: Before the Break of Dawn at #Slush2022 was a success! 🌅

🙌 thx to our guests @GabrielMariya, @Laura_Juvonen and @VTTFinland, @UprightProject, @EUeic, and @mimirfellows!

Read more about the event here: https://helsinkismart.fi/the-slush-2022-side-event-before-the-break-of-dawn-a-success/

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EUeic/status/1593226676330463238

The SLUSH 2022 side event “Before the Break of Dawn” a success!

Commissioner Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, joined the event highlighting the importance of regions in innovation building.

Helsinkismart

RT @digilea: So many companies and European breeding ground #Slush2022

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EUkomissio/status/1593195926260445184

EU-komissio Suomessa (@EUkomissio)

RT @digilea: So many companies and European breeding ground #Slush2022

Nitter

@jeffjarvis I tried to suggest for the largest newspaper in Finland called "Helsingin Sanomat" to join here.

Finland has often been at the forefront of adopting new tech, especially relating to networking.

They haven't answered but we have a spark of a grassroots movement during #Slush2022 this week to onboard the 12k attendees of the event to Mastodon tomorrow.

Maybe you could nudge the Finnish newspaper to act on Twitter and be part of history?

Here's the Tweet:
https://twitter.com/PekkaByte/status/1592974843158597633

Pekka Sipilä @[email protected] on Twitter

“Listened to @hs_visio podcast to get in the mood for #Slush2022. Tried to tag @hsfi in Mastodon but couldn't find. When are you joining? #TwitterExodus #mastodon #fediverse #Slush #FinnishNature #walk”

Twitter
Some amazing startups here at #Slush2022 solving actual world problems, from supply chain traceability to reducing waste in metal manufacturing, providing social care for the aged, and personalized medication. I'll do a list when I have time of great startups you should follow.
@pekkasipila I’m here in Helsinki #Slush2022