5,000 Views… You People Are Strange
I just crossed 5,000 all-time views on my blog. Apparently thousands of people on the internet decided reading my rambling nonsense was a good use of their time. Wild. Appreciate everyone who clicked, read, or wandered in by accident. Either way, you helped push it past 5K.https://ericfoltin.com/2026/03/10/5000-views-you-people-are-strange/
Before building a community platform, do the groundwork first. Define the problem, identify your first 50 members, design the first 5-minute experience, and plan content, engagement, moderation, and metrics. Tech comes after clarity.
#CommunityBuilding #DigitalCommunity #StartupGrowth #UserEngagement
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🚀 Making outreach simpler, smarter, and more impactful.
The Street Care app is designed to guide volunteers step-by-step — and our new blog breaks it all down.
📖 Check out the full app flow https://streetcare.us/blog_street-care-app-flow/
💬 What features would you love to see added? Tell us in the comments 👇
#StreetCareCommunity #StreetCareApp #VolunteerSupport #TechWithPurpose #NonprofitInnovation #CommunityImpact #ServeWithLove #DigitalCommunity #AppExperience #SocialChange #VolunteerNetwork #OutreachSupport
This is a huge shout-out to everyone who has written an open-source protocol - on the condition, of course, that it is not capable of harming any human or nonhuman animal!
These people can't be thanked enough in the menacing age of silly valley and (c)hi-tech.
#OpenSource #FightCapitalism #DigitalRights #DigitalCommunity #RadicalScience #FightTechnocracy #Health #FightTotalitarianism #FightAuthoritarianism #FightTheCommercialAppification
We're building custom Social Web platforms for morally-aligned organisations and groups.
The Social Web is growing and we're so excited to be a part of it.
#SocialWeb #DigitalCommunity #Fediverse #Apps #SocialPlatforms
Understanding what makes a social platform a community isn't straightforward. I'm very far from a sociologist, so I'm probably not the right person to ask, but as we look at growing the Social Web I think it's an important question. How do we help platforms become more?
https://forbetter.ghost.io/platforms-as-the-preface-to-community/
#SocialMedia #Community #SocialWeb #Blog #Mastodon #Fediverse #Facebook #DigitalCommunity
The bricks and mortar aren't enough, for a home, you need love. Social platforms teach us a lot about community building. They are, after all, a big empty room in digital space, with fairground-esque arrows on the doors suggesting fun to be found within. Once inside, you're confronted by a
Alongside a truckload of exciting updates, we're super thrilled to be featured in the latest update from @Bonfire 🔥
Check out the blog for a teaser on something new we'll be working with Bonfire to provide soon 👀
https://bonfirenetworks.org/posts/bonfire-1-0-1-building-momentum/
#SocialWeb #SocialMedia #Fediverse #Mastodon #Bonfire #DigitalCommunity
Petition to formally recognize open source work as civic service in Germany
#HackerNews #openSource #civicService #Germany #petition #techForGood #digitalCommunity
Open-Source-Software bildet heute das Fundament großer Teile der digitalen Infrastruktur – in Verwaltung, Wirtschaft, Forschung und im täglichen Leben. Selbst im aktuellen Koalitionsvertrag der Bundesregierung wird Open-Source-Software als elementarer Baustein zur Erreichung digitaler Souveränität genannt. Bei vielen Bürgern ist leider kein Bewusstsein vorhanden, wo sie überall mit Open-Source-Software in Verbindung kommen. Egal ob es eine Website im Internet ist, der Ticket-Automat für die Bahn
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