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Darnell ClaytonIf the Socialverse (social networks online) were the Star Trek universe, then the Fediverse would be The Federation: a union of multiple applications founded on the principles of liberty, equality, peace, justice & progress (ok, so maybe your’s truly borrowed some text from Star Trek). Image Credit: From Star Trek, Deep Space Nine (image discovered via Memory Alpha) What unites the Fediverse is the ability of different applications with different purposes, codes, philosophies, creators & business models to communicate using the ActivityPub protocol. However, an ancient force in the Socialverse has appeared out of the WordPress Wormhole. This shape-shifting service can mimic many ActivityPub applications while serving a slice of ads on the side. Known by friends, frenemies & foes as Tumblr, this recently acquired platform from Automattic can morph into: A microblog like Mastodon, Pleroma or Misskey by using the Tumblr interface (example: Darnell.co verses Tumblr.com/Darnell) A photography site like Pixelfed via photography themes A videography site like PeerTube via videography themes A music social site like FunkWhale via audio tumblr themes A simple blogging site like WriteFreely or Plume (note: latter is no longer actively supported) via sparse themes Last but not least a pending embrace of Matrix chat Tumblr’s sheer size alone would dwarf the Fediverse, as the social blogging site boasts over 560 million blogs & 135 million monthly active users. Mastodon (currently the most prominent app in the Fediverse) has recently surpassed eight million accounts, of which approximately two million are active at least once a month. From Tumblr Press While Tumblr’s entrance into the Fediverse should be celebrated, its mere presence could result in Automattic dominating the Fediverse & potentially dictating the future direction of ActivityPub apps overall. So how can current Fediverse apps compete when (not if) Tumblr enters their realm‽ By embracing their unique strengths & mimicking the tactics of rival platforms. KISS: Keep Instance Signups Simple (AKA Easy) Whether it’s Mastodon, Pixelfed, Pleroma, Misskey, Peertube, etcetera, many Fediverse apps are confusing newcomers (who are used to centralized social networks) by offering a decentralized sign-up process (basically asking people to choose a server). Instead of offering a read the fraking manual response or sign-up guides for non-techies, Fediverse apps should drastically simplify the process by only offering two options: Login or sign up with Fediverse.Yeah Enter your existing server or domain This would simplify the sign-up process for new people eager to […]
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