Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦Dec 20, 2022

A kind observation that exclusively calling this place "Mastodon" has a bit similar energy as saying "I just sent a GMail."

"Fediverse" (or "fedi") is a more inclusive, general term.

Mastodon is just one of many software projects that talk to each other to create this multi-instance social network:
https://axbom.com/fediverse/

(kudos to @axbom for this fantastic infographic!)

There are blogs, Reddit-like communities, video instances and many more, all part of fedi.

#TwitterMigration #NewHere

The many branches of the Fediverse

As more and more people are asking me about Mastodon I felt a need for a picture to point at, showcasing how the software known as Mastodon fits into the much larger concept of the Fediverse. I made this infographic to help myself and others explain the many different use-cases

Axbom • My Next Heartbeat
Show threadKrupoDec 20, 2022
@rysiek @axbom so do all these branches have the ability to "talk" to each other?
Show threadStefan Laser🗜️Dec 20, 2022
@krupo @rysiek @axbom The entire tree, yes, so you can also follow Pixelfed (Insta alternative) posts and comment. ActivityPub is the key. Yet if you want to post on a platform like Pixelfed, you need a dedicated account. For our microblogging here (all in yellow), this is irrelevant. Platforms like FB and Twitter could, theoretically, also open up their protocol, but they decide not to.
Show threadKatzentratschenDec 20, 2022
@stefanlaser @krupo @rysiek @axbom Thanks for your explanation. What's the difference UX-wise between "Pixelfed account follows a Mastodon account" and "Pixelfed account follows another Pixelfed account"? What would I gain with a dedicated account?
Show threadStefan Laser🗜️Dec 20, 2022
@katzentratschen @krupo @rysiek @axbom It looks more like Insta and the like, so it's made for images and very short text. Mastodon etc. are better for text. But I'm no expert in this, I've just tested the setup once.
Show threadKatzentratschenDec 20, 2022
@stefanlaser Some Mastodon apps have full-width images and therefore look and feel a lot like Instagram. Maybe these former distinct characteristics between Fediverse services are vanishing over time as more and more apps are available? @krupo @rysiek @axbom
Show threadStefan Laser🗜️Dec 20, 2022
@katzentratschen @krupo @rysiek @axbom Oh sounds sweet, like the Mastodon app on Android?
Show threadKatzentratschen
@stefanlaser Both Android and iOS. It's still "text first" but one could implement a simple button with which users are able to toggle text-image order, change text length etc.
Dec 20, 2022 at 11:01amWeb