Chris TrottierMay 5, 2023

This take is annoying.

But it's also not entirely @gruber's fault because the media doesn't really talk about the Fediverse, and when they do, it's as a synonym for "Mastodon".

How would @gruber know about the massive development efforts to build more user-friendly alternatives to Mastodon?

No one in the media talks about the growth of *key apps, and how they're now the #2 most used Fediverse platform.

That story isn't being told.

https://mastodon.social/@gruber/110314382066961654

@fediversenews

Show threadj_bertolottiMay 5, 2023
@atomicpoet
To be fair, even by specifically googling it, it is not easy to find a decent explanation of what calckey&co are, and why one should bother.
And this is a problem common to a lot of the fediverse: there are a lot of options out there, but for a newcomer it is almost impossible to learn about it (and I am speaking from personal experience).
Show threadChris TrottierMay 5, 2023
@j_bertolotti The https://calckey.org site just came online. Here's an explanation: https://calckey.org/blog/en/calckey/
Calckey

A fun, new, open way to experience social media

Calckey
Show threadBenjaminMay 5, 2023

@atomicpoet @j_bertolotti I personally love the design here by the way.

It would be interesting to hear from folks who aren't familiar with the Fediverse whether or not this kind of stuff makes sense though.

As I was saying before, it's harder to market the network.

'Connected to the Fediverse' I imagine would be ambiguous to people who don't know what it is. It could be easy to draw the conclusion that you can 'Log in with Mastodon, PixelFed, etc' rather than what it's really describing.

Show threadj_bertolottiMay 5, 2023
@BenjaminNelan @atomicpoet
As someone who doesn't know what it is (and that doesn't really understands how the fediverse works), I have no idea what anything in the screenshot means.
I think the whole fediverse is in dire need of some PR. And by that I don't mean celebratory articles in the press, but I mean good, simple explanations.
Show threadBenjaminMay 5, 2023

@j_bertolotti @atomicpoet Does something like this make more sense?

Obviously, my changes don't make any effort to explain the Fediverse, they just shift the focus towards explaining "what you're getting."

Then platforms that "Talk Fediverse" could have a badge similar to the "Available on the App Store" icon.

Show threadBenjamin
@po3mah Well played, my brain was spinning for a moment there...
May 5, 2023 at 9:34amWeb
Show threadTomi the Slav and 1024 othersMay 5, 2023
@BenjaminNelan Sorry for false alarm dopamine shot :)