Emily KSep 29, 2025
Stephen Sekula

Bridging Science to the Fediverse

The "fediverse" is the term for the federated social web, a collection of social media concepts (Mastodon, PeerTube, Pixelfed, Friendica, Bookwyrm, etc.) that can all talk to each other by virtue of a common protocol: ActivityPub. The technical details don't matter. What matters is that, in the fediverse, everyone can have a home without paying tribute to a private company or sacrificing their content (or eyeballs) to somebody's…

https://steve.cooleysekula.net/blog/2025/09/28/bridging-science-to-the-fediverse/

Bridging Science to the Fediverse

The “fediverse” is the term for the federated social web, a collection of social media concepts (Mastodon, PeerTube, Pixelfed, Friendica, Bookwyrm, etc.) that can all talk to each other…

The Adventures of My Pet Hamster
Sep 29, 2025 at 1:10amWeb
Show threadAstroSep 29, 2025
@steve
"It's as simple as Jabber/XMPP!"
Show threadStephen SekulaSep 29, 2025

@astro Yes and no. Those protocols are good for realtime comms, one-on-one or few-on-few. When it comes to modern broadcast and audience engagement, ActivityPub is the more appropriate choice.

Certainly, when I have small detailed conversations, XMPP is what I prefer.

Show threadVidya Sagar VSep 29, 2025
@steve You might want to change your website's header and footer to point to your fedi account instead of your closed Twitter account?
Show threadStephen SekulaSep 29, 2025
@vidyasagar Sure. It is a slow and painful process of finding every tiny place where that old info is still lurking. That is one of the consequences of so many years spent on those once-popular platforms.