UPDATE: https://hub.vocalcat.com is open for public registration.

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I’m building a new tool and looking for volunteers to test it! A #fediverse linktree.

It’s designed for two types of people:

Normies / newcomers – Think of it like a free, privacy-respecting Linktree. No trackers, no ads. But here's the cool part: it's a Trojan horse for the fediverse. Your profile link is itself an ActivityPub actor. That means people can interact with it directly in the fediverse, and it encourages exploration of open platforms.

Fediverse users, If you have multiple accounts (#Mastodon, #Pixelfed, Loops, a federated blog…), you know the struggle: sometimes you just want one persona to follow. This tool gives you that. It doesn’t post on its own (read-only), but it boosts all your other accounts and even has its own #ActivityPub inbox. PLUS it can receive and show your badges issued by @badgefed !

Interested in testing? Right now it only supports mastodon/gotosocial authentication, so if you have a mastodon or gotosocial account register a new account.

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UPDATE: I am doing load testing at this point, if many people sign-up expect some unavailability moments. Thanks for your patience, I want to discover the limits of the stack.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@verge/116041069446538092

IRC comeback when

Many thanks to #KatinaMagazine, who recently featured us as a #ResourceReview! ♥️ If your library, organization, or institutions wants to learn more about KCWorks, email us for a demo at [email protected].

https://katinamagazine.org/content/article/resource-reviews/2026/review-of-kc-works-for-institutions

From its beginnings at the Modern Language Association to becoming a core service at Michigan State University, @hello has grown by focusing on what scholars need: a place for nontraditional research, control over their work and data, and governance rooted in participation, not profit.

Read more: https://investinopen.org/blog/building-the-commons-how-knowledge-commons-is-navigating-challenges-through-community-and-collaboration/

Have you checked out our new stats dashboard yet? 👀

You can view analytics for all of KCWorks, or turn it on just for your own collections that you create. Browse subjects, file formats, and so much more. We're biased, but it's a pretty cool feature. 😊

Check it out now! works.hcommons.org/stats

New, from me: Most Parked Domains Now Serving Malicious Content

Direct navigation — the act of visiting a website by manually typing a domain name in a web browser — has never been riskier: A new study finds the vast majority of “parked” domains — mostly expired or dormant domain names, or common misspellings of popular websites — are now configured to redirect visitors to sites that foist scams and malware.

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/12/most-parked-domains-now-serving-malicious-content/

#typosquatting