Mastodon: @evan@cosocial.ca

The co-author of the ActivityPub protocol, research director at the Social Web Foundation, sometimes called "The Father of the Fediverse," and author of the first-ever post on the social web in May 2008, delivers a first-principles introduction to the Fediverse.

Social networks are people and their connections. Yet the platforms that host those connections have concentrated power, stripped APIs, and optimized feeds for addiction rather than relationship. Quitting doesn't work because Metcalfe's Law keeps you tied to where your friends are; new monolithic alternatives can't overcome that gravity either. ActivityPub's answer is meaningful choice: different business models, local ownership, open APIs, and algorithms that serve you, reached by developers building, users participating, media co-publishing, and policymakers mandating interoperability.

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[–] Binette@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Wtf where did his mustache go????

[–] ozoned@piefed.social 5 points 2 days ago

Evan will be at FediForum this week as well if folks are attending. :)

I'm also going to try to have him on Fireside Fedi SOON^TM hopefully. We've been talking. Follow !firesidefedi@tubefree.org for more.

Or to catch the livestreams @ozoned@firesidefedi.live

[–] Tealk@rollenspiel.forum 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

What social networking features does Vivaldi actually have? They only run a Mastodon instance, don't they?

[–] Kierunkowy74@piefed.social 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

They also provide a space for blogs, based on WordPress with federation

[–] ozoned@piefed.social 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Mastodon IS the Fediverse. :) IDK what Vivaldi runs, but if it's Mastodon, that is the Fediverse. Same with Lemmy, Piefed, Nodebb, etc. :D

[–] Tealk@rollenspiel.forum 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

In the video, it just sounds weird, as if Vivaldi had built some kind of Fediverse features into the browser.

[–] ozoned@piefed.social 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

https://help.vivaldi.com/services/social/getting-started-with-vivaldi-social/

[–] Tealk@rollenspiel.forum 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Question, did you watch the video? Because your answers have absolutely nothing to do with my question.

[–] ozoned@piefed.social 1 points 2 days ago

I did. That's all I know of Vivaldi doing. I think Vivaldi is interested in ActivityPub, but I haven't seen any other work from them about AP and the browser.