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| 28.07.2026 | В 2017 году мне в комментариях написали «иди в нишу». Я пошёл в 2024 | В декабре 2016 я запустил доску объявлений. В марте 2017 написал на Спарке статью о том, как пытаюсь притащить на неё трафик. Статья была честная до неприличия: три месяца работы, около 14 тысяч рублей на рекламу, 450 рублей выручки.
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| 19.06.2026 | Как мы построили распределённый мониторинг аптайма | В прошлый раз я писал про рекурсивную задачу мониторинга: кто мониторит монитор? Если Prometheus упал — вы не видите ничего, и самое коварное тут в том, что отвалившийся мониторинг внешне неотличим от идеальной стабильности. Та статья закан... |
| 29.05.2026 | Вышел пиринговый видеохостинг PeerTube 8.2 | В конце мая 2026 года состоялся релиз версии пирингового видеохостинга PeerTube 8.2. Выпуск PeerTube 1.0 вышел в октябре 2018 года. Релиз PeerTube 6.0 состоялся в ноябре 2023 года, решение PeerTube 7.0 представлено в декабре 2024 года. Верс... |
| 23.03.2026 | Social Media Advertising in the US: Meta, TikTok and the Platform Wars | Share
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Social media advertising revenue in the United States reached 82 billion dollars in 2025, making it the second-largest digital advertising category behind search. The market is dominated by a fierce competition... |
| 17.02.2026 | Welsh Social Network Tŵt Launches New App | Share
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CARDIFF, UK – The Welsh social network Tŵt is set to launch a new mobile app.
The launch, which takes place in Cardiff on 28 February, represents a major evolution for the nation’s long-standing, community-owne... |
| 03.02.2026 | This New Social Network Says It Won’t Sell Your Data — and It Just Hit 2.5M Users | Image: UpScrolled
Alternative social network UpScrolled has announced it has surpassed 2.5 million users, following a surge in sign-ups after TikTok’s US ownership change in January.
The social network, which blends elements of Instagram an... |
| 22.01.2026 | The dangers of AI surveillance in Boulder; the Boulder City Council meeting schedule; stop using X (Letters) | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
The dangers of AI surveillance in Boulder
Recently, I’ve noticed a growing number of surveillance cameras around Boulder and decided to look into them. What I found was deeply concerning. These cam... |
| 12.01.2026 | From children’s colouring books to official portals: EU under fire for social media links | Corporate watchdog Ekō has today filed a formal complaint with the European Ombudsman, challenging the European Commission and other EU institutions over their systematic promotion of US-based social media platforms on official europa.eu we... |
| 12.12.2025 | Ностальгия как бизнес-план: стартап Operation Bluebird хочет вернуть Twitter | Пока мир обсуждает эксперименты Илона Маска с платформой X, стартап Operation Bluebird подал официальную заявку в патентное ведомство США, требуя аннулировать товарные знаки Twitter и tweet на том основании, что Маск добровольно отказался о... |
| 04.11.2025 | Researchers warn that social media is not the best place to get your news fix | What’s happened? After examining nearly 11 million posts across 7 social-media platforms, researchers have found a consistent pattern. People are more likely to click and engage with lower-quality news links than higher-quality ones, even w... |
| 19.10.2025 | Всё-таки свободное ПО не победило | (Перевод моего выступления на P.I.W.O в июне, слегка подчищенный и приближенный к формату блога).
…звучит как-то не очень. Я сделала все эти слайды в Inkscape из Linux с оболочкой KDE, плюс я регулярно пользуюсь Firefox. Но это всего лишь я... |
| 19.09.2025 | From Brussels to Blois: Mastodon turns commercial partnerships into paid services | Today Mastodon, the open source social platform that is a key part of the decentralised Fediverse, announced the availability of paid hosting, moderation, and support services for organisations seeking to operate their own Mastodon servers.... |
| 01.09.2025 | ESET discovers PromptLock, the first AI-powered ransomware | researchers have uncovered a new type of ransomware that leverages generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to execute attacks. Named PromptLock, the malware runs a locally accessible AI language model to generate malicious scripts in rea... |
| 09.08.2025 | The Revival of Authentic Online Communities: How Mevsim.com Blends IRC’s Legacy with Modern Connectivity | Share
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The Digital Disconnection of Modern Social Platforms
In an era dominated by sprawling social media networks and impersonal chat applications, the quest for genuine online connection is more prevalent than ever.... |
| 22.05.2025 | How Brands Can Master Bluesky and Capitalize on Its Growing Audience As Bluesky matures, brands that get in early and cultivate a robust strategy for engagement and trust stand to gain a competitive a... | As the digital landscape shifts dramatically, entrepreneurs need to understand that emerging platforms like Bluesky represent a new paradigm — one where authenticity trumps algorithms and community engagement outweighs content volume. With ... |
| 15.03.2025 | The fediverse: passing fad or a real alternative to Big Tech? | You’ve probably noticed lately that a lot of people are trying out alternatives to the big social media networks X, Instagram and Facebook. For example, after Elon Musk bought Twitter in 2022 and started allowing far more disinformation and... |
| 31.01.2025 | Facebook** признала ошибку при блокировке тем, связанных с Linux | Социальная сеть Facebook** заявила, что блокировка публикаций, связанных с Linux, была ошибочной и уже исправлена. Представитель компании сообщил, что ограничение было снято, а обсуждение Linux по‑прежнему разрешено в соцсети.
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| 28.01.2025 | Openvibe, the new social media app bridging the gap between users and platforms, raises €800K | Prague social network mobile app Openvibe has raised $800,000 in an investment round.
It aims to unify the fragmented world of open social media. By connecting Mastodon, Bluesky, Nostr, Threads, and more into a single intuitive platform, us... |
| 17.01.2025 | Американские чиновники и бизнесмены предложили меры, призванные не допустить блокировку TikTok в США | Все большее число американских чиновников склоняются к тому, что у владельцев TikTok должно быть больше времени, чтобы продать приложение и не допустить его блокировки перед возвращением избранного президента Дональда Трампа в Белый дом. Те... |
| 16.01.2025 | The Rise of Decentralized Social Media: A New Dawn for Digital Freedom | In the vast landscape of social media, a storm brews. Tech leaders are fed up. They’re tired of the giants controlling the narrative. Enter Free Our Feeds, a coalition of nine tech experts aiming to raise $30 million to build a decentralize... |
| 16.01.2025 | The Cybersecurity and Social Media Revolutions: Navigating a New Digital Landscape | In the digital age, the landscape is constantly shifting. Cybersecurity threats loom large, while social media platforms face a reckoning. Two distinct yet intertwined narratives are emerging: the fight against cyber threats and the push fo... |
| 16.01.2025 | The Space Debris Dilemma: How Rocket Wreckage is Disrupting Air Travel | In the vast expanse of the sky, a new threat looms. Space debris, remnants of ambitious rocket launches, is now colliding with the world of commercial aviation. The recent announcement from the U.S. government about falling SpaceX debris ha... |
| 15.01.2025 | Fed Up Tech Leaders Push for Decentralised Social Media | A group of nine technology leaders have formed a new group – Free Our Feeds – aiming to raise $30 million to create a decentralised social media platform, breaking free from the billionaire-owned, for-profit model of today.
The group did no... |
| 14.01.2025 | The Rise of Alternative Social Media: A New Era for Digital Discourse | In the vast ocean of social media, waves of change are crashing against the shores of established platforms. The European Central Bank has dipped its toes into the waters of Bluesky, a new contender in the micro-blogging arena. Meanwhile, M... |
| 13.01.2025 | Social media upstart Mastodon is transitioning into a non-profit organization | X and Bluesky rival Mastodon has announced plans to transition into a non-profit organization. The decentralized social network is looking to further differentiate it from the competition, and the latest move “affirm[s] the intent that Mast... |
| 19.12.2024 | Meta's Billion-Euro Wake-Up Call: Data Breach Fallout | In a world where data is the new gold, the stakes are high. Meta, the tech giant formerly known as Facebook, just faced a staggering €263 million (about R$ 1.7 billion) fine from the European Union. This hefty penalty stems from a data brea... |
| 18.12.2024 | Вышел пиринговый видеохостинг PeerTube 7.0 | 17 декабря 2024 года состоялся релиз мажорной седьмой версии пирингового видеохостинга PeerTube. Это событие произошло спустя шесть лет после выхода PeerTube 1.0 в октябре 2018 года. Выпуск PeerTube 6.0 произошёл в ноябре 2023 года.
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| 17.12.2024 | Платформа для оплаты контента создателей Fediverse sub.club закрывается | Платформа Sub.club, которая позволяет создателям Fediverse предлагать платные подписки и премиум-контент, объявила о закрытии. Её запустили в августе этого года.
Сервис позволял участникам Fediverse монетизировать свою аудиторию, не направл... |
| 12.12.2024 | 1 факт — один лайк по биологии. Узнали? Погнали | Всем привет! С вами лоличка, звезда твиттера!
Я люблю усталых взрослых людей. Мне самой 41 год, и я сейчас работаю простым линейным оператором службы поддержки. Ранее мои статьи на Хабре удаляли постоянно, а сейчас хоть в научпоп разрешили ... |
| 28.11.2024 | All social media platforms can learn from Instagram’s option to reset content recommendations | A huge proportion of what you encounter on social media platforms is selected by algorithms (this should be news to very few people), and algorithms are problematic.
The content that is pushed to you is supposed to be based on your past int... |
| 09.11.2024 | The Future of Social Media: A Borderless Landscape | The digital world is evolving. Social media platforms are no longer isolated islands. They are beginning to connect, forming a vast archipelago of ideas and interactions. This shift is embodied in the concept of the Fediverse. It’s a term t... |
| 05.11.2024 | OpenAI наняла сооснователя конкурента Twitter | Габор Челле, бывший генеральный директор и сооснователь платформы Pebble, конкурирующей с X (ранее известной как Twitter), присоединился к команде OpenAI для работы над секретным проектом.
По информации, опубликованной в LinkedIn, Челле раб... |
| 05.11.2024 | Redes sociais sem fronteiras | Redes sociais sem fronteiras (Vitor Pádua / Tecnoblog)
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| 01.11.2024 | The Rise and Fall of Botsin.space: A Fediverse Tale | In the vast digital landscape, platforms rise and fall like waves on the shore. Botsin.space, a beacon for creativity and community, is now dimming its lights. After seven years of vibrant existence, the independent Mastodon server is closi... |
| 31.10.2024 | Botsin.space для Fediverse закроют из-за нехватки финансирования | Разработчик и сетевой энтузиаст Колин Митчелл принял решение закрыть botsin.space спустя 7 лет работы проекта.
С конца октября прекратилась регистрация новых аккаунтов, а сам сайт переведут в режим только для чтения после 15 декабря, и в эт... |
| 30.09.2024 | The Rise of Efficient Web Design: CSS Content-Visibility and the Future of Browsing | In the ever-evolving landscape of web development, performance is king. Developers are constantly seeking ways to enhance user experience while managing the complexities of modern web applications. Recently, a breakthrough has emerged: CSS ... |
| 29.09.2024 | Релиз Fedify 1.0.0 — открытой TypeScript-библиотеки, которая упрощает создание серверных приложений на базе ActivityPub | В конце сентября 2024 года состоялся релиз Fedify 1.0.0 — открытой TypeScript-библиотеки, которая упрощает создание федеративных серверных приложений на основе протокола ActivityPub. Исходный код проекта опубликован на GitHub под лицензией ... |
| 29.09.2024 | Улучшение производительности рендеринга с помощью CSS content-visibility | Вступление
Недавно я обнаружил интересную ошибку в работе emoji-picker-element:
Я работаю на экземпляре fedi с 19 тыс. пользовательских эмодзи [...], и когда я открываю панель выбора эмодзи [...], страница замирает как минимум на целую секу... |
| 30.08.2024 | The Hidden Dangers of Third-Party Browser Scripts | In the digital age, websites are like bustling cities. They thrive on interaction, data, and services. But lurking in the shadows are third-party browser scripts—tiny snippets of code that can turn a vibrant city into a dangerous place. The... |
| 30.08.2024 | Microsoft and Meta: Navigating the Digital Landscape of Updates and Alternatives | In the ever-evolving world of technology, two giants are making waves: Microsoft and Meta. Each is carving its path, yet both face challenges that reflect the complexities of modern digital life. Microsoft’s recent update for Windows 11, KB... |
| 30.08.2024 | Navigating the Zero Trust Landscape: Beyond the Boundaries of Security | In the ever-evolving world of cybersecurity, the term "zero trust" has emerged as a beacon of hope. It promises a new way to secure networks, especially as traditional boundaries dissolve. But like a mirage in the desert, zero tru... |
| 30.08.2024 | Navigating the Digital Landscape: Custom Windows Builds and the Rise of Threads in the Fediverse | In the ever-evolving world of technology, two significant trends are emerging: the customization of Windows operating systems and the integration of social media platforms into the fediverse. Both phenomena reflect a desire for efficiency, ... |
| 29.08.2024 | Meta announces Threads is weaving deeper into the fediverse | The fallout from Elon Musk taking over at X continues as former Twitter-users flock to any of a growing list of alternatives on the fediverse. As well as options like Mastodon there is also Threads which comes from the same stables as Faceb... |
| 17.07.2024 | Релиз PeerTube 6.2 | 16 июля 2024 года состоялся релиз новой стабильной версии открытого пирингового видеохостинга PeerTube 6.2. Шестая версия проекта была представлена в ноябре 2023 года. Версия PeerTube 1.0 вышла в октябре 2018 года. Наработки проекта опублик... |
| 09.07.2024 | Samsung’s abandoned NX cameras can be brought online with a $20 LTE stick | Enlarge / Under-powered Samsung camera, meet over-powered 4G LTE dongle. Now work together to move pictures over the air.
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Back in 2010—after the first iPhone, but before its camera was any good—a mirrorless, l... |
| 03.07.2024 | Meta's Move Towards ActivityPub Integration: A Step Towards Openness or Just a Facade? | Meta's recent embrace of the ActivityPub standard for its Threads platform has sparked both optimism and skepticism in the decentralized social media community. While the move signifies a shift towards a more protocolized world, concerns ab... |
| 27.06.2024 | Meta Moves To More Directly Connect To ActivityPub, But Is It Really Open? | Meta is actually making moves to live up to its promise to integrate Threads into the open ActivityPub standard used by a variety of “fediverse” platforms such as Mastodon and Pixelfed. It’s a fundamental boost to the concept of protocols o... |
| 18.06.2024 | Threads lança API com suporte a recursos avançados | API do Threads dá dados estratégicos para usuários (Imagem: Thássius Veloso / Tecnoblog)
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A Meta lançou a API para o Threads, sua rede social de textos curtos. Com a plataforma, de... |
| 04.06.2024 | Windows Recall demands an extraordinary level of trust that Microsoft hasn’t earned | Enlarge / The Recall feature as it currently exists in Windows 11 24H2 preview builds.
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Microsoft’s Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs come with quite a few new AI and machine learning-driven features, but the tent... |
| 28.05.2024 | Wanna Make Big Tech Monopolies Even Worse? Kill Section 230 | It’s no fun when your friends ask you to take sides in their disputes. The plans for every dinner party, wedding, and even funeral arrive at a juncture where you find yourself thinking, “Dang, if I invite her, then he won’t come.”
It’s even... |
| 21.05.2024 | Decentralized Systems Will Be Necessary To Stop Google From Putting The Web Into Managed Decline | Is Google signaling the end of the open web? That’s some of the concern raised by its new embrace of AI. While most of the fears about AI may be overblown, this one could be legit. But it doesn’t mean that we need to accept it.
These days, ... |
| 09.05.2024 | Stack Overflow users sabotage their posts after OpenAI deal | Enlarge
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On Monday, Stack Overflow and OpenAI announced a new API partnership that will integrate Stack Overflow's technical content with OpenAI's ChatGPT AI assistant. However, the deal has sparked controver... |
| 01.05.2024 | Is LinkedIn Silent Threat to X? Job-Hunting Platform Hits $119 in App Revenue in Q1 2024 | Joseph Henry, Tech Times 01 May 2024, 01:05 pm
Elon Musk built X out of something, but it's not an overnight success even for a tech billionaire. Before it became a controversial app, there was Twitter.
After acquiring the platform in 2022,... |
| 01.05.2024 | Google lays off staff from Flutter, Dart and Python teams weeks before its developer conference | Ahead of Google’s annual I/O developer conference in May, the tech giant has laid off staff across key teams like Flutter, Dart, Python and others, according to reports from affected employees shared on social media. Google confirmed the la... |
| 29.04.2024 | Twitter co-founder Biz Stone joins board of Mastodon’s new US nonprofit | Biz Stone, a Twitter co-founder, is among those who have joined the board of directors of Mastodon’s new U.S. nonprofit, Mastodon CEO Eugen Rochko announced over the weekend. Mastodon’s service, an open source, decentralized social network ... |
| 29.04.2024 | Google lays off staff from Flutter, Dart and Python teams weeks before its developer conference | Ahead of Google’s annual I/O developer conference in May, the tech giant has laid off staff across key teams like Flutter, Dart, Python and others, according to reports from affected employees shared on social media. Google confirmed the la... |
| 28.04.2024 | Apple ID Randomly Resets, Leaving Some Users Locked Out and Frustrated | Aldohn Domingo, Tech Times 28 April 2024, 10:04 pm
Several iPhone users have reportedly been locked out of their accounts after Apple ID was randomly reset. Several users claim that Apple support staff were not able to explain the issue.
Us... |
| 25.04.2024 | Why Meta is looking to the fediverse as the future for social media | Meta’s move into the open social web, also known as the fediverse, is puzzling. Does the Facebook owner see open protocols as the future? Will it embrace the fediverse only to shut it down, shifting people back to its proprietary platforms ... |
| 24.04.2024 | Mark Zuckerberg says Threads has 150M monthly active users | Threads, the Twitter/X rival from Meta, is growing at a stable pace. The social network now has more than 150 million monthly active users — up from 130 million in February — Mark Zuckerberg mentioned during the company’s Q1 2024 earnings c... |
| 22.04.2024 | Substack rival Ghost confirms it will join the fediverse in 2024 | Ghost, an open source rival to Substack’s newsletter platform, has confirmed it will this year officially join the fediverse — or the open social network of interconnected servers that includes apps like Mastodon, Pixelfed, PeerTube, Flipbo... |
| 19.04.2024 | Congressional Testimony On Section 230 Was So Wrong That It Should Be Struck From The Record | A few months ago, we wondered if Wired had fired its entire fact-checking staff because it published what appeared to be a facts-optional article co-authored by professional consistently wrong Jaron Lanier and an academic I’d not come acros... |
| 15.04.2024 | Open source Substack rival Ghost may join the fediverse | Ghost, the open source alternative to Substack’s newsletter platform, is considering joining the fediverse, the social network of interconnected servers that includes apps like Mastodon, Pixelfed, PeerTube, Flipboard and, more recently, Ins... |
| 15.04.2024 | Первый одобренный Apple эмулятор ретро-игр iGBA для iPhone удалили из App Store | Ранее Apple разрешила разместить эмулятор ретро-игр iGBA для iPhone в App Store, однако теперь его удалили из-за нарушения авторских прав и рассылки спама.
Разработчик Райли Тестут сообщил, что приложение является неавторизованным клоном GB... |
| 11.04.2024 | Flipboard deepens its ties to the open source social web (aka the fediverse) | Flipboard, a Web 2.0-era social magazine app that is reinventing itself to capitalize on the renewed push toward an open social web, is deepening its ties to the fediverse, the social network of interconnected servers that includes apps lik... |
| 05.04.2024 | Is it just me, or was that an earthquake? | For just a brief moment, this was the internet at its best. I stared at a vase of dried out Trader Joe’s flowers, rumbling on my table for maybe thirty seconds, but I was too shocked to even process what was happening. Then, I saw the tweet... |
| 05.04.2024 | Threads missed its earthquake moment as the term didn’t trend until the afternoon | Despite its similarities, Instagram Threads is no X. At least, not yet. The text-focused social network — and Meta’s answer to Elon Musk’s X, formerly Twitter — missed a moment to shine on Friday when users once again turned to X to discuss... |
| 02.04.2024 | Поиск в будущем | 1. Что
Привычный поиск, вроде Google, работает сугубо в прошлом. То есть любые результаты, которые вы можете увидеть - это то, что уже когда-то произошло. Кроме того, есть ещё дополнительные временные издержки на индексирование: дни или даж... |
| 02.04.2024 | @Potus just joined the fediverse via Instagram Threads | The fediverse — the name for the social network made of interconnected servers, like Mastodon and others — got another boost of legitimacy Tuesday as the @Potus (President of the United States) account on Instagram Threads shared its first ... |
| 01.04.2024 | Поиск в будущем | Привычный поиск, вроде Google, работает сугубо в прошлом. То есть любые результаты, которые вы можете увидеть — это то, что уже когда-то произошло. Кроме того, есть ещё дополнительные временные издержки на индексирование: дни или даже недел... |
| 25.03.2024 | TEDxBocaRaton Announces 2024 Theme: Divergence & Speaker Lineup Saturday, May 11 at BRiC | 2024 TEDxBocaRaton Speakers
TEDxBocaRaton Announces 2024 Theme of Divergence & Speakers for Saturday, May 11, 2024 at Boca Raton Innovation Campus
BOCA RATON, Fla., March 25, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- TEDxBocaRaton is thrilled to unvei... |
| 21.03.2024 | Meta's Threads Unveils Fediverse Integration Beta: Cross-Posting on Platforms Now Possible | Quincy Jon, Tech Times 21 March 2024, 09:03 pm
Threads has launched fediverse integration in beta in the United States, Canada, and Japan. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the development of the functionality that lets users enable cross-... |
| 19.03.2024 | What is Bluesky? Everything to know about the app trying to replace Twitter | Is the grass greener on the other side? We’re not sure, but the sky is most certainly bluer. It’s been more than a year since Elon Musk purchased Twitter, now X, leading people to set up shop on alternative platforms. Mastodon, Post, Pebble... |
| 13.03.2024 | Как в git работает HEAD | Недавно я провела в Mastodon опрос о том, насколько мои читатели уверены в том, что они хорошо понимают работу HEAD в Git. Результаты (на основании примерно 1700 голосов) меня немного удивили:
10% — 100%
36% — достаточно сильно уверен
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| 28.02.2024 | Mastodon users can now share their profiles via QR code on Android | Decentralized social network Mastodon has updated its official app for Android to let users easily share their profiles with QR codes. This could be useful in loud places like event and hotel lobbies to exchange profiles, the company said i... |
| 27.02.2024 | Threads widens the gap with X, with triple the daily downloads on iOS | Although an app’s downloads aren’t an exact proxy for usage, they can hint at where the market is headed. And in the case of the alt-Twitter wars, the app winning the game right now is Instagram’s Threads. Meta’s take on Twitter now sees tr... |
| 20.02.2024 | Spam attack on Twitter/X rival Mastodon highlights ‘fediverse’ vulnerabilities | A spam attack that impacted the open source X rival Mastodon, Misskey and other apps highlights how the decentralized social web, also known as the fediverse, is open to abuse. Over the past several days, attackers have targeted smaller Mas... |
| 14.02.2024 | As Threads deprioritizes politics, Bluesky’s CEO touts custom feeds and user choice in social media | Meta is in hot water after announcing plans to remove politics from its recommendations across Instagram and Threads, its new Twitter-like app for text-based posts. That leaves a window of opportunity for the startup Bluesky, whose CEO Jay ... |
| 09.02.2024 | Twitter alternative Bluesky shows off custom Super Bowl feeds (both with and without Taylor Swift) | Twitter/X alternative Bluesky is gearing up for one of the biggest weekends in social media with the launch of custom feeds prepped for Super Bowl fans. One feed focuses on conversations around the big game itself while the other also inclu... |
| 06.02.2024 | As Bluesky opens to the public, CEO Jay Graber faces her biggest challenge yet | Bluesky CEO Jay Graber says that her job is like being a substitute teacher. It’s not what you’d expect from the head of an experimental, up-and-coming social platform, but it makes sense: there’s a lot of pressure, and a mischievous audien... |
| 24.01.2024 | Bluesky CEO confronts content moderation in the fediverse | The panel on stage at the Knight Foundation’s Informed event is Elon Musk’s nightmare blunt rotation: Techdirt editor Mike Masnick, Twitter’s former safety lead Yoel Roth, and Bluesky CEO Jay Graber, who have come together to discuss conten... |
| 18.12.2023 | Flipboard becomes a federated app with support for ActivityPub | Instagram Threads isn’t the only app joining the decentralized social web, which includes Twitter/X rival Mastodon and other apps, with its newly added support for the networking protocol ActivityPub. Today, the social magazine app Flipboar... |
| 14.12.2023 | Mastodon founder touts Threads’ federation, saying it makes his X rival ‘a far more attractive option’ | Mastodon founder Eugen Rochko lauds Threads’ entry into the decentralized social media space, saying the move will make Mastodon — the open source Twitter/X rival — “a far more attractive option.” Mastodon’s app, which is powered by the dec... |
| 11.12.2023 | Tumblr’s ‘fediverse’ integration is still being worked on, says owner and Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg | Despite delays, the plan to connect Tumblr’s blogging site to the wider world of decentralized social media, also known as the “fediverse,” is still on, it seems. Over a year ago, Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg — whose company acquired Tumbl... |
| 30.11.2023 | Операция Lahat: новая группа Hellhounds атакует российские организации через системы на базе Linux | В октябре 2023 года команда Positive Technologies по расследованию инцидентов PT CSIRT обнаружила компрометацию одной энергетической компании с использованием трояна Decoy Dog. Этот вредонос активно используется в атаках на российские компа... |
| 22.11.2023 | Mastodon tackles the problem of ‘reply guys’ with its latest feature | Mastodon’s latest update is tackling a problem Twitter users know all too well: the scourge of the “reply guys.” A colloquial term for the men who regularly reply to women’s posts in an overly familiar fashion, often to “mansplain,” tone po... |
| 21.11.2023 | Flipboard stops tweeting, launches new podcast about decentralized social apps | Social magazine app Flipboard had already committed to joining the “fediverse” — the decentralized social web, which includes apps like Mastodon. Now, it’s doubling down on those ambitions with an announcement that it will stop tweeting whi... |
| 16.11.2023 | X rival Bluesky hits 2M users, says federation coming ‘early next year’ | Bluesky, the company building a decentralized alternative to Twitter/X, announced today it has hit 2 million users — up by another million since September, despite remaining an invite-only app. It also revealed its timeframe regarding other... |
| 09.11.2023 | Here's why unicorn status eludes Europe's new social media networks | Today marks the launch of a new social network out of Portugal. Daily Crowds aims to generate content using a natural language search engine and a discovery and recommendation system for both online content and events.
It's part of a new br... |
| 05.11.2023 | Пишем минимальный ActivityPub-сервер с нуля | В последнее время, на фоне покупки Twitter Илоном Маском, люди начали искать ему альтернативы — и многие нашли такую альтернативу в Mastodon.
Mastodon — это децентрализованная социальная сеть, работающая по модели федерации, как email. Прот... |
| 30.10.2023 | Mastodon takes on Twitter/X by bringing ‘lists’ to mobile | Mastodon, the open source, decentralized alternative to Twitter/X, is adding a feature to its app that will help make the transition smoother for newcomers: Lists. The company today announced the Mastodon app for Android is adding the much-... |
| 13.10.2023 | Список програм и файлов на случай отключения Интернета или ядерной войны | Я решил поинтересоваться в интернете что пишут по этой теме, но ничего толкового не нашёл, поэтому решил написать свою статью. Не для не кого не секрет что сегоднешний мир довольно хрупкая вещь. Конечно это маловероятно что интернет таки во... |
| 11.10.2023 | WordPress.com blogs can now be followed on Mastodon and other federated platforms | Earlier this year, WordPress.com owner Automattic acquired a plug-in that allowed WordPress blogs to be followed in the fediverse — the decentralized social networks that include the Twitter rival Mastodon and others. As a result, it launch... |
| 09.10.2023 | Mastodon actually has 407K+ more monthly users than it thought | Open source and decentralized social network Mastodon has more users than it thought. The service, which competes with X (formerly Twitter) and other newcomers like Threads, Bluesky, Pebble and Spill, had been undercounting its users due to... |
| 02.10.2023 | Amid Twitter chaos, Mastodon grew donations 488% in 2022, reached 1.8M monthly active users | Consumer interest in open source, decentralized social networking isn’t something that was only reflected in news headlines over the past year, it’s also apparent in the financials behind Mastodon. The nonprofit organization powers one of t... |
| 22.09.2023 | Bluesky saw record usage after Elon Musk announced plans to charge all X users | Social network Bluesky once again benefited from Elon Musk’s missteps with X, the network formerly known as Twitter. According to a new analysis of Bluesky’s web traffic and mobile app usage, the would-be X competitor hit a daily active use... |
| 22.09.2023 | Seamlessly Switch Between Multiple Accounts with New Threads Update | John Lopez, Tech Times 22 September 2023, 10:09 am
(Photo: STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) This photo illustration created in Washington, DC, on July 6, 2023, shows the opening page of Threads, an Instagram app, near the Meta logo.
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| 21.09.2023 | Mastodon’s latest release makes the open source Twitter alternative easier to use | As changes at Elon Musk’s X continue to push former Twitter users to seek alternatives, the open source, decentralized social network Mastodon — a popular Twitter/X rival — is releasing an update designed to make it easier for users to get ... |
| 08.09.2023 | With Postmarks, social bookmarking is back — but this time it’s built on the fediverse | The successor to Web 2.0 bookmarking site del.icio.us is here, but this time, it’s built for the open web and the fediverse — the decentralized collection of social networks that includes the Twitter/X competitor Mastodon and others. Portla... |
| 01.08.2023 | Guarding your digital realm: Navigating the era of encrypted messaging and secure communication tools | In our modern hyperconnected world, we are constantly sending emails, instant messages, SMS messages, chats on social media, and much more to send information professional and personal. As each aspect of our lives continues to become digiti... |
| 27.07.2023 | Mastodon is launching merch to help fund its development efforts | Open source decentralized social network Mastodon, one of the many Twitter, er X, competitors now on the market, has historically been averse to the typical means of monetization other social networks employ, like advertising. Instead, the ... |
