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Last Notes npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute Okay, that's pretty funny. npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute A couple of promising projects we've found so far: Postr for Nostr: https://wordpress.org/plugins/postr-for-nostr/ Nostr for WordPress: https://github.com/danieljwonder/nostr-for-wp Nostritum for WordPress: https://github.com/pjv/nostrtium Out of the three, Nostr for WordPress seems to be the only one that openly states supporting posting kind 30023 from WordPress. Nostritum seemingly never got around to implementing long-form text, and it's hard to tell whether Postr for Nostr actually supports it. npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute We're currently exploring deeper integrations with #Nostr and other networks for our site. Does anyone know of WordPress plugins or tools for posting kind 30023 (long-form articles)? We'd like to find a way to share our stuff natively with the Nostr network. npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute Jay Graber, the CEO of #Bluesky, is stepping down. She's pivoting to a new role at the company, and will stay involved in day-to-day development of the network. https://wedistribute.org/2026/03/jay-graber-steps-down-as-bluesky-ceo/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute Here's this week's issue of Relay, a roundup of things happening across the Social Web. Governance changes, questions of decentralization, and some new developments in the field. https://newsletter.wedistribute.org/september-7th-rising-tides/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute The first issue of our Social Web newsletter, Relay, is out. Take a look! https://newsletter.wedistribute.org/something-brewing/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute After a brief demo at FediCon 2025, a new, open source fundraising system for the #Fediverse has been released to the public. It's native to the network, and you sign in using your own Fediverse account. https://wedistribute.org/2025/08/introducing-crowdbucks/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute We Distribute is currently evaluating whether to launch a crowdfunding campaign to help support our organization. Right now, almost everything we do is created, produced, and edited by one guy, @nprofile…vxfe. With funding, we would be able to pay regular contributors and hire people to help us produce media on a much more frequent basis. If you're interested, please feel free to fill out this short survey: https://cloud.wedistribute.org/apps/forms/s/zGt76c6d8xyWCsj73QYrEiC9 npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute There's a lot of cool stuff in the pipeline for the #Fediverse alternative to Tiktok and Vine, including a Web UI and a boatload of new features. Let's dive in, and see what's coming in the next release. https://wedistribute.org/2025/08/big-updates-are-coming-to-loops/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute For our latest episode of The Decentered Podcast, we interviewed @nprofile…kpnp! It's an awesome interview that talks about Twitter, Secure Scuttlebutt, and the evolution of #Nostr. https://wedistribute.org/podcast/s2e3-rabble-from-nos-social/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute WordPress is continuing work on their #Fediverse integration, adding new capabilities that lets WordPress users subscribe to people right from the dashboard. Here's why this matters for the future of WordPress on the Social Web. https://wedistribute.org/2025/07/wordpress-activitypub-v-7-1-0-introduces-following-capabilities/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute An open source, self-hostable music platform will soon allow people on the #Fediverse to buy music and support artists. Here's why it's a big deal. https://wedistribute.org/2025/06/bandwagon-music-sales/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute You can check out our daily live coverage of #FediForum here: https://wedistribute.org/2025/06/fediforum-june-2025/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute This is not a drill! 🚨 We have launched our second season of The Decentered Podcast, with some pre-event commentary about the upcoming @fediforum event happening tomorrow. https://wedistribute.org/podcast/fediforum-june-2025/ Give it a listen, #Fediverse! npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute This is not a drill! 🚨 We have launched our second season of The Decentered Podcast, with some pre-event commentary about the upcoming FediForum event happening tomorrow. https://wedistribute.org/podcast/fediforum-june-2025/ Give it a listen! npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute We tested out the new #Fediverse beta in Ghost, and wrote about our initial thoughts. There's a huge amount of potential, and it's already taking great shape. https://wedistribute.org/2025/03/ghost-activitypub-beta/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute Coinbase and Farcaster are teaming up, and aim to make a popular crypto wallet into a social client. Debut article by @nprofile…u3r8! https://wedistribute.org/2025/03/farcaster-coinbase/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute We actually proposed something along those lines at the end of the article, but the dev's current behavior towards making it a configurable thing is a combination of "but that's not radical enough" and "I don't want to do extra work." npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute The Funkwhale music platform is alive and in active development, and they're working on a feature to filter far-right artists off the network. Some #Fediverse self-hosters are divided on letting a third party decide what should be allowed in their library. https://wedistribute.org/2025/02/funkwhale-filter/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute The organization behind critical pieces of Trust & Safety infrastructure in the #Fediverse is struggling to make ends meet. Here's what's going on, what the road ahead looks like, and how to help. https://wedistribute.org/2025/02/iftas-funding-crisis/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute Radio Free Fedi was one of the greatest artist projects to ever hit the #Fediverse. With an unprecedented ethos and a fanatical approach to building and supporting the music community, it became an institution. Today, we remember and honor RFF. https://wedistribute.org/2025/02/radio-free-fedi-shuts-down/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute FediOnFire, a #Fediverse project similar to Firesky, has shut down after a misunderstanding led to community backlash. https://wedistribute.org/2025/02/fedionfire-shutdown/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute We live in interesting times. As users migrate en masse from existing social platforms to new networks and apps, we ought to think about how to make the experience of signing up, connecting to friends, and finding the good stuff as solid as humanly possible. https://wedistribute.org/2025/01/upward-momentum/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute With NodeBB's latest release, the forum software introduces ActivityPub support, and can talk to the biggest Reddit alternatives in the #Fediverse. https://wedistribute.org/2025/01/nodebb-officially-joins-fediverse/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute Another day, another non-profit. Mastodon is aiming for an organizational shake-up in 2025, with greater emphasis on stewardship and shifting away from a SABDFL development model. https://wedistribute.org/2025/01/mastodon-eu-non-profit/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute Today, we get into the nitty-gritty details of Surf, a new project by Flipboard ! It's a feed reader with #Fediverse social features, where you can build your own community newsfeeds. https://wedistribute.org/2024/12/surf-social-browser/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute Loops aims to be an open #Fediverse alternative to TikTok, Snapchat, and Vine. We take an early look at the app, and talk about what it's like! https://wedistribute.org/2024/11/loops-early-look/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute Due to the ongoing strain of trying to write, edit, and publish articles on a consistent basis, and a handful of personal obligations of our founders, We Distribute is officially on temporary hiatus. This is not the end of our publication or our project, but we need to step back for a while and regroup, if the project hopes to survive. https://wedistribute.org/2024/10/on-hiatus/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute Earlier this month, the Mastodon project announced a new initiative funded by NGI Search: #Fediverse Discovery Providers! The goal is to build a resource framework for different kinds of services that can work with potentially any instance or platform. https://wedistribute.org/2024/09/fediverse-discovery-providers/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute Evan Prodromou has officially announced The Social Web Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of #ActivityPub, the #Fediverse, and The Social Web. https://wedistribute.org/2024/09/social-web-foundation-launch/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute We have to give a huge shout-out and thank you to Scott Kellum and his company, Typetura, for their amazing work with our redesign. We're excited to see what comes next! https://typetura.com/blog/we-distribute/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute We have a guest article today, co-written by Heidi Li Feldman and Tim Chambers! They make the case for political organizing in the #Fediverse, as opposed to corporate social media. https://wedistribute.org/2024/09/the-revolution-will-be-federated/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute Mozilla has decided to shut down their #Mastodon instance, after laying off the majority of the project's team earlier this year. The company is instead focusing on AI for the foreseeable future. #Fediverse https://wedistribute.org/2024/09/mozilla-social-shutting-down/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute #FediForum starts today! Come hang out on this page for our live commentary and news updates: https://wedistribute.org/2024/09/fediforum-september-2024/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute For #Fediverse musicians looking for a new #Bandcamp alternative, Bandwagon feels extremely promising. https://wedistribute.org/2024/09/bandwagon-music/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute In the development and building of a shared, open, collaborative network, efforts have come and gone over the years for the #Fediverse. We dig into the history, various attempts, and some of the ideas people have had. https://wedistribute.org/2024/09/history-fediverse-symbol/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute As the #Fediverse continues to grow, people are looking to build new experiences that change what's possible on the network today. #Flohmarkt is a nascent project intended for selling personal items, and may be the first attempt of its kind here. https://wedistribute.org/2024/08/flohmarkt-federated-market/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute That's a cool idea! I think WordPress integration with Nostr still leaves a lot to be desired, but it may be something we try after getting ActivityPub working fully. Ideally, we want to be able to integrate with multiple networks and protocols. In the short term, we may likely rely on a POSSE method of doing that. npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute We want to start actively promoting #Nostr events on our site. These include game jams, hackathons, art collabs, unconferences, live listens, and webinars. We're currently looking at using an events calendar on our site, with the goal of integrating it with the greater Social Web. This includes ActivityPub, Bluesky, and Nostr. If you're an event organizer, and would like to have something included on our calendar, give us a shout! npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute For what it's worth, this is a use case that #Nostr supports really, really well. We're not here to state that one is better than the other, just that long-form content is starting to show up more on federated and decentralized networks, and we ought to experiment with different ways to support that. npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute Within the last few years, publishing within the #Fediverse has started to take off. This week's opinion piece focuses on some of the current hurdles this network has, when it comes to user experience, and proposes ideas and a vision of what's possible. https://wedistribute.org/2024/08/fediverse-publishing/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute Yep, we're aware of this effort, and have reached out about working together. npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute Yeah, we'll likely include a few alternate icons to choose in the future. The Fediverse is kind of the same way. We're always interested in recommendations for new logos, and added some code today to make it super easy to generate new versions of the icon set. npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute We now have a nice preview up, and intend to update the set with new icons soon! https://icons.wedistribute.org/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute We have a small gift for you today: over the past 8 months, we've been building an icon library for various decentralized social platforms and protocols within the space. It's an ongoing effort, and we're happy to release our initial version today. It's like Font Awesome, but for the Social Web! https://wedistribute.org/2024/08/decentralized-social-icons/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute This is simply a reminder: We Distribute is a nonprofit organization that currently runs on donations. Our lead writer has been writing and running this site for free for years. He's now a full-time student. If you could help support us during this time, it would mean a lot. ♥️ https://opencollective.com/wedistribute npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute While there's something to be said about the value of converging on existing efforts, shoring up support, and strengthening existing communities, each project brings different things to the table that are valuable. Sometimes, these things only get as far as being experiments. @nprofile…uay6 mentioned to us in an interview that he has a list of like 90 different protocols / projects. The nature of decenteralized communication is itself decenteralized. We're in the process of writing a big article that compares the strengths and weaknesses of ActivityPub, Nostr, and AT Proto, and are convinced that each comes with ideas the others should consider. npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute The author of "Protocols, Not Platforms", Techdirt's Mike Masnick, has joined the #Bluesky board of directors. His goal is to help the organization stay true to their original vision. https://wedistribute.org/2024/08/mike-masnick-joins-bluesky/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute The #MastodonForHarris campaign has raised close to $500,000 within two weeks of being live. It is probably the largest attempt for political organizing on the #Fediverse, and may provide a playbook for other efforts going forward. https://wedistribute.org/2024/08/mastodon-for-harris/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute We've also set up our long overdue Thank You page here. https://wedistribute.org/about/our-supporters/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute We posted our very first Progress Report on OpenCollective today, that catches up with what we've been doing the past few months. We have some big ideas, and talk about where our publication is going. https://opencollective.com/wedistribute/updates/progress-report-july-2024 npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute NeoDB is a review system with some remarkable tricks up its sleeve, and may provide a way forward for decentralized content discovery. https://wedistribute.org/2024/07/neodb-review-culture/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute No. npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute Come hang out with us on our #Matrix space! We have a really chill and friendly community of users, designers, builders, and writers who are deeply invested in helping the #Fediverse and the wider #SocialWeb succeed. https://matrix.to/#/#wedistribute:matrix.org npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute Some people think that privacy, openness, and user consent are all at odds with one another. Here's a guide on how to navigate all three as a developer. https://wedistribute.org/2024/07/fediverse-privacy-and-consent/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute The development team behind ActivityPods released a new example app that's easy to get up and running, to help developers hit the ground running. https://wedistribute.org/2024/07/activitypods-example-app/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute A beloved Lemmy event returns this year, and it's already off to a strong start! There's still plenty of time to participate. https://wedistribute.org/2024/07/canvas-2024-live/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute In this guide, we go over tips and tricks for dealing with one of PeerTube's biggest headaches: fixing broken videos. https://wedistribute.org/2024/07/fixing-peertube-videos/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute Nice! Openvibe now supports Bluesky in addition to Nostr and the Mastodon API! 🥳 https://openvibe.social/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute This looks amazing! So many people focus on recreating existing services, when the trick is to let users pick and choose what form factors they actually want. #note1p5s…2vdq npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute Huh, neat! The Mastodon API support in @openvibe now works with our #Akkoma instance. We can now post to ActivityPub and Nostr at the same time. npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute We apologize for the lack of updates. Our Chief Editor, @nprofile…vxfe, has been recovering from burnout for the past few weeks, and hasn't been able to get anything published. He's recovering, and continuing to work on new pieces. We have a ton of great articles being written, and hope to return to our regular schedule very soon! npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute Regarding the Private DM's, we had to issue a retraction. Fediverse clients only started adopting federated edits relatively recently. Prior to that, people relied on "Delete & Redraft", which attempts to send a delete that may or may not go through, and hand the user the content for editing. In this case, the DM was actually a Public post that accidentally had the wrong scope applied. The time and content matched up perfectly, and the delete request did not correctly remove the content from mastodon.social's cache. When Maven ingested posts, they did so from a public firehose endpoint for that server, rather than use federation as intended. npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute For #Nostr users and Podcasting 2.0 fans, you can find this episode on TrueFans: https://truefans.fm/decentered/666ab5363034c5521bf3c5d5 npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute Today, we're sitting down to interview @npub1wmr…g240 for the #Decentered podcast! We're really excited to talk about #Nostr, his experience with building Nos and Planetary, and learn more about his personal story and vision for what is being built here and now. npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute Due to new info by the admin involved, we are formally issuing a retraction. Maven did not, in fact, leak Private Mentions and make them public. What was mirrored ended up being a cached copy of a public post that was sent in error, then deleted under the infamous "Delete and Redraft" function. The article has been updated to reflect this, front and center. npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute For the latest episode of our #Decentered podcast, we sat down and chatted with Jesse Karmani, who is building Frequency: a federated, private photo-sharing app for friends. She has some really wonderful ideas, and has put a lot of thought into building the right kind of experience. https://wedistribute.org/podcast/frequency-jesse-karmani/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute Wow, that's cool! 🤯 npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute A social network founded by a former OpenAI employee was caught importing public posts from Mastodon...and ran AI analysis to add tags to them. https://wedistribute.org/2024/06/maven-mastodon-posts/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute What's your favorite thing about being on #Nostr? npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute The dedicated Trust and Safety organization launched their community platform for moderation support last week. Here's what it does. https://wedistribute.org/2024/06/iftas-connect-launches/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute One thing that's irritating as a double standard is that some groups of people state that they're completely against doxxing, except when it happens to someone they're fundamentally opposed to. Just because you don't like someone's politics doesn't mean that doxxing them is acceptable. npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute The weird thing about the Business Insider article is that everything that was said about fiatjiaf's political views already existed out in the open. There was no need to reveal his identity out of the blue. npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute Cool, totally makes sense! Thanks for your hard work! 💪 npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute //cc @npub1uzp…k3xk, thank you for your update, we made sure to include it in our article! npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute Out of curiosity, what clients currently support the embedded player? npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute The widely-known music platform is embracing Nostr, but it's a small demo that's only a taste of what's to come. https://wedistribute.org/2024/05/tidal-embraces-nostr/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute We're currently using Amethyst as our main Android app, and it's great! npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute It would be really cool to be able to post to two networks from one mobile app, though. We would love to review Openvibe with our own platform whenever that becomes possible! npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute Hmmm... although we're able to log in to our #Akkoma account through @npub1nwk…dgjz, it looks like our timeline doesn't populate, and we can't post anything. 🤔 Akkoma supports the Mastodon APIs, but it's still a different platform with slightly different needs. We'll try opening a bug report with details. npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute There's a lot of really good mobile clients for #Nostr, but the Web clients we've tried so far have left us wanting. For those of you who use Nostr on Web, what are your go-to clients? npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute Y'all need to find some retrocomputing nerds to write Nostr clients. It's one of the best things to happen to the Mastodon community. It might seem like a gimmick, but being able to get ancient computers to work with your network is a great way to offer a variety of access options. https://wedistribute.org/2023/07/mastodon-retro-clients/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute It's a fascinating opportunity, especially as we continue to delve further into the network and learn about it. Our hope is to tap into a variety of federated and peer-to-peer networks, and help people learn about everything that's going on. npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute How do you get those nice, simple addresses on your Nostr profile, instead of the NPub Key? We're here to walk you through it with NIP-05. https://wedistribute.org/2024/05/nostr-nip-05/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute I mean, it's a bridge built by someone who is pretty controversial for building Fediverse instances that allowed hate speech, harassment, and right-wing propaganda. 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You can use your NIP-05 as part of the URL, which is way easier to read. npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute Man, @npub1ntr…xcpf is really, really good. https://nostree.me/[email protected] npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute We are thrilled to be partnering with @npub1pu3…tfch as part of their Journalism Accelerator Program! We look forward to bringing our quality news coverage to #Nostr, and hope to report on this network's developments as well! https://wedistribute.org/2024/05/nos-journalism-accelerator/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute The Trust and Safety work that's being done with efforts like @npub12m2…e68j and @npub14h2…e2sh are super, super interesting. Federated and peer-to-peer networks are growing at a breakneck pace, which is great! Being able to curate and control your own experience in those spaces is fundamentally important, and helps people filter out the garbage they don't want to deal with. npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute Yay! Thanks for the shout-out. We're thrilled to be here! npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute Nots npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute Our founder @npub1ldz…n99t wrote some history about his journey starting our publication, and talks about where we've been, and where we're going. https://deadsuperhero.com/2024/05/my-hopes-for-we-distribute/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute It's time to listen and vote in this year's edition of the Fediverse's favorite annual music contest, FediVision! https://wedistribute.org/2024/05/listen-fedivision-2024/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute The pioneer of the AT Protocol introduces a new milestone to their social messaging plans. Encryption and federation are expected in the future. https://wedistribute.org/2024/05/bluesky-introduces-dms/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute With Mastodon's recent incorporation as a US 501c3, the question has come up: who are the board members? What do they do? And why were they chosen? https://wedistribute.org/2024/05/mastodons-board-members/ npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute A brief #introduction: we're a nonprofit news publication dedicated to federated, decentralized, and peer-to-peer communication technologies. A big focus for us involves three things: digital sovereignty, user empowerment, and the future of the Internet. We talk about the #Fediverse, as well as #Nostr and #Bluesky, and showcase both the emerging technologies of the space, along with the people who use it every day. https://nostree.me/npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 npub1w9wuqc3s6lr25c4sgj52werj3tngvt43qrccqrher4wvn7tjm32s2ck403 wedistribute Bridgy Fed's integration between Bluesky and the Fediverse is now in public beta, and you can try it for yourself! https://wedistribute.org/2024/05/fediverse-bluesky-bridge/