Slices

Large news outlets like CNN and The Verge have been talking a lot about transit notifications not being available on Twitter anymore. I take a deeper look at what is happening with transit from the perspective of the fediverse, and talk to a developer who has build a notification system for it.
Owncast is a selfhosted streaming service that connects to the fediverse. I take a look at how this works, and talk with the creator Gabe Kangas.
People have been building different tools to help find interesting accounts to follow for a while now. Recently, multiple new follow-finders tools have been launched. I take a look at each of them, as well as some historic context.
The news cycle is talking about NPR leaving Twitter. This is a good moment to look at a case study of Heise, a big German news outlet, and what joining Mastodon actually means in terms of numbers and engagement.
Lots has happened in the last three months regarding the fediverse. An extensive look and summary of the last quarter.
A sneak peak at a new feature coming next week!
A snapshot in time of a debate about names: can you use Mastodon when you mean fediverse? And how should the community approach this debate?
This week was the FediForum unconference, with demos and sessions. I zoom in on the sessions about Trust and Safety, talk about some demos, and more.
The Texas Observer is a news outlet that has been active on the fediverse. It almost was shut down, but a successful fundraiser avoided this. What was the role of the fediverse in all of this?
Mozilla hosted their annual Mozfest festival this week, a virtual event with lots of different sessions and speakers about different subjects. Three sessions were specifically about the fediverse, and I joined them to see what people were talking about.