The Fediverse report

For all the relevant news on the Fediverse

Connected Places is the new source that helps you better understand the new social web. It is a rebrand of the Fediverse Report website, to make it clearer that connected places is the place to go for news and analysis about the open social web, the fediverse, the ATmosphere and a variety of other online spaces that form part of this connected web of social platforms.

Publishing under the new name of Connected Places communicates more clearly that the focus is more than strictly just the fediverse. I will not publish new articles on this site anymore; now it is in fact an archive site.

But nothing really changes except the name plus a new website. Plus a more broader view on the new social web.

Latest news

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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.
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Bridges between Bluesky and the fediverse, new tools, admin drama, interviews, and so much more!
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Tons on news this week! ActivityPub gets a major spotlight, Misskey is rapidly growing, Flipboard is expanding further into the fediverse, and so much more!
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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.
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11 million Mastodon accounts, the first Fediverse Developer Network meeting, lots of talk about news organisations that should join the fediverse, and much more!
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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.
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Lots has happened in the last three months regarding the fediverse. An extensive look and summary of the last quarter.
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The fediverse crosses the milestone of 1 billion monthly average posts, new tools, and more!
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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?