I'm finally dipping my toes into an auto-poster setup using the Share on Mastodon plugin:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/share-on-mastodon
Fingers crossed that this works as-expected, although I'm sure I'll end up with some formatting oddities in the short-term. It'll be worth it, though!
#Fediverse #IndieWeb #Mastodon #ProjectStandifordBlog #WordPress
I've been cross posting my personally published content on both Twitter, and Mastodon for the last week, mostly to see how interactions with what I post varies now that I have about 1/3rd of the followers on Mastodon. My conclusion? At least for me and my circle, Twitter is dead. 🎉🎉
I'm thrilled to see that Automattic is backing the ActivityPub plugin! This is a big deal for WordPress and it's future, and it gladdens me to see heavy hitters like A8C contributing to something as important as this.
So, this micro post is kind of a big deal for me. In spite of it’s casual nature, it’s actually the first micro post I have published on my site. My goal is to use my personal site for all of my content first, and distribute this elsewhere. They call it PoSSE (publish on site,… Continue reading My (Very) Basic PoSSE Setup
I believe that the Fediverse is poised to transform WordPress and usher in a new golden era for the platform.
I believe we’re on the cusp of turning our personal websites into complete representations of our online presence. This post goes over how I think this can be accomplished.
I contributed to Mastodon by commenting on an issue, expressing strong support for shared user lists while emphasizing their utility in single-user instances. I also raised important privacy concerns, advocating for consensual inclusion and user control over list memberships.
This post talks about how I have discover people on the fediverse, and cultivate the content curated so that I can find more people I want to meet.
Once upon a time, the internet was ruled by a combination of people’s individual blogs, and instant messenger. The most-reliable way to get access to a person’s content was actually through their own personal website. If someone wanted to connect with people online, they would publish blog content on their site. Sometimes content was pretty… Continue reading Why The Fediverse Excites Me