"The Future of the Social Web Is in Good Hands"
https://wordpress.com/blog/2024/09/30/social-web-foundation/
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@pfefferle
A little less conversation, a little more action, please
All this aggravation ain't satisfactioning me
A little more bite and a little less bark
A little less fight and a little more spark
Close your mouth and open up your heart and, baby, satisfy me
Satisfy me, baby
A little less conversation, a little more action, please
All this aggravation ain't satisfactioning me
A little more bite and a little less bark
A little less fight and a little more spark
Close your mouth and open up your heart and, baby, satisfy me
Satisfy me, baby
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@matv1 I'm just the dev-guy and we still have to prove that the fediverse has more reach than traditional networks to convince PR and marketing!
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@pfefferle I understand how it works, dont worry. It just annoys me sometimes when I see so many companies and orgs that have a lot to say about a healthy web and socials etc and then see the icons at the bottom of their website.
@matv1 step by step ☺️
@pfefferle I certainly don't trust Meta to have the best interests of the public in mind, and in light of recent events, I'm not sure I trust Automattic either.
I don't know if I can trust @swf with those two companies as major supporters.
I don't know if I can trust @swf with those two companies as major supporters.
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@pfefferle I look forward to seeing this federated future! Ironically, the main reason I signed up with @wordpressdotcom was because of the #ActivityPub plugin.
I think with a few tweaks, #WordPress could become the super app within the #Fediverse.
I do hope the #BuddyPress & #bbPress teams jump on board, as greater ActivityPub integration could help rejuvenate these social WordPress “projects” (as they would provide competitive balance against #Facebook & #Reddit).
@darnell @wordpressdotcom @tchambers I would assume that bbpress already works out of the box, simply activate all the bbpress custom post types in the AP settings.
An ironically I had a discussion with the BuddyPress team yesterday 🙂
https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C02RQBYUG/p1727291024757029
let's see how this turns out... BuddyPress will be a really big task!
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@darnell @pfefferle@wordpressdotcom
As both a Fediverse and a #WordPress developer, I fully agree with Darnell on #BuddyPress and #bbPress being WordPress tech that should integrate ActivityPub ASAP!
Me too! Great point @darnell and encouraging to hear that BuddyPress is looking at it.
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@pfefferle When do you think we get the first Cambridge Analytica or Rohingya crisis using ActivityPub and the Social Web foundation, seeing as Meta is also a member?
That’s true. And Wordpress doesn’t have to join a foundation to implement ActivityPub. But even though you don’t have to, both Wordpress and, Meta and actually have joined the same foundation to partner together to promote ActivityPub. I get it, from Wordpress’ perspective the benefits of having Meta involved outweigh the downsides, and presumably you’ve already factored in the costs of partnering with an anti-LGBTQ+ company with a track record of racism, Islamophobia, enabling multiple genocides and supports fascist and authoritarian politicians … but, you very definitely are partnering with them.
EDITED to add: at least you’re parterning with them for now. Nothing’s written in stone! At some point SWF’s partners – who all know better than to trust Meta – may well decide that the organization is more to succeed holding Meta at arms length instead of embracing them. Time will tell!
@pfefferle@mastodon.social @mojala@mastodon.online
This is a bonfire demo instance for testing purposes
Automatic federation enabled