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Bonfire’s new software lets users build their own social communities, free from platform control | TechCrunch

adminJune 5, 2025

by adminJune 5, 2025016

Bonfire Social, a new framework for building communities on the open social web, launched on Thursday during the FediForum online conference. While Bonfire Social is...

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Open social web browser Surf integrates with Bluesky in latest beta | TechCrunch

adminMarch 10, 2025

by adminMarch 10, 2025027

Surf, the new app from Flipboard for browsing the open social web, is expanding its support for Bluesky’s social network. On Monday, the company announced...

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Tumblr to join the fediverse after WordPress migration completes | TechCrunch

adminFebruary 11, 2025

by adminFebruary 11, 2025039

Since 2022, blogging site Tumblr has been teasing its plans to integrate with the fediverse — the open social web powered by the protocol ActivityPub...

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These apps are building Instagram alternatives on open protocols | TechCrunch

adminFebruary 9, 2025

by adminFebruary 9, 2025027

Consumer demand for alternatives to Big Tech’s social apps is heating up. Alternative social networks like Bluesky and Mastodon are gaining traction with people looking...

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Custom feed builder Graze is building a business on Bluesky, and investors are paying attention | TechCrunch

adminJanuary 31, 2025

by adminJanuary 31, 2025037

A startup called Graze, which lets you build your own feeds for the Bluesky social network, has caught investors’ attention. In addition to offering tools...

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Ditching Meta? Open source alternatives to Instagram, TikTok, and WhatsApp fundraise on Kickstarter | TechCrunch

adminJanuary 24, 2025

by adminJanuary 24, 2025035

The developer behind Pixelfed, Loops, and Sup, open source alternatives to Instagram, TikTok, and WhatsApp, respectively, is now raising funds on Kickstarter to fuel the...

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Forum software NodeBB joins the fediverse | TechCrunch

adminJanuary 21, 2025

by adminJanuary 21, 2025036

Before there was social media, there were internet forums. Millions of forum sites continue to operate, which is why it’s notable that one top forum...

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Flipboard’s new app Surf adds its own video feed, too | TechCrunch

adminJanuary 20, 2025

by adminJanuary 20, 2025041

After the TikTok ban went into effect on Sunday, social network Bluesky launched a custom feed for videos on its platform. Now, Flipboard’s newest app,...

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Mark Cuban is ready to fund a TikTok alternative built on Bluesky’s AT Protocol | TechCrunch

adminJanuary 16, 2025

by adminJanuary 16, 2025045

Entrepreneur and investor Mark Cuban is ready to fund a TikTok alternative built on Bluesky’s AT Protocol, he shared in a TikTok video posted on...

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Bridgy Fed, a project to connect the open social web, is now becoming a nonprofit | TechCrunch

adminDecember 17, 2024

by adminDecember 17, 2024049

Bridgy Fed, which is working to connect the social network Bluesky with the wider fediverse (aka the open social web), which includes sites like Mastodon...

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