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As the open social web grows, a new nonprofit looks to expand the 'fediverse' (techcrunch.com)

submitted 2 months ago by JRepin@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.ml

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A new project launching today aims to capitalize on the momentum seen within the fediverse, also known as the open social web, which describes interconnected social networking services powered by the ActivityPub protocol. Co-founded by the co-author and current editor of ActivityPub, Evan Prodromou, a new nonprofit organization called the Social Web Foundation will focus on expanding the fediverse, improving ActivityPub and the user experience, informing policymakers, and educating people about the fediverse and how they can participate.

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[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

It's just about marketing. People don't know about what they don't hear about, and the wealthier companies can make sure people hear about them. There's no budget for that with regular Fediverse sites.

[–] drwho 2 points 1 month ago

And make sure they hear about it in such a way that it seems interesting. The fediverse doesn't use any basic marketing plan techniques, and enough people are conditioned to them (after a lifetime of growing up surrounded by advertising on television and in their spaces) that anything which doesn't fit that template scoots right by.