I think once groups land in Pixelfed and the new app is released on the official app-stores, which will hopefully both happen this month, it is probably the best option if people are used to IG and Facebook.
this post was submitted on 08 Jun 2024
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Oh I didn't know there was a new app coming out, is the original one being rebuilt?
According to the main developer's mastodon feed, yes.
I wonder if pixelfed is resource hungry? As mastodon?
It's written in php Laravel, so it should be somewhat more lightweight than Mastodon, but not massively so.
Mastodon also has a bit of an unjustified bad reputation for that... yes for very small instances it is a resource hog, but it scales reasonably well to larger number of users after that initial bump.
Semi-related but I was thinking about this earlier this year, and I was wondering about the feasibility of posting bus cancellations via the fediverse instead of via a bussing company’s website or email.
I think updates like that would do well on Mastodon, it's the most popular right now so it has a wider reach / support. Similar to what would have been posted to Twitter before
It definitely seems like a good idea for education services, weather services, local municipal services, and basically all important government institutions to make important announcements and updates via a service they can host themselves or is more distributed, like Mastadon, instead of via Twitter where they have to obey the whims of people like Musk.
Frendica
Is friendica appealing for teenagers? does the UX feel modern/polished? (this is non relevant for me, but sadly for teens it is so important)
@geoma Id go for Friendica - its a good mix i think will grow overtime to include different usage types
I have the idea that friendica is kinda old/outdated... Am I mistaken?
@geoma Not sure why.. I mean what functionality doesn't work that makes you think that? Is there anything Mastodon does that Frendica doesn't?
I have no idea It's just a vague feeling, not based in any experience whatsoever. What about resource usage?
@geoma I'm running on a free Oracle Instance and spinning up a separate instance on RBPi but not having any issues.
IMO, this is one of the main ways the fediverse should seek to grow: Setup fediverse instances run by universities and government institutions.