Post AXQD4fL9ejaqkljIjA by jkottke@saturation.social
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 (DIR) Post #AXQD4fL9ejaqkljIjA by jkottke@saturation.social
       2023-07-06T13:05:04Z
       
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       In the mid-2000s, the blogosphere was vibrant, open, and had massive potential but lacked discoverability, easy networking, and ease of use. Facebook came along, supplied those things, privatized a huge chunk of that potential, and in just a few years, more or less *became* the blogosphere.Today, the fediverse is vibrant, open, and has massive potential but lacks discoverability, easy networking, and ease of use. With Threads, can FB pull the same trick? I wouldn't bet against them trying.
       
 (DIR) Post #AXQD4gO1lXU9zy56qO by mayonesa@berserker.town
       2023-07-06T15:31:04Z
       
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       @jkottke Turns out blogs and RSS were more open, flexibile, and resilient than social media.Just not as good for spam, and Google et al reward spam (if carefully designed not to appear as spam, of course).
       
 (DIR) Post #AXQD4hMI9Tgv0sHEmG by jkottke@saturation.social
       2023-07-06T13:36:35Z
       
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       Humans hate friction. If Threads can offer fediverse search, quote-posting (they already do), easy discoverability of friends (got this part mostly done), multiple timelines (a la Bluesky), ditch the weird Masto reply vibe, etc., people will use it over other apps/instances. And then make it easier to stay than to switch to something else. It'll be interesting to see if FB plays the long game and doesn’t overload Threads with ads too quickly (major friction for many).
       
 (DIR) Post #AXQD4jIovM6R2gfUe0 by jkottke@saturation.social
       2023-07-06T14:07:14Z
       
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       My biggest question is: why would FB bother with the fediverse at all? They've got a huge potential user pool already and if they offer a Twitter-like experience that has features that people want, isn't erratic, and is easy, many people will use it. Is adding access to the relatively small %age of folks who won't switch (and might defed. Threads anyway) worth the effort?
       
 (DIR) Post #AXQD8rtstprSrlyhxQ by djsumdog@djsumdog.com
       2023-07-06T15:31:50.955648Z
       
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       I still believe in RSS!https://battlepenguin.com/tech/rss-the-original-federated-social-network-protocol/
       
 (DIR) Post #AXQDBSVJmKsEyCirWC by mayonesa@berserker.town
       2023-07-06T15:32:19Z
       
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       @djsumdog @jkottke Me too, more than every before with each passing year.