Threads.net Is A Gateway Into The Fediverse Not The Destination.

Twitter/X has gone to sh!t. Many of the Twitter/X luminaries have moved on to Threads, Meta's answer to Twitter/X. But Threads is just a gateway to the greater-Fediverse.

Since Meta started federating with Mastodon et. al. I've seen lots of my friends become curious about what else is out in the Fediverse.

There are so many flavors and alternatives to traditional walled gardens that it'd make your head spin.

The beauty of the Fediverse is that they all talk to each other and interoperate.

For example, Pixelfed is an Instagram-like platform that I can follow on any Pixelfed-run site OR any other Fediverse platform, like Mastodon. And best of all it communicates in both directions.

So people who post photos on Mastodon can have their posts viewed by people on a Pixelfed server and, again, vice versa.

Threads/Meta's Hope To Monetize Concerns Me

Let's be clear. Threads is getting federated. It's not fully federated and might never be completely. This isn't necessarily a bad thing.

What concerns me is that Meta wants to put ads in Treads, which is their right. But that will just cheapen the experience, in my opinion. But then with the future of advertisements in Threads might make people walk through that proverbial gateway and explore more of the ad-free fediverse. So many my concern should turn into a hope? Who knows.

Ultimately the main goal is to get people off of Twitter/X, in my opinion. And if that starts with Threads so be it.

What do you think? Have you ventured further into the Fediverse than just Threads? If not what's keeping you? Let me know.

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Web Jawn

• Threads Reaches 175 Million Users on One Year Anniversary
  An impressive number, no doubt. Definitely helped by its close association with Instagram. 🤣
• Instagram Chief Reiterates That Sends Are Now a Key Focus
  Interesting way to adapt the algo. When someone sends content via DM to another user that's a signal of popularity. Smart. 😎
• EU Commission Says Meta’s Ad-Free Subscription Offering Violates DMA
  Meta can't win. Good.
• Nearly 60% of Google searches end without a click in 2024
  So much for having Google deliver traffic to your site. Google is evil. Let's all say it together.
• Search everywhere optimization: 7 platforms SEOs need to optimize for beyond Google
  Yes, yes, yes! Optimize not just for Google!!!!
• Google Researchers Paper About How AI Is Ruining The Internet
  Oh how interesting. 😉 Google can't keep ANYTHING underwraps can they?
• A year later, what Threads could learn from other social networks
  A good read. Will Threads even try to learn from other social networks? Probably not.
• Amazon faces more EU scrutiny over recommender algorithms and ads transparency
  The European Union is doing what they do best, regulate.
• Google Gives Exact Reason Why Negative SEO Doesn’t Work
  Though not I'm not surprised by the answer, Google confirmed something about it's algorithm. 😜
• Optimizing for AI Overviews
  A great video over at Moz's blog with Garrett Sussman of iPullRank about how to use AI to your advantage.
• Is OSO, organic search optimization, the new SEO?
  I think giving the SEO industry another acronym to confuse lay people with is stupid. But I do think SEO is evolving and with that we need to think even more out of the box and off and on page.
• Google Gives Exact Reason Why Negative SEO Doesn’t Work
  This is rare that Google gives a definitive reason why a tactic doesn't work. But this time they did. Have a look!
• Philly founder Will Toms on building REC and empowering creatives to fight ‘digital redlining’
  REC Philly has such a cool space in the Fashion District in Philly!

Web Find

Since switching my mobile OS to iOS, I have been hunting for a good Mastodon app. I found one in Ice Cubes. I tried the more "popular" Ivory, by the guys who made TweetBot, I like it, but there's something about Ice Cubes I just like better. There's so much more functionality and customization in Ice Cubes, I'm still discovering stuff.

Another thing I liked is that I can use the app in its entirety without having to purchase a subscription like I had to with Ivory.

Check it out if you have a chance. I don't have a Mac laptop, so I can't use Ice Cubes on my Windows 11 PC, unfortunately. One day.

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