Tag: social media
Being Online is Worth It Sometimes
A couples of months, I got some stickers from this platform thanks to . As of now, they're both plastered on my laptop and water bottle. This isn't the first that I got sent something from anyone online, but this definitely got me thinking about my presence all over the place, digitally. A good chunk of my time online has just been me expanding that digital footprint by feeding it the growth I had throughout my upbringing. All the lessons learned, all the changes in different parts of my identit...
Entering the Atmosphere
Not an exciting post, but theoretically, this blog post should cross-post to Bluesky and exist in some way in the AT Protocol atmosphere. Maybe that is exciting!
The Case Against Share Buttons
Back in The New Leaf Journal's early days, I had share buttons on my articles. I eventually removed them in part because I did not think they added anything useful to my site and in part because of a certain Pinterest incident. I had not thought about them in some time, but I nevertheless read...
AI Slop About Medieval London
I was linked to a site called Fake History Hunter a few weeks ago. The author, a former historical consultant, uses her site to debunk fake history in media. In AI review: Time Witnessed, she takes apart, frame-by-frame, some AI-generated TikTok monstrosity purportedly placing the influencer in a fictional version of Medieval London conjured by...
#oneaday Day 736: The sewage of social media
In the hunt for Oliver, I have been obliged to make use of two sites that I have, up until now, generally avoided using at all costs -- those being Facebook and Nextdoor. And my experiences attempting to make use of them now they might actually be useful have not done much to change my...
Missing Brand Music Video Ads
According to a May 27, 2026 report in Marketing Brew by Katie Hicks titled Why so many brands are releasing music videos, " it seems brand-created music videos are making a comeback as marketers are increasingly feeling pressure to create organic, original content to break through on social, particularly with younger audiences." This was news...
Verbinde deinen Blog mit der ATmosphere – das ATmosphere Plugin
Am 20.05.2026 war es soweit. Das Plugin für die Verbindung des Wordpress Blogs zur ATmosphere war verfügbar und natürlich habe ich es mir direkt installiert. Mit der ATmosphere als solche habe ich mich ja bereits schon einmal ausgiebig beschäftigt. Und ich meine auch die Logik dahinter so Pi mal Daumen verstanden zu haben. eurosky –...
Das Ende der digitalen Leibeigenschaft: Warum das AT-Protokoll und W Social deine Website wieder zur Zentrale machen
Das dezentrale Web formiert sich neu: Mit dem AT-Protokoll und Plattformen wie W Social bricht die Ära der Content-Souveränität an. Webseitenbetreiber nutzen ihre eigene Domain als Social-Media-Handle und speisen Artikel direkt via WordPress-Plugin in den weltweiten Datenstrom ein – ganz ohne blockierende Gatekeeper und Algorithmen-Willkür.
#oneaday Day 722: Entering the ATmosphere
I read yesterday that several blogging platforms are integrating the "AT protocol" or whatever it's called that powers services like Bluesky and the like, and one of those was WordPress. So today's post is primarily a big ol' test to see whether or not that functionality, implemented via the ATmosphere plugin, actually works, and whether...
Connected to the ATmosphere
My social media hangout of choice is Bluesky - now, this website talks to it. I think. WordPress have released an ATmosphere plugin allowing me to post directly to Bluesky from here, and maybe even suck comments back in, using the protocol Bluesky is built on. I, er, think that's good?
My Return to Insanity
I've written plenty of times about how, toward the end of 2024, I left most mainstream social media platforms. Especially those that were run by people that could be categorized as being part of what I call our “Broligarchy,” i.e. the tech bros that run companies like Meta and X (formerly Twitter). I cleaned out my accounts on Instagram, Threads, and X, and even fully took my Facebook and WhatsApp accounts off life support entirely by fully deleting them. I found a new home on places like Bluesk...
Bye bye Bridgy Fed – Bridge zu Bluesky deaktivieren
Wie ich vor einigen Monaten beschrieben hatte, kann man föderierte Inhalte aus dem Fediverse über eine Bridge auch mit der ATmosphere teilen: Das ActivityPub Plugin – Eine Bridge zu Bluesky Nun gibt es das neue Plugin ATmosphere, welches nicht nur den Blog mit meiner Identität verknüpft, sondern auch, ähnlich wie bei dem ActivityPub Plugin, Reaktionen...
From Bluesky to Blacksky
Part of my online presence has a new home, and why it matters.
eYou – eine neue Social Media Plattform
Am Dienstag habe ich eine kurze Bemerkung auf Bluesky gelesen, dass es eine neue Social Media Plattform geben soll. Und zwar eine mit Sitz in Europa: eYou Nun, man muss zwar nicht immer alles ausprobieren, aber mir war danach. Insofern stelle ich dir hier nun diese Plattform vor. Sofern nicht anders gekennzeichnet, wurden die Screenshots...
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Den Blog in die ATmosphere integrieren
Nachdem ich mich letzte Woche bereits ganz erfolgreich mit eurosky auseinander gesetzt habe und dadurch auch bereits die ATmosphere etwas besser kennen gelernt habe, bin ich nun noch tiefer in den Kaninchenbau gekrabbelt. Es war ja schon eine Entdeckung, dass es eben doch viel mehr gibt als eben "nur" Bluesky als Kurznachrichtendienst. Es ist also...
The Gander Passport: Why a Sovereign Node Beats a Digital Bunker
Why is Gander connected to Bluesky, and why should you care? Explore the architectural shift of the AT Protocol and how Wingspan is building a "Third Way" for Canadian data residency. This is an early adopter’s take on the infrastructure required for true digital land back and the end of vendor lock-in for the human experience.
Wer kontrolliert das AT Protokoll?
Bevor es morgen in einem weiteren Beitrag tiefer in die ATmosphere geht, ist es wohl sinnvoll zu hinterfragen von wem das AT Protokoll eigentlich kommt und wer die Strippen dazu in den Händen hält. Das AT Protokoll in der Hand von Bluesky Das ActivityPub wurde von der World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) entwickelt und 2018...
The Forkiverse is building better social media
The minute I heard The Forkiverse Experiment episode of the Search Engine podcast, I was all in. I requested an account before I even finished listening to the podcast. I have long been a fan of decentralized social media and Mastodon. The concept sounds amazing - no single ownership, no data lock in, no corporate evilness. 👿 Adoption hasn't been quick or widespread, but I see that as a positive thing. Slow adoption brings back the vibe of Twitter or LiveJournal in the early days.
Owning your data
Owning your own data is hard . I've been trying to own as much as I can, and my site has become a reflection of that process, both in what I display and discuss. As difficult as it is, there's a freedom in owning as much as you can.