Email & Phones work anywhere, regardless of network or device.
Why not your social network?
Now they can, thanks to “ActivityPub” and “The Fediverse”.
Fediverse, BTW, just means “Federated” – like Federation, like Starfleet command, where there’s some common rules, but each planet has some of it’s own thing going on. It’s like that.
SwiftCloud 3.0 Home Events feed is designed to give you the information you want, regardless of source.
That’s a tall order, we know, because all these systems – like big social networks – want to “own you”, to own your attention.
There are also legacy systems like RSS, which allowed you to subscribe to a blog feed, similar to podcasts or a youtube channel.
It’ll take some time, but during 2024 we’ll be rolling out a business-focused feed of things you need to know about, such as
- What’s happened inside your account – Docs Signed, Tasks Completed, Appointments Scheduled or Due, Sales Made…
- Messages – from other users in your company, incoming voicemails, SMSs, emails
- Incoming “Radar Signals” – like competitor product announcements, or ad campaigns
- Incoming Reporting about stuff you care about – such as Website Visit reports, or marketing campaigns
Our goal is build you a personal newspaper.
Activity Pub: A Protocol (set of rules, like a phone number, or website URL)
Photo Credit: ActivityPub.Rocks
Activity Pub & Fediverse: Explain it like I’m 5:
Imagine ActivityPub and the Fediverse as a giant, magical playground where kids from different schools can play together.
- ActivityPub: Think of ActivityPub as a special language that all the kids in this playground use to talk to each other. Just like how you might learn Spanish or French to speak with more friends, computers use ActivityPub to understand each other. This language helps them share messages, pictures, and games.
- The Fediverse: Now, the playground itself is called the Fediverse. It’s made up of many different play areas (websites or apps), like a slide area, a swing area, and a sandbox. Each play area is managed by different people (like different schools managing their own areas in the playground), but because everyone uses the same language (ActivityPub), kids from any school can come to any play area and still have fun together. They can play on the swings, then go build a sandcastle, and everyone understands each other.
So, just like how you can make friends from different schools in a big playground, people on the internet can connect and share things across different websites or apps in the Fediverse, thanks to ActivityPub!
Alternative Social Media Platforms: The List
- Ello: A unique platform that stands out for being ad-free and prioritizing data security, popular among artists, photographers, and creatives.
- NextDoor: A local community-based network that connects you with neighbors and local businesses, requiring address verification for sign-up.
- Minds: An open platform advocating for free speech, popular among activists, journalists, and advocates of free expression.
- MeWe: Similar to Facebook but with enhanced data security, attracting groups like QAnon and the anti-vaccine movement.
- BitChute: A video-based platform akin to YouTube, known for minimal content restrictions and hosting a variety of viewpoints.
- EyeEm: Focused on photography, this platform uses German technology to foster a community of image creators and sharers.
- Dribbble: A community for creatives to share work and receive feedback, characterized by its invite-only membership to maintain professionalism.
- Letterboxd: A haven for film enthusiasts to discuss and review movies and series.
- Wayn: Centered around travel, users share pictures and recommendations of tourist destinations.
- Made With Friends: A social media platform where users’ friends post to their profile pages, fostering a unique interactive experience.
- Supernova: Combines social entrepreneurship with environmental consciousness, sharing ad revenue with charities.
- Tagged: A dating app with a focus on African-American communities, integrating live video calls and swiping features.
- BAND: Tailored for group communication, making it easier for teams and leaders to coordinate.
- eToro: A social network for traders, allowing users to follow and copy trading strategies of others.
- Sunroom: A content-sharing app with a focus on adult-leaning content, operated by women and promoting a body-positive culture.
- Peanut: Aims to connect women at various stages of life, from fertility to menopause, encouraging deep, supportive relationships.
- Substack: An online platform for newsletter creation, gaining popularity for its paid subscription model for content creators.
- Elpha: A network akin to LinkedIn, specifically for women, including trans-women and non-binary individuals identifying as women.
- Public: An investment app with a social twist, focusing on various asset classes and offering premium account features.
- Fizz Social: A private campus-specific platform moderated by students, initially launched at Stanford University.
For now, SwiftCloud.AI is in private beta, so the feed is only for our business users.