JohnWorks to FediverseEnglish • 3 months agoFlipboard is making a new app for the fediversewww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1242arrow-down15file-textcross-posted to: fediverse_press[email protected]
arrow-up1237arrow-down1external-linkFlipboard is making a new app for the fediversewww.theverge.comJohnWorks to FediverseEnglish • 3 months agomessage-square33fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: fediverse_press[email protected]
minus-squareFediverse ChampionlinkfedilinkEnglish36•3 months agoIt’s a term for insiders. My mother will never talk about “the fediverse.” The “Open Social Web” is a much better term. It tells you everything you need to know.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish21•edit-23 months agoA little too long and generic. I think Fediverse is fine as long as we treat it as a name and don’t force people to necessarily understand what it means. People understand names, they’re the most human thing there is
minus-squareMudManlinkfedilink3•3 months agoIt just sounds really dumb. The word “federation” was right there.
It’s a term for insiders. My mother will never talk about “the fediverse.”
The “Open Social Web” is a much better term. It tells you everything you need to know.
A little too long and generic. I think Fediverse is fine as long as we treat it as a name and don’t force people to necessarily understand what it means. People understand names, they’re the most human thing there is
Like the Internet.
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It just sounds really dumb. The word “federation” was right there.