Tag: TheForkiverse

Maybe All Popular Podcasts Need a Fediverse Site

by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner

The thing about TheForkiverse site is it’s pretty much just a BBS for the podcast Hard Fork (and another about search engines that I can’t remember the name of.) Anyway, it’s so small and devoted to two specific podcasts’ communities that maybe all popular podcasts should have Fediverse sites devoted to them.

And, in all honesty, maybe this already happens natively for other podcasts and they’re just not connected to them directly. But I do think if I was starting a podcast, say, for South Korea’s expats, that I would at least try to have a Fediverse site connect to it as well.

That seems like a way to have real engagement within a podcast’s community.

Of course, all of this will be a lulz once AI takes over everything.

The ‘TheForkiverse’ Is Pretty Cool

by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner

There is a tiny new social media platform called “TheForkiverse” based on the “Fediverse” protocol that I’ve just started to use some. It’s very small — only has about 6,000 users, but it’s still fun.

It reminds me….a little bit…of the early days of the video conferencing service known as Blab when it first started. Everything is new and unknown. I mean, I don’t even know what to call individual posts to the service….a “fork?”

The only quibble I have is people seem to get a tad annoyed with me when I post “too much” but that says more about me and my natural inclinations to just crash into any social situation instead of lurking than anything else.

So, it’s a “me, not you” problem.

Anyway, all my stalkers and haters should check it out. Just try not to be too weird, guys.