One person's request for Fediverse applications —
Alex wants to be able to choose what the preview image is for a video, chosen from the frames in the video.
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I can imagine editing tools (in Fediverse applications) would also be useful.
It is also common elsewhere for people to be able to use custom images for preview images.
#FediDev #FediDevs #FediUX #Fediverse #FediverseUX #PreviewImage #Video
Some people want BREAKING NEWS.
RE: https://twitter.com/Noahpinion/status/1710701583988896115
What one person wants from an alternative to a Twitter:
• choice of home-feed algorithm,
• editable posts,
• ability to moderate replies
This is an area I think we could improve on the Fediverse —
Nested Comments
This (in the attached screen-shot) is from someone on Twitter who is also on Mastodon and Bluesky.
He seems to be a fan of the nested comments UI on Bluesky.
We have some great applications on the Fediverse. They could be made even greater with this improvement.
Something Fediverse related that I am working on —
Toddlerverse
Basically, what I have been thinking about is —
What would take to make areas of the Fediverse geared towards toddlers.
(The document I am writing is still a work in progress.)
(I am a parent of young children, so I have first-hand experience with kids usage of online media, including social-media.)
#FediUX #Fediverse #FediverseUX #SpreadFediverse #Toddler #Toddlers #Toddlerverse
Something Fediverse related that I am working on —
Toddlerverse
Basically, what I have been thinking about is —
What would take to make areas of the Fediverse geared towards toddlers.
(The document I am writing is still a work in progress.)
(I am a parent of young children, so I have first-hand experience with kids usage of online media, including social-media.)
#FediUX #Fediverse #FediverseUX #SpreadFediverse #Toddler #Toddlers #Toddlerverse
"Signal was great, but I wanted something I could truly own. Enter Matrix — a protocol, not a platform. I now run my own homeserver, complete with bridges, Maubot automations, and rooms that feel more like digital living rooms than rented chat spaces."
https://laurahargreaves.com/growing-my-fediverse/
RE: https://mastodon.laurahargreaves.com/@laura/115536140849221234
What is involved in moving your account from one server to another seems much, much more difficult than it should be.
There are simple services that exist that — when a user fills-out & submits a <form> on the Web that simple service e-mail someone that data.
These simple services are alternatives to more complex back-end with a database.
An alternative to this alternative could be — instead of e-mailing someone the submitted data, send that data via the Fediverse using ActivityPub.
ActivityPub them. (Can “ActivityPub” be a verb‽)
Probably as a private DM.
There are simple services that exist that — when a user fills-out & submits a <form> on the Web that simple service e-mail someone that data.
These simple services are alternatives to more complex back-end with a database.
An alternative to this alternative could be — instead of e-mailing someone the submitted data, send that data via the Fediverse using ActivityPub.
ActivityPub them. (Can “ActivityPub” be a verb‽)
Probably as a private DM.
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I would assume that, from an ActivityPub & JSON-LD point-of-view, that these WAFRN "bites" / "pokes" are probably some type of custom Activity type.
RE: https://wedistribute.org/2025/10/wafrn-chaotic-good/
#ActivityPub #FediUX #Fediverse #FediveseUX #JSONLD #SpreadFediverse #wafrn
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I would assume that, from an ActivityPub & JSON-LD point-of-view, that these WAFRN "bites" / "pokes" are probably some type of custom Activity type.
RE: https://wedistribute.org/2025/10/wafrn-chaotic-good/
#ActivityPub #FediUX #Fediverse #FediveseUX #JSONLD #SpreadFediverse #wafrn
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It might be fun to make able to use your own custom verbs, too.
For example:
"Joe Blow has throw a water balloon at you."
I think it wouldalso be nice if other Fediverse software supported the displaying of these types of activities (even if they don't support creating them.)
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I like the idea of having "fun" things that are part of (at least some of) the Fediverse.
The WAFRN idea of "bites" / "pokes" seems like one of them.
I would assume notifications for it might look something like:
"Joe Blow has bit you."
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