As someone who doesn't use these platforms (except Twitter), why does Pixelfed's UI look just like Instagram, and why does Bluesky's UI look just like Twitter? Are they just cut/paste copies?

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 7 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

They're not cut/paste copies, they're rebuilt from the ground up. The UI is similar because they want to retain familiarity and decrease barriers to entry. Much like Lemmy.

[–] Raglesnarf@lemmy.world 16 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I only heard of Pixelfed because of a post somewhere that was saying Facebook was blocking links to the website. I made an account and started using it for fun to spite Facebook. Now this could have simply been a bait post to drive engagement to Pixelfed **or ** Facebook is dumb and did some kind of Streisand effect.

It doesn't matter either way

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 2 points 14 hours ago

And if you didn't already know, you now know about the Streisand effect.

[–] xorollo@leminal.space 8 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Can somebody help an old out here. I want to look at pictures of art people make and stuff like that. I really don't care about some randos selfies. Right now, there are image heavy lemmy groups that fit that bill. Should I go check out Pixelfed for more content? Or is it a fediverse Instagram thing only?

Lemmy really works for me in the sense of following topics instead of people.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 3 points 14 hours ago

Pixelfed doesn't have any sort of "communities" or other way to curate content (not even hashtags) so you're just going to see whatever people are posting.

As another commentor mentioned, you can join a specific instance intended for a specific type of post, but there's nothing stopping someone from joining there and posting selfies other than good will.

[–] ArsonButCute@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Pixelfed.art is all artists posting their work!

[–] xorollo@leminal.space 3 points 15 hours ago

Wow, I just followed the link and browsed a little bit. There's some really amazing stuff there!

[–] brb@sh.itjust.works 19 points 21 hours ago

9th in Finland

torille

[–] Jimmycrackcrack@lemmy.ml 21 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Is there any progress towards marrying these different fediverse services together so I could use my Lemmy account on any of them? Is this a goal at all?

[–] ThomasCrappersGhost@feddit.uk 4 points 18 hours ago

You can sign in to Pixelfed with a Mastodon account…presumably this is how you can share your Pixelfed posts to your Mastodon account. Although the poster that posted about this said it wasn’t a good option and I can’t remember why. You can also see Mastodon posts on Lemmy….or maybe vice versa.

[–] AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.ee 3 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Do we actually want that? I like that each service is its own.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 3 points 14 hours ago

I actually agree. Some of these federated services are fundamentally different and when they interact, shit can get weird. Don't get me wrong, I don't think, for example, Sharkkey shouldn't interact with Mastodon, because they are both microblogging platforms, but I wouldn't want to see a picture of a tweet from Mastodon on Pixelfed.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ahhh I'm sure I've read something about it but I'm not the best person to ask.

I know it's possible because you can sign into Pixelfed with your Mastodon account right now.

[–] TrueStoryBob@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago

You can follow Lemmy threads and users on Mastodon right now, but it's super clunky just from the fact both platforms are so different from each other. Here's this thread, as seen from my Mastodon account on the Tusky app.

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[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago

Fuck it, I'm joining now.

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If they had gotten loops into the stores they could have gained so many users this past week im sure

[–] breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 day ago

Imagine being the one guy who runs both of those and having them both blow up at once though 🪦rip

[–] Sergio@slrpnk.net 85 points 1 day ago (1 children)

https://pixelfed.fediverse.observer/dailystats

Be interesting to see what it looks like a month from now -- the size of plateau and drop-off.

[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 51 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Me working with small businesses to switch off of Instagram

[–] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My girlfriend runs a kid-friendly café for younger moms and sadly it would probably tank her business moving over to pixelfed... It's quite a big risk for those kind of small businesses..

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 8 points 22 hours ago

You can post the same stuff on as many social media platforms as you want.

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[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 86 points 1 day ago

Hot damn, it moved up 3 spots from just the other day!

GO PIXELFED GO!

[–] sol6_vi@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

Can we advertise instances? lol I started one for makers making things. (it's brand new so its empty) Edit: It's https://pixels.makearmy.io/ for anyone who's curious. We're on a small time server so no promises as to performance, still working out the bugs and such but if you're curious check it out.

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[–] Suoko@feddit.it 27 points 1 day ago (2 children)

37th pos in italy. 1st is Rednote :-O

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[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago (13 children)

EXPLAIN Pixelfed to me like I'm 5?

Can I use it to post photos into Lemmy groups?

I'm currently using a generic, slightly sketch website.

[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 35 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It's a non-shitty instagram.

[–] viking@infosec.pub 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's Instagram with no content or algorithm. To me it's an empty page, because I have no idea how to subscribe to things that I would like.

I tried keywords like fun, sketch, photography etc etc, but those are catch-all phrases that get too much shit, and narrow keywords are so specific, I see next to nothing.

[–] ouRKaoS 17 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I have the same issue on Mastodon & Loops: lack of ways to find new content.

There needs to be a Lemmy thread of interesting people to follow so I can get some use out of the rest of the fediverse... Suggestions welcome!

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 8 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

I think there needs to be a way to plug algorithms in for those that want them.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 3 points 14 hours ago

Agreed. Bluesky-style customizable algorithms (I've played around with creating these myself) in conjunction with "recommended follows" curated by the instance admin would go a long way.

[–] Coldcell@sh.itjust.works 3 points 21 hours ago

Agreed, you could pick your own algorithm(s) to follow just like hashtags, maybe just a "follow this hashtag and similar engagement posts". It might be an easier transition from the imposed monolithic algorithm God that meta/google impose if people are in control of how the app feeds them.

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[–] DieserTypMatthias@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Instagram minus Meta.

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[–] Remmy@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Looks cool! But I'm confused about the hashtags. I followed a bunch but my home feed hasn't changed at all. What's the point of following hashtags?

[–] breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

They should populate your home feed. Mine do. Could be because the site's been a bit wobbly today...?

Edit: actually, it might only work for new posts with those tags!

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