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Strypey<p>We need to be wary of falling into a 'growth is good' mentality, which can ossify into a 'growth by any means necessary' approach. To me this is the fundamental ideological driver, lurking beneath the various political-economic factors <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>pluralistic</span></a></span> identifies as the causes of enshittification on the platforms.</p><p>That said, I do agree with <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.wedistribute.org/users/deadsuperhero" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>deadsuperhero</span></a></span> on the larger point he's making here. <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/Onboarding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Onboarding</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/UX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UX</span></a> do need a dedicated pan-fediverse focus, like we have with IFTAS on Trust &amp; Safety.</p>
ActivityPub for WordPress<p><strong>What we shipped so far in&nbsp;2025</strong></p> <p>Alongside our upcoming plans, we’ve already shipped several important features in recent releases. Here are some highlights of what’s now available in the ActivityPub plugin.</p> <p>Onboarding</p> <p>We’ve added an onboarding flow after plugin activation to help guide new users through key decisions — such as selecting the Actor Mode.</p> <p>It’s also a great opportunity to explain Fediverse concepts for users who are new to them.</p> <p>More details:</p> <p>👉 5.9.0 — Easier onboarding for your Fediverse […]</p> <p><a href="https://activitypub.blog/2025/06/24/what-we-shipped-so-far-in-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">activitypub.blog/2025/06/24/wh</span><span class="invisible">at-we-shipped-so-far-in-2025/</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>EurekAlert: ‘Starter packs’ have played a central role in Bluesky’s rapid growth – new study shows. “‘Starter packs’—curated user lists that new users can follow with a single click—played a key role in helping Bluesky grow to over 30 million users, according to a new study.”</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/23/eurekalert-starter-packs-have-played-a-central-role-in-blueskys-rapid-growth-new-study-shows/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/23/eurekalert-starter-packs-have-played-a-central-role-in-blueskys-rapid-growth-new-study-shows/</a></p>
Fedizen ⁂ Fediverse News<p>The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a>’s web <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/experience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>experience</span></a> suffers from seven deadly <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UXsins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UXsins</span></a>, including overwhelming <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/complexity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>complexity</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/inconsistent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inconsistent</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/navigation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>navigation</span></a>, and remote <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/interaction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interaction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/difficulties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>difficulties</span></a>. These issues, stemming from the Fediverse’s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/decentralised" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>decentralised</span></a> nature, hinder user <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/onboarding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>onboarding</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retention</span></a>. <a href="https://www.timothychambers.net/2025/06/18/113327.html?Fedizen.EU" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">timothychambers.net/2025/06/18</span><span class="invisible">/113327.html?Fedizen.EU</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fedizen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fedizen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ActivityPub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ActivityPub</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a></p>
Marcus Rohrmoser 🌻<p>Hi <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://indieweb.social/@tchambers" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>tchambers</span></a></span>,<br>let me add one:</p><p>- not having a culture of repeated real user <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/UX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UX</span></a> tests (a la <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_Make_Me_Think" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_</span><span class="invisible">Make_Me_Think</span></a>). With special focus <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/onboarding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>onboarding</span></a>.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.xyz/@NGIZero" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>NGIZero</span></a></span>, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.ngi.eu/@ngi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ngi</span></a></span> or <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EC_NGI" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>EC_NGI</span></a></span> may have resources for assistence and coaching, ask them, they may be happy to help. Meet them at <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/NGIForum25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NGIForum25</span></a></p>
Strypey<p>In the fediverse, we are all the welcoming committee! If someone you know from elsewhere joins, make sure you interact with them, helping them feel welcome and included.</p><p>* Reply to their posts, @mentioning people who might be interested in the topic.</p><p>* Boost their best posts to help people find and follow them.</p><p>* Subscribe to their feed to get a notification every time they post, so you remember.</p><p>* encourage them to post an <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a>, to help fun folks find them.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/FediTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediTips</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/onboarding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>onboarding</span></a></p>
Paul Schoe<p>And if, after watching Elena's lovely video, they are wondering how to become active on Mastodon?</p><p>You can give them my article about onboarding Mastodon.</p><p>- How entering Mastodon is very similar to entering a new country or city.<br>- A country where the rules and signs are different.<br>- A city where you do not know anybody.</p><p><a href="https://familyoasis.eu/introduction-to-mastodon/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">familyoasis.eu/introduction-to</span><span class="invisible">-mastodon/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Onboarding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Onboarding</span></a></p>
George E. 🇺🇸♥🇺🇦🇵🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️<p>Sent a support ticket to a <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/service" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#service</a> that I <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/subscribe" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#subscribe</a><span> to expressing my disappointment that I couldn't seem to do very basic things with their product/ service.<br><br>Bitch-ass </span><a href="https://bofh.social/tags/CustomerService" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CustomerService</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/rep" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rep</a> replies back scolding me for not viewing the "<a href="https://bofh.social/tags/onboarding" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#onboarding</a> <a href="https://bofh.social/tags/video" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#video</a><span>".<br><br>Ok.<br><br>First off, if you have a product or a service and you only provide a "video" to teach your customers how to use your product, well... fuck you.<br><br>Videos don't work for everyone. Some of your customers might be deaf, or visually impaired.<br><br>Second, if you need a fucking </span><a href="https://bofh.social/tags/TRAININGVIDEO" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TRAININGVIDEO</a><span> to teach your customers how to use your product or service you have flat out FAILED in every conceivable way.<br><br>Your product or service should be intuitive enough that your customers don't need a training video to learn how to use your product.<br><br>(I'm looking at you </span><a href="https://bofh.social/tags/ORACLE" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ORACLE</a><span>!)<br><br>Anyhow, rant over.</span></p>
gavcloud<p>welcome <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/@alexhawthorn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>alexhawthorn</span></a></span> to the <a href="https://sonomu.club/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fediverse</span></a> ! </p><p>Incredible musician, noise-maker, sound artist who I had the pleasure of working with in Los Angeles. Now they are based in <a href="https://sonomu.club/tags/Berlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Berlin</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://sonomu.club/tags/fedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fedi</span></a> <a href="https://sonomu.club/tags/onboarding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>onboarding</span></a> <a href="https://sonomu.club/tags/musician" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>musician</span></a> <a href="https://sonomu.club/tags/soundart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soundart</span></a></p>
Strypey<p>(3/3)</p><p>Wait, I think I just cracked it! What people mean when they say "no algorithms". They mean the feed on their new account starts empty.</p><p>What about new accounts having their feed populated by default? Server admins could choose a standard starter pack for all new accounts, or give people their choice of starter pack from a curated set.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/FediverseIseas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediverseIseas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/onboarding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>onboarding</span></a></p>
ActivityPub for WordPress<p><strong>5.9.0 – Easier Onboarding for Your Fediverse&nbsp;Experience</strong></p> Getting started with ActivityPub on WordPress just got a lot easier. A new guided onboarding experience is now part of the plugin, designed to help you configure key settings and understand how your site connects to the Fediverse—from the moment you activate it. Whether you're new to ActivityPub or just setting things up again, the onboarding flow helps you make informed choices around visibility, content formatting, and profile setup. It’s built to give you confidence that your […] <p><a href="https://activitypub.blog/2025/05/14/5-9-0-easier-onboarding-for-your-fediverse-experience/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">activitypub.blog/2025/05/14/5-</span><span class="invisible">9-0-easier-onboarding-for-your-fediverse-experience/</span></a></p>
Xamanismo Coletivo<p>"Fediverse statistics site <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/FediDB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediDB</span></a>, operated by PixelFed and Loops creator Daniel Supernault, now has an <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/onboarding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>onboarding</span></a> tool to help people <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/getstarted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>getstarted</span></a> with <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/thefediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thefediverse</span></a>. It asks the user a few simple questions: first to select the type of content they are interested in, such as microblogging, video or forums. Based on that choice, it recommends various platforms. Based on the platform choice it asks for a few simple filters, such as region and community size, before presenting the user with a list of servers to choose from for registration."<br><a href="https://fedidb.com/welcome" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">fedidb.com/welcome</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Paul Schoe<p>Welcome Plume,</p><p>Maybe this article helps you with ONBOARDING to Mastodon</p><p>For the many people who want to enjoy Mastodon but who get lost in the forest, this article:</p><p>- How entering Mastodon is very similar to entering a new country or city.<br>- A country where the rules and signs are different.<br>- A city where you do not know anybody.</p><p>See how exploring a new city translates into actions to become familiar with Mastodon.</p><p><a href="https://familyoasis.eu/introduction-to-mastodon/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">familyoasis.eu/introduction-to</span><span class="invisible">-mastodon/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Onboarding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Onboarding</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@PlumeSilencieuse" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>PlumeSilencieuse</span></a></span></p>
Paul Schoe<p>Welcome Joseph,</p><p>Maybe this article helps you with ONBOARDING to Mastodon</p><p>For the many people who want to enjoy Mastodon but who get lost in the forest, this article:</p><p>- How entering Mastodon is very similar to entering a new country or city.<br>- A country where the rules and signs are different.<br>- A city where you do not know anybody.</p><p>See how exploring a new city translates into actions to become familiar with Mastodon.</p><p><a href="https://familyoasis.eu/introduction-to-mastodon/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">familyoasis.eu/introduction-to</span><span class="invisible">-mastodon/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Onboarding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Onboarding</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@josephpatrick" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>josephpatrick</span></a></span></p>
Paul Schoe<p>Welcome Tao Tia,</p><p>Maybe this article helps you with ONBOARDING to Mastodon</p><p>For the many people who want to enjoy Mastodon but who get lost in the forest, this article:</p><p>- How entering Mastodon is very similar to entering a new country or city.<br>- A country where the rules and signs are different.<br>- A city where you do not know anybody.</p><p>See how exploring a new city translates into actions to become familiar with Mastodon.</p><p><a href="https://familyoasis.eu/introduction-to-mastodon/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">familyoasis.eu/introduction-to</span><span class="invisible">-mastodon/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Onboarding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Onboarding</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@taotia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>taotia</span></a></span></p>
Paul Schoe<p>Welcome Kiana,</p><p>Maybe this article helps you with ONBOARDING to Mastodon</p><p>For the many people who want to enjoy Mastodon but who get lost in the forest, this article:</p><p>- How entering Mastodon is very similar to entering a new country or city.<br>- A country where the rules and signs are different.<br>- A city where you do not know anybody.</p><p>See how exploring a new city translates into actions to becoming familiar with Mastodon.</p><p><a href="https://familyoasis.eu/introduction-to-mastodon/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">familyoasis.eu/introduction-to</span><span class="invisible">-mastodon/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Onboarding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Onboarding</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@kiana5440" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>kiana5440</span></a></span></p>
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