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Bridgy Fed updates

All the recent Twitter drama has sparked renewed interest in Mastodon and the fediverse and even Bridgy Fed, my little IndieWeb side project that turns personal web sites into full-fledged fediverse accounts. A month and a half ago, I was all set to take it easy, maybe play a game or two, and poke at […]
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Bridgy Fed

I’m launching a new side project! Bridgy Fed connects your IndieWeb site with federated social networks like Mastodon and Hubzilla. If your site can send and receive webmentions, Bridgy Fed can federate it with the fediverse! I originally discovered the IndieWeb after I started connecting this web site with social networks like Facebook and Twitter. […]
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Logs as end user UI

A long time ago, I decided to show Bridgy‘s end users its raw logs. Like, raw logs. HTTP requests, database reads and writes, JSON objects, stack traces, etc. It’s an unusual UI feature, but it’s been an unqualified success, enough that when I built Bridgy Fed, I immediately included it and never looked back. Whenever […]
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Mastodon on Bridgy

Mastodon is now on Bridgy! Both backfeed and publish (aka POSSE) are fully supported. Feel free to try them out! And let me know if you hit any bugs, problems, or missing features. (If you’re already using Bridgy Fed for Mastodon, don’t worry, it’s not going anywhere! I use it myself. Bridgy’s new Mastodon support […]
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IndieWeb OStatus bridge

I’ve launched this as Bridgy Fed! I often work on connecting things that don’t automatically connect but should, like Bridgy for IndieWeb and social networks. Federated social networks like GNU Social and Mastodon have been hot recently, so I’m thinking about them too. OStatus is the most widely used standard for federated social networking. Here’s […]
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IndieWeb ActivityPub bridge

I’ve launched this as Bridgy Fed! I often work on connecting things that don’t automatically connect but should, like Bridgy for IndieWeb and social networks. Federated social networks like GNU Social and Mastodon have been hot recently, so I’m thinking about them too. ActivityPub is the new W3C standard for federated social networking. It’s the […]
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My open source software projects, scripts, and patches. Unless otherwise noted, everything is public domain. Also see my resume, GitHub profile, and other lists. Projects Bridgy connects your web site to social media. Likes, reposts, mentions, cross-posting, and more. Part of the IndieWeb ecosystem. Bridgy Fed connects your web site to federated social networks natively, […]
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