JohnWorks@sh.itjust.works to Fediverse@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoFlipboard is making a new app for the fediversewww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkFlipboard is making a new app for the fediversewww.theverge.comJohnWorks@sh.itjust.works to Fediverse@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square30fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareFediverse Champion@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 days agoIt’s a term for insiders. My mother will never talk about “the fediverse.” The “Open Social Web” is a much better term. It tells you everything you need to know.
minus-squareMudMan@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 days agoIt just sounds really dumb. The word “federation” was right there.
minus-squaremorrowind@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 days agoA little too long and generic. I think Fediverse is fine as long as we treat it as a name and don’t make people to necessarily understand what it stands for. People understand names, they’re the most human thing there is
minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 days agoThe First Person to Ever Have A Name!
It’s a term for insiders. My mother will never talk about “the fediverse.”
The “Open Social Web” is a much better term. It tells you everything you need to know.
It just sounds really dumb. The word “federation” was right there.
A little too long and generic. I think Fediverse is fine as long as we treat it as a name and don’t make people to necessarily understand what it stands for. People understand names, they’re the most human thing there is
Like the Internet.
The First Person to Ever Have A Name!