I apologize if you keep seeing new follow notifications from me. I'm still exploring lots of platforms for both ActivityPub (Mastodon, Pixelfed, etc) and BlueSky. Some let me use my already existing credentials and some do not. I'm trying to keep my follow lists mostly the same on all of them right now - thus the multiple follows.
For my longtime friends following along and still trying to figure out Social Media 2.0:
I'm pretty happy with two so far. Friendica and Wafrn. They BOTH handle Mastodon AND Bluesky. Neither have the 300 / 500 character limits. Friendica is the most Facebook-like so far and Wafrn is a lot like old Tumblr.
Friendica is probably not yet ready for "prime time". It can be slow at times and prone to timeouts when loading pages. (I mean Facebook can do that too sometimes). But for me, it most closely fills the Facebook void. It is what is always up on my computer and most of the posts you've read from me on bluesky have been made from it for the last couple months.
Wafrn is fun and silly much like old Tumblr (I've been on Tumblr since the early days). I'd recommend it to any of my friends that have not yet set up a Bluesky account. You can turn on Bluesky in the settings which gives you a "new" Bluesky using the Wafrn domain. The default is ActivityPub (Mastodon). It is fast. The interface is simple and things are mostly as you expect. You don't really have any control over the feed settings - I think it is set to "Recent Activity". I'd eventually like some basic controls over the feed. I prefer "Recent Posts" to "Recent Activity". But that is not a deal breaker for me. It has gained my eyeballs the second-most. Usually have it open in a tab alongside Friendica.
#WAFRN #Friendica #Bluesky #ActivityPub #Friends #PersonalMusings
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