Open source Tiktok?
this post was submitted on 29 Apr 2024
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Love the fediverse.
Cool, a whole new way to learn about what every type of penis looks like
Bet a killer feature for this would be pluggable recommendation algorithms.
EDIT; Clarity
Great platform name. Though I like the idea, but it's currently only one developer. It's the same dev behind Pixelfed. He's a good dev, but I feel like he's stretching himself too thin to make both platforms the amount of development they need to pick up steam.
Stretched too thin is an understatement.
Between Pixelfed, Sup, Loops, FediDB, fediverse.info, PubKit, all that comes with developing those, his main job, and whatever else he has cooking, I don't like being so heavily dependent on the whims of one dev. I have mad respect for him and everything he has done, but this situation is definitely limiting the growth of the platforms, contributions to those platforms, and his general decision making on what to develop and how to prioritize.
I try to be optimistic because in the end what he's doing is a net positive, but we're going to need more than one man's raw coding talent. That's why although I'm exited for Loops, I'm tempering my expectations and expecting a cap on the popularity and adoption of Loops like with Pixelfed unless something changes.
I mean, it's open source, right? Be the change etc.
I'm waiting for algorithm. And start promoting it in the United States in the event of TikTok not going to sell.
What are the chances we get a Fediverse YouTube eventually?
You mean Peertube?
I was aware of it, but is it part of the fediverse? If so, I was unaware. I thought it was around before.
As far as I can tell, it's always used ActivityPub for instances to communicate with each other, with video streaming mainly facilitated using WebTorrent on the backend to keep use of the host low.
This is well timed considering the TikTok ban timeline. Loops will have enough time to sort out any bugs or issues right now with a slow trickle of traffic and then probably grow exponentially in the power vacuum left behind when TikTok vanishes from the various app stores.
I don't think Loops will have the addicting effect like TikTok, which is a good thing, but I feel like that's what most people want.
Been following this for a while and can't wait to see what it brings to the table. :-)
Fucking hate short videos but if this gets normies on the federated side then I'm all for it
I was wondering when someone was going to create a Fediverse platform like this. Figured it would be the folks at either PixelFed or Peertube. Can't wait to try it out!
Dansup is seriously great at designing social platforms. I don't have much personal use for it, as I never cared for instagram, but I think Pixelfed is the best designed platform on the Fediverse. I'm sure Loops will be great too. Fantastic name too.
Yeah, the name is really good.
Kudos to the guy for doing stuff + it being FOSS, but I wouldn’t call him “great at designing social platforms”. Pixelfed is fediverse instagram, loops is fediverse tiktok
Just wait 'til you find out that Lemmy is also a fediverse clone of a toxic platform
Pretty much everything on the fediverse is just a clone of another social media. Pixelfed still has the most intuitive design for new users and a great onboarding process. Took Mastodon a while to catch up.
Yea part of the point in designing these alternatives (to my understanding) is that the userbase can feel immediately at home, there is little barrier to entry
I think lemmy is the best one on the fediverse as i have tried most of em and only lemmy feels really polished, usable, better than all alternatives etc but yeah its personnel preferance i guess .
I use the Sync app to enjoy Lemmy, and I miss a design revamp on the official Lemmy front-end UI for Web when I'm using a desktop.
I like lemmy's design, but I thought it's user onboarding process was pretty bad when I joined. It's much better since the join-lemmy.org redesign.
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