2y ago

Pixelfed Groups Are Coming to the Fediverse "Very Soon"

Pixelfed, an alternative to Instagram, has matured over the years. One of its biggest, most powerful features is about to touch down - federated groups. And it will be compatible with Lemmy and Kbin.

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2y ago

wedistribute.org /2023/08/pixelfed-groups-coming-soon/

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I wonder if Pixelfed groups might find a niche as a kind of Facebook marketplace or Craigslist alternative. Building up a brand or showcasing products seems more natural on a picture centric social media app like Pixelfed.
- I'm thinking it could be more as an alternative to picture-microblogs, like Pinterest or Tumblr.
  
  I'm very interested in potentially seeing an art focused pixelfed instance
- Yeah, I've definitely thought about that a bit. I think I could also see meme groups similar to the ones on Facebook becoming kind of a big deal, which could actually be amazing for getting more people onto something like Pixelfed.
I don't use Pixelfed and this blog post doesn't do a great job describing it, so can someone tell me what the significance of this new feature is?
- The biggest, most significant reveal at this stage of development is that Pixelfed’s groups feature will be launching with compatibility for both Lemmy and Kbin, officially connecting Pixelfed to the rest of the “threadiverse” that the other two platforms occupy.
  From my understanding, we'll be able to see Pixelfed groups on Lemmy just like any other community and follow them. There could be a group/community, where people publish photos of cats, their art, urban photography, etc.
  
  Will all images be federated from Pixelfed to Lemmy and vice versa? Between Lemmy and Mastodon Pleroma etc., only one image is currently federated in the initial post, and not at all in the replies.
- Pixelfed is basically a federated alternative to Instagram that's been picking up a massive amount of momentum. The Groups feature is more or less federated Facebook Groups, with a bunch of robust tools built in, and will be compatible with Lemmy communities and Kbin magazines.
  The reason this is significant is that it may prove to be the final push that makes groups a standard part of the Fediverse experience. Some of the biggest platforms in the space have lacked it, for years and years. This implementation could prove to be a really good blueprint of what the standard experience ought to provide, at a bare minimum.
- Basically, Lemmy communities and Kbin magazines are federated as groups to the micro and macroblogging fediverse. People in friendica, mastodon or Firefish can interact with Lemmy and kbin by mentioning a community/magazine in their posts and following them the way they do with other types of federated groups (like guppe, chirp, friendica forums, etc)
  Pixelfed didn't have federates group support, meaning that its federation with the threadiverse was bad, not to say practically non-existent. Supporting federated groups and even having its own type of group will allow people on pixelfed to interact with Lemmy and Kbin the way other fediverse software do: following them and tagging the community/magazine handle in posts.
  short summary: It means better federation between Pixelfed, and Lemmy and Kbin.
If you're interested in Facebook style groups, I recommend Mobilizon from Framasoft
- I was under the impression that Mobilizon was primarily just for events? That was their original premise when they launched a few years ago.
  
  If you look at it they have "posts" and announcements as well as an area to submit group resources

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