I had no idea of the size and variety of the Fediverse! It has me feeling a bit overwhelmed. I’m enjoying BookWyrm very much; it’s the GoodReads/LibraryThing replacement I’ve been looking for for years.

I love the simplicity of Paper.wf for blogging. It’s truly elegant; I just click the link and start typing. But as far as I can tell there’s no way for others to find my blog or for me to find other blogs on the site. There’s no browse or follow feature. Nor can anyone comment on my posts! Those seem to me to be HUGE omissions.

Have you used any Fediverse blogging options? What are they like? And what other Fediverse services would you recommend? Other than Mastodon, I’ve already tried that (it didn’t excite me).

  • WisteriaCat@lemmy.fmhy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Another good alternative to GoodReads is StoryGraph. I prefer it over BookWyrm because it has a nicer user interface and it has an app. However, I don’t believe it is apart of the Fediverse.

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      1 year ago

      After so many experiences with having online platforms sold out from under me by venture capitalist scum, I’m not inclined to trust anything owned by a corporation or single person. I’m on storygraph, but I’m not going to put effort into it. I think BookWyrm has more of a future. Even if the current owner of StoryGraph has good intentions, you never know what could happen. It seems as if things always go bad.

      • Adora 🏳️‍⚧️@beehaw.org
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        1 year ago

        Just summed up exactly how I’ve been feeling for a long time now. Starting to feel like I just need to somehow get my technologically challenged brain to make this stuff for myself.