When Napster emerged in the late 1990s, it made it easy for people to grab music files without compensating the content owners.The iPod and the iTunes music store […]
Welcome to the fediverse: Your guide to Mastodon, Threads, Bluesky, and more
Once upon a time, in a galaxy not so far away (this one, in fact), a few internet rebels decided that they were tired of the corporate overlords […]
Bluesky and Mastodon users can now talk to each other with Bridgy Fed
An important step toward a more interoperable “fediverse” — the broader network of decentralized social media apps like Mastodon, Bluesky and others — has been achieved. Now, users […]
Plinky is an app for you to collect and organize links easily
The internet is full of cool websites, and some of them are so interesting and useful, it’s no wonder people want to save them for posterity. Bookmark managers, […]
Substack rival Ghost confirms it will join the fediverse in 2024
Ghost, an open-source rival to Substack’s newsletter platform, has confirmed it will this year officially join the fediverse — or the open social network of interconnected servers that […]
Substack now allows podcasters to sync and distribute their episodes to Spotify
Substack announced on Thursday that it’s launching a few new features for podcasters on its platform. Most notably, the company is rolling out a Spotify integration that will […]
Arc browser launches Live Folders to auto-update tabs for you
Fresh off the heels of raising $50 million at a $550 million valuation in March, the Browser Company continues to bring in more features to its Arc browser, […]
Google Podcasts is shutting down soon, users urged to move to YouTube Music
Google is shutting down its Podcasts app in the U.S. in a matter of days. The company has begun warning the app’s users they will need to migrate […]