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submitted 2 months ago by Ulrich@feddit.org to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

I almost never look at the app store but I popped in today in the wake of the TikTok ban and was shocked to see this.

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[-] Sergio@slrpnk.net 48 points 2 months ago

https://pixelfed.fediverse.observer/dailystats

Be interesting to see what it looks like a month from now -- the size of plateau and drop-off.

[-] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 32 points 2 months ago

Me working with small businesses to switch off of Instagram

[-] Ulrich@feddit.org 12 points 2 months ago

Thank you for your service

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[-] cm0002@lemmy.world 34 points 2 months ago

Hot damn, it moved up 3 spots from just the other day!

GO PIXELFED GO!

[-] Lemminary@lemmy.world 24 points 2 months ago

Fuck it, I'm joining now.

[-] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago

If they had gotten loops into the stores they could have gained so many users this past week im sure

[-] breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca 15 points 2 months ago

Imagine being the one guy who runs both of those and having them both blow up at once though 🪦rip

[-] Jimmycrackcrack@lemmy.ml 21 points 2 months ago

Is there any progress towards marrying these different fediverse services together so I could use my Lemmy account on any of them? Is this a goal at all?

[-] Ulrich@feddit.org 9 points 2 months ago

Ahhh I'm sure I've read something about it but I'm not the best person to ask.

I know it's possible because you can sign into Pixelfed with your Mastodon account right now.

[-] TrueStoryBob@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago

You can follow Lemmy threads and users on Mastodon right now, but it's super clunky just from the fact both platforms are so different from each other. Here's this thread, as seen from my Mastodon account on the Tusky app.

[-] ThomasCrappersGhost@feddit.uk 6 points 2 months ago

You can sign in to Pixelfed with a Mastodon account…presumably this is how you can share your Pixelfed posts to your Mastodon account. Although the poster that posted about this said it wasn’t a good option and I can’t remember why. You can also see Mastodon posts on Lemmy….or maybe vice versa.

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[-] brb@sh.itjust.works 20 points 2 months ago

9th in Finland

torille

[-] Raglesnarf@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago

I only heard of Pixelfed because of a post somewhere that was saying Facebook was blocking links to the website. I made an account and started using it for fun to spite Facebook. Now this could have simply been a bait post to drive engagement to Pixelfed **or ** Facebook is dumb and did some kind of Streisand effect.

It doesn't matter either way

[-] Ulrich@feddit.org 6 points 2 months ago

And if you didn't already know, you now know about the Streisand effect.

[-] Suoko@feddit.it 16 points 2 months ago

37th pos in italy. 1st is Rednote :-O

[-] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 13 points 2 months ago

Wait what?!

Why is Italians... When it's Americans... I'm so confused!

[-] Suoko@feddit.it 10 points 2 months ago

Me too. I guess because a lot of Italians like to pretend to be americans.

[-] sol6_vi@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Can we advertise instances? lol I started one for makers making things. (it's brand new so its empty) Edit: It's https://pixels.makearmy.io for anyone who's curious. We're on a small time server so no promises as to performance, still working out the bugs and such but if you're curious check it out.

[-] Ulrich@feddit.org 6 points 2 months ago

Fine with me 🤷

[-] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

EXPLAIN Pixelfed to me like I'm 5?

Can I use it to post photos into Lemmy groups?

I'm currently using a generic, slightly sketch website.

[-] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago

It's a non-shitty instagram.

[-] viking@infosec.pub 13 points 2 months ago

It's Instagram with no content or algorithm. To me it's an empty page, because I have no idea how to subscribe to things that I would like.

I tried keywords like fun, sketch, photography etc etc, but those are catch-all phrases that get too much shit, and narrow keywords are so specific, I see next to nothing.

[-] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 18 points 2 months ago

I have the same issue on Mastodon & Loops: lack of ways to find new content.

There needs to be a Lemmy thread of interesting people to follow so I can get some use out of the rest of the fediverse... Suggestions welcome!

[-] Blackmist@feddit.uk 8 points 2 months ago

I think there needs to be a way to plug algorithms in for those that want them.

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[-] mapleseedfall@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Thats the problem that their algo tries to solve. When you do it in scale some kind of algo is needed.

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[-] warmaster@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

Open source and decentralized Instagram alternative.

Loops.video is an open source and decentralized TikTok alternative.

[-] llkkjjhhggffddssaa@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

just being pedantic here, not confrontational, but loops.video is implementing federation but hasn’t finished yet. i was a tad disappointed but have hopes for the future that they get it done and it doesn’t flounder

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[-] Phegan@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago
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[-] xorollo@leminal.space 9 points 2 months ago

Can somebody help an old out here. I want to look at pictures of art people make and stuff like that. I really don't care about some randos selfies. Right now, there are image heavy lemmy groups that fit that bill. Should I go check out Pixelfed for more content? Or is it a fediverse Instagram thing only?

Lemmy really works for me in the sense of following topics instead of people.

[-] ArsonButCute@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 months ago

Pixelfed.art is all artists posting their work!

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[-] Remmy@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Looks cool! But I'm confused about the hashtags. I followed a bunch but my home feed hasn't changed at all. What's the point of following hashtags?

[-] breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

They should populate your home feed. Mine do. Could be because the site's been a bit wobbly today...?

Edit: actually, it might only work for new posts with those tags!

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[-] secret300@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 2 months ago

Does it work better on iOS? Because for me the app is very slow and sometimes just never loads anything

[-] Ulrich@feddit.org 12 points 2 months ago

I don't know. That's probably not an issue with the app but with your particular instance/server.

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[-] breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Yes. The Android app has some serious problems right now. Pixelix is probably the best Android app for now - though it has it's own rough edges. It's $2.99 in the Play store but free on F-Droid.

Using them together, however, does make for one complete (but inconvenient) app.

Edit: one of the worst Pixelix pain points was that notifications didn't actually link to the things it was notifying you about. This was just fixed in an update. The only thing you really lose out on is push notifications in the official app now.

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[-] catsarebadpeople@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 months ago

I've been loving it. One thing that has to be fixed immediately. You can't click on links inside the post descriptions. I want to follow the link that goes to a news article or website for the sale of a product but I can't click the link or even copy text on mobile.

Devastating

[-] Ulrich@feddit.org 6 points 2 months ago

Another shitty "feature" brought over from Instagram, I suppose.

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[-] ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

BlueSky being ahead of X is a real testament to how Mastodon users are insufferable and hostile. I love and use Mastodon but Jesus Christ, make some jokes and relax. Al Gore didn’t take the lead in creating the Internet for people to be insufferable. If a game is on, people might talk about it. Don’t chime in about colonialism or whatever during the game. Relax. We’ll talk about that on a weekday.

[-] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

"Here's my angry, unpopular, barely coherent diatribe apropos of nothing about this large and diverse group of people definitely being angry and hostile."

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[-] tonytins@pawb.social 8 points 2 months ago

That's like saying all Lemmy users are hostile.

[-] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 14 points 2 months ago

FUCK YOU!

Pass the beans when you get a chance? Thanks!

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[-] argon@lemmy.today 5 points 2 months ago

You seem like a very relaxed person

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