Bluesky vs Threads: The Fediverse explained!

In this episode, we dive deep into the origins of two of the leading social networks and the protocols they run on - Threads/ActivityPub and Bluesky/AT protocol. If you've been wondering what the heck the Fediverse is, this episode is for you!

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:57 What is the Fediverse and ActivityPub?
29:03 Ads
29:35 What is Mastodon?
53:21 Ads
53:30 What is Bluesky?
01:06:03 Outro

Music provided by Epidemic Sound

Special Thanks to:
Evan Prodomou at Activitypub
Eugen Rochko at Mastodon
John O'Nolan at Ghost
Mike McCue at Flipboard
Adam Mosseri at Meta
Jay Gruber at Bluesky
Ryan Barrett at Bridgy-Fed

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[charlesdamien]

Happy Fri...Tues... Wednesday ma dudes

[blackout]

These documentary/podcast hybrid episodes should be its own series. So good

[gerardobonilla]

I like David's solo section explaining things. Very documentary esq

[danielbinoy]

David's excellent storytelling with Ellis's AMAZING audio production is SO GOOD. I love these David stories!

[abel_e_padilla]

The go back and forth from David explaining back to the podcast…..🔥🔥🔥🔥

[scdtlucas]

Every time David is hosting or gets the highlight on a video i just KNOW it's going to be a piece of art of journalism. What a great episode.

[danielbinoy]

I love the feta-verse. Definitely a top 3 cheese universe.

[AstralPhnx]

Kind of wild how in just a few months the script has shifted quite heavily on this one

[darthastrius]

Mastodon has literally changed the way I do and use social media. The fediverse is awesome.

[TheNewsmastFoundation]

It's brilliant to see you covering the Fediverse & wider social web - especially because you're explaining why the Fediverse and decentralised networks are so important. Thank you!

[artyssgmpxcz]

Mid-week episode days are my favorite kind of surprise

[Sarsy.]

11 minutes in and I can already tell it’s an absolute banger.

[Kiri-Yo]

This feels like Marques saw Davids ✨ Video and said "Next time, on my channel"

[luca_lauso]

Another Special Episode, now that is what I call a pleasant surprise on my front page!

[johnoestmannmusic]

The best primer on the Fediverse I've come across! Already using this video to introduce people to the current trajectory of federated socials.

[aimenatwi]

I had an eye surgery today and while recovering I cannot watch YouTube videos, so I was looking for a good podcast and thank God this popped up

[DeadRyGuy]

I love when David gets to do a special episode like this!

[iamdanhenderson]

Loooove the story-telling and hopping between studio / david explaining in another room!

[bryangarrett]

David, your storytelling/explanation is fabulous. I’m sure this was hundreds of hours putting all of this together. I learned SO much from this video. Thank you for sharing all of this with us.

[Benjamin-xvhg]

I like how you guys go from a podcast to cuts of David explaining things. It seems a lot more clearer and easier to understand than the episode you guys did on the internet.