On 2008-05-18 15:49:33, the father of the #Fediverse and creator of #ActivityPub, Evan Prodromou, sent the first ever message in what was later called the “Fediverse” social network (not Mastodon® social network).
- The first software was called Laconica.
- The first instance was Identica.
- The first prototol was OpenMicroBlogging.
- The first label/name was Identiverse social network.
Here is the archived post: This is my first post.
The network never went down. From the first protocol, OpenMicroBlogging, it switched to the protocol OStatus (also by Evan), then to ActivityPub as most know it today. It’s exactly the same social network since 2008!
Happy 17th Year Anniversary Fediverse network!
#FediverseDay #FediverseMonth #MayIsFediverseMonth
Seventeen years!? God dayum!
And here I thought the Fediverse was 6-7 years old tops. Wild that the concept is just now starting to gain traction.
I only heard of it a year ago.
I still hate the name “fediverse”. I love the concept, hate the name.
It’s okay to create your own name :) Some people refer the place as social web, some others create original name in their own language.