CHOCOLATE CHIP, FAT VANILLA, AND THE FEDIVERSE.


Instagram vs. PixelFed

I quit using instagram quite a while back on my quest to using only
decentralised and Open Source services. But a month back I started using
some of these services again because I was part of a Youth Exchange
Camp. During the camp I made a Dutch Friend and we created a Instagram
Account called chocolatechip_n_fatvanilla (I was chocolate chip and he
was fat vanilla). It was fun to Post pictures but at the back of my head
I didn’t feel all that great about using Instagram again. So, I decided
to mirror the account on PixelFed.

PixelFed is a Open Source and Federated Social Media Network in the
likeness of Instagram. It uses ActivityPub to Connect to other networks
such as Mastodon (The Twitter of the fediverse). Anyone has host a
PixelFed server. PixelFed is still in beta and lacks a lot of features.
In fact, when I made my account on PixelFed, it didn’t even have the
option to change your profile picture. But, it is being developed
rapidly and new features are being added on a regular basis. You can
check out the PixelFed account here. Soon, you’ll be able to follow this
account from Mastodon, Friendica, and other Social Networks on the
fediverse. I’ll soon do a proper post on the Fediverse. I just wanted to
post something since I hadn’t in quite a while.

Copyright © 2018 Dhruva Lokegaonkar

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