By the way Steve, I've just checked out Mastodon as I hadn't heard about it, FYI there is a central figurehead CEO and according to various figures, it has 10,000,000 active users. I personally don't think Hive will ever get to this for various reasons, anyway, I'm gonna check it out!
Cg
I think there's a company who work on the open source software, but anyone can set up a Mastodon instance with their own rules. They link to each other, so you can follow anyone. It can be a pain if you get banned from an instance or it shuts down. The latter happened to me a while back.
Hive is struggling to grow for various reasons, but should be able to attract many more users.
Yeah and that company is very much the figurehead
I can't see how Hive can grow without at least a central driving marketing force. You can have the greatest idea in the world, but if you don't tell anyone about it, the idea will fizzle and die.
Anyway, what is it with crypto? "Mastadon" is an instantly forgettable name and "Hive" is the name of another blockchain company.
Who is in charge of naming? 🤣🤣🤣
Cg
Mastodon is a non-profit, so they are not looking to get rich from it. That may be reflected in the anti-crypto attitude I see there from some people.
Hive was not a great choice of name, but I would hope the brand can still be worked on. If we want decentralisation and freedom then we have to accept some compromises anyway.