Honestly, I'm really surprised! Just came across a fascinating story from @deadsuperhero@firefish.social about Pebble (formerly T2). According to Techcrunch, Pebble (formerly T2) is shutting down.

But wait, there's more! They have now reemerged as a Mastodon server called pebble.social.

The Co-Founder of Pebble, @gabor@pebble.social, mentioned that their new Mastodon server is simply an "experiment". It could very well be!

But here's the interesting part. A user named @blobcat@pebble.social has recreated Pebble's old UI as a frontend design for Mastodon. So even if pebble.social is just testing the waters, this development could have enormous implications for the Fediverse community.

I've often discussed that there isn't much of a future for centralized alternatives to Twitter. Creating a network effect from scratch requires significant investment in terms of both money and time. If I were a determined developer of a Twitter alternative (which I am in some ways), I would definitely utilize ActivityPub. It would grant my potential users access to tens of millions (soon to be hundreds of millions) of people who are already part of the Fediverse.

I genuinely wish Pebble all the best, and I really hope that pebble.social evolves beyond its current "experiment" status.

https://wedistribute.org/2023/11/pebble-shuts-down-but-starts-a-mastodon-instance/

@fediversenews@venera.social