Join Evan Prodomou of ActivityPub, Eugen Rochko from Mastodon, and other social media visionaries as they unpack the Fediverse! Discover the dynamic evolution of social networks with a focus on new protocols like ActivityPub and the AT Protocol. They explore the consequences of high-profile acquisitions, the humorous term 'Feta', and the decentralized nature of platforms like Mastodon and Bluesky. Dive into user mobility, the promise of federated models, and what the future holds for social media!

Today on the flagship podcast of overthinking thermometers: The Verge's David Pierce and Dan Seifert discuss what’s happening in the weather app world, and hear from the developers of Carrot Weather and Hello Weather.  Apple’s Weather chaos is restarting the weather app market A Eulogy for Dark Sky, a Data Visualization Masterpiece  forecastadvisor.com Carrot Weather Hello Weather Flipboard CEO Mike McCue joins David and Nilay Patel to discuss the potential of ActivityPub, a new standard for social networking that is more open, more user-centric, and potentially more powerful than Twitter and Facebook.Can ActivityPub save the internet? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Entrepreneur Mike McCue discusses the Fediverse, empowering creators to share content across platforms. Topics include technological evolution, social web challenges, branding in advertising, and shaping ethics in the digital landscape.