@blog In my opinion, we need to think about two different and not necessarily related objectives at this time:Identify an Activitypub standard for geolocation. For example, some software already manages geolocation (Mobilizon, Friendica, Flohmarkt, etc.), but these software don't recognize each other's geolocation parameters. The problem, as you've already highlighted, is entirely tied to searching across different federated instances, because search only works on content that's already been captured by yours.Find a way to "localize" content. From this perspective, Activitypub groups can be used to manage "local groups" for cities, countries, regions, etc. In Italy, for example, I've created a federated forum (a #NodeBB instance) representing twenty regional categories and about a hundred city subcategories. Those connecting from the forum see the categories hierarchically, but those connecting from the Fediverse can see individual cities as a simple federated account: cities like @roma or @venezia, but also regions like @toscana, or cities like @ivrea. Those who live in the Fediverse can mention these groups, and the group account automatically shares posts mentioning them; those who follow these groups will see posts mentioning them reshared.

@frankel maybe I'm missing something here, but how can fully public PDSses support private groups?

@ikuturso @_elena @marjolica somehow I wish they have federated, so to have the possibility to slap them with a defederation

@lor You can read in the blog post what I think about this.

@blog@shkspr.mobi Such a great read. Thank you for the thoroughness. I loved this. We need a new way to measure the #smallSocial effect. Right now people saw we fail because they only look at one platform. #BigTech had to invent "monthly active users" to help people understand their "value". They're trying to measure us the same, but we're nowhere near the same. We're an evolution and no one will ever truly know how many of us there are. So I beg folks, don't look at one or two or three instances and say that because some arbitrary number goes down that we're losing or dieing. No no no. We're growing and learning and finding ways that Big Tech NEVER wanted to exist. Just because they use a yard stick doesn't mean we need to be constrained by that. EVERYONE please keep up the incredible work. I'll fight for this the #restOfMyLife. How about all of you?<span class="invisible"> #RomL #smallSocial #smallWeb #fedi #Fediverse </span>