While I supported it for obvious reasons, I hadn't fully understood the rationale behind the Ghost newsletter platform's adoption of ActivityPub. It's about discoverability, and could be a serious boost for newsletter writers. See why:
https://www.augment.ink/ghost-substack-discoverability/
h/t @dwiner
Dan Gillmor /
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2024-06-18 04:21:24
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