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A great night on Gutsy Radio last Eve celebrating 5 years of the little station that could. I'm a little proud. https://www.mixcloud.com/gutsyradio/mark-in-mds-9-11pm-3292025-show-on-gutsy-radio/ #liveradio #communityradio #freeformradio #internetradio #radio #community #onlinecommunity
New York Times: ‘Will I Lose My Job?’ Federal Workers Flock to Reddit for Answers.. This link goes to a gift article. “With the Trump administration’s rapid downsizing of the federal bureaucracy, subreddits where government workers previously posted the occasional tale about a Zoom meeting mishap or health plan question have become crowded forums for fears, anxieties and tidbits of […]
DigitalTrends: Discord is supercharging games with built-in messaging and voice chats. “Discord has announced a new Social SDK to allow developers to integrate Discord-powered communication features directly into their games. This means gamers will be able to message, invite, and voice chat with their friends super easily — even if they don’t have a Discord account.”
Engadget: Reddit’s rule check feature will help users avoid breaking subreddit rules. “Reddit has announced several new tools that seem like they were designed to encourage more lurkers to participate in discussions on the website. One of the new tools called Rules Check will make it easy to see if what you’re posting potentially goes against a subreddit’s rules.”
Community is powerful.
A recent study by Circle found that just one engaged member of your community is worth 234 followers.
Have you noticed this on the open social web? We have 
PCWorld: Plex is dropping a popular feature from its new streaming apps. “Watching Plex videos with friends is about to get harder, with the company announcing that it will drop its ‘Watch Together’ feature from its redesigned suite of mobile and TV apps.”
Fundraiser is now live on https://ko-fi.com/cozycononline/shop
Our website is getting some updates so apparel will be up there once done.
There will be some differences between the stores. Read about this (like EU shipping) at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1x9eVkxMCj1zGozYqP_hRIky41UX-51aowfE_c8tD-Ss/preview?tab=t.0 while our site is down.
We believe in community.
The social 'town square' done right - a place where we don't shout at each other from across the cobblestones but a place where we coexist and find our people in the cafes and social spaces around the square 
We're working on something that can replicate this feeling, across multiple platforms. No more FOMO. A lot more community.
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Flickr Blog: Community awaits on Flickr – Find it on Discover . “Flickr groups are where ideas spark, connections thrive, and stunning photos come to light. To put it simply, Flickr groups are the heart of the Flickr community and because they are so important, we’ve designed a new page that will make it even easier for you to find groups that are a great match.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/19/flickr-blog-community-awaits-on-flickr-find-it-on-discover/
Rock Paper Shotgun: What is a “hangout game”?. “Identifying a new genre is a fool’s task, but I’ve never been wise. Sometimes a blossoming genre can be obvious, as when a huge success like Doom or Dark Souls comes along and inspires games for decades to follow. But sometimes a new genre is quiet, low-key, hiding just beneath the surface of a tumultuous industry. Sometimes you have to go […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/15/rock-paper-shotgun-what-is-a-hangout-game/
Tubefilter: YouTube wants creators and fans closer than ever with its new Communities update. “YouTube has put a big spotlight on fandom over the past year or so, recognizing that giving creators multiple ways to engage with fans plays a significant role in keeping audiences strong. And it scrapped the ‘Community’ name for text posts because it just introduced Communities–a new, dedicated […]
Notre Dame: Bots increase online user engagement but stifle meaningful discussion, study shows. “The team noticed that as the presence of reflexive bots (those that generate and share content) increases, there are more connections between users. The reflexive bots post content that facilitates more opportunities for users to find novel content and engage with others. But this happens at the […]
University of Oslo: “We are in the midst of a digital backlash”. “An increasing number of individuals today recognise the drawbacks of a mobile and screen-based lifestyle, according to media researchers at the University of Oslo (UiO). This perspective marks a shift from the optimism that dominated when the internet became widely accessible at the turn of the millennium.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/01/31/university-of-oslo-we-are-in-the-midst-of-a-digital-backlash/
Michigan Daily: Down with discussion boards. “Discussion boards are supposed to encourage critical thinking, but more often than not, they end up being a lesson on how to do the bare minimum for credit even if you read and learn all the material. This defeats the original purpose of sharing ideas and having real conversations to learn alongside your peers. For pre-health students juggling […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/01/31/michigan-daily-down-with-discussion-boards/
PC Gamer: Square Enix launches new anti-harassment policy to protect its employees and partners from abusive fans. “Square Enix has announced a new ‘group customer harassment policy’ aimed at protecting its employees and partners from harmful behavior and actions taken by its followers and fans.”
Nature: Bluesky’s science takeover: 70% of Nature poll respondents use platform. “Although the survey is not statistically representative of Nature readers or the scientific community at large, it echoes recent enthusiasm for Bluesky among researchers and disillusionment with X. Of roughly 5,300 readers who responded to a question about X, 53% said they used to be on X but have now left […]
"Man, I really miss forums" - seen this lately? I wrote about why forums still matter in 2025, how we lost searchable knowledge to closed social platforms, and what the future might hold for online communities. Not just nostalgia - it's about preserving accessible knowledge for everyone.
#Forums #Tech #InternetCulture #OnlineCommunity #WebDev
https://www.2tonwaffle.com/the-death-of-forums-and-why-everyone-keeps-saying-they-miss-them/
Want to bring your community together? 
BuddyPress groups make it easy! Whether it's open chats, private collabs, or exclusive projects, your members will love the connections they can create. 
Before I dig into it, at all, what does my corner of the fediverse think about #Drupal in 2025? I'm doing some investigating to determine if it is a solution for a small community project that I'm pondering.
In 2023 I would have installed Wordpress with bbPress and an events plugin, but this is 2025, and we all know what uncertainty that photomatt has introduced into that ecosystem.