And guess what!? micro.blog has climbed up to become the 10th largest server on the Fediverse. It's pretty interesting to see that now we have three of the top 10 Fediverse servers that aren't Mastodon.
But hey, let's take a moment to give micro.blog the attention it deserves. It's a Tumblr-like platform, part of the #Fediverse community, and it's been around since 2017. One of the great things about it is that it allows for syndication to various other platforms like Facebook, Medium, Bluesky, LinkedIn, and Flickr.
Now, here's an interesting tidbit - unlike other Fediverse services, micro.blog doesn't fall under the "free as in freedom" or "free as in beer" category. It's actually a proprietary platform that operates through subscription services. However, they do offer a 30-day free trial to give it a whirl, and after that, the base rate for a micro.blog account is $5/month.
I'm genuinely curious about what has contributed to the recent surge in user registrations on micro.blog.
@atomicpoet@fediversenews what are some of the more popular blogs hosted on the platform? Have I read content on this platform without realizing it? Unless news.micro.blog is using the platform, the micro.blog homepage doesn't even link to any examples.
@atomicpoet@fediversenews As a long-time micro.blog user, I can only guess that its onboarding, ease-of-use, welcoming community and UI play a big role. I'm sure the fall of the bird site has only helped as people search for alternatives.
I'd also like to think that some are wising up to the value of the fediverse, self-hosting and owning their content online.
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