Michael Foster

Co-founder @newsmast.[bsky.social](http://bsky.social ).
Discovering things, paths, people, ideas.
Driving change through the social web.
“A secret new internet you may not have heard of, a paradise to which we may all yet escape.”

[newsmastfoundation.org](https://newsmastfoundation.org )

🌉 [bridged](https://fed.brid.gy/bsky/michael.eurosky.social ) from 🦋 [michael.eurosky.social](https://bsky.app/profile/michael.eurosky.social ), follow Bridgy Fed for the Atmosphere (Bluesky) (npub1pqr…2sck) to interact

Web site: https://bsky.app/profile/michael.eurosky.social
Link: http://bsky.social
Link: https://newsmastfoundation.org

Last Notes

2026-06-17 19:06:19 GMT

💯 “Because everyone knows that everyone knows that they are publicly committing to these ideas, the cost of acting together is meaningfully lowered…And getting there is the achievement, and the most important part of the declaration, more than the principles or any individual commitment.”
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mdjhvva6vlrswsj26cftjttd/post/3moinalj5522b
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mdjhvva6vlrswsj26cftjttd/post/3moinalj5522b
#note18sh…pxlg

2026-05-07 16:34:57 GMT

Check this out! Find Out Social on TikTok [www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8pYnJ1m/](https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8pYnJ1m/ )
[Highly recommend checking this...](https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8pYnJ1m/ )

2026-04-14 10:21:30 GMT

The @npub1yw4…0aev Apps for Change pilots are all live, across four flavours of app.
Over the next two months, everything we’ve co-designed with our pilot communities will be embedded into our Build-an-App programme, for easy onboarding.
Here's an update: [www.blog-pat.ch/apps-for-cha...](https://www.blog-pat.ch/apps-for-change/ )
[Apps for Change: four flavours](https://www.blog-pat.ch/apps-for-change/ )

2026-03-31 22:18:18 GMT

It’s almost time to say goodbye to the @npub1yw4…0aev home for the last two days - the #ONA26 Midway.
We’ve had lots of conversations about audience engagement, community, and building social networks for journalism. We look forward to rolling out pilots in the US over the coming year.
https://eurosky.social/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:qexhcu2thuo6mg3w3m7lhfgm&cid=bafkreihqwxlksgkkdod5lyp4sprbqhcjb6n72xe4gza7mzllyihhacbpey
https://eurosky.social/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:qexhcu2thuo6mg3w3m7lhfgm&cid=bafkreiestse3ldwyzvfbajkeycbnnegrnwjm3cjubjm4ypztoipwvwzxei

2024-11-14 13:00:05 GMT

Wow!! Great news. Go bridges!
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:p2y466m63svxixp56gglbrlm/post/3lavvsmumjs2u

2024-10-18 19:21:21 GMT

Yes! Bridging is great - opens up engagement with the Fediverse.
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:oio4hkxaop4ao4wz2pp3f4cr/post/3l6ru3347lc2h
#note1zu9…w3ph

2024-07-04 14:40:06 GMT

Right now the #Fediverse is in Field of Dreams mode: "If we build it, they will come."
It’s a lovely sentiment, but we're up against the hard reality of network effects. How to onboard, engage and keep people?
One word: Storytelling.
[www.blog-pat.ch/storytelling...](https://www.blog-pat.ch/storytelling-in-the-fediverse/ )
[Storytelling in the Fediverse](https://www.blog-pat.ch/storytelling-in-the-fediverse/ )

2024-06-26 10:00:28 GMT

Here's a deep dive into building #Fediverse channels.
Something new we're working on with Patchwork, the tech arm of @npub1yw4…0aev . Bringing all that’s brilliant about Bluesky custom feeds and Farcaster channels to the Fediverse.
[www.blog-pat.ch/fediverse-ch...](https://www.blog-pat.ch/fediverse-channels/ )
[Building Fediverse channels](https://www.blog-pat.ch/fediverse-channels/ )

2024-06-23 09:08:05 GMT

#SkySunday
https://enoki.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:qexhcu2thuo6mg3w3m7lhfgm&cid=bafkreiehy3buvhn7qhhye2nb3xkla2vhcmiqbs5lkat5j3g5tv35rn4jni

2024-06-20 12:26:46 GMT

Threads API is the big news of the week. But what if Mastodon's fedi:creator footnote tells a bigger story? While the Threads API takes us down a well worn path, re-centring the #Fediverse on blogs, podcasts, forums and curation takes us somewhere new. See you there!
[www.blog-pat.ch/re-centring-...](https://www.blog-pat.ch/re-centring-the-fediverse/ )
[Re-centring the Fediverse: how...](https://www.blog-pat.ch/re-centring-the-fediverse/ )

2024-06-16 13:36:23 GMT

#SkySunday
https://enoki.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:qexhcu2thuo6mg3w3m7lhfgm&cid=bafkreihtedacbbgzchigoghmmwghi75yxs3iv46fbhjnozu5pzzp4ah4va

2024-06-13 13:40:19 GMT

Introducing Patchwork. An innovative space between servers and apps: making space for making spaces. Our contribution to finishing building the #Fediverse.
Patches open up the space. Hubs populate it. Channels deliver content. And Hooks give any app access.
[www.blog-pat.ch/we-need-to-f...](https://www.blog-pat.ch/we-need-to-finish-building-the-fediverse-part-ii-patchwork/ )

2024-06-04 11:19:31 GMT

I love this. We don't all need to own a lawnmower, a chainsaw, a crammed tool shed. We can share!
"The Vashon tool library is part of a growing movement that’s helping people live more sustainably while fostering a sense of community."
#ClimateChange
[www.theguardian.com/environment/...](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/03/vashon-washington-community-tool-library )

2024-06-03 14:31:36 GMT

It’s weird when two things pop up around the same time, looking the same. Even more so when one is a crypto start-up with a billion dollar valuation, the other a non-profit in the #Fediverse.
That’s the story of an unlikely couple: #Farcaster and #Newsmast.
[www.blog-pat.ch/an-unlikely-...](https://www.blog-pat.ch/an-unlikely-couple/ )

2024-05-30 15:15:37 GMT

At [@newsmastfoundation.org](https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vnycpb2e4lh4tc7oyr3n2jvh ) we’re working across the social web, bringing communities together across platforms.
We’re just at the start of this movement, and our report today sets out the potential. Now we need to get communities on board, so follow [@ap.brid.gy](https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xbifsywyv5pka5jlknhv5yv3 ) !
[www.blog-pat.ch/building-com...](https://www.blog-pat.ch/building-communities-across-platforms/ )

2024-05-29 13:54:41 GMT

Venturing out from our base in the #Fediverse to promote the social web, the [@newsmastfoundation.org](https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vnycpb2e4lh4tc7oyr3n2jvh ) team spent last week on multiple decentralised platforms - and LinkedIn.
Here's how it went. The biggest surprises so far? #Farcaster and #LinkedIn.
[www.blog-pat.ch/impressions-...](https://www.blog-pat.ch/impressions-of-a-plaform-surfer )