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I've been exploring various Fediverse platforms and noticed we have alternatives for many popular social media sites:

  • Friendica (Facebook-like)
  • Pixelfed (Instagram-like)
  • Lemmy (Reddit-like)
  • Mastodon (Twitter-like)
  • etc.

But I'm curious: Is there a Fediverse equivalent to the classic MySpace, or its modern revival, Spacehey?

Spacehey Apple App Store

Spacehey Google Play Store

Spacehey Wikipedia

MySpace

MySpace Wikipedia

I'm talking about a platform that offers:

  • Highly customizable profiles
  • A focus on personal expression through layout and design
  • Music integration
  • The nostalgic feel of early 2000s social networking
  • etc.

Has anyone come across a project like this in the Fediverse? Or do you think there's potential for developing such a platform?

Alternatively, if that's too much work/hassle, has anyone ever considered reaching out to the SpaceHey team about the possibility of them potentially federating their platform? It could be an interesting addition to the Fediverse ecosystem.

There's been some talk about Spacehey Federation.

I'd love to hear your thoughts, experiences, or any leads on this topic.

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[–] astro_ray@piefed.social 9 points 2 months ago (4 children)

MySpace is so old that I don't know what it looks like.

[–] 3dmvr@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

visiting a profile was like visiting a wordpress blog with a budget of code snippets for little widgets and stuff

[–] Maiq@lemy.lol 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

<html>
  <head>Myspace></head>
    <body>
      <tr>"Maiq was here?"
        <td> "this is really hard on mobile and I can't remember if it was foot or footer tag. Its been so long since I wrote HTML"
         </td>
      </tr>
    </body>
  <footer><a href="someLimks.com"></footer>
</html>

[–] smeg@feddit.uk 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

~~I think you need triple backticks for that comment to render properly!~~

[–] Maiq@lemy.lol 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

It is triple backticked. Working on my mobile client ~~haven't~~ checked on the website it works just fine.

[–] smeg@feddit.uk 4 points 2 months ago

Oh interesting, must be a fault with my client. I'll raise a bug!

[–] scott@loves.tech 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] astro_ray@piefed.social 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I will say two things,

  1. The UI is not bad, has a rustic feel to it
  2. No offense but your taste in music is kinda basic
[–] scott@loves.tech 2 points 2 months ago

@astro_ray It's not my profile. I just picked one at random. :)