Into the Fediverse! New social feed gadget for Bluesky, Mastodon, Threads, and more

A number of new social networking platforms are gaining traction, emphasizing free and open architecture.

With the launch of our new social feed gadget, we now support several of these platforms, including Bluesky, Mastodon, Threads, and others that utilize federated social protocols, collectively known as the Fediverse. These protocols provide users with greater control over their content, empowering creators and offering an alternative for those seeking a fresh social networking experience.

Logos of newly supported social networks left to right: Bluesky, Mastodon, Threads, & the Fediverse

Sharing posts on your digital signage is as easy as adding the user ID, feed link, or social address from your platform of choice and that’s it! Your gadget is now configured to showcase all the latest posts from your favorite curator, organization, or online personality.

 A Bluesky post displayed by the gadget shows 'card' element, author, date, body, & QR code

For greater flexibility, the gadget can be tailored to meet your exact digital signage needs with support for dynamic screen orientation, content filters, custom text or image style, and more. For more detailed setup instructions, please see our social feed gadget support article.

We hope you find this new gadget to be a welcome addition to our current offering of social gadgets. Please note, that our gadget library currently includes solutions for social platforms including Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and now Bluesky, Mastodon, Threads, and more, via the new social feed gadget. At this time X/Twitter isn't supported due to restrictions with their API usage.

We hope you like the new gadget and get a handle on it soon. As always we appreciate any feedback to help us better improve our services. Happy posting!