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First Look: Loops, by Pixelfed (wedistribute.org)

submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by deadsuperhero@lemmy.world to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

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Loops aims to be an open Fediverse alternative to TikTok, Snapchat, and Vine. We take an early look at the app, and talk about what it's like!

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[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

To me, an alternative model would be deep-linking/embedding 3rd party videos that you own.

For instance, sign up at @server, then:

Connect your YouTube account
Post Video 1 to YouTube
You now have a Video 1 in your federated feed with a YouTube embed
Connect your Vimeo account
Post Video 1 to Vimeo (same hash and/or title)
Your feed entry of Video 1 is updated to support both back end videos

This way your "feed" is federated, but the efficiency of centralized video content is used. If a provider goes down, or you choose to leave, you can re-up to another provider and with the connected account/title matching, your feed could be auto-updated.

[–] keegomatic@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

That’s a very interesting idea. It might also incentivize creators because it gives them a more stable audience that’s at least a little insured against viewership changes on any single platform due to changes in that platform outside of their control.