Tumblr backs Tapestry, a timeline app for the open social web

Automatic owned blogging site and social platform Tumblor financially supported TapestryThe App to turn new Feeds designed to organize From across the open webRSS, Mastoadon, Blocsky and others.

Opened As a Kickstarter Project in January 2021, Tapestry began to get more than 777,000 via Crowdfunding for its application, which, which Open To the public on his App Store debut earlier this month.

On Tuesday, the company shared the back of the app that Tumbller also supported his project with grants. These funds will be used to create a native Macos version of its app. (Of this, the iPad version of the app can run on Mac))

Tumblr’s interest in this place follows his 2019 Acquisition Parents are automatic by WordPress.com, which Tumbler’s rear edge moved to WordPress To make the operations flow. As a result of this step, the tumblr will be plugged FederationOpen Social Web, Protocol, powered by activity that gives strength to mastodons, threads, pixelfed and many more applications.

Designed IconfactoryIts job is best known for TwitterOne of the original third-party Twitter applications, tapestry users will organize various sources-such as blog posts, news articles and social media updates-their own creative feeds.

The app supports sources such as RSS (News Feeds), YouTube, Podcasts, Bluesky, Maston, Reddit, Tumbler, Micro.blog, Go Comics and others.

The concept of a wide range behind the tapestry is to give more control over how users get news and information.

With its rise Open the social web Specifically, people can now control their online experience better. Instead of viewing a tech giant algorithm, users are creating their own feeds in applications like Bluiceki, subscribing to specialized feeds created by others, and configuring their own addition services.

Thanks to Tumbler’s backing, which we understand that the Six-Figure range was in the ranges, it said that it also launched a sponsorship program in the tapestry, which allowed advertisers to market their products and services to the app user of the app. Instead of using the traditional internet advertising to support the application, the sponsoring feature is created by keeping the iconfactory notes in mind small, distinct manufacturers.

“Our hope is that the tapestry surrounding community is exciting indie apps, the blogs powered by enthusiasm and the podcast or YouTube channels and want to know about entertainment,” an iconfactory Blog post Explanation.

Tapestry is one of the handful of applications that are now trying to provide the same level of customization by focusing on the larger web built on open protocols instead of a single social network.

The competition in this place is among others Surf, FeeeedAnd ReaderThe

The team was asked to comment on financial grants at Tumbler and iconfactory. Tumbller confirmed that the grant came directly from it, not from the parent company automatic, and was created to assist the open social web.

Updated with more information about grants after the publication.