Hi @jeswr
As you know ActivityPods is not fully Solid compliant yet (it should be on version 3.0) but I’m listing anyway 2 applications that I developed and that are used by real people in the area where I live. The third app (Mastopod) is newer and it’s not much used yet – there are still problems that we will address in the coming months.
Welcome to my place
The “Welcome to my place” app has been up and running since the end of 2021, and so far it has been used mainly in the Compiègne area (north of Paris), with a community of 600 users (It is called “Bienvenue chez moi” in French).
Its aim is to encourage people to organise meetings in their own homes. What sets it apart from other platforms is that the events are all private: you have to be personally invited to see the event description and register (events creator can also give you the right to invite your own contacts).
You might think that this restrictive system would reduce the number of participants, but on the contrary, receiving a personal invitation creates greater interest in the proposal. What’s more, people dare to suggest original topics for meetings, because they know who will see the invitation.
The network is based on trust. Guests can see who is taking part in the meeting (and sometimes they sign up just because it will be an opportunity to see a particular person again). As profiles are also private by default, you can only see people who are part of your network, the others being displayed as ‘Unknown’. At the end of the meeting, however, you can add these ‘unknown’ people (who have become known in the meantime!) to your contacts.
So the network that develops is based on real encounters. And if you want to propose a meeting yourself, you can invite people you trust, people you’ve already met on other occasions.
Note: A new homepage, with more explainations, will be released January.
Mutual Aid
Classified ads based on mutual aid, that can be shared within a trusted network.
“Mutual aid” is a classified ads application that is only visible to people who are part of your trusted network. Objects or services can be exchanged. Unlike most sites of this kind, which are very ‘business’ oriented, the main aim of this site is to help each other.
That doesn’t mean you can’t buy or sell in euros, but the focus is more on helping each others. We also offer the possibility of giving or bartering objects.
It is regularly used by the community that has been built around “Welcome to my place” in Compiègne.
Mastopod
A Mastodon-compatible app that saves all data in your Pod
https://mastopod.com/
Note: These applications in english rely on the mypod.store Pod provider, which at the moment regularly runs into problems and goes offline. Sorry if it is difficult to test at the moment. (The applications in French rely on another Pod provider that is more stable.)
