<![CDATA[Hmm, I went to check on Pebble, originally a Twitter clone that was reborn as a Mastodon server.]]>Hmm, I went to check on Pebble, originally a Twitter clone that was reborn as a Mastodon server.

It looks like they're no longer around? Bummer.

https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/13/pebble-a-startup-that-tried-and-failed-to-take-on-twitter-finds-new-life-on-mastodon/

Can't really find anything about the server shutting down, any chance someone on here knows more?

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/topic/74761016-5152-4a33-b0ac-7ac2aa2ae242/hmm-i-went-to-check-on-pebble-originally-a-twitter-clone-that-was-reborn-as-a-mastodon-server.RSS for NodeSat, 02 May 2026 10:06:28 GMTFri, 10 Apr 2026 13:17:14 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Hmm, I went to check on Pebble, originally a Twitter clone that was reborn as a Mastodon server. on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 12:26:09 GMT]]>@luca Hmm, sounds like you know more than me. I thought there was a more gradual transition to the Mastodon server.

But yeah, seeing as they did eventually disappear without a trace, I don't feel super trustworthy of them, for sure.

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://stefanbohacek.online/users/stefan/statuses/116386061976663567https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://stefanbohacek.online/users/stefan/statuses/116386061976663567Sat, 11 Apr 2026 12:26:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hmm, I went to check on Pebble, originally a Twitter clone that was reborn as a Mastodon server. on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 07:34:04 GMT]]>@stefan

I never understood this Pebble story , maybe I missed some pieces of info.

As I remember it

- They made a twitter clone.
- They decided to close it
- They let their community vanish
- They started a Mastodon server some few weeks/months later trying to convince their users back by word of mouth. Would you trust the team that just shut your social down ?

They had their own legacy Pebble database, they could have backfilled the mastodon instance with users and who was following who.
They could have made the transiton effortless, instead of an afterthought

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://sironi.xyz/ap/users/115700305018001936/statuses/116384913426253736https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://sironi.xyz/ap/users/115700305018001936/statuses/116384913426253736Sat, 11 Apr 2026 07:34:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hmm, I went to check on Pebble, originally a Twitter clone that was reborn as a Mastodon server. on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:29:47 GMT]]>@irelephant Yeah, I have a feeling that one is not around either.

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://stefanbohacek.online/users/stefan/statuses/116381121766647111https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://stefanbohacek.online/users/stefan/statuses/116381121766647111Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:29:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hmm, I went to check on Pebble, originally a Twitter clone that was reborn as a Mastodon server. on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:20:13 GMT]]>@stefan@stefanbohacek.online

The article mentions a subreddit, but doesn't link to it

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://app.wafrn.net/fediverse/post/ef928c37-7da0-45b3-a8e9-0db7ec3c1400https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://app.wafrn.net/fediverse/post/ef928c37-7da0-45b3-a8e9-0db7ec3c1400Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:20:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hmm, I went to check on Pebble, originally a Twitter clone that was reborn as a Mastodon server. on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:54:33 GMT]]>@stefano Thank you so much, I'll be in touch!

@_elena

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://stefanbohacek.online/users/stefan/statuses/116380983204203702https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://stefanbohacek.online/users/stefan/statuses/116380983204203702Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:54:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hmm, I went to check on Pebble, originally a Twitter clone that was reborn as a Mastodon server. on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:42:32 GMT]]>@stefan @_elena sure, feel free to ask!

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/stefano/statuses/116380935964962884https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/stefano/statuses/116380935964962884Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:42:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hmm, I went to check on Pebble, originally a Twitter clone that was reborn as a Mastodon server. on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:09:22 GMT]]>@stefan@stefanbohacek.online @Casey@theforkiverse.com @_elena@mastodon.social

TYSM!

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://meowing.men/fediverse/post/935da8a9-397a-4551-9e8c-30947b90e4f0https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://meowing.men/fediverse/post/935da8a9-397a-4551-9e8c-30947b90e4f0Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:09:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hmm, I went to check on Pebble, originally a Twitter clone that was reborn as a Mastodon server. on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:02:30 GMT]]>@evan Thank you, these are all perfect examples!

@_elena

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://stefanbohacek.online/users/stefan/statuses/116380778533961414https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://stefanbohacek.online/users/stefan/statuses/116380778533961414Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:02:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hmm, I went to check on Pebble, originally a Twitter clone that was reborn as a Mastodon server. on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:54:58 GMT]]>@stefan @_elena @stefano Some other thoughts: mastodon.sdf.org, twit.social, mastodon.acm.org, w3c.social.

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/evan/statuses/116380748922773302https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/evan/statuses/116380748922773302Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:54:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hmm, I went to check on Pebble, originally a Twitter clone that was reborn as a Mastodon server. on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:43:17 GMT]]>@evan Ohh, perfect! Thank you!

@_elena @stefano

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://stefanbohacek.online/users/stefan/statuses/116380702956105743https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://stefanbohacek.online/users/stefan/statuses/116380702956105743Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:43:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hmm, I went to check on Pebble, originally a Twitter clone that was reborn as a Mastodon server. on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:42:31 GMT]]>@stefan @_elena @stefano what about xoxo.zone?

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/evan/statuses/116380699918492600https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/evan/statuses/116380699918492600Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:42:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hmm, I went to check on Pebble, originally a Twitter clone that was reborn as a Mastodon server. on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:42:21 GMT]]>@makary Check out https://stefanbohacek.com/blog/fediverse-an-overview-for-community-organizers/#case-studies-forkiverse!

@Casey @_elena

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://stefanbohacek.online/users/stefan/statuses/116380699273110814https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://stefanbohacek.online/users/stefan/statuses/116380699273110814Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:42:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hmm, I went to check on Pebble, originally a Twitter clone that was reborn as a Mastodon server. on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:40:58 GMT]]>@_elena

Hmm, originally I was looking for examples of existing communities moving to the fediverse, the way the Forkiverse started, to inspire others to do the same.

But maybe my thinking was too narrow. Showing examples of successful communities might still help convince people to create their own.

Thank you for the idea, I'll look into what @stefano has been up to!

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://stefanbohacek.online/users/stefan/statuses/116380693866267996https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://stefanbohacek.online/users/stefan/statuses/116380693866267996Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:40:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hmm, I went to check on Pebble, originally a Twitter clone that was reborn as a Mastodon server. on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:33:52 GMT]]>@stefan@stefanbohacek.online @Casey@theforkiverse.com @_elena@mastodon.social

What's Forkiverse?

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://meowing.men/fediverse/post/f8dc153c-2391-47c4-b491-104b93a285a3https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://meowing.men/fediverse/post/f8dc153c-2391-47c4-b491-104b93a285a3Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:33:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hmm, I went to check on Pebble, originally a Twitter clone that was reborn as a Mastodon server. on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:33:22 GMT]]>@_elena

Absolutely! Need to look into reaching out to some community organizers, I think maybe after the upcoming Mastodon release. Starter packs/collections will definitely make a big difference.

@Casey

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://stefanbohacek.online/users/stefan/statuses/116380663999267144https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://stefanbohacek.online/users/stefan/statuses/116380663999267144Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:33:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hmm, I went to check on Pebble, originally a Twitter clone that was reborn as a Mastodon server. on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:18:14 GMT]]>I was hoping to add them as a case study on https://stefanbohacek.com/blog/fediverse-an-overview-for-community-organizers/. Shame.

Hope the Forkiverse people are still having a good time!

]]>https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://stefanbohacek.online/users/stefan/statuses/116380604468891140https://forum.pierobosio.it/post/https://stefanbohacek.online/users/stefan/statuses/116380604468891140Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:18:14 GMT