Fountain v1.1: Open Social Podcasting Powered by Nostr
Fountain, a Lightning-powered value-for-value podcasting app, is now a Nostr client. Your Fountain profile syncs with your Nostr profile, making your activity visible across the Nostr ecosystem.
- "Today we are excited to announce a massive update to Fountain that solves these problems with Nostr - a simple, decentralized messaging protocol that allows social activity to be shared across different apps," announced the project.
"The Nostr protocol is evolving rapidly and Fountain 1.1 is only scratching the surface of what’s possible. In the coming months, we will be fine-tuning Fountain’s social features and adding new ones too," added the project.
What's new
- Connect or create a Nostr profile. Create or import a Nostr account in the Fountain app. To find previous follows, tap the icon in the top right on the home screen.
- Share your boosts and comments on Nostr. When you boost or comment on Fountain, your message will be shared on Nostr with a Fountain link. Other Nostr clients can see, interact, and follow you. You can choose to share your activity on Nostr each time you boost or comment; if not, it remains visible only on Fountain.
- A new and improved home feed. The Fountain home feed is now Nostr's audio layer. Switch between Following and Global feeds, or filter by podcast or music content.
- Audio posts from Nostr clients now appear in Fountain. Audio links posted on Nostr clients like Primal will appear in the Fountain home feed. Indexed podcasts or music render as playable content cards with comments.
- Zaps. Listeners on Fountain and other Nostr clients can "zap" your post to send payments, replacing the earlier "likes." Likes are still available and are now free.
- Mentions. Mention others in comments by typing @ followed by their username to send recommendations or tag them in conversations.
