My Web Values: Why I Quit X and Feed the Fediverse Instead | Cybercultural
- Support open source software
- Support open web platform technology
- Distribution on the web should never be throttled
- External links should be encouraged, not de-emphasized
Network effect
Mastodon is not a platform. Mastodon is just a tiny part of a concept many have been dreaming about and working on for years. Social media started on the wrong foot. The idea for the read/write web has always been different. Our digital identities weren’t supposed to end up in something like Twitter or Facebook or Instagram.
Decentralisation, Federation, The Indie Web: There were many groups silently working on solving the broken architecture of our digital social networks and communication channels – long, long before the “web 3” dudes tried to reframe it as their genius new idea.
I’ve been a part of this for many years until I gave up hope. How would you compete against the VC money, the technical and economical benefits of centralised platforms? It was a fight between David and Gloiath. But now Mastodon could be the stone.
Related links
Digital Web Magazine - Portable Social Networks, The Building Blocks Of A Social Web
Ben has written a superb article outlining the hows and whys of distributed social networks with hCard and XFN, finishing with an inspiring call to arms.
OAuth support for Google Accounts and Contacts API - OAuth | Google Groups
As promised by Kevin Marks in the Q&A after my panel at South by Southwest, the Google Contacts API now supports OAuth. w00t!
Licence to Roam » BarcampBrighton - Portable Information
Liveblogged notes from a discussion I participated in at BarCamp Brighton 2 about Social Network Portability.
4 Technologies for Portability in Social Networks: A Primer - ReadWriteWeb
A nice summary of the technologies presented at my SXSW panel.
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Federation syndication
Solving a mysterious Mastodon cross-posting issue.
adactio.com on Mastodon
The syndicate
Cross-posting to wherever is flavour of the month.
That fediverse feeling
Mastodon is a vibe shift in the best possible way.
Syndicating to Mastodon
Posting notes from my own website to my Mastodon account.