diff --git a/content/test.md b/content/test.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5ed386b --- /dev/null +++ b/content/test.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +Title: So aside from the discussion +Category: meet the developer +slug: so-aside + +So aside from the discussion of who listens (or didn't listen) to whose +opinion it can be interesting to have a closer look at action and momentum. + +Three projects caught my attention and I think could be an interesting +case for this 'next steps' discussion: + +Mastodon (2016) en Conversations (2014) and Peertube (2015) * + +All three are projects that during the past twelve months have somehow +reinvigorated (the work on, attention for) their underlying protocols. +Protocols that have been proclaimed dead or unsuccessful for many years. +And probably will be for more to come. + +The first one, Mastodon (https://joinmastodon.org/), you may have read +about or even tried out. It is essentially a twitter clone / +alternative. Technically it is based on Ostatus, which is a protocol to +distribute +status updates across networks. Ostatus is the protocol that powered +early 'alternative 2.0 style' social networks such as Friendica and +Lorea. The latter was a product of and important site of organization +for the Spanish Indignados and 15M movements. Mastodon also supports +ActivityPub which is the likely successor of Ostatus as a protocol for +further ongoing work on so-called federated publishing. The interesting +thing is that Mastodon managed to attract a good chunk of the recent Twitter +refugees. These where mostly voices which aren't white, loud or extreme +right wing and for those reasons felt themselves increasingly out of +place on twitter. Mastodon communities managed to involve so many of +these people by focusing on developing tools for community moderation, +content warnings and the ability to block other instances in the +network. As a result (the english language) Mastodon became a site that +is predominantly populated by the queer, PoC, left and artistic, or +anyone that would otherwise be at risk of being on the receiving end of +the Gamergate-style interactions on twitter. The decentralized nature of +mastodon has created a culture of 'thematic mastodon servers (see +https://instances.social/list) that have become a large part of what +makes the network interesting and relevant to its several hundred +thausand users. diff --git a/content/test2.md b/content/test2.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7c18c92 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/test2.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +Title: So aside from the discussion2 +Category: meet the developer +slug: so-aside2 + +So aside from the discussion of who listens (or didn't listen) to whose +opinion it can be interesting to have a closer look at action and momentum. + +Three projects caught my attention and I think could be an interesting +case for this 'next steps' discussion: + +Mastodon (2016) en Conversations (2014) and Peertube (2015) * + +All three are projects that during the past twelve months have somehow +reinvigorated (the work on, attention for) their underlying protocols. +Protocols that have been proclaimed dead or unsuccessful for many years. +And probably will be for more to come. + +The first one, Mastodon (https://joinmastodon.org/), you may have read +about or even tried out. It is essentially a twitter clone / +alternative. Technically it is based on Ostatus, which is a protocol to +distribute +status updates across networks. Ostatus is the protocol that powered +early 'alternative 2.0 style' social networks such as Friendica and +Lorea. The latter was a product of and important site of organization +for the Spanish Indignados and 15M movements. Mastodon also supports +ActivityPub which is the likely successor of Ostatus as a protocol for +further ongoing work on so-called federated publishing. The interesting +thing is that Mastodon managed to attract a good chunk of the recent Twitter +refugees. These where mostly voices which aren't white, loud or extreme +right wing and for those reasons felt themselves increasingly out of +place on twitter. Mastodon communities managed to involve so many of +these people by focusing on developing tools for community moderation, +content warnings and the ability to block other instances in the +network. As a result (the english language) Mastodon became a site that +is predominantly populated by the queer, PoC, left and artistic, or +anyone that would otherwise be at risk of being on the receiving end of +the Gamergate-style interactions on twitter. The decentralized nature of +mastodon has created a culture of 'thematic mastodon servers (see +https://instances.social/list) that have become a large part of what +makes the network interesting and relevant to its several hundred +thausand users. diff --git a/content/test3.md b/content/test3.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5f2789e --- /dev/null +++ b/content/test3.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +Title: So aside from the discussion3 +Category: meet the developer +slug: so-aside3 + +So aside from the discussion of who listens (or didn't listen) to whose +opinion it can be interesting to have a closer look at action and momentum. + +Three projects caught my attention and I think could be an interesting +case for this 'next steps' discussion: + +Mastodon (2016) en Conversations (2014) and Peertube (2015) * + +All three are projects that during the past twelve months have somehow +reinvigorated (the work on, attention for) their underlying protocols. +Protocols that have been proclaimed dead or unsuccessful for many years. +And probably will be for more to come. + +The first one, Mastodon (https://joinmastodon.org/), you may have read +about or even tried out. It is essentially a twitter clone / +alternative. Technically it is based on Ostatus, which is a protocol to +distribute +status updates across networks. Ostatus is the protocol that powered +early 'alternative 2.0 style' social networks such as Friendica and +Lorea. The latter was a product of and important site of organization +for the Spanish Indignados and 15M movements. Mastodon also supports +ActivityPub which is the likely successor of Ostatus as a protocol for +further ongoing work on so-called federated publishing. The interesting +thing is that Mastodon managed to attract a good chunk of the recent Twitter +refugees. These where mostly voices which aren't white, loud or extreme +right wing and for those reasons felt themselves increasingly out of +place on twitter. Mastodon communities managed to involve so many of +these people by focusing on developing tools for community moderation, +content warnings and the ability to block other instances in the +network. As a result (the english language) Mastodon became a site that +is predominantly populated by the queer, PoC, left and artistic, or +anyone that would otherwise be at risk of being on the receiving end of +the Gamergate-style interactions on twitter. The decentralized nature of +mastodon has created a culture of 'thematic mastodon servers (see +https://instances.social/list) that have become a large part of what +makes the network interesting and relevant to its several hundred +thausand users. diff --git a/content/test4.md b/content/test4.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4e337b3 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/test4.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +Title: So aside from the discussion4 +Category: meet the developer +slug: so-aside4 + +So aside from the discussion of who listens (or didn't listen) to whose +opinion it can be interesting to have a closer look at action and momentum. + +Three projects caught my attention and I think could be an interesting +case for this 'next steps' discussion: + +Mastodon (2016) en Conversations (2014) and Peertube (2015) * + +All three are projects that during the past twelve months have somehow +reinvigorated (the work on, attention for) their underlying protocols. +Protocols that have been proclaimed dead or unsuccessful for many years. +And probably will be for more to come. + +The first one, Mastodon (https://joinmastodon.org/), you may have read +about or even tried out. It is essentially a twitter clone / +alternative. Technically it is based on Ostatus, which is a protocol to +distribute +status updates across networks. Ostatus is the protocol that powered +early 'alternative 2.0 style' social networks such as Friendica and +Lorea. The latter was a product of and important site of organization +for the Spanish Indignados and 15M movements. Mastodon also supports +ActivityPub which is the likely successor of Ostatus as a protocol for +further ongoing work on so-called federated publishing. The interesting +thing is that Mastodon managed to attract a good chunk of the recent Twitter +refugees. These where mostly voices which aren't white, loud or extreme +right wing and for those reasons felt themselves increasingly out of +place on twitter. Mastodon communities managed to involve so many of +these people by focusing on developing tools for community moderation, +content warnings and the ability to block other instances in the +network. As a result (the english language) Mastodon became a site that +is predominantly populated by the queer, PoC, left and artistic, or +anyone that would otherwise be at risk of being on the receiving end of +the Gamergate-style interactions on twitter. The decentralized nature of +mastodon has created a culture of 'thematic mastodon servers (see +https://instances.social/list) that have become a large part of what +makes the network interesting and relevant to its several hundred +thausand users. diff --git a/content/test5.md b/content/test5.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e2bb1d1 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/test5.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +Title: So aside from the discussion5 +Category: meet the developer +slug: so-aside5 + +So aside from the discussion of who listens (or didn't listen) to whose +opinion it can be interesting to have a closer look at action and momentum. + +Three projects caught my attention and I think could be an interesting +case for this 'next steps' discussion: + +Mastodon (2016) en Conversations (2014) and Peertube (2015) * + +All three are projects that during the past twelve months have somehow +reinvigorated (the work on, attention for) their underlying protocols. +Protocols that have been proclaimed dead or unsuccessful for many years. +And probably will be for more to come. + +The first one, Mastodon (https://joinmastodon.org/), you may have read +about or even tried out. It is essentially a twitter clone / +alternative. Technically it is based on Ostatus, which is a protocol to +distribute +status updates across networks. Ostatus is the protocol that powered +early 'alternative 2.0 style' social networks such as Friendica and +Lorea. The latter was a product of and important site of organization +for the Spanish Indignados and 15M movements. Mastodon also supports +ActivityPub which is the likely successor of Ostatus as a protocol for +further ongoing work on so-called federated publishing. The interesting +thing is that Mastodon managed to attract a good chunk of the recent Twitter +refugees. These where mostly voices which aren't white, loud or extreme +right wing and for those reasons felt themselves increasingly out of +place on twitter. Mastodon communities managed to involve so many of +these people by focusing on developing tools for community moderation, +content warnings and the ability to block other instances in the +network. As a result (the english language) Mastodon became a site that +is predominantly populated by the queer, PoC, left and artistic, or +anyone that would otherwise be at risk of being on the receiving end of +the Gamergate-style interactions on twitter. The decentralized nature of +mastodon has created a culture of 'thematic mastodon servers (see +https://instances.social/list) that have become a large part of what +makes the network interesting and relevant to its several hundred +thausand users.