{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@paulrobertlloyd",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/@paulrobertlloyd",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://mastodon.social/@paulrobertlloyd/111297194060420896",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Train blogging! <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://paulrobertlloyd.com/2023/298/a1/indieweb_identity/\"><span>https://</span><span>paulrobertlloyd.com/2023/298/a</span><span>1/indieweb_identity/</span></a></p>",
        "text": "Train blogging! #indieweb https://paulrobertlloyd.com/2023/298/a1/indieweb_identity/"
    },
    "published": "2023-10-25T19:00:07+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "39273521",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": true
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@Mikal",
        "url": "https://sfba.social/@Mikal",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://sfba.social/@Mikal/111297136751764912",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>My webhost just did a server upgrade, so the IP address changed. That meant I needed to update the \"A\" records on Cloudflare, which took a while to figure out how to do. It's all working now.</p><p>The 3rd party domain registrar records already pointed to Cloudflare so that didn't have to change.</p><p>I realize for geeks, this is super basic stuff. For most people this might as well be witchcraft.*</p><p>I'm a believer in the value of the <a href=\"https://sfba.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> but, yikes, for most people even the basic infrastructure maintenance is likely going to prove too daunting.</p><p>*Actually, witchcraft is easier because it's all made up. If you point your nameservers wrong, your website won't work.</p>",
        "text": "My webhost just did a server upgrade, so the IP address changed. That meant I needed to update the \"A\" records on Cloudflare, which took a while to figure out how to do. It's all working now.The 3rd party domain registrar records already pointed to Cloudflare so that didn't have to change.I realize for geeks, this is super basic stuff. For most people this might as well be witchcraft.*I'm a believer in the value of the #indieweb but, yikes, for most people even the basic infrastructure maintenance is likely going to prove too daunting.*Actually, witchcraft is easier because it's all made up. If you point your nameservers wrong, your website won't work."
    },
    "published": "2023-10-25T18:45:32+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "39273206",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": true
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@ohhelloana",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/@ohhelloana",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://mastodon.social/@ohhelloana/111296720144419308",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Gutted to be missing this week's <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/bordernone\">#<span>bordernone</span></a> and <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/IndieWebCamp\">#<span>IndieWebCamp</span></a> - however, I'm going to be in touch with the IndieWeb folks in an hour!</p><p>It's been a while, but this evening, I will be hosting Homebrew Website Club Europe/London! \u2728 </p><p>Join us via Zoom to discuss things like:<br />- Demos of personal website breakthroughs;<br />- Discussion around the independent web<br />- Get to know other members of the <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> </p><p>No need to RSVP, just turn up! </p><p><a href=\"https://events.indieweb.org/2023/10/homebrew-website-club-europe-london-EGwYcCQw7FMz\"><span>https://</span><span>events.indieweb.org/2023/10/ho</span><span>mebrew-website-club-europe-london-EGwYcCQw7FMz</span></a></p>",
        "text": "Gutted to be missing this week's #bordernone and #IndieWebCamp - however, I'm going to be in touch with the IndieWeb folks in an hour!It's been a while, but this evening, I will be hosting Homebrew Website Club Europe/London! \u2728 Join us via Zoom to discuss things like:\n- Demos of personal website breakthroughs;\n- Discussion around the independent web\n- Get to know other members of the #IndieWeb No need to RSVP, just turn up! https://events.indieweb.org/2023/10/homebrew-website-club-europe-london-EGwYcCQw7FMz"
    },
    "published": "2023-10-25T16:59:36+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "39272204",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": true
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@ivanjeronimo",
        "url": "https://vira-lata.org/@ivanjeronimo",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://vira-lata.org/@ivanjeronimo/111295345716409707",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>POSSE \u00e9 a sigla para \u201c Publish (on your) Own Site, Syndicate Everywhere\u201d.</p><p>\u00c9 a melhor estrat\u00e9gia para quem escreve, desenha, fotografa, etc. </p><p>Primeiro voc\u00ea publica no seu pr\u00f3prio site e depois replica nas redes sociais.</p><p><a href=\"https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/23/23928550/posse-posting-activitypub-standard-twitter-tumblr-mastodon\"><span>https://www.</span><span>theverge.com/2023/10/23/239285</span><span>50/posse-posting-activitypub-standard-twitter-tumblr-mastodon</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://vira-lata.org/tags/POSSE\">#<span>POSSE</span></a> <a href=\"https://vira-lata.org/tags/fediverse\">#<span>fediverse</span></a> <a href=\"https://vira-lata.org/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "POSSE \u00e9 a sigla para \u201c Publish (on your) Own Site, Syndicate Everywhere\u201d.\u00c9 a melhor estrat\u00e9gia para quem escreve, desenha, fotografa, etc. Primeiro voc\u00ea publica no seu pr\u00f3prio site e depois replica nas redes sociais.https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/23/23928550/posse-posting-activitypub-standard-twitter-tumblr-mastodon#POSSE #fediverse #IndieWeb"
    },
    "published": "2023-10-25T11:10:03+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "39272205",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": true
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@hack13",
        "url": "https://cyberfurz.social/@hack13",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://cyberfurz.social/@hack13/111296278027437199",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>This is a really great podcast talking about the <a href=\"https://cyberfurz.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://overcast.fm/+QN1rDn3t0\"><span>https://</span><span>overcast.fm/+QN1rDn3t0</span><span></span></a></p>",
        "text": "This is a really great podcast talking about the #indieweb https://overcast.fm/+QN1rDn3t0"
    },
    "published": "2023-10-25T15:07:10+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "39270937",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": true
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@thelonelyghost",
        "url": "https://tech.lgbt/@thelonelyghost",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://tech.lgbt/@thelonelyghost/111295433607964354",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p><span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://mastodon.social/@searls\">@<span>searls</span></a></span> welcome to POSSE: <a href=\"https://indieweb.org/POSSE\"><span>https://</span><span>indieweb.org/POSSE</span><span></span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://tech.lgbt/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "@searls welcome to POSSE: https://indieweb.org/POSSE#IndieWeb"
    },
    "published": "2023-10-25T11:32:25+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "39268994",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": true
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@accordionpolar",
        "url": "https://indieweb.social/@accordionpolar",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://indieweb.social/@accordionpolar/111295188571112473",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p><a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/webrings\">#<span>webrings</span></a> watch No. 23</p><p><a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/a11y\">#<span>a11y</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/webring\">#<span>webring</span></a> club<br /><a href=\"https://a11y-webring.club/\"><span>https://</span><span>a11y-webring.club/</span><span></span></a></p><p>Made for digital accessibility practitioners and managed by <span class=\"h-card\"><a class=\"u-url\" href=\"https://social.ericwbailey.website/@eric\">@<span>eric</span></a></span> </p><p>Digital accessibility is the practice of making technology able to be used by disabled people. Join today!</p><p><a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/accessibility\">#<span>accessibility</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/retro\">#<span>retro</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/smallweb\">#<span>smallweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/webdev\">#<span>webdev</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/html\">#<span>html</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/code\">#<span>code</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/programming\">#<span>programming</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/web\">#<span>web</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/css\">#<span>css</span></a></p>",
        "text": "#webrings watch No. 23#a11y #webring club\nhttps://a11y-webring.club/Made for digital accessibility practitioners and managed by @eric Digital accessibility is the practice of making technology able to be used by disabled people. Join today!#accessibility #retro #indieweb #smallweb #webdev #html #code #programming #web #css"
    },
    "published": "2023-10-25T10:30:06+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "39268554",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": true
}

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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@hamatti",
        "url": "https://mastodon.world/@hamatti",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://mastodon.world/@hamatti/111294629216974455",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>I wrote a priority list for anyone starting a blog:</p><p>1. Write your first blog post<br />2. Add RSS feed<br />3. Write more</p><p><a href=\"https://hamatti.org/posts/priority-order-when-you-start-blogging/\"><span>https://</span><span>hamatti.org/posts/priority-ord</span><span>er-when-you-start-blogging/</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://mastodon.world/tags/blogging\">#<span>blogging</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.world/tags/writing\">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.world/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.world/tags/RSS\">#<span>RSS</span></a></p>",
        "text": "I wrote a priority list for anyone starting a blog:1. Write your first blog post\n2. Add RSS feed\n3. Write morehttps://hamatti.org/posts/priority-order-when-you-start-blogging/#blogging #writing #IndieWeb #RSS"
    },
    "published": "2023-10-25T08:07:51+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "39267883",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": true
}

New Thoughts on Ticketing for IndieAuth - October 25, 2023

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    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2023-10-25T00:11:06-04:00",
    "url": "https://david.shanske.com/2023/10/25/new-thoughts-on-ticketing-for-indieauth/",
    "name": "New Thoughts on Ticketing for IndieAuth - October 25, 2023",
    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "David Shanske",
        "url": "https://david.shanske.com/",
        "photo": "https://david.shanske.com/avatar/dshanske?s=96"
    },
    "post-type": "article",
    "_id": "39266707",
    "_source": "5",
    "_is_read": true
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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@balamaqab",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/@balamaqab",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://mastodon.social/@balamaqab/111293472894870782",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Implementing a \u201cShare on Mastodon\u201d button for a blog</p><p><a href=\"https://palant.info/2023/10/19/implementing-a-share-on-mastodon-button-for-a-blog/\"><span>https://</span><span>palant.info/2023/10/19/impleme</span><span>nting-a-share-on-mastodon-button-for-a-blog/</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/Indieweb\">#<span>Indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/blog\">#<span>blog</span></a></p>",
        "text": "Implementing a \u201cShare on Mastodon\u201d button for a bloghttps://palant.info/2023/10/19/implementing-a-share-on-mastodon-button-for-a-blog/ #Indieweb #blog"
    },
    "published": "2023-10-25T03:13:46+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "39266467",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": true
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2023-10-24 16:38-0700",
    "url": "http://tantek.com/2023/297/t1/",
    "category": [
        "POSSE",
        "IndieWeb"
    ],
    "in-reply-to": [
        "https://hachyderm.io/@shanselman/111286633674551528"
    ],
    "content": {
        "text": "@shanselman@hachyderm.io thanks for the invitation! Chatting about #POSSE and #IndieWeb techniques in general sounds like fun \u2014 let\u2019s do it",
        "html": "<a href=\"https://hachyderm.io/@shanselman\">@shanselman@hachyderm.io</a> thanks for the invitation! Chatting about #<span class=\"p-category\">POSSE</span> and #<span class=\"p-category\">IndieWeb</span> techniques in general sounds like fun \u2014 let\u2019s do it"
    },
    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "Tantek \u00c7elik",
        "url": "http://tantek.com/",
        "photo": "https://aperture-media.p3k.io/tantek.com/acfddd7d8b2c8cf8aa163651432cc1ec7eb8ec2f881942dca963d305eeaaa6b8.jpg"
    },
    "post-type": "reply",
    "refs": {
        "https://hachyderm.io/@shanselman/111286633674551528": {
            "type": "entry",
            "url": "https://hachyderm.io/@shanselman/111286633674551528",
            "name": "hachyderm.io user shanselman\u2019s post",
            "post-type": "article"
        }
    },
    "_id": "39266313",
    "_source": "1",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@gmgall",
        "url": "https://ursal.zone/@gmgall",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://ursal.zone/@gmgall/111292980861993969",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>O conceito de \"Publish (on your) Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere\" (POSSE) recentemente ganhou um artigo na The Verge: <a href=\"https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/23/23928550/posse-posting-activitypub-standard-twitter-tumblr-mastodon\"><span>https://www.</span><span>theverge.com/2023/10/23/239285</span><span>50/posse-posting-activitypub-standard-twitter-tumblr-mastodon</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://ursal.zone/tags/blog\">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href=\"https://ursal.zone/tags/blogging\">#<span>blogging</span></a> <a href=\"https://ursal.zone/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "O conceito de \"Publish (on your) Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere\" (POSSE) recentemente ganhou um artigo na The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/23/23928550/posse-posting-activitypub-standard-twitter-tumblr-mastodon#blog #blogging #IndieWeb"
    },
    "published": "2023-10-25T01:08:39+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "39266038",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@stefan",
        "url": "https://stefanbohacek.online/@stefan",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://stefanbohacek.online/@stefan/111291848128827371",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>Do you keep old versions of your personal website?</p><p><a href=\"https://version.stefanbohacek.dev\"><span>https://</span><span>version.stefanbohacek.dev</span><span></span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/webdev\">#<span>webdev</span></a> <a href=\"https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/WebDesign\">#<span>WebDesign</span></a> <a href=\"https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/portfolio\">#<span>portfolio</span></a> <a href=\"https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/uxui\">#<span>uxui</span></a> <a href=\"https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/design\">#<span>design</span></a> <a href=\"https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/PersonalSite\">#<span>PersonalSite</span></a> <a href=\"https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a></p><p>Yes (Show me!)<br />Yes (Not online)<br />No<br />I don't have a personal website</p>",
        "text": "Do you keep old versions of your personal website?https://version.stefanbohacek.dev#webdev #WebDesign #portfolio #uxui #design #PersonalSite #IndieWebYes (Show me!)\nYes (Not online)\nNo\nI don't have a personal website"
    },
    "published": "2023-10-24T20:20:34+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "39264338",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@accordionpolar",
        "url": "https://indieweb.social/@accordionpolar",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://indieweb.social/@accordionpolar/111291696493087275",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p><a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/webrings\">#<span>webrings</span></a> watch No. 22</p><p>retronaut <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/webring\">#<span>webring</span></a> <br /><a href=\"https://webring.dinhe.net/\"><span>https://</span><span>webring.dinhe.net/</span><span></span></a></p><p>\"Some of us miss the messy old days of the Internet where we tried to get along and we'd link to each other's sites and it was all so much fun.\" If you feel the same, then join today!</p><p><a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/retro\">#<span>retro</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/90s\">#<span>90s</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/smallweb\">#<span>smallweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/webdev\">#<span>webdev</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/html\">#<span>html</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/code\">#<span>code</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/programming\">#<span>programming</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/web\">#<span>web</span></a> <a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/random\">#<span>random</span></a></p>",
        "text": "#webrings watch No. 22retronaut #webring \nhttps://webring.dinhe.net/\"Some of us miss the messy old days of the Internet where we tried to get along and we'd link to each other's sites and it was all so much fun.\" If you feel the same, then join today!#retro #90s #indieweb #smallweb #webdev #html #code #programming #web #random"
    },
    "published": "2023-10-24T19:42:01+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "39263907",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": false
}

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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@pfefferle",
        "url": "https://mastodon.social/@pfefferle",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://mastodon.social/@pfefferle/111291649996707014",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p><a href=\"https://tantek.com/2023/296/t1/posse-syndicate-link-reply\"><span>https://</span><span>tantek.com/2023/296/t1/posse-s</span><span>yndicate-link-reply</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/posse\">#<span>posse</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://tantek.com/2023/296/t1/posse-syndicate-link-reply\"><span>https://</span><span>tantek.com/2023/296/t1/posse-s</span><span>yndicate-link-reply</span></a></p>",
        "text": "https://tantek.com/2023/296/t1/posse-syndicate-link-reply#posse #indieweb https://tantek.com/2023/296/t1/posse-syndicate-link-reply"
    },
    "published": "2023-10-24T19:30:11+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "39263908",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": false
}

{
    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@weirdwriter",
        "url": "https://tweesecake.social/@weirdwriter",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://tweesecake.social/@weirdwriter/111291496208041925",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p>YAY! My host enabled RSS discovery on my website! I tried to figure out how I can have the H Entry tags and still keep my theme, so I can submit to some <a href=\"https://tweesecake.social/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> places, but no luck there. Oh well, now it should be easier to find my RSS feed. <a href=\"https://robertkingett.com/\"><span>https://</span><span>robertkingett.com/</span><span></span></a> <a href=\"https://tweesecake.social/tags/RSS\">#<span>RSS</span></a></p>",
        "text": "YAY! My host enabled RSS discovery on my website! I tried to figure out how I can have the H Entry tags and still keep my theme, so I can submit to some #IndieWeb places, but no luck there. Oh well, now it should be easier to find my RSS feed. https://robertkingett.com/ #RSS"
    },
    "published": "2023-10-24T18:51:05+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "39263548",
    "_source": "7235",
    "_is_read": false
}

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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@nolwennm",
        "url": "https://mastodon.design/@nolwennm",
        "photo": null
    },
    "url": "https://mastodon.design/@nolwennm/111291480157608105",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p><img alt=\":kare_library:\" height=\"16\" src=\"https://files.mastodon.social/cache/custom_emojis/images/000/736/483/original/0ad8957dfc911c52.png\" title=\":kare_library:\" width=\"16\" /> Je d\u00e9couve l'id\u00e9e de \"POSSE\": Publish (on your) Own Site, Syndicate Everywhere. The idea is that you should post on a website that you own. Not an app that can go away and take all your posts with it, not a platform with ever-shifting rules and algorithms. Your website. But people who want to read or watch or listen to or look at your posts can do that almost anywhere because your content is syndicated to all those platforms. <a href=\"https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/23/23928550/posse-posting-activitypub-standard-twitter-tumblr-mastodon\"><span>https://www.</span><span>theverge.com/2023/10/23/239285</span><span>50/posse-posting-activitypub-standard-twitter-tumblr-mastodon</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.design/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mastodon.design/tags/webdesign\">#<span>webdesign</span></a></p>",
        "text": "Je d\u00e9couve l'id\u00e9e de \"POSSE\": Publish (on your) Own Site, Syndicate Everywhere. The idea is that you should post on a website that you own. Not an app that can go away and take all your posts with it, not a platform with ever-shifting rules and algorithms. Your website. But people who want to read or watch or listen to or look at your posts can do that almost anywhere because your content is syndicated to all those platforms. https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/23/23928550/posse-posting-activitypub-standard-twitter-tumblr-mastodon #indieweb #webdesign"
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    "published": "2023-10-24T18:47:00+00:00",
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Pebble is shutting down

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        "name": "Manton Reece",
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    "url": "https://www.manton.org/2023/10/24/pebble-is-shutting.html",
    "name": "Pebble is shutting down",
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        "html": "<p><a href=\"https://pebble.is/faq\">This one ended</a> a little more quickly than I expected:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Our goal was to build a kinder, safer, public square. We grew from 6 users on the first day (Dec 9, 2022) to a community of 20k by October 2023. But we weren\u2019t growing fast enough justify additional investment, and we also underestimated the number of new competitors with a similar vision who would enter the field.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>I liked the name Pebble. From their about page:</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>From our early days as T2 to our evolution into Pebble, our ethos is consistent: creating an inviting space for genuine dialogue. The name \u201cPebble\u201d signifies that even small interactions can leave profound impacts.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>The company was founded as Twitter started to implode under Elon Musk\u2019s leadership. The Pebble folks seemed to have good intentions and they started building a nice product, with maybe more polish than the usual Twitter competition.</p>\n<p>But when I signed up several months ago it struck me that they had built another data silo without either a client API or integration with other platforms via ActivityPub. Without any changes to embrace the open web, Pebble was probably always going to fail, it was just a matter of when. This is a lesson we should have learned years ago, going back to App.net\u2019s rise and fall.</p>\n<p>In 2023, no one wants a centralized, closed microblogging service. We already have Mastodon, Micro.blog, Bluesky, and Nostr, and even Threads will be embracing a more open approach. This is also part of <a href=\"https://www.manton.org/2023/08/18/glass-questions-at.html\">my criticism with Glass</a>.</p>\n<p>It also might be a story about the erratic success of VC-backed companies. Pebble received $1.1 million in funding <a href=\"https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/12/twitter-rival-t2-raises-its-first-outside-funding-1-1m-from-a-group-of-high-profile-angels/\">earlier this year</a>. That seems like a lot of money to me, but I guess it provides too short a runway for a company that needed to get very big before turning a profit. I believe the future is smaller, more open platforms, and that means we can\u2019t lean on ad-supported models. That strategy has served us well with Micro.blog and blog hosting.</p>\n<p>Most small businesses fail and most Twitter clones fail. It has always been this way. Hopefully we can learn from Pebble, and I wish the founders good luck on the next thing.</p>",
        "text": "This one ended a little more quickly than I expected:\n\nOur goal was to build a kinder, safer, public square. We grew from 6 users on the first day (Dec 9, 2022) to a community of 20k by October 2023. But we weren\u2019t growing fast enough justify additional investment, and we also underestimated the number of new competitors with a similar vision who would enter the field.\n\nI liked the name Pebble. From their about page:\n\nFrom our early days as T2 to our evolution into Pebble, our ethos is consistent: creating an inviting space for genuine dialogue. The name \u201cPebble\u201d signifies that even small interactions can leave profound impacts.\n\nThe company was founded as Twitter started to implode under Elon Musk\u2019s leadership. The Pebble folks seemed to have good intentions and they started building a nice product, with maybe more polish than the usual Twitter competition.\nBut when I signed up several months ago it struck me that they had built another data silo without either a client API or integration with other platforms via ActivityPub. Without any changes to embrace the open web, Pebble was probably always going to fail, it was just a matter of when. This is a lesson we should have learned years ago, going back to App.net\u2019s rise and fall.\nIn 2023, no one wants a centralized, closed microblogging service. We already have Mastodon, Micro.blog, Bluesky, and Nostr, and even Threads will be embracing a more open approach. This is also part of my criticism with Glass.\nIt also might be a story about the erratic success of VC-backed companies. Pebble received $1.1 million in funding earlier this year. That seems like a lot of money to me, but I guess it provides too short a runway for a company that needed to get very big before turning a profit. I believe the future is smaller, more open platforms, and that means we can\u2019t lean on ad-supported models. That strategy has served us well with Micro.blog and blog hosting.\nMost small businesses fail and most Twitter clones fail. It has always been this way. Hopefully we can learn from Pebble, and I wish the founders good luck on the next thing."
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    "published": "2023-10-24T11:54:24-05:00",
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    "author": {
        "name": "@josemurilo",
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    "url": "https://mato.social/@josemurilo/111289645414276536",
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        "html": "<p><a href=\"https://mato.social/tags/IndieWeb\">#<span>IndieWeb</span></a> <a href=\"https://mato.social/tags/Revolution\">#<span>Revolution</span></a><br />\"<a href=\"https://mato.social/tags/Texts\">#<span>Texts</span></a> is an app for all your <a href=\"https://mato.social/tags/messagingapps\">#<span>messagingapps</span></a>. You can use it to log in to WhatsApp, Instagram, LinkedIn, Signal, iMessage, and more and see and respond to all your messages in one place.<br />\u2026its primary purpose is to unify your many inboxes into a single interface.\"</p><p><a href=\"https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/24/23928685/automattic-texts-acquisition-universal-messaging\"><span>https://www.</span><span>theverge.com/2023/10/24/239286</span><span>85/automattic-texts-acquisition-universal-messaging</span></a></p>",
        "text": "#IndieWeb #Revolution\n\"#Texts is an app for all your #messagingapps. You can use it to log in to WhatsApp, Instagram, LinkedIn, Signal, iMessage, and more and see and respond to all your messages in one place.\n\u2026its primary purpose is to unify your many inboxes into a single interface.\"https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/24/23928685/automattic-texts-acquisition-universal-messaging"
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    "published": "2023-10-24T11:00:24+00:00",
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "39259112",
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    "type": "entry",
    "author": {
        "name": "@grgml",
        "url": "https://indieweb.social/@grgml",
        "photo": null
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    "url": "https://indieweb.social/@grgml/111289133138066735",
    "content": {
        "html": "<p><a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/POSSE\">#<span>POSSE</span></a> getting traction in the mainstream, let's fucking gooo!</p><p>\"The idea is that you, the poster, should post on a website that you own. Not an app that can go away and take all your posts with it, not a platform with ever-shifting rules and algorithms. Your website.\"</p><p><a href=\"https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/23/23928550/posse-posting-activitypub-standard-twitter-tumblr-mastodon\"><span>https://www.</span><span>theverge.com/2023/10/23/239285</span><span>50/posse-posting-activitypub-standard-twitter-tumblr-mastodon</span></a></p><p><a href=\"https://indieweb.social/tags/indieweb\">#<span>indieweb</span></a></p>",
        "text": "#POSSE getting traction in the mainstream, let's fucking gooo!\"The idea is that you, the poster, should post on a website that you own. Not an app that can go away and take all your posts with it, not a platform with ever-shifting rules and algorithms. Your website.\"https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/23/23928550/posse-posting-activitypub-standard-twitter-tumblr-mastodon#indieweb"
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    "published": "2023-10-24T08:50:07+00:00",
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