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Micro.blog: what Twitter would be if it was built as part of the open web Members Public

For the last couple of months, I’ve been really enjoying using micro.blog [https://micro.blog], a Kickstarted Twitter-like microblogging service. It has made some interesting design choices – like not disclosing how many people follow you, and keeping Favourites as a purely personal bookmarking tool – that tend to promote

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
indieweb

Facebook is the out-of-town supermarket of the web, so let's learn to browse local Members Public

Jason Kottke on why Facebook won: [https://kottke.org/17/12/stop-using-facebook-and-start-using-your-browser] > […] using Facebook instead of just bookmarks is compelling in the same way that shopping at Walmart instead of small-town shops was in the 80s. We blame Walmart for decimating small businesses, but ultimately, small town shoppers chose

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
attention

This is our web Members Public

Zeldman [http://www.zeldman.com/2013/12/11/this-is-a-website/]: > Yes, recycling other people’s recycling of other people’s recycling of cat gifs is fun and easy on Tumblr. Yes, rubbing out a good bon mot on Twitter can satisfy one’s ego and rekindle a wistful remembrance of

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
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