What is the IndieWeb
An introduction by Michael Beckwith
My inspiration for you.
Brief History part 1
2001 – Independents Day
http://www.independentsday.org (archive.org copy)
Brief History part 2
The 90’s/00’s
Brief History part 3
2010 – The IndieWeb
Why the IndieWeb
What you selling me, Michael?
No seriously, why?
- Identity and recognition
- Control and agency
That’s it?
No, how about freedom?
More reasons over at: https://indieweb.org/why
Indieweb Principles
A potential design of the internet.
More Principles
How to join the IndieWeb
How you may already be participating
Do you already own your own domain ?
Do you post to your own site first and then share elsewhere?
So you’re saying ditch social media?
Lost internets of yesteryear
Tools and Concepts
IndieWeb WordPress plugin
WebMentions
Pingbacks that actually have a W3C standard.
More on webmentions
Site to site communication.
Authentication
Log in to websites using your own domain as your username.
Post Kinds
What Post Formats could have been
Common Terminology
POSSE
“Post (on your) Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere”
Reasons to use POSSE
- Ownership
- Canonical content URLS
- Reduced 3rd party dependence
- Better search
Why link to your original content?
- Better ranking for your original posts
- Discovery of your original content
Sources
PESOS
“Publish Elsewhere, Syndicate (to your) Own Site”
Reasons to use PESOS
- Native interactions
- More API options
- Oversharing deterring
Disadvantages for PESOS
- Potentially less reliable
- Non-canonical links
- Potential loss or restriction of ownership
Source
Backfeed
Self dog food
Silo
For profit websites
Silo Characterizations
What defines a silo?
Source:
Community
- Homebrew Website Clubs
- IndieWebCamps
- Slack/IRC
Homebrew Website Club
What’s a Homebrew Website Club?
Think of it as a: local meetup.
What’s an IndieWebCamp?
Think of it as a: WordCamp
Slack/IRC
A bit of new and old