Mathew Ingram

Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian and Digg cofounder Kevin Rose are rebooting Digg, and they have some thoughts about how to improve the social web. In this week’s Torment Nexus: https://torment-nexus.mathewingram.com/will-a-reboot-of-digg-do-anything-to-help-the-social-web/

Random question for anyone who knows things about federating: tried to connect my blog to Bridgy Fed so I don't need to crosspost things manually, but my blog is located at a subdomain (mathewingram.com/work) and Bridgy says no when I try to connect it. Is there any way to make this work?

The 19th-century entertainer who could fart musical notes https://mathewingram.com/work/index.php/2024/10/11/the-19th-century-entertainer-who-could-fart-musical-notes/

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Another test of micro.blog crossposting ability

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Once again, I reiterate my desire for a single way of viewing and participating with posts on X, Threads, Mastodon, and BlueSky -- it's like instant messaging all over again, and there's no ICQ. We need a FriendFeed for the 2000s

This is sad, but so predictable: Ello launched with a grand vision of being an alternative to profit-driven networks, took VC money, then tried to become a profit-driven network, failed miserably, sold itself and got shut down https://waxy.org/2024/01/the-quiet-death-of-ellos-big-dreams/

Aerial image of lava flowing towards the town of Grindavik in Iceland

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