Re-launched instagram-atom, my side project that lets you read your Instagram feed in any feed reader, with new browser extensions for Chrome and Firefox. Feel free to try it out, feedback is welcome!
On the IndieWeb chat, Chris Aldrich prompted a discussion about people migrating away from Twitter. I started to reply, but I realized it would be better to post a note here β partly as a nudge to myself and partly to get back in the habit of writing.
All the recent Twitter drama has obviously sparked renewed interest in Mastodon and the fediverse, and thatβs even included Bridgy Fed, my little IndieWeb side project that turns personal web sites into full-fledged fediverse accounts.
So Mastodon 4 went js;dr, which means it requires JavaScript to render content. That means that server-side fetches of Mastodon 4 user profiles and posts, eg indieweb.social/@snarfed, no longer return the actual contents in the response. They definitely no longer include β¦
This blog uses WebMention technology. If you write an article on your website and mention one of my blog posts, I get a notification. That notification can then be published as a comment. It usually looks something like this:This means readers of my post can see where it has β¦
so twitter seems to be a pretty... interesting place right now that i've left for reasons. so indieweb and fediverse it is! i've had some experience with both before.
What is Webmention? What can I build on top of the Webmention protocol? How do I start sending and receiving Webmentions? These are three questions I'm going to answer in my upcoming talk on Codementor Events: Decentralized Website Communication with Webmention.