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Contents Introduction * What is microblogging? * Uses for a microblog
* Mission to movement * The way forward Part 1: Rewind * Penn Station
* Pulled away from blogs * Leaving Twitter * App.net * WordPress and
Tumblr * Interview with Leah Culver * Toward decentralization Part 2:
Foundation * Domain names * Syndication * RSS for microblogs * JSON
Feed * Introducing Micro.blog * External blogs with WordPress *
Alternative platforms * Micro.blog and feeds * Part of the web *
Migration * Blogging workflow * Why indie microblogging * Interview
with Brent Simmons Part 3: IndieWeb * Permanence * Silos *
Cross-posting * Owning your content * Microformats * Building blocks
* IndieAuth * Micropub * Webmention * Bridgy * Blog archive format *
Interview with Tantek Celik and Aaron Parecki Part 4: Hypertext *
Photography * Influence and reposts * UI impacts behavior * Using
HTML * Starting a new photo blog * Sunlit and photo feeds Part 5:
Decentralization * Notifications * Mastodon * Pixelfed * ActivityPub
* Your blog * WebSub * Indie readers Part 6: Community * Replies *
Harassment * Misinformation * Section 230 * Unattended algorithms *
Open gardens * Discovery * Popularity contests * Banning users *
Interview with Jean MacDonald Conclusion * Breaking up Facebook * The
way out * Sticking to the mission statement * Special thanks
Indie Microblogging by Manton Reece

Introduction

  * What is microblogging?
  * Uses for a microblog
  * Mission to movement
  * The way forward

Part 1: Rewind

  * Penn Station
  * Pulled away from blogs
  * Leaving Twitter
  * App.net
  * WordPress and Tumblr
  * Interview with Leah Culver
  * Toward decentralization

Part 2: Foundation

  * Domain names
  * Syndication
  * RSS for microblogs
  * JSON Feed
  * Introducing Micro.blog
  * External blogs with WordPress
  * Alternative platforms
  * Micro.blog and feeds
  * Part of the web
  * Migration
  * Blogging workflow
  * Why indie microblogging
  * Interview with Brent Simmons

Part 3: IndieWeb

  * Permanence
  * Silos
  * Cross-posting
  * Owning your content
  * Microformats
  * Building blocks
  * IndieAuth
  * Micropub
  * Webmention
  * Bridgy
  * Blog archive format
  * Interview with Tantek Celik and Aaron Parecki

Part 4: Hypertext

  * Photography
  * Influence and reposts
  * UI impacts behavior
  * Using HTML
  * Starting a new photo blog
  * Sunlit and photo feeds

Part 5: Decentralization

  * Notifications
  * Mastodon
  * Pixelfed
  * ActivityPub
  * Your blog
  * WebSub
  * Indie readers

Part 6: Community

  * Replies
  * Harassment
  * Misinformation
  * Section 230
  * Unattended algorithms
  * Open gardens
  * Discovery
  * Popularity contests
  * Banning users
  * Interview with Jean MacDonald

Conclusion

  * Breaking up Facebook
  * The way out
  * Sticking to the mission statement
  * Special thanks