Tag: platforms
An Argument for Descaling
For the last few years I’ve been quietly dreading Google Zero, the term coined by Nilay Patel 1 for the day Google stops sending traffic to websites at all. As someone who makes his living building websites, and who has his own to worry about, it felt like watching a slow-motion collapse I couldn’t do […]
Legacy Lab New Mexico
I was invited to participate in Legacy Lab New Mexico at the Albuquerque Museum. During the first day Seminar I was on the panel Physical and Digital Spaces: Artist Houses, Studios, Websites alongside Kathleen Shields and Paula Wilson. On the second day I lead a workshop titled Artist Websites & Digital Autonomy in the Platform […]
My alternatives to platforms
List of my alternatives to platforms I use ‐ social media, messaging, video, music, and more
Platforms Built On Quicksand
Given the choice between protecting creators and protecting a business relationship with a dominant, toxic company, Patreon chooses the business relationship. Maybe they shouldn’t.
Sublinks Aims to Be a Drop-In Replacement for Lemmy
The Threadiverse is growing again, this time offering an effort to build a new Lemmy replacement from scratch, with API compatibility.
Barely Minimum
Substack favors the quick fix for its moderation crisis over the fundamental change, leaving a lot of longtime users in the lurch.
The Great Platform Problem
In an era when every content platform wants to sell you the moon, going your own way is a valid option. For one thing, there’s no risk of “demonetization.”