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Contents Introduction • What is microblogging? • Uses for a microblog • Mission to movement • The way forward Part 1: Rewind • Penn Station • Leaving Twitter • App.net • Pulled away from blogs • WordPress and Tumblr • Interview with Leah Culver • Toward decentralization Part 2: Foundation • Syndication • Domain names • Introducing Micro.blog • External blogs with WordPress • Alternative platforms • RSS for microblogs • JSON Feed • Blogging workflow Part 3: IndieWeb • Permanence • Cross-posting • Owning your content • Microformats • Building blocks • IndieAuth • Micropub • Webmention • Bridgy • Blog archive format • Interview with Tantek and Aaron • Micro.blog and feeds Part of the web • Migration • Why indie microblogging • Interview with Brent Simmons • Silos 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

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