A while ago, I added support for Webmentions to this site. Connecting the Webmention.io service up to Brid.gy means that I have been able to backfeed social media posts from Mastodon and Bluesky on to my blogpost pages. I’ve now gone one step further and added a ‘Send me a Webmention’ box at the bottom of most pages on this site. How to send me a Webmention Publish a post on your website, and link to a post on my website. Then paste the URL of your post on your website into the new ...

Hi all! Well, I didn’t plan it, but word got out anyway: Bridgy Fed‘s Bluesky <=> fediverse support went online a couple weeks ago, quietly and without announcement, but people still found it. Over 1200 accounts have turned it on so far and bridged themselves one direction or the other. It’s great to see so much early interest! (For anyone unfamiliar with Bridgy Fed, here’s an introduction.) It’s still very early, and I wasn’t quite prepared for this much volume this quickly. ...

Bookmark: We Need To Rewild The Internet, essay BY MARIA FARRELL AND ROBIN BERJON.The internet has become an extractive and fragile monoculture. But we can revitalize it using lessons learned by ecologists. It’s a long read but worth it. Also posted on IndieNews RelatedLiked this post? Follow this blog to get more.

Tracy’s site is great and has so much good content. It’s cool to hear how it’s changed over the years.