Intro to the Open Social Web
/2026-04/session/3-a/
Convener: Johannes Ernst (@j12t@j12t.social, @j12t.org)
Participants who chose to record their names here:
- @sylvie@gabriel.havfruefestning.com
- Ryan Barrett (https://snarfed.org)
- Aaron Klemm (@aklemm@mastodon.social)
Notes
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History of some of the terms: Fediverse, ATmosphere, Social Web, Open Social Web
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Q: Do we have a social web browser?
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Normal people don’t relate to the geeky “Fediverse”
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Many different definitions of “social” (particularly the noun)
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toot.wales is a great app
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Working on making the toot.wales app available to anybody who wants their own app
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Data isn’t captured by a place.
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Do we have one Open Social Web / Fediverse? Multiple?
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Freedom of association and freedom of non-association
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IndieWeb has beautiful contribution
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What questions would one expect new users to have?
- How would experienced folks answer them?
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There are three fediverses:
- have an account where you can send messages
- toot.wales is a place that reflects existing community
- intentional communities: “I’m going to make a space”
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‘Fediverse needs groups (see: Bonfire)’
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“Group basics” document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VyzSpXR-al3tU0roA7uDy0GXC_L5mateEoYmanUZUoU/edit?tab=t.0