Projects

Some basic ideas re the technology we need for this ecosystem to work...

News Feed (#FediOGTwitter)

What microblogging (the format of old school twitter) really is. Our social graph but understood as a feed from the public square, not just friends and family. We choose who to follow and thus who kinda curates the world for us, but then we're also in turn doing that for our followers. It's the core of everything else.

Podcasts (#FediPodcasts)

It's probably the most widely adopted example of decentralized media (outside of the web itself). But it's not yet social. We need to find a way to incorporate boosts.

Reader Apps (#FediReader)

Just like podcasts, but for articles. They need text to speech capability.

Video (#FediYouTube)

The YouTube model of video should be our future, but make it decentralized. No central ownership or ads. One interface for all creators. Available on our TVs. Not separate big tech services. And recommendations via our social graph, not algorithms.

Music (#FediSpotify)

Basically decentralized music streaming. Musicians on their own independent sites, but using a protocol and payment system that allows fans to use one app to listen to and support them all. And recommend them to others.

Internet Radio (#FediRadio)

An ecosystem that lets us displace terrestrial radio. Great apps to listen wherever we are and good systems to let human DJs play the music, talk about and promote it and also communicate live with listeners.

Decentralized Fiat Transfer Technology (#WebMonetization and #PublicPatron)

Kinda the missing gear preventing everything else from happening. We need to make it easy to directly and automatically pay the people providing the services and making the software and content we love.