Making context a shared protocol, rather than a platform feature, would let readers see competing perspectives anywhere on the web, argue Mallory Knodel, Evan Friedman, and Brad Friedman.
Ambient Co-presence
Creating a subtle, peripheral, and synchronous sense of shared space and context on the web
Can AT Protocol Fix Monolithic Platforms?
What you can do with AT Protocol - Applied Meteorology
Years of centralized platforms have limited our thinking about what's possible on the web.
AT Protocol Primer
What is the AT Protocol and why does it matter in the grand scheme of the web
Chris Granger - "Is Web3... anything?"
The term “web3” seems pretty fluid and is being used as a label for a bunch of disparate ideas. Given that it’s a decentralized group describing a decentralized movement, that lack of focus isn’t exactly surprising. Almost by definition it’s going to end up being different things to different people.
Why does this new W3C specification matter for the decentrazlized Web
This video explain what FedCM is and why it can be a turning point if we want more Sigle Sign On diversity on the web
Web Tiles as the base for Lexicon Embeds
Now that @robin.berjon.com has released an initial spec and implementation of Web Tiles, we can see how we can use or extend this as a base for Lexicon Embeds. Lexicon Embeds is my label for how to have native ATProto content embed in different apps, from display all the way to interactivity— eg an event post in bsky with an RSVP button. Getting this as a general capability - and getting security and display right - means embeds can function in Leaflet and Bsky and anywhere else, rather than o...
How the small web is creating an anti-slop internet
What is the small web? A new crop of platforms are answering algorithmic fatigue with a return to human-curated basics.
All you need is links
When Tim Berners Lee talks about how he designed the web, he uses an analogy from physics, describing his process as a quest to find “fundamental laws” which can generate a desired system:
You Might Debate It — If You Could See It
Writing about the big beautiful mess that is making things for the world wide web.
Margin - Write in the margins of the web
Margin - Write in the margins of the web. Comment on any URL with AT Protocol.
Margin - Write in the margins of the web
Margin - Write in the margins of the web. Comment on any URL with AT Protocol.
W-Social: What does sovereignty mean for social media? – Open Future
The European Commission’s move to W-Social frames it as a European alternative to X, but its closed-source code and reliance on Bluesky’s infrastructure show that sovereign social media requires open infrastructure—not European ownership alone.
What is Standard Site, and why is it useful? - Leaflet Lab Notes
Lab Notes 029: explaining how Standard Site works, how it compares to RSS, and its utility for readers and publishers