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I just stumbled on W3's ActivityPub and hope this takes off. If we can combine the independance of publishing and a way to link stuff together, it might go a lo

I just stumbled on W3's ActivityPub and hope this takes off. If we can combine the independance of publishing and a way to link stuff together, it might go a long way to reduce our dependency on big platforms. https://www.w3.org/TR/activitypub/ https://www.w3.org/TR/activitypub/

tomcam 9y ago
>a way to link stuff together Maybe... hyperlinks via <a> tags?
- vvillena 9y ago
  Last I saw, hyperlinks didn't "provide a client to server API for creating, updating and deleting content, as well as a federated server to server API for delivering notifications and content". Are there any practical applications of this protocol on the wild, or on paper? This server-to-server communication reminds me of email in a good way. It could open a door for websites to talk to each other without Facebook or Twitter chaperoning the whole thing.
  - NDICjQ2zlm5vJ6S 9y ago
    Federated microblogging: https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon Distributed video streaming: https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube
    - chc 9y ago
      I don't think Mastodon has implemented ActivityPub yet, does it?
      - detaro 9y ago
        Mastodon has switched to ActivityPub already
tudorw 9y ago
yes, me too, WebSub (previously PubSubHubbub) https://www.w3.org/TR/websub/ https://www.w3.org/TR/websub/ and Scuttlebutt https://github.com/dominictarr/scuttlebutt https://github.com/dominictarr/scuttlebutt are in this space too with slightly different aims but a common cause of bringing ownership over content into the users control.