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Honestly, sounds like micro.blog and how I use it. Most importantly, micro.blog uses Micropub, an existing W3C standard API for blogging which is why things lik

Honestly, sounds like micro.blog and how I use it. Most importantly, micro.blog uses Micropub, an existing W3C standard API for blogging which is why things like Drafts, iAWriter, MarsEdit etc can all support it. Don’t get me wrong, this is a very cool project and it looks like you’ve done a great job. I would recommend looking into Micropub support though rather than role your own API. The IndieWeb group has worked hard and built up a lot of easy to use and powerful standards around this stuff.

alecrosa 6y ago
oh cool, didn't knew that existed!
kovek 6y ago
It would be great if there was a good way to find existing projects that achieve what we seek. Usually, the biggest names are visible, and it's hard to find alternatives that achieve specific ideas.
- fouc 6y ago
  I suspect we need some sort of search engine that helps push us towards the alternate stuff. Currently google tends to highlight the big sites/authoritative sources etc, and not the smaller blogs/forums/etc as much. We basically need some filter against the winners that take all. Block off the top 10-20% sites and only show the long tail.
  - hunter2_ 6y ago
    Oddly enough, I find page 2 (and beyond) of Google results to be incredibly different than page 1 in the way that you describe. When shopping, for example, (in normal search, not the Shopping tab) I'll often have heard of every store on page 1 and almost no stores on page 2+. Using default of 10 results per page.
  - vxNsr 6y ago
    There is a website called alternative.to which kinda does this for most things, it’s user maintained but it works pretty well for most things, but sometimes fails for smaller projects
- tobylane 6y ago
  Look up the HN launch post and read the top level comments promoting other solutions?
stormdennis 6y ago
Interesting idea. How long is it around I wonder, it feels like it hasn't taken off yet. The bloggers there seem to perhaps come from a similar viewpoint, guardianista, I'd call it. If someone starts blogging what they might feel to be an unacceptable viewpoint, more torygraph what then, I wonder? Is it a curated timeline? Can they censor like Twitter does? What's the essential difference from a free speech point of view between this site and the existing social networks?

alecrosa 6y ago

oh cool, didn't knew that existed!

kovek 6y ago

It would be great if there was a good way to find existing projects that achieve what we seek. Usually, the biggest names are visible, and it's hard to find alternatives that achieve specific ideas.

fouc 6y ago
I suspect we need some sort of search engine that helps push us towards the alternate stuff. Currently google tends to highlight the big sites/authoritative sources etc, and not the smaller blogs/forums/etc as much. We basically need some filter against the winners that take all. Block off the top 10-20% sites and only show the long tail.
- hunter2_ 6y ago
  Oddly enough, I find page 2 (and beyond) of Google results to be incredibly different than page 1 in the way that you describe. When shopping, for example, (in normal search, not the Shopping tab) I'll often have heard of every store on page 1 and almost no stores on page 2+. Using default of 10 results per page.
- vxNsr 6y ago
  There is a website called alternative.to which kinda does this for most things, it’s user maintained but it works pretty well for most things, but sometimes fails for smaller projects
tobylane 6y ago
Look up the HN launch post and read the top level comments promoting other solutions?

stormdennis 6y ago

Interesting idea. How long is it around I wonder, it feels like it hasn't taken off yet. The bloggers there seem to perhaps come from a similar viewpoint, guardianista, I'd call it. If someone starts blogging what they might feel to be an unacceptable viewpoint, more torygraph what then, I wonder? Is it a curated timeline? Can they censor like Twitter does? What's the essential difference from a free speech point of view between this site and the existing social networks?