Re: [projectvrm] Trsst project

[Michael Powers < >]

Several individuals from this list are backers, and we're very grateful for 
your support.  Now comes the other hard part: delivering!  We'll keep you 
posted.

 -  Michael

On Sep 13, 2013, at 9:49 AM, Doc Searls 
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> I just checked, and Trsst is now at $55,906 of a $48k goal, with 664 
> backers and 17 hours to go: 
> <http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1904431672/trsst-a-distributed-secure-blog-platform-for-the-o>
> 
> This rocks. Let's give Michael and his team a round of applause.
> 
> Doc
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> On Sep 8, 2013, at 5:39 PM, Michael Powers 
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>> Hello.
>> 
>> Doc suggested to one of my backers that I investigate how I might be 
>> helpful to ProjectVRM, and I think I understand why after lurking a bit 
>> here for a few days.
>> 
>> Trsst is my nearly-funded kickstarter to turn RSS into it's own 
>> decentralized blog platform:  http://trsst.com 
>> 
>> We've gotten some pickup in Wired and TechCrunch so maybe you're heard of 
>> us.
>> 
>> Our twist on blogging is that we use public key crypto on the client-side 
>> (web client or native app) to enable you to maintain your own RSS feed, 
>> signing your public posts and encrypting private posts for other 
>> individuals or groups, and publishing to a federation of participating 
>> http servers a tiny bit like NNTP.  
>> 
>> In this way, we support all the use cases of Facebook, Twitter, and 
>> Tumblr, but in a way that lets you choose-your-own hosting provider (or 
>> roll-your-own), you can effortless change providers at any time, and you 
>> keep your keys so your hosting provider can't divulge your private posts 
>> even if compelled by law.  
>> 
>> The chicken-egg issue (who uses your network if no one is using your 
>> network?) is solved by extending RSS: all our feeds are readable in 
>> existing RSS readers, and any user can "follow" any existing RSS feed.  
>> We're just another part of the open web.
>> 
>> In short, we:
>> (1) extend RSS/Atom to support self-signed/self-encrypted entries
>> (2) specify restful APIs for participating http servers to federate RSS 
>> feeds
>> (3) build open source reference implementations of above
>> 
>> At this point we're looking for more backers to complete the kickstarter 
>> (ENDS THIS WEEK), but we're also looking for endorsers, advocates, and 
>> volunteers.  
>> 
>> If any of this sounds important or even interesting, please check us out: 
>> http://trsst.com
>> 
>> I welcome questions and feedback; otherwise, apologies for the intrusion.
>> 
>> Thanks.
>> 
>> - Michael
>> 
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