Re: [projectvrm] Mastodon

[Doc Searls < >]

BUT::::

We have the Net, the Web, email, and other graces that somehow happened anyway.

So maybe it can be done with this too. We’ll see. 

My main wondering right now is whether it’s better for Mastodon to improve on Twitter, or to make something mostly new.

Meanwhile, hats off to the effort.

Doc

On Apr 13, 2017, at 5:01 PM, Phil Windley < " class=""> > wrote:

FWIW, this is the problem with decentralized things. They’re hard for people to parse. We all accept it for email, but in the mid 90’s, it wasn’t so easy to get people to understand the idea of multiple email servers, all working together. 

Decentralization Is Hard, Maybe Too Hard

http://www.windley.com/archives/2016/02/decentralization_is_hard_maybe_too_hard.shtml

There’s the problem of UX along the problem of business model. 

On Apr 13, 2017, at 2:55 PM, Doc Searls < " class=""> > wrote:

Okay, I seem to be cooking, via " class=""> . Playing around with it. After I deal with some local issues I’ll add Steve and John. Others? 

Doc

On Apr 13, 2017, at 4:48 PM, Phil Windley < " class=""> > wrote:

Ah, whether it’s mastodon.social, mastodon.cloud, or windley.com (not really) depends on which place you signed up. They’re federated. 

Then you log in. Search box highlighted below (on mastodon.cloud, which is where, I’m windley)

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On Apr 13, 2017, at 2:43 PM, Doc Searls < " class=""> > wrote:

On Apr 13, 2017, at 3:39 PM, Phillip J. Windley Ph.D. < " class=""> > wrote:

I typed that into the Mastodon client (web page) search box and got you back, clicked “follow” icon and now it says I’m following you. 

Hm. 

Is the web page you’re talking about https://mastodon.social/ or mastodon.cloud? 

Either way, where is the search box?

On Apr 13, 2017, at 1:32 PM, Doc Searls < " class=""> > wrote:

I guess I’m doc at mastodon.host.

But, now what? Next steps are less than obvious. To me, anyway.

On Apr 13, 2017, at 11:53 AM, Phillip J. Windley Ph.D. < " class=""> > wrote:

windley@mastodon.cloud 

On Apr 13, 2017, at 8:06 AM, John @ BB < " class=""> > wrote:

Anyone else there?

- I am jgphilpin over on mastodon.network

JOHN

On Apr 13, 2017, 05:56 -0700, Doc Searls < " class=""> >, wrote:

Check it out everybody: https://mastodon.social .

Since VRM is about independence and engagement, and Mastodon is about both, I’d say it fully qualifies as a VRM thing.

Sure to come up at VRM Day and IIW.

Doc