Webmentions: Enabling Better Communication on the Internet

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I first noticed webmentions in the wild on Hidde de Vries’ blog about two years ago. Last week it finally happened, I added webmention support to my blog too! Well, partial support at least. I’m now receiving and displaying webmentions. Sending them out is a project …

Make your blog ready for social interaction via Webmentions

A small dive into one of my new favourite web technologies: webmentions. This post talks through how I use them to make my static website feel more alive and social.

February is a sane time to set new year resolutions and goals instead of January. During my year-end break in December, I’ve had a good opportunity to muse about where I want to steer my writing at large, and where I want writing to steer me. Here are the

Hi All! 🤗 Imagine you post and make new friends on an online network for more than a decade – and suddenly, your account gets suspended for no apparent...

One thing I noticed about building websites in 2020: despite all the social networks and publishing platforms craving our content, our stories, and our

Hi All! 🤗 Imagine you post and make new friends on an online network for more than a decade – and suddenly, your account gets suspended for no apparent...

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