Predictions for 2026 include growth forecasts for various social media platforms, advancements in federated technologies, and anticipated shifts in how organizations and governments engage with decentralized networks. Continue reading →

Happy Solstice! Good on all of us for making half way out of the dark. (And yes, that’s a Doctor Who reference) #solstice youtu.be/raDM5Hewe…

A year ago, I made a set of bold predictions about where the Open Social Web was headed. Now, at the end of 2025, it’s time for a sober, if occasionally amused, look at what I got right, what I got wrong, and where I was wildly optimistic. I’m currently working on my 2026 predictions, but before moving forward, I wanted to grade 2025 honestly and in public. Here were my 2025 predictions: www. Continue reading →

Yes. Yes it is. #ABC #JimmyKimmel

This is the most impactful thing one can do to protest corporate caving to autocracy. Canceling Disney and Hulu subscriptions. I suggest you do the same. Now. And boost messaging like this to friends. Push back hard.

TikTok’s enshitification with its new right wing owners may accelerate as fast as X’s did. Might be next window for the open social web. #tiktok

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Case study that sometimes it takes an “extinction moment” to start doing something you should have been doing for over the last decade or more: organic, authentic digital outreach. #Democrats www.npr.org/2025/09/1…

This summarizes the situation better than anything else you will read. There, saved you a lot of time. #charliekirk youtube.com/shorts/tg…

Well played, Apple. #theStudio #Emmys

Pretty accurate progression so far. #Charliekirk

Just a note. #groyper

This is my priors on this too, btw. But we will see what we see. As i said before believe nothign you don’t see validated by trusted sources. #charliekirk

Hashtag #BandofFools #FBI

Yeah, pretty much. #CharlieKirk

Every year, I’m: “Just double the battery life and I’ll upgrade IMMEDIATELY.” #AppleEvent www.theverge.com/news/7745…

On most stoplight polls at each intersection at my area near work. #FreeDC

✊ Am happy to endorse this statement - along with many thought leaders from both #ATProto and #ActivityPub sides of the Open Social Web dev community… writings.thisismissem.social/statement…

A small but big thing: every profile UX on the open social web should copy #Threads: Show the full handle w/ domain plus a “Copy” button in account details. None do now—Mastodon, Bluesky, PixelFed, etc. Only Threads does, and it’s a must-have.

I can track with this.

First real study of #Threads-#Fediverse interop at scale. Key bits: Fedi→Threads replies dominate (likely due to current UX on Threads for fedi), surges tied to rollout events, steady growth, & interop didn’t worsen convo tone. Early but encouraging data: arxiv.org/html/2502…