Trying to Bridge the Web

For a long time I have been a big proponent of keeping my data on my personal website, and sharing to social media as I see fit. You may recall an earlier post where I talked a lot about the "open web". The problem is hardly anyone sees what I post on my website. People may follow a link from Facebook or Bluesky, but they don't come back and check if I've posted anything new, nor do they subscribe to my RSS feed (yes that's still a thing). So I've been exploring ways that I can better participate in the "peer-to-peer" web. This has led me to discover things like Indieweb, Bridgy Fed, Microformats, Webmention, and a bunch of other stuff I was only vaguely aware of. Actually I've know about Microformats for many years, as a way to make web pages more easily readable by computer programs, and not just humans. So today I spent a lot of time making sure my website was compliant with all these technologies so that people can more easily find my content. It may take a few days to see if any of this is working. Once again, I would love for the web to be a place we can all share and communicate without relying on the whims of the tech lords that control all of the walled gardens like Facebook and Twitter. I'm still working on it.