#indiewebcamp 2013-03-08

2013-03-08 UTC
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tantek
hmm, first half was about imeem, second half was sort of about app.net - still don't get it.
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tantek
though at least Dalton has his own #indieweb blog at http://daltoncaldwell.com/
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dpk
it's a Svbtle blog … not really indieweb, heh
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tantek
http://daltoncaldwell.com/touring-by-yourself : "Going “indie” is clearly not for everyone, but I have the utmost respect for the people that are able and willing to do it."
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tantek
dpk, is svbtle.com like tumblr.com in that respect?
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tantek
or wordpress.com?
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dpk
yeah
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aaronpk
dpk: where it's hosted doesn't/shouldn't matter. as long as it's possible to move to a new host quickly that's fine
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aaronpk
it's his own domain which is the important part
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dpk
well, i'm not sure what export options Svtle provides
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dpk
yeah, i suppose
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tantek
aaronpk - except there's a difference between a generic web host, and a content/blog host.
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dpk
Svbtle is like a private members' club version of WordPress.com
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aaronpk
yes, but I wouldn't discredit things like tumblr/svbtle/wordpress.com so quickly
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dpk
see https://svbtle.com/apply for toughly how it works
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tantek
not discrediting, just distinguishing
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aaronpk
i think they need to improve the data portability aspect a lot, but it's a step in the right direction
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dpk
right. marco moved from tumblr to his own weblog engine pretty easily
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tantek
aaronpk - switching is potentially harder with blog hosts
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tantek
as opposed to web hosts
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aaronpk
it is currently, but it shoudln't be
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dpk
tumblr is not too bad, they have the API which you can use to pull all your data out … WordPress.com i assume has the same export feature as the open-source wordpress
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aaronpk
i'd like to see the user-friendly "hosts" like wordpress.com/tumblr/svbtle be more interchangable
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aaronpk
because as dalton points out, "going indie isn't for everyone" right now
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tantek
"we provide benefits that aren’t usually associated with blogging, like **copyediting**, to all members, for free." **emphasis** mine
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tantek
copyediting as a service? interesting.
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dpk
not sure what Svbtle's export options are like. i expect it's something along the lines of "mail us and we'll send you a SQL dump" or something like that
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tantek
there are no ads, so is it free? or some minor premium model?
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dpk
no idea
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tantek
according to: http://www.breakingcopy.com/getting-paid-to-write-is-so-2012/ it's implied that svbtle neither charges writers nor has ads - so their funding model is … investment.
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dpk
i would be surprised if it was premium, given that it's also invitation-only
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dpk
oh?
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dpk
hmm
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tantek
aaronpk, we're changing that, one person at a time
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aaronpk
p.s. caseorganic's new site is going live right now
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tantek
just to provide a citation for that slogan ;)
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tantek
it worked for Apple, it can work for the #indieweb.
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dpk
choxelles at a website about owning your data (indiewebcamp.com) using instagram-hosted photos on its front page …
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tommorris
copyediting-as-a-service? I do think some kind of suggest edits feature would be useful
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tantek
dpk - true enough ;)
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tantek
tommorris - and I always thought "copyediting-as-a-service" was just "wiki" :)
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tommorris
that's what I was doing on my holiday.
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tantek
searching for that "changing the world" sticker also found me this fascinating review of brand evolution (apple, xerox, firefox and others) http://urban-oc.blogspot.com/2011/02/20-corporate-brand-logo-evolution.html
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