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Why We Need the IndieWeb

Why We Need the IndieWeb

A tech talk presented in March 2015 introducing the IndieWeb and why I believe it's important that you own your data.

Video at: https://vimeo.com/125167234

Barry Frost

March 26, 2015
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  1. !

  2. <ul> <li> <a rel="me" href="https://twitter.com/barryf">Twitter</a> </li> <li> <a rel="me" href="https://github.com/barryf">GitHub</a>

    </li> <li> <a rel="me" href="https://plus.google.com/+BarryFrost1">Google+</a> </li> </ul>
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  6. Own your data Make data visible POSSE Make tools for

    you Document what you do UX first Be modular Build for the Long Web Bet on the web
  7. Mashable: Geocities image. Our Incredible Journey: Dopplr, Gowalla, Pownce, Upcoming

    images. XKCD: https://xkcd.com/1361/ News articles: The Register, the Telegraph, 9to5Mac and the Guardian. Ryan Barrett: post from snarfed.org. Aaron Parecki: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sP4k2nPu7w Ian Winter: tweet / Sam Barnes: photo. All other content is CC0 (public domain) via the Indieweb community.