Did some images for #OMN idea of #indymedia reboot The idea is to keep it simple to push the control balance from the geek to the users. To use existing tools to build a open network then let the users decide how to use it. This is the “news” part of indymedia the privacy focused…
Tec in the post truth world
The #4opens are a kinda of constitution that keeps the “post truth world” at bay. As long as you keep the #4opens in place and respect the diversity they can hold in place. It’s a chicken-and-egg issue. The #OMN is a social technology held together by the #4opens that pushes into being digital commons. What…
How to leave the #dotcons
Ok you create a account here https://activism.openworlds.info/about this will put you into a small actavists community that is connected to over a million mostly normal and some weard people spread over thousands of servers. You can now fallow and talk to anyone on the network and they can fallow you. This will give you a…
Talking about rebooting openweb media
Its too easey to talk cross purpose about actavisam, media and tech if the is any understaning at all most are talking about the end of indymedia and what came after, am talking about the start of indymedia and what came before. A simple misunderstanding that is surprising hard to bridge. There are now millions…
20 years of indymedia
If you are intrested in rebooting the #indymedia project. The #OMN process is based on experience of why the IMC project failed from internal stresses. The Open Media Network is a trust based, human moderated, #4opens project that builds a database shared across many peers. The project is more important for what it DOES NOT…
Lets look at one of the new semi open #dotcons – brave.com
https://brave.com The #4opens: Are a simple way to judge the value of a “alt/grassroots” tech project. Open data – is the basic part of a project https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_data with out this open they cannot work. * hard to say, I think all the limited user data it collects will be sold for profit, it’s the business…
Looking at 4opens projects – totalisam
http://Totalisam.org The #4opens Are a simple way to judge the value of a “alt/grassroots” tech project. Open data – is the basic part of a project https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_data with out this open they cannot work. Yes. Open source – as in “free software” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software this keeps development healthy by increasing interconnectedness and bringing in serendipity. The…
Election in Danger
When we do get the General Election we face a crisis that will dwarf #Brexit – the use of target advertising to buy the election. Both Facebook and Google will receive £100’s of millions in political advertising. Neither the mainstream side, or you and me, will see or be aware of this messaging. This money…