Miguel Abambres
From the origins of the internet, through the problems with Big Tech / web 2.0, till the fundamentals, benefits and applications of the decentralized web (aka web 3.0 or "the new internet"). It aims to give anyone motivation and references to get to know the new/third generation of the web, a more sustainable one that gives back the power to the people.
Internet 1.0, Internet 2.0, ...
Monopoly, Capitalism, Social Dilemma, Solution
Web 2.0, The Social Dilemma, Web 3.0
Bluesky ππ» vs Mastodon ππ»
Bluesky ππ» vs Mastodon ππ»
Blueskyβs mission is to drive the evolution from platforms to protocols. The tools for public conversation should exist outside of private companies as common infrastructure, like the Internet itself. An open and durable decentralized protocol for public conversations can allow users a choice in their experience, creators control over their relationships with their audience, and developers freedom to innovate without permission from a platform.
Efforts to decentralize social networks hope to structurally change the balance of power in favor of users by giving them the ability to change services easily and control their identity and dataβ¦
My favorite apps
Bluesky Social, the first decentralized social network built on the Authenticated Transfer Protocol (ATP), by Bluesky, PBLLC.
The web. Email. RSS feeds. XMPP chats. What all these technologies had in common is they allowed people to freely interact and create content, without a single intermediary.
Portuguese, 1984, Lisbon, PhD, professor, minimalist, into web3, ping-ponger π. Languages PT, ES, EN.
