Web identity consolidation

[erlend-sh]

Weird-app is meant to give netizens back ownership of the data they’ve created and stored on other platforms. As such, Weird will be an increasingly capable aggregator of disparate web identities and their respective content silos -- siloed no more!

We’re gonna start off dev-centric and gradually work our way through all user types from there. Any identity-serving platform with an open API is ultimately up for grabs.

1: Single-source

Enter GitHub profile, get personal web page.
Create help-wanted issue for how to do the same with gitlab, codeberg et.al.

2: Curated content

Handpick what source-content to use from source platform.

3: Feeds

Add blog feeds (multiple) & twitter/mastodon.
A new tab will be added. See linksapp-fresh.

4: Multi-source

Add itch.io, stackoverflow, deviantart. Refine source-curation to facilitate easy combination of multiple sources.

5: Advanced feeds

Add getpocket/raindrop and pocketcasts/listennotes for ‘what I’m reading / listening to’ feeds.

6: ALL THE SOURCES

By this point we will have some sense of the best practice for adding additional sources, probably arriving at some sort of standardized plug-in system & docs to facilitate self-serve. First and foremost for devs, but also with an eye towards regular users.

Further reading:

• https://indieweb.org/POSSE
• https://blog.hello.coop/2023/02/hello-mastodon-builder/
• https://github.com/Surfer-Org/Protocol

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Roadmap

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