On my Mastodon account: As you may have heard, I'm developing a connection between my base of software that works with Twitter and teaching it how to work with Mastodon as well. The fact that you can see this in my Mastodon account means that it's working at a new level.#
To follow me on Mastodon, paste @davew@mastodon.social into the search box and press Return. #
The blogosphere which was absorbed by twitter for $0 was eventually turned into a Nazi frat party for Elon. That was the end result, that and billions for Ev, Jack, Biz, Union Square and Spark, and we’re back where we were when they took over. 16 years wasted.#
I can't tell you how convenient it is that Mastodon has the same name as my first real internet presence on CompuServe in the early 80s, also Mastodon. I have a whole language already designed to go with that name. Mastodoctor, for example. For a while we were all adding "bunny" to our names, so I became Mastobunny and then Mastobun for short. Most of these names are available, so I'm tempted, but so far I've resisted. I have bought a couple though. Like most domain names I buy, I'll probably never use them. But it's nice they're there. I keep hoping someday to come up with a service that deserves the name ou.rs which I've been renewing for many years. #
I had a great talk with Doc Searls yesterday. They're always expressive and irreverant. We had fun at the expense of New Jersey, Kevin Durant, The Nets and of course the current mess at Twitter. I keep thinking we should do a podcast. If there was anyone in the world I want to do one with it would be Papa Doc. #
bullmancuso.com is an imaginary friend with a personal home page. This is a well understood concept. It could be a blog, or an about page, a resume. A web page that is associated with a person.#
Or is the Mastodon server so important that it should take the top spot, with just the naked domain. #
We're also going to need domains that serve as API glue, just like we have for Twitter. What should those be called? That's a less important question because the only places such a domain would appear is in an app that interfaces with Mastodon servers.#
Last update: Wednesday November 23, 2022; 4:53 PM EST.
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