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 ====== IndieWeb ====== ====== IndieWeb ======
  
-The independent web — a movement to own your data, publish on your own terms, and build communities without corporate intermediaries.+The independent web: a movement to own your data, publish on your own terms, and build communities without corporate intermediaries.
  
 **Core principle: own your domain, own your content, own your identity.** **Core principle: own your domain, own your content, own your identity.**
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 | [[indieweb:good_web|The Good Web]] | Broader than IndieWeb; good-faith disposition, social media stats, what it includes | | [[indieweb:good_web|The Good Web]] | Broader than IndieWeb; good-faith disposition, social media stats, what it includes |
 | [[indieweb:platform_stats|Platform Statistics]] | Medium, Tumblr, NeoCities numbers; where-not-what framing | | [[indieweb:platform_stats|Platform Statistics]] | Medium, Tumblr, NeoCities numbers; where-not-what framing |
-| [[indieweb:harm_reduction|Harm Reduction — Practical Steps]] | RSS, comments, data export, Mastodon, PixelFed, forums, hobbies, organizing | +| [[indieweb:harm_reduction|Harm Reduction: Practical Steps]] | RSS, comments, data export, Mastodon, PixelFed, forums, hobbies, organizing | 
-| [[indieweb:indieweb_defined|What Is the IndieWeb?]] | Terminology, the spectrum, three redefined principles |+| [[indieweb:indieweb_defined|The IndieWeb, Defined]] | Terminology, the spectrum, three redefined principles |
 | [[indieweb:fun_accessible_small|Fun, Accessible, and Small]] | WCAG/POUR, 512KB Club, system fonts, progressive enhancement | | [[indieweb:fun_accessible_small|Fun, Accessible, and Small]] | WCAG/POUR, 512KB Club, system fonts, progressive enhancement |
-| [[indieweb:web_as_ecosystem|The Web as Ecosystem]] | Indra's Net, mycorrhizal networks, the wood wide web — why linking matters |+| [[indieweb:web_as_ecosystem|The Web as Ecosystem]] | Indra's Net, mycorrhizal networks, the wood wide web: why linking matters |
 | [[indieweb:neighbourhood|Being a Good Neighbour]] | Blogrolls, webrings, IndieNews, XFN, link blogs, IndieWeb Carnival | | [[indieweb:neighbourhood|Being a Good Neighbour]] | Blogrolls, webrings, IndieNews, XFN, link blogs, IndieWeb Carnival |
 | [[indieweb:getting_started|Getting Started]] | Skill-level ladder from no-code to static sites; first steps | | [[indieweb:getting_started|Getting Started]] | Skill-level ladder from no-code to static sites; first steps |
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 | [[indieweb:web1_aesthetics|Web 1.0 Aesthetics]] | 88x31 badges, webrings, slash pages | | [[indieweb:web1_aesthetics|Web 1.0 Aesthetics]] | 88x31 badges, webrings, slash pages |
 | [[indieweb:hosting|Hosting & Domains]] | NeoCities, NekoWeb, PorkBun, self-hosting | | [[indieweb:hosting|Hosting & Domains]] | NeoCities, NekoWeb, PorkBun, self-hosting |
-| [[indieweb:browsers|Browsers]] | LibreWolf, Ladybird — alternatives to Chromium |+| [[indieweb:browsers|Browsers]] | LibreWolf, Ladybird: alternatives to Chromium |
 | [[indieweb:offline_knowledge|Offline Knowledge Preservation]] | Kiwix, ArchiveBox, HTTrack, Project Gutenberg | | [[indieweb:offline_knowledge|Offline Knowledge Preservation]] | Kiwix, ArchiveBox, HTTrack, Project Gutenberg |
 | [[indieweb:progressive_enhancement|Progressive Enhancement]] | The .no-js pattern, noscript messaging | | [[indieweb:progressive_enhancement|Progressive Enhancement]] | The .no-js pattern, noscript messaging |
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 | [[indieweb:trust_online|Trust and Faith Online]] | AI tell-scan reflex, labelling debate, cultivating faith as a practice | | [[indieweb:trust_online|Trust and Faith Online]] | AI tell-scan reflex, labelling debate, cultivating faith as a practice |
 | [[indieweb:onboarding_gap|The IndieWeb Onboarding Gap]] | 500k video, 6 identified barriers, retention vs. onboarding, what is working | | [[indieweb:onboarding_gap|The IndieWeb Onboarding Gap]] | 500k video, 6 identified barriers, retention vs. onboarding, what is working |
 +| [[indieweb:long_web|The Long Web]] | Building for decades: framework rot, link rot, what survives |
 +| [[indieweb:internet_as_place|The Internet as a Place]] | Digital dualism, commons, enclosure, tending the place |
 +| [[indieweb:domain_of_ones_own|A Domain of One's Own]] | Woolf to UMW: your domain as a digital room, and its critique |
 +| [[indieweb:interlinking|Interlinking]] | Link culture, garden/stream/campfire, Justin Hall |
 +| [[indieweb:webmaster|Webmaster]] | The role's history from postmaster to GeoCities to today |
 +| [[indieweb:history_of_blogging|History of Blogging]] | Ship's log to weblog to blog: 450 years of the format |
 +| [[indieweb:ai_and_the_indieweb|Generative AI and the IndieWeb]] | The aaronpk disclosure, pro-human stance vs. maintainer reality |
 +| [[indieweb:deleting_corporate_social_media|Deleting Corporate Social Media]] | Export first, dark patterns, grace periods, the Meta tangle |
 +| [[indieweb:indie_platforms|Independent Platforms]] | Special Fish, Ctrl+Shift+3, web1.0 Hosting, Pillowfort |
 +| [[indieweb:vagueblogging|Vagueblogging]] | Vaguebooking/subtweeting: context collapse, disinhibition, cost |
 +| [[indieweb:supporting_indie_creators|Supporting Independent Creators]] | Sharing, labour, presence, and paying when you can |
 +| [[indieweb:staying_findable|Staying Findable]] | Stable identity across churn; the domain as forwarding address |
 | [[indieweb:resources|Resources & Reading]] | Manifestos, philosophy, coding guides | | [[indieweb:resources|Resources & Reading]] | Manifestos, philosophy, coding guides |
 +| [[indieweb:bashblog|bashblog]] | Blog engine in one bash script; the tilde-native option |
 +| [[indieweb:tiny_ssg|Minimal Static Site Generators]] | ssg, saait, mkws, stagit, lb, DIY pandoc |
 +| [[indieweb:pureblog|Pure Blog]] | Flat-file PHP blog: admin UI and drafts, no database |
 +| [[indieweb:rss_by_hand|RSS and Atom by Hand]] | Feed XML format, generation, validation |
 +| [[indieweb:html_css|Hand-Written HTML and CSS]] | Page skeleton, small-web CSS recipes, accessibility |
  
 ===== Why It Matters ===== ===== Why It Matters =====
  
-Between 2021 and 2025, websites lost 60%+ of organic search traffic while AI-generated spam flourished. Algorithm updates dropped from 10/year to 4 while volatility hit record levels. Human curation is no longer optional — it's essential infrastructure.+Between 2021 and 2025, websites lost 60%+ of organic search traffic while AI-generated spam spread. Algorithm updates dropped from 10/year to 4 while volatility hit record levels. Human curation is no longer optional: it's essential infrastructure.
  
-The IndieWeb is already here, quietly thriving while Big Tech collapses under its own extractive weight.+The IndieWeb is already here and growing as people leave corporate platforms.
  
 ===== Related ===== ===== Related =====
  
-  * [[protocols:start|Protocols]] — Gemini, Gopher, Finger, twtxt+  * [[protocols:start|Protocols]]: Gemini, Gopher, Finger, twtxt
   * [[protocols:smallweb:solarpunk|Solarpunk and the Small Web]]   * [[protocols:smallweb:solarpunk|Solarpunk and the Small Web]]
   * [[protocols:smallweb:browser_monoculture|Browser Monoculture]]   * [[protocols:smallweb:browser_monoculture|Browser Monoculture]]
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