The renewed interest in open, social web protocols has been a long time coming. It’s like we were in a drought for most of the 2010s, subsisting on the water leftover from the early blogosphere, and now it’s raining. Drink up, folks! The skies are blue and the future’s bright.
Kimberly Hirsh If the skies are blue and it’s raining, I expect to see a rainbow.
Evan Hildreth I love it. Do you think everyone will eventually settle on one, or are there always going to be 2-3 popular protocols? And would that even matter?
Manton Reece @oddevan I honestly have no idea. I can see it going a couple different ways.
Aaron @colin Beeper does a good job of at least putting the main chat apps into one spot. (Not great for discord though)
Colin @aaronschendel Beeper manages to somehow be an even worse Discord experience
Manton Reece @dfj I’ve used it, just keeping an eye on it for now. The protocol is interesting.
Doug Jones Yea, I’m thinking it might be worth keeping an eye on for non-social network use cases, at least that’s where my interest is at.
Manton Reece @dfj I can imagine some compelling uses for it… Note sharing or encrypted DMs, maybe.