#OMN (Open Media Network)Apr 7

What happened over the last ten years on our Fediverse path

The first steps were good. #Socialhub emerged as a genuinely grassroots space, shaped to maintain the integrity of the #activertypub native reboot. It grew directly out of the #activertypub affinity group itself - rooted in lived practice rather than imposed structure. So what motivated this native path? The current #openweb reboot wasn’t exactly planned - it was, in many ways, serendipitous. During the #WC3 process, the usual mainstream players were largely absent. That gap created space […]

https://hamishcampbell.com/what-happened-over-the-last-ten-years-on-our-fediverse-path/

#OMN (Open Media Network)Apr 1, 2023

We need to think different #OGB

There are challenges to establishing a governance model for the #fedivers, which is a network of many stakeholders. The traditional open-source model of a benign king is not an option for this native path, as there is no consensus among stakeholders for this #KISS. So people who want to play these roles are assholes, weather behnine or beneficial.  The #fedivers is currently a loose network with few strong points of power, which is not necessarily a bad thing. However, as the #fedivers […]

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Show threadwitchescauldronAug 19, 2025

@davew that would be usefully, at the #OMN we need codebases to push out #indymediaback and #WordPress with the #activertypub plugin would work if it also supported "ethical" #RSS in aggregation.

#Hashtag based news feeds, and some consensuses' wiki info pages for process.

Keep me in the loop of what you're up to.

#OMN (Open Media Network)Dec 17, 2020

Let’s build a real world example base on the OMN tools set -indymeda instance/network

Looking at this very simply, they are two pools of data – trusted and moderated

– the trusted data is displayed on the site and flows out from the site as feeds.

– the moderated is displayed on a back end moderation/draft feed the mods of the site get to decide what to do with this content, to add it to trusted, to leave in draft/mod for consensus, to remove it.

The content that is trusted is unedited, though the long tail of metadata can be edited and updated by mods.

The site banner […]

https://hamishcampbell.com/lets-build-a-real-world-example-base-on-the-omn-tools-set-a-indymeda-instance-network/

Let’s build a real world example base on the OMN tools set -indymeda instance/network – Hamish Campbell

#OMN (Open Media Network)Mar 11, 2020

Opening up #openweb search

https://asciimoo.github.io/searx/

The idea is to incurage plugins for alt/grassroots search results to mix with the #dotcons results.

A “#stepaway” project https://unite.openworlds.info/Open-Media-Network/Openweb-Search/issues looking for people to build the search plugins for the #activertypub codebases if you know anyone looking for a useful and interesting project.

Redirecting to https://searx.github.io/searx/

#OMN (Open Media Network)Jun 22, 2025

This is a story of power, plain and simple

The state of the world, over the last few years, we’ve been watching a familiar story unfold, we’ve seen repeat itself in radical spaces, tech movements, and grassroots networks for decades. It starts in the grassroots with "progressive" #fashernistas (yes, them) pushing themselves into the front to speak for “us.” They talk the talk of decentralisation, care, community, and #FOSS ethics. They wear all the right hashtags: #opensocialmedia, #Fediverse, #commons, #techforgood. But when […]

https://hamishcampbell.com/this-is-a-story-of-power-plain-and-simple/

#OMN (Open Media Network)Mar 15, 2021

That would be a battle worth of a saga

Challenges the #fedivers faces and were next. The #twitter #bluesky thing comes from #blockchain crap – but don’t think it will end there – they will likely come up with a “new” standard that will #fashernista flash then promptly be forgotten.

Would be interesting if they tried to colonize #activertypub we would see a wholesale selling out balanced with a community fightback – think the selling out would win, but this would kill the value in the standard, so everyone would lose. If […]

https://hamishcampbell.com/that-would-be-a-battle-worth-of-a-saga/

That would be a battle worth of a saga – Hamish Campbell

Hamish CampbellMar 29, 2025
By leveraging common hashtags and syndication through #activertypub and #OMN, we create a resilient and impactful story that brings “native” ideologies into the #mainstreaming paths. The Importance of Words and Ideology hamishcampbell.com/the-importan...

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witchescauldronMar 29, 2025
By leveraging common hashtags and syndication through #activertypub and #OMN, we create a resilient and impactful story that brings “native” ideologies into the #mainstreaming paths. The Importance of Words and Ideology https://hamishcampbell.com/the-importance-of-words-and-ideology/
The importance of words and ideology – #OMN (Open Media Network)

#OMN (Open Media Network)Mar 12, 2025

Thinking about data and metadata

This matters, on a positive note, the progressive world of technology has transformed our lives, enhancing, health and well-being. Yet, within this there are meany challenges, one is any working sustainable management of digital data. With rapid technological advancement, we need to better address lifelong data redundancy, storage, and preservation is needed, especially as decentralized systems reshape the way we share and store information. Recent discussions have highlighted the […]

https://hamishcampbell.com/thinking-about-data-and-metadata/

Thinking about data and metadata – #OMN (Open Media Network)