I was interviewed for Marketplace today about running your own social network site! You can catch me on NPR stations today or just listen/read here:

https://www.marketplace.org/shows/marketplace-tech/diy-build-your-own-social-media-site-guide/

Don't like Facebook? Try building your own social network - Marketplace

A computer programmer has a how-to guide to make your own social network.

Marketplace
@darius Congrats! Can't wait to listen.
@darius
How did you get hooked up with them?
@bhaugen they contacted me after seeing my https://runyourown.social site
How to run a small social network site for your friends

This document exists to lay out some general principles of running a small social network site that have worked for me. These principles are related to community building more than they are related to specific technologies.

@darius @bhaugen
Somebody there must be paying more attention to such things than I expected...and/or you did a great job of getting the word out...
@darius Awesome! They're always complaining about Facebook, but Molly is nerdy enough that I was wondering when she'd do something on mastodon. And your write up is the perfect material to cover. Looking forward to listening to it 😊
@darius
Great interview! Hopefully more people start to learn about alternatives to Facebook etc.

@darius DARIUS

you are on THE RADIO!!!

@whoisgina TV On The Radio except TV is me
@darius I want you to know I am pushing this out on all my social media in the quiet hope that someone will read/listen to it and then Have A Cool Idea, What If We Did That
@darius awesome you got recognition for your work!
@darius how do i join pal.camp (your thingy)?
@s It's based mainly on personal trust and I don't know you and you (I think) don't know me, sorry!

@darius it's ok

i might go sniping 1-glyph tags if i got to pal.camp lol