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What is the IndieWeb?

The IndieWeb is a people-focused alternative to the "corporate web".

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Your content is yours When you post something on the web, it should belong to you, not a corporation. Too many companies have gone out of business and lost all of their users’ data. By joining the IndieWeb, your content stays yours and in your control.
 
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You are better connected Your articles and status messages can go to all services, not just one, allowing you to engage with everyone. Even replies and likes on other services can come back to your site so they’re all in one place.
 
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You are in control You can post anything you want, in any format you want, with no one monitoring you. In addition, you share simple readable links such as example.com/ideas. These links are permanent and will always work.

The IndieWeb is a community of independent & personal websites connected by simple standards, based on the principles of: owning your domain & using it as your primary identity, publishing on your own site (optionally syndicating elsewhere), and owning your data. Read more →

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Beyond Blogging and Decentralization

The IndieWeb effort is different from previous efforts/communities:

Perhaps most importantly, we are people-focused instead of project-focused, and have regular meetups where everyone is welcome.

Homebrew Website Club

Main article: Homebrew Website Club

Homebrew Website Club is a (bi)weekly meetup of creatives passionate about improving their own websites, sharing successes & challenges with a like-minded and supportive community.

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Homebrew Website Club 2018-11-14 SF

Homebrew Website Club meets fortnightly (every other Wednesday*) right after work, 18:30-19:30, across cities and online.

  • Some cities also have a 17:30-18:30 Quiet Writing Hour beforehand.
  • Some cities meet weekly or monthly

Upcoming Homebrew Website Club meetups



IndieWeb Pop-Ups

Pop-Ups are online events about a specific topic, similar to an extended discussion session at an in-person IndieWebCamp.

Upcoming Pop-Ups

More Pop-Ups are being planned. Jump on in and help facilitate, suggest dates, and/or propose a topic: Proposals

IndieWebCamp

Main article: IndieWebCamps

IndieWeb Summit 2019 Day 1 attendeesIndieWeb Summit 2019

IndieWebCamp is a two day gathering of web creators building & sharing their own websites to advance the independent web. We spend a day discussing, and a day hacking & creating to empower ourselves and others to own our own identities and data.

Upcoming IndieWebCamps

Future IndieWebCamps are being planned, we also have maintained a full slate of online activities! Jump on in and help organize and/or suggest dates, and locations for more!

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