I came across a post on the 'verse recently that referenced Microsoft's business strategy of "embrace and extend" in reference to Twitter's future. The idea was that Twitter should embrace the Fediverse (and ActivityPub) as a standard, and extend their features to become a viable and positively contributing member of the social web.
However, the post did not mention all three legs of Microsoft's business platform. Read more…
It's been awhile since I decided to post things on the internet for strangers to see. Like most folks, I got siloed into corporate social media and let it mirror my real life. I foolishly believed that I must have a Facebook in order to remain connected to friends and family. It quickly became a site where I, and everyone I was connected to, performed our lives for every person we had ever known, be it close connection or passing acquaintance. Read more…
