Pretty pleased I managed to have this entire conversation with @lsanger on Twitter using only my own website and tools! Never had to visit Twitter or use any Twitter apps! Our #indieweb tools have come a long way! #ownyourdata
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and here is my previous post pushed out to Twitter and visible on Mastodon! #indieweb #ftw #distribution
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But you're still using Twitter, which (a) helps them and (b) gives your tweeps no extra incentive to leave. If you made your stuff available only using a browser plugin that added your microposts to people's feeds, it would help make your open protocols go viral.
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Replying to @lsanger
Wouldn't making my content available via a browser plugin that shows it on twitter.com still do exactly the thing you're talking about, not giving my tweeps a reason to stop visiting Twitter?

Feb 21, 2019 · 12:43 AM UTC

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Replying to @aaronpk
No. They'd have to install the plugin, which demonstrates that the content actually resides elsewhere, outside of Twitter's control.
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But then they literally have to visit Twitter to see it. I still think it's a cool idea and would help me stay in touch with more people but it still seems like only half a solution.
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