Digital Crossroads

Making the Web a little more open - one story at a time.

Digital Crossroads is a mishmash of the coolest updates, deep dives, and quirky insights from across the digital realm. We cover topics like RSS, the Fediverse, and the latest and greatest in the world of social media. Crossroads is for anyone who's ever been curious about the behind-the-scenes of the Internet, the future of online privacy, or just loves a good tech tale.

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Sponsor: Unite 5 Turns Web Apps Into Supercharged macOS Apps

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How to Get Lots of Internet Points

1 day ago

If you use clickbait headlines like the one I used for this blog post, you might get a lot of Internet points. You might also get a lot of mockery and derision and not much respect. Where ever I go on the social web, I have to ask myself what my purpose is. There are ways of manipulating lots of dif...

On Full Archive RSS and ATOM Feeds

4 days ago

Wherein I consider the subject of full archive RSS/ATOM feeds and explain why you should not expect to find more than 1000 New Leaf Journal articles in your inbox upon subscriibing.

Threads is trading trust for growth

5 days ago

Yesterday the Internet Archive lost its appeal in the digital lending case it’s been fighting for the last few years. In March 2020, the Internet Archive, a San Francisco-based nonprofit, launched a program called the National Emergency Library, or NEL. Library closures caused by the pandemic had le...

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Socially Challenged

5 days ago

Rather than trudge through the rain this lunchtime to a nearby store that sells marvellous sausage rolls, I warmed up leftovers from the fridge, and plan to spend the rest of lunchtime emptying my head into the keyboard. A rare treat. I am my own worst enemy when it comes to working through lunch. Q...

Indie Web, small web, social web, whatever web, my web

7 days ago

There’s been a bit of a surge in discussion recently about Indie Web, and seemingly what it means to be a true adherent. This time the focus appears to be about what I’m going to call technical proficiency. From what I can gather, having your own website, with your own domain name, and your own […]

Ticci Tabs: A Simple Way to Keep Up With Your Favorite Six or Seven Websites

7 days ago

It seems the tech community’s search for the perfect reading setup continues unabated. Just this week on AppStories, Federico and John discussed which RSS readers have stood the test of time. Between text-to-speech apps, RSS readers, eReaders, and more, surely there’s no room left for another appro...

Seasonal publishing

7 days ago

What I'm doing with One Man & His Blog this Autumn — and four hand-rolled links for your pleasure.

Are All Distractions The Same?

8 days ago

I wrote this note on my phone when first considering buying a Boox Palma. I wasn’t convinced that replacing my social media action with reading was necessarily the best option, but in the sort term, I can’t see any other way. Like a smoker that needs to find something to do with their hands, I to ne...

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Social media timelines stress me out. One of the best things about Micro.blog is the ability to subscribe to an RSS feed of posts from the people I follow. I don’t have to stay anxious to stay informed.

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Why copy and content should come before UX design

8 days ago

By starting with content, you ensure that your core message is clear, engaging, and aligned with user needs. The post Why copy and content should come before UX design appeared first on LogRocket Blog.

Comparing Embeds from Short-Form Social Media Sites

8 days ago

It is sometimes useful to embed the contents from one website into another. For example, you may wish to quote a post from a microblogging site like Twitter, Threads, BlueSky, or Mastodon. All of them offer an "embed" button which will copy a snippet of code for you to paste into your website. Here'...

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A Complete Person

9 days ago

In the past week or so, I’ve been unfollowing accounts across all social platforms. I even (to my own surprise) removed some blogs from my feed reader. The post A Complete Person appeared first on thejaymo.

The social web

9 days ago

I recently wrote a post where I ranted shared my thoughts on the IndieWeb. As a result of that I had a great exchange with Jason over email (and that is why you should have a public email) and in talking to him I realised two things: I had a fundamental misconception of what the IndieWeb actually is...

Sub.club is here to help the fediverse make money

9 days ago

The fediverse has the potential to help create enduring and interoperable social networks. But many creators and businesses rely on bigger, closed platforms because they offer direct ways to make money from their audiences, which is hard to do in the fediverse right now. Sub.club is trying to solve ...

The One Feature I Really Wish Mastodon Had

9 days ago

The One Feature I Really Wish Mastodon Had by R Scott Jones While still in its infancy, there's one feature that Scott would *love* to see on Mastodon - the ability to post locally only. Read Post → I read this post on my RSS reader this morning and it resonated with me (and many other Mastodon user...