From 8c34d810af95fae0ef846f54370a8c88bfab7123 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "netop://ウィビ" Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:24:49 -0700 Subject: initial commit --- memos/WM-065.txt | 73 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 73 insertions(+) create mode 100644 memos/WM-065.txt (limited to 'memos/WM-065.txt') diff --git a/memos/WM-065.txt b/memos/WM-065.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..38774e1 --- /dev/null +++ b/memos/WM-065.txt @@ -0,0 +1,73 @@ + + + + + + + +Document: WM-065 P. Webb +Category: Project 2025.03.06 + + Where's socii? + +Abstract + + Social media is decent + +Body + + TL;DR: social media is starting to feel like a **solved problem**. + Thanks to the Tapbots team's excellent Mastodon[1] (and soon + Bluesky[2]) clients, I no longer feel the burning need to create the + perfect social network…Mastodon and Bluesky are Good Enough™. + + I recently released a color palette[3] I've been using for almost a + year and the response has been nuts. 600+ points on Hacker News[4], + 1k+ stars on GitHub[5], a feature[6] in Codrops' weekly newsletter, + and inclusion in Bjango's Pinwheel[7] app…WTF!! Mind you, my only + expectation was a _handful_ of people would find it neat and I'd + continue on to another project. + + Anyhoo, I like the process of scratching an itch and then releasing + something fairly quickly, similar to what elle[8] does with her dope + isometric Megaman Battle Network‑inspired homepage. At the end of + last year I quit working[9] on a massive project (domain + registry/registrar) and moved to another one (socii)[10]. Coupled + with my general satisfaction with Mastodon, my motivation to work on + socii dwindled. Is this the end? For now, sure. What will I do in the + meantime then? + + I'm making a paid video platform that'll be a cross between Vimeo, + YouTube, and something else I don't wish to divulge just yet. Isn't a + platform massive though? It's kinda in the name. Well, yes and no. + It's massive if it's open to the public. If it's just open to my + friends and I, it's manageable. + + My use case is that I want to share my sick Fortnite and No Man's Sky + clips, and I don't wanna use Google platforms. Vimeo is full‑on + enterprise focused these days and what else is out there? + Dailymotion? Worldstar? IG? No thanks. + + The web has ossified and options for hosting blogs, email, homepages, + and video are limited. I feel that we (designers, builders, + enthusiasts) owe it to the internet we love so much to build + these options. + + I apologize to everyone hoping to use socii but I gotta work on + things that move me. On the plus side, some socii features will make + their way over to ▓▒░▓▒▓. + + 🕸️ + +References + + [1] + [2] + [3] + [4] + [5] + [6] + [7] + [8] + [9] + [10] -- cgit v1.2.3