Big tech can fend for itself. For me, small tech — home to all manner of creative computer weirdos — is where the fun is at. Here are some trends I'm keeping an eye on: The open social web The open social web hit its stride in 2024. Idealists and software nerds got organized: the Social Web Foundation emerged to steward the ActivityPub ecosystem, Free Our Feeds started holding ATProto's feet to the decentralized fire, and A New Social began building bridges between open networks. Independ...
