In this podcast series, I interview people from across different communities and industries who, in their own way, are fighting for a better web. In this episode, my guest is Evan Prodromou, Research Director of the newly-launched Social Web Foundation. We discuss interconnected social networks and ActivityPub, the open standard that Evan co-authored which enables cross-platform connections, how this tech reshapes online interactions, and the Foundation’s work to support digital rights and diversity. We also go into key topics like privacy, content control, and the importance of diverse voices in social media.
As this is my blog, I’m assuming you are strong-stomached enough to tolerate seeing my face on YouTube – but if not, the audio and transcript is available on the Vivaldi blog, with links to all the podcasty places.
With all the excitement of the launch of Vivaldi 7 and speaking to 750 people in Utrecht, I somehow forgot to post the second episode of my For A Better Web podcast, in which I chatted with glamorous John Ozbay, founder of Cryptee, a privacy-preserving photo and notes Progressive Web App from Estonia, about Privacy, PWAs, Protecting People … and Pianos!
As you’re on my personal website, I’m assuming you’re not too timid to see my face, so here’s the YouTube video. But if my visage makes you vomity, the audio-only version plus transcript (of course!) is available on the Vivaldi blog – which has an RSS feed so you can subscribe to it with the built-in Vivaldi feed reader.
In this podcast series, I’ll interview people from across different communities and industries who, in their own way, are fighting for a better web. I’ve a list of candidates for future episodes, but I don’t know everyone on the Web so if you know of someone doing something interesting to make the web better, please leave a comment (or introduce me!)
In episode 1, I chat with Jon von Tetzchner, CEO of Vivaldi (disclosure: my boss), and Laurent Ach, CTO of Qwant, to talk about the unique missions and values of Vivaldi and Qwant—two European tech pioneers committed to privacy, innovation, and user empowerment.
I’m showing you the YouTube version, because this is my own blog and you’re my Special Chums who are unlikely to be too perturbed by it showing my face. Don’t forget to rent a werewolf (lycan subscribe)!
Today also sees the release of Vivaldi 6.9 for desktop, which contains no fewer than THREE features I requested. That’s one per month on the payroll!