IndieWeb

The IndieWeb is a community of people using various tools to self-host on the web. The term has also been occasionally used to refer to independent, or non-corporate social media services such as Mastodon.[1]

Sites on the IndieWeb are known for their often lack of formality, and are often human-centered in nature, rather than being optimized for search engines or other metrics.[2] Tools such as Webmention[3][4] and microformats[5] are sometimes used by webmasters on the IndieWeb in order to decentralize social communication and distribution of content.

History

The concept underlying the community was first developed at a series of conferences known as IndieWebCamp by Tantek Çelik, Amber Case, Aaron Parecki, Crystal Beasley[6] and Kevin Marks.[7][8][9]

Tools

Many sites on the IndieWeb use free web-hosting services such as NeoCities or Nekoweb.[2]

Culture

The IndieWeb has developed a shared culture among its users. Many users of the IndieWeb are anti-AI as well as anti-social media.[2]

Principles

According to Indieweb.org, the IndieWeb[10] is based on 10 core principles:[11]

  1. Own your data.[12]
  2. Use & publish visible data for humans first, machines second.
  3. Make what you need.
  4. Use what you make.
  5. Document your stuff.
  6. Open source your stuff.
  7. UX and design is more important than protocols, formats, data models, schema etc.[5]
  8. Modularity.[13]
  9. Longevity.[14]
  10. Plurality.[15][16]

and an informal eleventh: "Above all, Have fun."

See also

References

  1. ^ Newport, Cal (2019-05-18). "Can "Indie" Social Media Save Us?". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2026-03-22.
  2. ^ a b c Bonifield, Stevie (2025-11-30). "The indie web is here to make the internet weird again". The Verge. Retrieved 2026-03-22.
  3. ^ Aldrich, Chris. "Webmentions: Enabling Better Communication on the Internet". A List Apart. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  4. ^ Reece, Manton. "Webmention". Indie Microblogging (book). Manton Reece. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  5. ^ a b Reece, Manton. "Microformats". Indie Microblogging (book). Manton Reece. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  6. ^ "Founders". IndieWebCamp. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  7. ^ Ben Werdmuller: The IndieWeb as a minimally viable social web ecosystem W3C, 2013
  8. ^ Klint Finley: Meet the Hackers Who Want to Jailbreak the Internet Wired, 2013
  9. ^ Dan Gillmor: Welcome to the Indie Web Movement Slate, 2014
  10. ^ Reece, Manton. "IndieWeb". Indie Microblogging (book). Manton Reece. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  11. ^ Çelik, Tantek; Case, Amber; Parecki, Aaron; Beasley, Crystal; Marks, Kevin. "IndieWeb: Key Principles". indieweb.org. IndieWeb. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  12. ^ Reece, Manton. "Owning your content". Indie Microblogging (book). Manton Reece. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  13. ^ Reece, Manton. "Building Blocks". Indie Microblogging (book). Manton Reece. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  14. ^ Reece, Manton. "Permanence". Indie Microblogging (book). Manton Reece. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  15. ^ Reece, Manton. "Silos". Indie Microblogging (book). Manton Reece. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  16. ^ Reece, Manton. "Cross-posting". Indie Microblogging (book). Retrieved 2023-01-14.
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