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alexandra
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she/her • 34 • personal web steward • queer • childfree • formerly san francisco, currently western wa
 • PROJEX: https://goodinternetmagazine.com •
 
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in the interest of helping other small publications, i want to pass along a request for [elpis zine]( ), an online zine about the small web, retro tech, and alternate protocols that recently celebrated its [10th issue]( )! for their next issue, they want to focus on #women of the #internet: "who, one way or another, influenced the creation of the modern Internet, which is why the modern World Wide Web looks exactly like this." from elpis: > These are women who are at the forefront of the attack and work on the technologies that surround us. These are women who have influenced design, content, and politics. But we're not just talking about the modern Internet, we're also talking about the small web. > There are legendary women here, too. We want to write about you, about your sites, if you have ideas about whom we can also write about, or links to pages (feel free to give your sites), that's cool! We'll publish them. the editors are looking specifically for "ideas about who can be written about from the great women who influenced the modern Internet (designers, programmers, and so on)." there's so many women in internet #history that we must keep their stories going! <3 the editor of the zine, turboblack, is a 32-bit cafe member and a passionate member of the independent web. :) i hope you appreciate this departure to spread some internet-focused publication love!
#writers, #blog aficionados, #web enjoyers, #website browsers: lend me your ears! i need help with a big push to get the word out about #writing for GOOD INTERNET magazine's autumn issue! a digital AND physical magazine that ships all over the world, run & contributed to by volunteers! (‼️) in case you're unaware, GOOD INTERNET covers a lot of different aspects of the #SmallWeb: unplugging from the corporate web, fighting #enshittification, migrating from data-harvesting corpo social media, creating your own personal website, using code and website-building as an art form, federation, and creating websites for fun. the aim is to be approachable for beginners and enjoyable for seasoned #indieweb travelers! you don't have to be a professional #webdev or a #coding smartypants to write about all the good things happening on "this side" of the web. the idea here is to spread the word about and share thoughts, independent web projects, services, methods, sites, meet-ups, and celebrate the non-corporate web together while making it easier for us to partake and unplug from #bigtech. 📏 looking for 1,000- to 4,000-word articles aimed at website owners and hobbyists, digital (and traditional) #artists, #internet culture enthusiasts, #technology nerds, #socialmedia expatriates, & anyone who wants to unplug from the corporate-owned #web. ⏲️ the deadline is AUGUST 22, 2025 ⏲️ ℹ️ more info here: #personalweb #websites #web #fediverse #neocities #nekoweb #html #css #zine #zines #indie #independent #creativity #tech #smalltech #opensource #degoogle #media
this is it -- GOOD INTERNET magazine is LIVE, BABY~ 🥂 🎊 🥳 i present the spring 2025 issue of GOOD INTERNET, featuring stories by [@binarydigit]( ), @internetarchive, @npub1np65...tltp, [@greg](https://social.subcultureofone.org/@greg ), @npub16zs2...h4gp, and SO MUCH MORE! with only 6.5 hours to go before my surgery, the website is now launched! you can order physical or digital copies of the magazine! :) there are some initial stories on the website now, but more are coming over the next week, so keep an eye on your RSS feeds!! ‼️quick note: pre-ordered print editions will begin shipping out this week (!!!) and digital editions will go out this week as well to emails! 🙏 THANK YOU SO MUCH to EVERYONE who helped with this. thank you to the contributors (like [@robb]( )/ @npub1jqul...jslc, & [@adam]( )/ [@omgdotlol]( )). thank you to the writers, thank you to everyone who thought about this project, shared it with others, and got the word out. i am so so so stoked to bring y'all this. 🕛 issue 2 is in the fall! :) get your submission ideas in!! #html #css #web #indieweb #smallweb #socialmedia #internet #enshittification #website #webdev #webdesign #neocities #indie #zine #coding #code #personalweb #blog #blogging
only FOUR DAYS left in our spring tea party coding event! help create a template, theme, or layout for new and seasoned website owners to create their own websites easily! submissions close may 11!~ #webdev #smallweb #indieweb #codejam #web #webdesign #handmadeweb #coding #codingisart #html #css #internet #neocities #nekoweb #website #personalwebsite #openinternet #foss #opensource
i've sat on this #fosstodon take long enough. (narrator: it wasn't that long.) for real, though—if curating a community space to be safe for all of its members is a burden to you, don't do it to begin with. i made six points that community managers or moderators can learn from the mistakes of some #fediverse communities. let me know what you think: #smallweb #community #opensource #blog #blogging #socialmedia
in case anyone is curious about the status of Good Internet magazine: we're on track to send to the publisher next week, but we're looking at shipping magazines by the end of the month! SO EXCITING! <3 i had planned to send out pre-order emails, but i wasn't sure if this would be kosher or not, frankly. would love to get a pulse check from folks, since that would help offset the upfront cost of printing (as i am currently unemployed).
y’all - please stop supporting wordpress.org/com. stop recommending it to clients, stop making your business depend on it, stop telling newbies to build in #wordpress, and find alternatives like classicpress or any open-source project that’s actually open to well-intentioned feedback and genuine collaborative spirit without a fragile-ego dictator. wordpress runs over 30% of the internet, and the guy who runs it is clearly not able to do so with a clear head or emotional stability. you do not need wordpress. there are user-friendly, customizable CMS that’s a dime a dozen these days. you do not need wordpress. wordpress needs you. #webdev #blogging #blog #internet #web #WordCamps #foss #opensource #cms #indieweb
today is officially *THREE* weeks until the submission deadline for Good Internet magazine! Good Internet launches in May 2025. it's a volunteer-run, not-for-profit print and digital quarterly magazine for personal website owners and those interested in using the internet as a means of self-expression, art, and recreation. 🔍 we're looking for 1,500-4,000 word articles about anything related to that! you could write about: * #internet history * personal #websites * #accessibility on the #indieweb * finding inspiration for a #blog * #webdesign trends * running from the #enshittification of the #web * lessons or post-mortems from #webdev projects * news or overviews of #opensource projects if it relates to hobbies on "this side of the web," whether you call it the #smallweb or indieweb, we probably want to run it! you can have your article as low-media (meaning only text and images) or interactive, where you code an entire webpage to help tell your story. if you're interested in learning more, you can sign up for our email list for when we launch or you can check the submission guidelines @ ! (please boost if you can! <3)
this will likely be a recurring reminder as the weeks go by, but i'm so excited about this project. i have to share! (this is the first time i've been nervous to announce something on this side of the web!) i'm combining my 10 years of journalism experience with my love for the #indieweb by launching GOOD INTERNET, a regular periodical magazine in both print and digital formats. and this is a non-profit, completely independent endeavor! ultimately, Good Internet will cover a lot of different aspects of the small web: unplugging from the corporate web, fighting #enshittification, migrating from data-harvesting corpo social media, creating your own personal website, using code and website-building as an art form, federation, and creating websites for fun. it will be approachable for beginners and enjoyable for seasoned indie web travelers! the #smallweb can be hard to keep up with if you aren't "plugged in," especially if you want to find other hobby website owners, folks coding for fun, weird web projects, or artists taking back their digital ownership. it's overdue that this side of the web has an analog publication! having a central publication about the decentralized parts of the personal web makes me even more excited to share this hobby with those who might not even know about it--all within beautiful, high-res, high-quality pages. the idea here is to have a physical celebration of this hobby in addition to being informative, helpful, and accessible. consider signing up for email notifications when we launch the first issue in may 2025: (if you're interested in #writing an article or op-ed about this side of the web/personal websites, coding an interactive article, or want to know what that even means, send an email to hello@goodinternetmagazine.com! taking pitches for may 2025!) #internet #socialmedia #personalwebsites #blogging #blog #print #magazine #writer #technology #tech #coding #programming #html #webdev #webdesign #web #smalltech #css #html #dev #web