On this page, you can download a poster I’m presenting at this year’s conference:
Bridging the Open Web and APIs: Alternative Social Media Alongside the Corporate Web.
Abstract: What compromises and challenges occur when alternative social media rely on corporate platforms with which they have philosophical and material differences? Using GitHub data, I study the development of a tool that bridges alternative social media with Facebook. Recurring challenges and developer responses illuminate power relationships between platforms and third-party developers. This has implications for builders of alternative social media tools and researchers who rely on platform APIs.
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If you’re at the conference, come say hello! I’ll be presenting at the poster session on Saturday July 20, from 5:00-6:30 pm. I’m keen to chat about alternative social media, values and design, methodologies for studying web/software development, and generally how we can work toward a more ethical and egalitarian Web.
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