Octothorpes Protocol

@octothorp.es

Octothorpes is an open protocol that lets you put hashtags and backlinks on your own website to connect with other independent sites across web rings using OP.

ok, i tried this over on mastodon, let's see if y'all come any closer. without looking, how many blogs do you think are on Tumblr in 2026? - 1000ish - 100,000ish - 1,000,000ish - 10,000,000ish - 100,000,000ish - moar

I wrote this little explainer! It's geared toward those with NO context about the Atmosphere and who have never touched code. Great for 🌸 linking in the replies when people are like "wats atmoshere?" 🌸 sending to people you love 🌸 linking in blog posts when you mention the Atmosphere in passing

Leaflet@leaflet.pub · last wk.

Bluesky and Leaflet are in the Atmosphere!!! ...wtf does does that mean? Here's a little explainer, written for everyone. No tech experience or prior knowledge required. All you need is 4 minutes or less :D

this month is the 3-year anniversary of playhtml.fun ! now powers thousands of tiny social spaces with active playing, making, & sharing every day realtime, persistent interactivity in a few lines of code, no server needed! fighting for a more alive, inhabited public internet

This @surf.social feed was created to help people affected by the Venezuelan earthquake reconnect with family & friends, share updates, & find information. I’m also reposting from those offering help and assistance. Feel free to communicate or share relevant information. surf.social/feed/surf%2F...

Four Earthquakes by JanetteSpeyer on Surf

Surf - Four earthquakes in one day. Two hit at the same time in my neighborhood in Caracas. Follow this feed for earthquake updates from Venezuela, Japan, and San Francisco.

surf.social

Been sitting with how many Black Civil rights leaders bled and died to ge the voting rights act only for it to be struck down by this white supremacist supreme court. This is from bloody Sunday which catalyzed passage of the VRA. It's hard not to shed tears at what we've lost.

John Lewis (foreground) is beaten by a state trooper in Selma, Alabama, on March 7, 1965. The future congressman suffered a fractured skull.

Today we're also introducing surf.social to let anyone surf the whole social web including over 130K feeds that bring together people, podcasts, YouTube channels, newsletters, blogs and images for whatever you're into.

Screen shot of Surf.social showing a search bar and featured feeds from The Verge, Wired, 404 Media and more