The session notes from our un-workshop on Growing the Open Social Web are online now, too. Happy reading! Also, look at the submitted position statements if you haven't already, many of them are quite interesting (linked from there)
fediforum.org/2026-0...
A follow-up e-mail to attendees of our un-workshop on Growing the Open Social Web went out a few hours ago. It contains a link to a questionnaire where you can give us some feedback. We'd love to hear your thoughts on how to make future FediForum events even more successful.
Huge thanks to @fediforum.org and @masnick.com for organizing and facilitating today's un-workshop on Growing the Open Social Web. And everyone I met there that I'm gonna spend some time trying to track down and follow.
It was a ton of fun, but now I have too much interesting stuff to think about!
Looking forward to meeting you all in a few hours. People from at least four continents are registered!
And if you missed it: come to the next FediForum, registration is now open: fediforum.org/2026-04/
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We'll try and marry the high-intensity peer conversations of an unconference with the well-thought-out proposals of a workshop. We need both to make tangible progress on plans for how to grow. In theory, that should work out just fine. In practice: we'll find out!
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I guess we are all set for tomorrow's un-workshop on Growing the Open Social Web.
It's a bit of experiment. Un-conferences are bad enough :-) and now we are doing an un-workshop!
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Last chance to register for Monday's un-workshop on Growing the Open Social Web. For logistical reasons, we have to end registration 24 hours before the event starts.
But right now it's still open, so come join us on Monday! fediforum.org/2026-0...
A number of additional submissions on how people think we should grow the Open Social Web have been added: fediforum.org/2026-0...
You can still join us on Monday, online! Registration will remain open until 24 hours before the un-workshop starts.
Over 40 position statements is a lot to read. So we tried to create a summary for what the community thinks how to grow the Open Social Web: fediforum.org/2026-0...
But reading the actual submissions is probably more interesting: fediforum.org/2026-0...
Join us on Monday? fediforum.org/2026-0...
Now also with Techdirt logo (as @j12t.org and Mike Masnick are co-organizing)
Later today we'll e-mail an update to registered attendees.
There is still time to register, it's online!
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It's just one week until our un-workshop on Growing the Open Social Web!
The event page has been updated. Now we have the basic agenda, plus the submissions from attendees, and an attempt to summarize them.
More info and registration: fediforum.org/2026-0...
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If you have not registered / submitted yet for our online un-workshop on Growing the Open Social Web on March 2, you are still welcome to do so until the day before it starts. Any submission might not get seen by as many people, but certainly we'd love to have you attend.
fediforum.org/2026-0...
We received about forty submissions for the upcoming #FediForum unworkshop on "Growing the Open Social Web" by Monday's deadline. That means submissions from about half of the people who have registered so far, and should make for a great conversation!
Happy reading! fediforum.org/2026-0...
Today's the deadline for the position statements for the Growing the Open Social Web workshop!
Check out (most) of what's been submitted so far: fediforum.org/2026-0...
About 1 of =3 of attendees registered so far have sent something: everybody else, this is your chance to have yourself heard!
I wrote up a position statement for @fediforum.org's March 2 unworkshop on growing the open social web. werd.io/growing-the-...
Whether thatβs trying different software and showing people, creating docs, creating videos, etc. Make this your OWN that you want to share. Join communities of open social web such as developer communities.
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Anthony Zone (@ozoned@btfree.social) has submitted this contribution to our upcoming Growing the Open Social Web workshop:
Be friendly. Be supportive. Share. Build communities. Donate to developers. Donate to admins. Create content...
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The deadline for submission statements for the upcoming un-workshop on
Growing the Open Social Web
is coming up in four days, just after the weekend. A great time to write something amazing up that will help the entire community move forward.
More info and registration: fediforum.org/2026-0...
Norm MacLennan (nromdotcom) put his position paper for the upcoming Growing the Open Social Web un-workshop on his blog:
... Registration is open for the un-workshop on March 2, but not yet for the unconference April 28-30, so you won't register for the wrong event :-) Of course, we'd love to have you for both events. Ahem, un-eventsπ!
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Mark your calendars! The next twice-yearly online FediForum unconference will take place April 28-30, 2026.
This is not to be confused with, and in addition to the special un-workshop we will be convening March 2 that focuses only on Growing the Open Social Web...
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Tim Bray (Tim Bray@cosocial.ca) is coming to the Growing the Open Social Web un-workshop March 2 and says:
My position paper will be based on this blog piece: www.tbray.org/ongoin...
π Iβm conducting a very simple market research survey for the next @fediforum.org on growing the open social web.
It would be great if folks could forward this questionnaire link to anyone (16+) who doesn't already work on or research social networks or open social:
form.typeform.com/to/ntzoOyqB
We are committed to growing the Open Social Web. For us, that starts by working to overcome barriers of entry in the network and highlighting the things done well.
On March 2nd, @fediforum.org are hosting an event dedicated to Growing the OSW. Ahead of it, we've published a Position Paper π
How do we Grow the Open Social Web? Good question! But lots of people have good ideas, and many of them are coming to our online un-workshop on this, March 2.
Some of them are already listed on our event page, with the ideas they submitted.
Sounds interesting? Join us! fediforum.org/2026-0...
Jayne Samuel-Walker thinks this post best describes they are trying to do with their efforts on the Open Social Web:
social.seabass.syste...
From their submission to the Growing the Open Social Web un-workshop coming up March 2, online.
fediforum.org/2026-0...
Elisabeth McDonnell (Liz McD) suggests it would be good to have a more in-depth, strategic analysis of where weβre falling short from a growth and engagement perspective. From their submission to the Growing the Open Social Web un-workshop .
Join us March 2?
fediforum.org/2026-0...
Larissa Baca thinks we can best grow the Open Social Web by continuing to talk about how it benefits the community and how it is not run by tech giants who donβt care about people. For their submission to the Growing the Open Social Web un-workshop March 2:
fediforum.org/2026-0...
Klaudia Zotzmann-Koch thinks the Open Social Web would get adopted more broadly used if universities, cities, local and federal governments and public broadcasting media etc had accounts. From her submission to the Growing the Open Social Web un-workshop March 2.
More: fediforum.org/2026-0...
The 1st FediForum un-workshop is a month from today! Are you registered yet?
In this un-workshop, we'll try to figure out together what the best strategies and tactics are to grow the Open Social Web, based on short position statements that people submit when registering.
fediforum.org/2026-0...
