The IndieWeb is a people-focused alternative to the “corporate web”.

We are a community of independent and personal websites based on the principles of: owning your domain and using it as your primary online identity, publishing on your own site first (optionally elsewhere), and owning your content.

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The IndieWeb effort is different from previous efforts/communities:

• Principles over project-centrism. Others assume a monoculture of one project for all. We are developing a plurality of approaches and projects. The IndieWeb community has a code-of-conduct.
• Publish on your site. Show before tell. Prioritize by making what you need, creating, iterating on your site.
• Design first, protocols and formats second. Focus on creating a good user experience and using your own prototype features to focus on minimum necessary formats and protocols.
• Simpler building blocks. When necessary, we adopt, improve, and create open standards for good design, user experience, and ease of implementation.

Perhaps most importantly, we are people-focused instead of project-focused. We have regular meetups. All are welcome. You don’t need to have a website to join, but you should be interested in personal websites!