: The open web has an amazing amount of free content that is actually free, both freely accessible without payment and free of conditions to access. No tracking cookies needed, no logins needed, no ads needed.A few examples:* blogs. my blog, and every other #indieweb blog (with the exception of sites hosted on content services that show ads without the consent of the blogger). Personal blogs are free to read because it’s a hobby and a way of keeping up with family, friends, colleagues, acquaintances, people we’ve met once at a conference, people that inspire us.* Wikipedia is free, largely donor supported, partly via donation banners.* Open Street Maps is free, similarly.* Internet Archive is free, similarly.* Government sites are free, supported by taxes.* Public library sites are free, similarly.* Museum sites are free, supported by their donors, and in-person visit fees.* University sites are free, supported by endowments and student tuitions.There is plenty of free content on the open web, sustainably supported by non-toxic and non-surveillance models.The open web as a whole does not depend on any particular business model.Previously: https://tantek.com/2010/281/b1/what-is-the-open-webThis is post 13 of #100PostsOfIndieWeb. #100Posts#openWeb #freeContent #blog #blogs#Blaugust #Blaugust2026← https://tantek.com/2026/217/t1/indieweb-ai-policy→ https://tantek.com/2026/220/t3/24th-blogiversary
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The open web has an amazing amount of free content that is actually free, both freely accessible without payment and free of conditions to access. No tracking cookies needed, no logins needed, no ads needed. A few examples: * blogs. my blog, and every other #indieweb blog (with the exception of sites hosted on content services that show ads without the consent of the blogger). Personal blogs are free to read because it’s a hobby and a way of keeping up with family, friends, colleagues, acquaintances, people we’ve met once at a conference, people that inspire us. * Wikipedia is free, largely donor supported, partly via donation banners. * Open Street Maps is free, similarly. * Internet Archive is free, similarly. * Government sites are free, supported by taxes. * Public library sites are free, similarly. * Museum sites are free, supported by their donors, and in-person visit fees. * University sites are free, supported by endowments and student tuitions. There is plenty of free content on the open web, sustainably supported by non-toxic and non-surveillance models. The open web as a whole does not depend on any particular business model. Previously: https://tantek.com/2010/281/b1/what-is-the-open-web This is post 13 of #100PostsOfIndieWeb. #100Posts #openWeb #freeContent #blog #blogs #Blaugust #Blaugust2026 ← https://tantek.com/2026/217/t1/indieweb-ai-policy → https://tantek.com/2026/220/t3/24th-blogiversary
mmn: "einebiene's blog" http://www.eine-biene.de/Public/wordpress/ #blog #einebiene
mmn's status on Thursday, 23-Jun-2016 19:29:49 EDT
einebiene's blog blog einebiene
mcscx: interesting to see !GNUsocial posts with "working profile links" and #avatars on @toomuchinformation's #blog :-))
mcscx's status on Thursday, 12-Nov-2015 17:47:48 EST
interesting to see !GNUsocial posts with "working profile links" and #avatars on @toomuchinformation's #blog :-))
mart: LetsEncrypt, .well-known et NGINX http://mart-e.be/?p=3470 #blog
mart's status on Tuesday, 03-Nov-2015 07:45:38 EST
LetsEncrypt, .well-known et NGINX http://mart-e.be/?p=3470 #blog
mart: Brotli, féminisme et enculage de mouches http://mart-e.be/?p=3444 #blog
mart's status on Wednesday, 14-Oct-2015 04:14:40 EDT
Brotli, féminisme et enculage de mouches http://mart-e.be/?p=3444 #blog
mart: Après 4 mois d'utilisation, un avis sur le #VPN #cryptostorm http://mart-e.be/?p=3402 #blog
mart's status on Saturday, 12-Sep-2015 09:39:54 EDT
Après 4 mois d'utilisation, un avis sur le #VPN #cryptostorm http://mart-e.be/?p=3402 #blog
mart: J’ai acheté un VPN avec des bitcoins (et c’était la merde) http://mart-e.be/?p=3373 #blog
mart's status on Saturday, 16-May-2015 06:06:57 EDT
J’ai acheté un VPN avec des bitcoins (et c’était la merde) http://mart-e.be/?p=3373 #blog
mmn: It's the natural evolution: #blog -> #microblog -> #nanoblog
mmn's status on Thursday, 22-Jan-2015 07:53:16 EST
It's the natural evolution: #blog -> #microblog -> #nanoblog
mart: Garmin Vivofit, 2 millions de pas plus tard http://mart-e.be/?p=3337 #blog
mart's status on Friday, 16-Jan-2015 04:38:46 EST
Garmin Vivofit, 2 millions de pas plus tard http://mart-e.be/?p=3337 #blog
windigo: Why icon fonts and @ font-face was giving me so much trouble: http://fragdev.com/blog/font-face-icon-fonts-and-gnome-character-map #blog
windigo's status on Thursday, 06-Feb-2014 18:07:22 EST
Why icon fonts and @ font-face was giving me so much trouble: http://fragdev.com/blog/font-face-icon-fonts-and-gnome-character-map #blog
lnxw37: RP @jbfavre: Adieu StatusNet, bonjour Gnu-Social http://blog-notes.jbfavre.org/?adieu-statusnet-bonjour-gnu-social,3044 #autoPromo #blog
lnxw37's status on Thursday, 26-Dec-2013 09:53:38 EST
RP @jbfavre: Adieu StatusNet, bonjour Gnu-Social http://blog-notes.jbfavre.org/?adieu-statusnet-bonjour-gnu-social,3044 #autoPromo #blog
marc0s: Enable recipient_delimiter in Postfix with virtual users: https://status.tenak.net/url/755 #blog
marc0s's status on Saturday, 21-Sep-2013 04:28:40 EDT
Enable recipient_delimiter in Postfix with virtual users: https://status.tenak.net/url/755 #blog