Episode 42•1:19:55
Rebuilding Social Media From Scratch!
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What happens when the person who once architected one of social media’s biggest platforms decides it needs to be entirely re-thought? From day one Blaine Cook helped build Twitter creating the @ mention, OAuth, and numerous technologies that still quietly power the internet.
Disillusioned by what social media has become, he stepped back to rethink it entirely.
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- , he chats with Rabble about Twitter's early chaos, the decisions that shaped it, and why he refuses to accept that these platforms can't be changed. Today he’s building a better approach to online community called Roundabout, Blaine explains why he's betting on people to get this right. Show notes: Blaine Cook on Twitter: @blaine Blaine Cook on Bluesky: @blaine.bsky.social Blaine Cook on Mastodon: @blaine@mastodon.social Roundabout app: joinroundabout.com New_ Public foundation: newpublic.org