
Great reminder that social platforms come and go and so does the content you put on there #ownyourcontent #wordpress #wordcamp @WordCampRS #WCRS18 pic.twitter.com/6lhB20S4ik
— Geno Quiroz (@genoq) November 3, 2018
Great reminder that social platforms come and go and so does the content you put on there #ownyourcontent #wordpress #wordcamp @WordCampRS #WCRS18 pic.twitter.com/6lhB20S4ik
— Geno Quiroz (@genoq) November 3, 2018
Serious swag seekers at this morning’s WordCamp Riverside! We are about to get started so head on over to John Hughes High School for our #WCRS18 opening ceremonies! pic.twitter.com/SylYcwAKDp
— WordCamp Riverside (@WordCampRS) November 3, 2018
My talk will help to kick off the day at 10am on Saturday morning in the “John Hughes High” room. The details for the camp and a link to purchase tickets can be found below.
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hosted at SolarMax, 3080 12th St., Riverside, CA 92507
Tickets are available now
Given that “Looking back to go forward” is the theme of the camp this year, I think I may have chosen the perfect topic. To some extent I’m going to look at how the nascent web has recently continued evolving from where it left off around 2006 before everyone abandoned it to let corporate silo services like Facebook and Twitter become responsible for how we use the web. We’ll talk about how WordPress can be leveraged to do a better job than “traditional” social media with much greater flexibility.
Here’s the outline:
Synopsis: Growing toxicity on Twitter, Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica scandal, algorithmic feeds, and a myriad of other problems have opened our eyes to the ever-growing costs of social media. Walled gardens have trapped us with the promise of “free” while addicting us to their products at the cost of our happiness, sense of self, sanity, and privacy. Can we take back our fractured online identities, data, and privacy to regain what we’ve lost?
I’ll talk about how I’ve used IndieWeb philosophies and related technologies in conjunction with WordPress as a replacement for my social presence while still allowing easy interaction with friends, family, and colleagues online. I’ll show how everyone can easily use simple web standards to make WordPress a user-controlled, first-class social platform that works across domains and even other CMSes.
Let’s democratize social media using WordPress and the open web, the last social network you’ll ever need to join.
Intended Audience: The material is introductory in nature and targeted at beginner and intermediate WordPressers, but will provide a crash course on a variety of bleeding edge W3C specs and tools for developers and designers who want to delve into them at a deeper level. Applications for the concepts can be of valuable to bloggers, content creators, businesses, and those who are looking to better own their online content and identities online without allowing corporate interests out-sized influence of their online presence.
I look forward to seeing everyone there!
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We are excited to announce Riverside’s second WordCamp, happening at SolarMax Technologies on November 3rd and 4th, 2018. Camp will be from 8am – 5pm on both days.
As we focus on Building Our Local WordPress Community, we invite you to join in! Plan to attend, share the event and bring a friend! Tickets are available now and sessions will be offered for every level, from total beginner to advanced developer.
This is your chance to talk, share and learn from other Southern California bloggers, designers, developers, and business owners. Our sponsors will be there to provide insight on their products, giving you the leading edge, as well.
Feel free to contact the organizers if you have any questions and make sure to subscribe to updates to stay in the loop.
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November 4-5, 2017 at SolarMax Technologies, Riverside, California We are excited to announce Riverside’s inaugural WordCamp, from 8am – 5pm on both days. This is your chance to talk, share and learn from other Southern California bloggers, designers, developers, and business owners. Our sponsors will be there to provide insight on their products, giving you the leading edge, as well.
I ran out of time to finish off the details for WordCamp Los Angeles due to my recent move, so I’m glad I still might be able to do it before the end of the year.