| domain | kevinmarks.com |
| summary | Here’s a summary of the website content, grouping by key themes and noting recurring topics:
Core Focus: Homebrew Website Club & IndieWeb Initiatives
The vast majority of the notes relate to the “Homebrew Website Club,” a group focused on building personal websites and experimenting with web technologies. Recurring activities included:
* Regular Meetings & Commitments: The club held frequent meetings, often with a goal of updating members' sites by year-end. * Experimentation & Prototyping: Emphasis was placed on quick prototyping and “drunken walks” – iterative exploration of ideas. * Technology Exploration: Members investigated various technologies, including: * Microformats and Schema.org * SVG Text and mathematical fonts * Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) * WordPress integration * Goodreads integration via micropub
Related Web Communities & Events
* Indiewebcamp: The notes frequently reference Indiewebcamp events (SF, Portland, UK) and demos presented at them. * XOXO Festival: Discussions and notes related to the XOXO festival, a tech conference. * Highway1 Demo Day: Notes from the Highway1 Demo Day event. * SF Music Tech Notes: Occasional notes from the SF Music Tech Notes community. * Matter.vc Demo Day: Notes pertaining to this event.
Broader Web & Tech Discussions
* Social Media & Communication: Discussions about Twitter (including using emoji replacements for stars) and the evolving nature of social media (e.g., hate speech). * Web Development Principles: Themes of simplicity, “old world” approaches to AI, and building personal sites were prevalent. * Innovation & Technology Trends: Notes touch upon topics like: * Retail cycles and labor costs * Bitcoin and the future of money * Patent trolls and innovation * Fragmentations for Poets
Specific Projects & Resources
* Silo.pub: The Silo.pub platform was frequently mentioned, particularly in connection with Goodreads integration. * Archiving & Preservation: Discussions around archiving and the Netgain Challenge. * Resource Sharing: Sharing of resources like Terry Pratchett’s “The Shepherd’s Crown.”
Timeline & Historical Context
The notes span from 1995 to 2014, showcasing the evolution of the Homebrew Website Club and its engagement with web development trends over nearly two decades. |
| title | Kevin Marks |
| description | Kevin Marks |
| keywords | notes, website, homebrew, club, have, twitter, summit, more, internet, people, site, tech, making, social, future, last, demos |
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| nslookup | A 75.2.60.5 |
| created | 2025-11-04 |
| updated | 2026-02-01 |
| summarized | 2026-02-02 |
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