Welcome to Smalltown, a Civic Space Online - Initiative for Digital Public Infrastructure
At iDPI we’re agitating for a smaller future of the Internet. To illustrate this, it’s helpful to think about rooms. Offline, there are all sorts of rooms that we gather in: there are churches, bars, gyms—what we do in each of those is pretty different. Facebook is like a big conference center, with high ceilings,… Continue reading Welcome to Smalltown, a Civic Space Online
Welcome to Smalltown, a Civic Space Online - Initiative for Digital Public Infrastructure at UMass Amherst Skip to content Announcements , Smalltown Welcome to Smalltown, a Civic Space Online Chand Rajendra-Nicolucci Sep 28, 2022 23 At iDPI we’re agitating for a smaller future of the Internet. To illustrate this, it’s helpful to think about rooms. Offline, there are all sorts of rooms that we gather in: there are churches, bars, gyms—what we do in each of those is pretty different. Facebook is like a big conference center, with high ceilings, fluorescent lighting, and way too much open space.
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