the joy of the fringe
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The Joy of the FringeEntertaining yourself in an
increasingly boring techniverse.
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Blogs
Social Sites
Status Updates
Anything
Articles and Stories
Paragraphs & Comments
“I can dress myself!”
Expression
A brief history of digital adoptionAnything
Articles and Stories
Paragraphs & Comments
“I can dress myself!”
The Technical Elite
Journalists
Most Folks
Anyone
Adoption
A brief history of digital uninterestingness
Wide platform adoption is killing digital quality and diversity.
Found in the Mobile Space• There are a dozen phone OSs• Non-native native apps• Many alt tools & IDEs• Lovely online folks
Found in the Coding Space• Alternative tools • APIs galore• Hyper-specific• Encouraging online groups
Originally found offline• “Buy Local”• Boutique shops• Cart Food explosion• Missing online?
• Love to learn• Surprise and delight• Mutual admiration society• Free stuff
Speak to me of Joy
You have to learn why things work on a starship…
It’s working!
Smaller teams are more fun
Screens, screens, screens!
• Hackathons• Ye olde User Groups• Look around• Pay to Play• Pause
Getting Fringy
SponsoredHackathons
UserGroups
9,000 web APIs
The Joy of the FringeNo templates were harmed in the making of this slide deck
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