With Sarah Grant, Regina Harsanyi, and ngọc triệu.
You have heard the term “decentralization“. Maybe you’ve even consciously participated in a platform, application or group that claims to tagsuse decentralized tools. This course will help complete beginners gain the knowledge needed to confidently engage in a conversation about decentralization but also help those who have come to this curriculum with knowledge of decentralization unlearn prevailing misconceptions.
We’ll look at the current ecosystem of the decentralized web (DWeb), offering a comprehensive perspective on its technological, social, and historical evolution. With a broad view of the landscape, participants will develop critical thinking skills essential for navigating and contributing to the discourse on decentralized and distributed systems in a meaningful way.
As we define terms and break down how companies use or don’t use decentralized tools, you’ll be able to answer questions like “What does it actually mean for something to be decentralized” and “How does one actively participate in decentralization?”
- An understanding of key concepts integral to the Dweb.
- An overview of the Dweb ecosystem, its key contributors, and its social and technological evolution throughout history.
- A computer or device with Zoom installed, with camera and microphone.
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- How The Internet Really Works An Illustrated Guide to protocols, privacy, censorship, and governance A project by Team Digital at ARTICLE 19
- Webinar Series: Imagining a Better Online World Exploring the Decentralized Web Published by the Metropolitan New York Library Council
- Exploring the Decentralized Web 12 Part Video Series Published by Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web
- Alternative Internet A collection of interesting new networks and tech aiming at decentralisation. Created by 170+ Collaborators
- Decentralized Tech ecosystem map a project of the Digital Life Collective
- A Simplified Dweb Glossary Written for the Dweb for Creators course at Gray Area
- From the Bottom to the Top: Mai Ishikawa Sutton on the Decentralized Web Published by Logic(s) Magazine
- Redecentralize Digest Mailing List Published by the Redecentralize.org
- How Does The Internet Zine Published by BubbleSort Zines
- DWeb Voices Voices and ideas of the decentralised web
- Decent Patterns Open-source UX pattern library for decentralized and distributed systems
- Wizard Zines Programming Zines by Julia Evans
- Internet for the People: The Fight for Our Digital Future by Ben Tarnoff Published by Verso Books
- The Battle for the Soul of the Web Kaitlyn Tiffany The Atlantic
- Awesome Peer-to-Peer A list of peer-to-peer resources.
- Awesome Decentralized Web an awesome list of decentralized services and technologies Created by 30+ Collaborators
- Dweb News & Updates Mailing List Published by the Dweb Community
- Web3 is Self-Certifying by Jay Graber
- Dear Decent, Money in My Browser!??: A zine following an artist's journey in navigating web monetization published by Decent Patterns
- RFC Editor Technical specifications and organizational notes for the Internet