Protocols for Publishers: Building an Open Social Web with AT Proto

August 24, 2025 • Product  Bluesky Directory 

Last Wednesday evening, I attended the ​Protocols for Publishers (PfP) Showcase​ in New York City. The event brought together publishers, developers, and researchers to explore the future of social content and publishing as AI devours the web, and how adopting open distributed technologies like AT Protocol (a.k.a., "AT Proto") can help prevent creators and publishers from getting squeezed out by the big tech corporations.

Bluesky Directory and Flipboard Partner on Custom Feeds in Surf Social Browser

July 23, 2025 • Product  Bluesky Directory 

We've teamed up with Flipboard to make custom feeds created in Surf social browser discoverable in Bluesky Directory! Read the full announcement on the Flipboard blog.

🚀 apply.coop is Released!

June 20, 2025 • Product  apply.coop 

apply.coop, where good people find great jobs, is out of Beta and in production!

Our database features over 100 well-paying jobs at co-ops, nonprofits, and public benefit corporations (PBCs) worldwide, with more being added daily.

🚀 apply.coop is in Beta!

May 20, 2025 • Product  apply.coop 

We are excited to unveil apply.coop, a platform that connects purpose-driven job seekers with values-driven workplaces.

Graze Integrates the Bluesky Directory API to Streamline No-Code Social Feed Creation

May 19, 2025 • Product  Bluesky Directory 

We are excited to announce that the fine folks at Graze have integrated our Bluesky Directory API into their platform.

Video of Limecast at Startup Tech Valley

February 21, 2025 • Product  Limecast 

Watch Blain and John talk about Limecast at Startup Tech Valley.

Limecast at Startup Tech Valley on February 20th

February 18, 2025 • Product  Limecast 

If you happen to be in or near Troy, New York, on Thursday, February 20th at 5:30 p.m., come see us present at Startup Tech Valley! We'll talk about Limecast.net, our open-source, privacy-first podcasting platform. You won't want to miss these eight minutes of high-powered product pitch perfection!

An Update on Limecast

November 14, 2024 • Limecast  Product 

Online content distribution has become highly centralized and increasingly dominated by a few tech monopolies.

We believe these companies prioritize profit and growth over user privacy and freedom of speech. What's more concerning is that their leaders are cozying up to politicians who have repeatedly promised to crack down on the press and free expression.

Limecast and Dodgy AI Practices

October 02, 2024 • Product  Limecast 

This week, we were shocked to learn that tech companies are tricking hapless users into their AI data harvesting programs.