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Fresh Fusion

A weekly show where we discuss the business, the art, the ethics of content creation on the open web. Hosted by Jared White.

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106: The Internet Review’s Rebirth in 2024

Fresh Fusion ·

2024/01/03

Call it a reboot, a resurrection if you will. A new chapter in my history as a blogger. And—literally for the first time ever—a mostly-complete chronicle of all my tech blogging during a span of almost 30 years. Get ready for The Internet Review.

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00:24:51

105: Sam Altman is Gone! Er, Back!

Fresh Fusion ·

2023/11/22

Despite ch-ch-ch-changes every minute it seems, Jared attempts to analyze the shocking power struggle going on at OpenAI and what the this all means for Microsoft—because let’s face it, they’re really the ones in charge. In addition, some conversation regarding Apple’s incredible speed gains over the past several iterations of Apple Silicon and the appeal of M3 MacBookPros. And for Fresh Fusion+ members: a look at the transition from producer to educator and how careers may shift over the years.

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00:36:52

104: I, For One, Do Not Welcome Our Robot Overlords

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2023/11/09

Jared is feeling a wee bit down in the mouth that his career is nearly over, apparently, due to AI coming for us all. The programmers. The musicians. The designers. The this, and the that. Or…is all of that largely utter nonsense and the artists are fighting back? (Hello WGA & SAG-AFTRA!) Let’s talk about AI and how true AGI is probably centuries away and OpenAI is trying to pull a fast one. And on today’s very exciting new Fresh Fusion+ segment: how to write and publish content on the web that is

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00:36:10

103: Passions from a Common Spring

Fresh Fusion ·

2023/09/19

I’m a die-hard Ivory for Mastodon user and “ambassador” of the Fediverse. So then, why am I on Threads? Well, it’s all about who you follow, and you can follow many interesting sorts of accounts there which aren’t all on Mastodon. In this episode, I break down the various categories of accounts I follow, as well as talk about some of the other social media news of the day.

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00:18:46

102: Living in Portland 3.0

Fresh Fusion ·

2023/08/23

Some reflections after a year of podcasting since the “reboot” of Fresh Fusion, growing success in blogging and the importance of owning your own domain name and platform, the joys of belonging to a local creative community and feeling inspired by your locale, and more. All the feelz in this episode!

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00:37:03

101: Cruisin’ on the Redwood Highway

Fresh Fusion ·

2023/08/01

Like 'em or hate 'em, the BBC is here and has joined the fediverse. In this episode I talk about what this means and more broadly why it's a good thing to see another large news organization launch their own Mastodon instance. And on the Fusion+ segment I talk all about Elon's new social network called X. Pour one out for Twitter folks. The bird is gone.

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00:44:17

100: Rebuilding the Internet, with Mariya Delano

Fresh Fusion ·

2023/07/25

We made it folks. ONE HUNDRED EPISODES! 🎉 On this 100th installment of Fresh Fusion, it is my extreme pleasure to welcome writer, founder, and marketing expert Mariya Delano to the show for a lively conversation about the growth of the internet and social media, when things started to go terribly awry, the cultural shift that's happening RIGHT NOW, and where she believes this is all headed. (Spoiler alert: there really is lots to be hopeful about!)

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00:21:05

99: Aggregators Gonna Aggregate

Fresh Fusion ·

2023/07/18

We’re here to herald the return of the aggregator-style link blog—at least for me. Listen while I break down the recent launch of That HTML Blog, the rise and fall and rise again of the blogosphere, and the occasional value of moving quickly and not overthinking new creative projects.

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00:38:10

98: Let's Talk About Talking About Threads!

Fresh Fusion ·

2023/07/11

The episode wherein I opine on all the latest news on Threads by way of highlighting others of interest who are talking about Threads and have stood out to me during my time scrolling through my Mastodon feed. Am I excited about Threads? Do I dread the rise of Threads? Has the trajectory of the Fediverse changed forevermore? Well…yes! Let’s dive in.

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00:27:06

97: What if the Fediverse Goes Bust?

Fresh Fusion ·

2023/06/27

Countdown to 100! 💯 We only have a few episodes left until the 100th episode of Fresh Fusion. Today, I muse on what I might do if my efforts to accelerate a career in content creation come to naught because the Fediverse doesn’t go anywhere. Will I…gasp…embrace Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram once again? 🤡

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00:52:27

96: Digital Ecological Collapse

Fresh Fusion ·

2023/06/20

We are witnessing the total meltdown of the commercial internet.

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00:29:27

95: Those Memes are Not for Me

Fresh Fusion ·

2023/05/17

Wherein I share my thoughts having tried out Bluesky and why when it comes to the Fediverse, I’m not going anywhere.

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00:39:13

94: Federation Wars

Fresh Fusion ·

2023/05/03

Should we be concerned about imminent centralization of decentralized social networking? Nope.

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00:42:39

93: Leave Your Comments Down Below

Fresh Fusion ·

2023/04/04

The episode in which I comment on my own articles. 😂

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00:35:31

92: ActivityPub Everywhere All at Once

Fresh Fusion ·

2023/03/15

Everything Everywhere All at Once won big at the Oscars, but it's not the only ’verse-spanning creation making it big this year. ActivityPub is having a moment, and we're here to chronicle the rise of numerous new instances, applications, and networks—including the very WEIRD and wacky news that Meta (of all companies!) is exploring an ActivityPub-powered decentralized social networking platform of its own!

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00:08:07

91: 90s Internet Nostalgia Trip

Fresh Fusion ·

2023/02/28

As Arnold would say, I’m back, baby! Yes, I am rebooting my first blog ever, and this new daily weblog all about tech and nerd culture news with a dash of fun 90s nostalgia on the side will feature archives reaching all the way back to 1996. Are you excited yet? You should be!

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00:24:01

90: iPad TV & Putting YouTube in Perspective

Fresh Fusion ·

2023/02/14

How can one feel like an intellectually fulfilled citizen of the open web & fediverse and still consume regular YouTube content? Here's what I have done to corral this monster into a cage…and in the process unlocked a whole new environment for computing & entertainment. Life after Big Social can be so much better.

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00:19:08

89: Care to Comment?

Fresh Fusion ·

2023/02/07

Blog comments are BACK, and this time it’s not about software people have to use on your blog or on their blog or even over on corporate social media…it’s all about the fediverse. Using Mastodon’s API, it’s possible to find the right “toot” (that is, published status) and display all replies—from Mastodon as well as the wider range of fediverse software—as blog comments. Woo hoo! Let’s dive in.

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00:56:45

88: An Interesting Reflection on the Nature of the...

Fresh Fusion ·

2023/01/30

Or in French, une réflexion intéressante sur la nature du podcast. Yes, a très intéressante discussion ensued on Mastodon over the past few days: what is a podcast? What is the medium of podcasting? What is the format of podcasting? What is the history of podcasting? Why is a podcast called a podcast? Oddly enough, responses are all over the map, and my attempt on Mastodon to pin down a definitive definition of podcast proved rather controversial! Why?! Let’s break it all down—and ask my 2005-self

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00:31:13

87: It’s a Bird! It’s a Blog! No, It’s a…Newsletter?

Fresh Fusion ·

2023/01/18

Where do you put the stuff that you write? Where do you post your posts? How do you publish things online now that Twitter is imploding and the Fediverse is rising? Has blogging made a comeback? What's the different between a blog and an email newsletter that's available via the web? Questions abound, and I'm here to talk about all of it and my thoughts around smart growth of a healthier, more open web.

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