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# Decentralized comments and the IndieWeb
- URL: https://werd.io/decentralized-comments-and-the-indieweb/
- Published: 2013-07-02T05:10:38.000Z
- Updated: 2025-06-12T11:00:36.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: idno, #ben-684a32da145d7d001be71dae, decentralized social web, indieweb, #Migrated-1749693130536, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-06-11 21:52

I just stumbled on [this old thread by Marc Canter](http://marc.digitalcitymechanics.com/2009/02/12/store-your-own-comments-as-a-solution-to-comment-aggregation/) and [Stephen Downes](http://downes.ca) (emphasis mine):

> The primary use of OpenID should not simply be identification, but also, to tell remote sites where to direct our actions. So – in a sense – **I carry all my own home website tools with me when I travel around the web.**

This is, in part, what [the IndieWeb](http://indiewebcamp.com) is all about - and it works today. I recorded a video demo of how these features work in [idno](http://idno.co) last week:

(Reading this in an RSS reader? [Here's a direct link.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgvQq8o8RxU))