===== The Small Web Is Huge =====
  * **Speaker**: Romeo Solano
  * **Room**: 332
  * **Time**: Friday, [[https://pretalx.seagl.org/2026/talk/GQZEUY.ics|Oct 23rd 15:00 – 15:20]]  

  * **Format**: Talk (20 min)
  * **Difficulty**: Beginner - Moderate
  * **Track**: Community
  * **Additional Tags**: Small Web, [[resource:indieweb|IndieWeb]], Digital Sovereignty, Internet Culture, Personal Websites
  * * **Experience**: Sysadmin and conference speaker.  

==== Description: ====  
A handful of massive websites currently dominate the internet and control the vast majority of users, a trend that is antithetical to a free and open World Wide Web. In open rebellion to this centralization, many internet users have migrated some or all of their digital footprints onto individual sites or smaller group platforms. 

This talk is an exploration of the "small web." The speaker will discuss what the small web is, why it is currently blowing up, and how to participate in it as both a writer and a user. The session aims to show how moving away from corporate platforms can bring back the joy and fun of surfing the web.

**Target Audience:**  
  * Users tired of algorithmic social media and corporate platforms
  * Aspiring bloggers and personal website owners
  * Advocates for a decentralized and open internet