Today I’m launching CLKT, a WordPress plugin for saving posts and media to permanent decentralized storage. The idea is simple: your content should be able to outlive your website, your hosting provider, your current stack, and whatever platform happens to be popular this year. CLKT lets WordPress publishers preserve their work on Arweave, creating permanent […]
Tag: web3
AI Disruption and the End of SaaS
So yeh. Let me walk you through something that’s been consuming my thinking lately—something I believe will fundamentally reshape how we build, deliver, and monetize software over the next decade. The thesis: AI could disrupt software more profoundly than SaaS ever did. This isn’t just about making software development faster or adding chat interfaces to […]
There Is No Host: Freedom Stacks
So yeh. This is the third (and final) post in the There Is No Host series. The first post argued that hosting creates unnecessary friction. The second post explored how permissioned infrastructure has been essential to unlocking software value, but concluded that freedom must be translated into meaningful products and experiences to drive growth. This […]
Digital Wallets and Digital Assets in E-commerce
So yeh. Digital wallets have evolved from simple cryptocurrency storage to comprehensive platforms managing identity, payments, and digital assets. For e-commerce merchants, understanding digital wallets is becoming essential. Understanding Digital Wallets Digital wallets are software tools that store digital equivalents of physical wallet contents—from cryptocurrencies to identity documents. They come in two primary forms: Custodial […]
Creating POAPs: Digital Mementos for Life’s Remarkable Moments
Paula Pettit and I ran a masterclass for the BIMA Web 3 Council in March 2023 on something I’m genuinely passionate about: POAPs – Proof of Attendance Protocol tokens. POAPs are digital mementos. NFTs minted to celebrate life’s remarkable moments. And they’re one of the most practical, human-centered use cases for blockchain technology that actually […]
Never Mind the Buzzword: Creating Your Own NFT
Paula Pettit and I ran a masterclass for the BIMA Blockchain Council in December 2022 called "Never Mind the Buzzword" – focused on cutting through the hype and actually teaching people how to create NFTs. BIMA’s audience is agencies, brands, and digital professionals. Most had heard about NFTs. Heard the stories about million-dollar JPEGs. Heard […]