Openbook is Anonymous' answer to Facebook. Openbook allows us to collectively organize information in a more meaningful way than we could on a more mainstream social media platforms. # On Openbook, we use hashtags wisely and sparingly, because **every hashtag** has it's own [[~wiki]] page defining **what it really means** and **how to use it**. # There are no individual usernames or identities on Openbook, so it attracts people who care more about the message than the messenger. People who care more about truth than fame. # There are **fewer people** on it, so it's less crowded, and less polluted with misinformation. This means we're helping build a collective base of knowledge, and culture, where it is easy to find what you're looking for, and easy to inspire and encourage each other to take constructive actions to make the world a better place. Openbook is hosted here on tilde.camp at: http://tilde.camp/openbook ---- ==Software Openbook is technically not the website itself, but the software that it's running on, because the original idea was there was supposed to be a lot of copies of Openbook floating around the Internet. But for now I think this might still be the only #p0rtal. The sourcecode can be found here: https://github.com/openboo/Openbook-Opensource-Software ==The Concept On Openbook, everyone can be an "open book" because they can speak anonymously. Openbook is listed on the [[http://tilde.camp/map.html|camp map]] as the "stage" because it is a place where anyone can easily put on a show, announce an operation, or just share their piece, in a public place for everyone else in ~camp to see. Openbook does not use any complex algorithms to reorganize the newsfeed, unlike most social media platforms. Every post appears at the very top of the newsfeed as soon as it is posted, and can get bumped to the top again any time anyone decides to "share" it. Which means everyone on the website is kind of part of the same single conversation, like in a chatroom. Since Openbook does not have usernames or accounts, the social constructs of the ego are practically absent from Openbook, and the posts are meant to inform and entertain each other without seeking fame or fortune for the person who posted it. This aligns the values of Openbook and tilde.camp with the values exalted by the [[http://www.mithral.com/~beberg/manifesto.html|Hacker's Manifesto]].