Mastodon has a verification system built on the humble rel=me which gained coverage on The Markup (found via adactio links). It allows you to verify that your Mastodon profile controls a particular domain (e.g. I have verified jim-nielsen.com, something nobody else in the world can claim to do witho…
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In an internet connected world, domains are a currency of value. Do you want to own your value, or let someone else own it?
Have owned my own domains for ages.
@frank couldn鈥檛 agree more! Big platforms can (or often will, as history shows us) fail. Having your own domain is the way to keep ownership of your online presence. Even if you don鈥檛 have any interest in blogging (or running a Mastodon instance 馃槈) having your own domain name for email is worth the expense.