Brainstorming: New uses for Webmention – books, sports, debates, votes, bands, and more

Webmention is a great idea. An idea that could be used for even more things than it is used for right now. These are some wild and unfettered ideas I had today about Webmention and things you could do with it. Introduction In the wee small hours of this morning, I added a new section to Open Mentions – Brainstorming. The first brainstorming topic I added was New Uses of Webmention. In this section, I’m going to introduce my topic and explain what brainstorming is so all readers are up to speed. You can skip to the wild ideas if you wish. What is brainstorming? Brainstorming is when a bunch of people get together to generate ideas. All ideas are written down, and only later are any of them validated. This means that the silly-sounding idea that might turn out not to be so silly gets a chance to breathe without anyone holding back for fear of looking silly. Brainstorming is a creativity technique in which a group of people interact to suggest ideas spontaneously in response to a prompt.…