plog stands for private/personal log. it’s a working name.
the idea is that you can record anything you want. it’s an ambitious and open vision, built on the principles of ownership and decentralisation.
the key idea is that records in plog are structured in an open format. if you’re familiar with atproto, which is public by design, you can think of plog as a private data repository.
structured records allows users to use their own data in useful ways, and to choose other services that connect to their data in secure, private, and useful ways.
plog is for people who want to own the data they generate throughout life. it’s data sovereignty at a personal level.
today, you probably store your personal records and preferences in a multitude of different services and companies. google maps, spotify, strava, goodreads, spreadsheets, ical, etc.
plog isn’t about replacing those services–it offers a way to store and own the records you care about, alongside existing services. so if “unnamed tech company” goes out of business or turns evil, your data isn’t lost forever.
you can record as much or as little as you want. you own and control your own records. you can choose how and who to share your records with.
as of now, you can:
journaling is largely unstructured. there’s no easy way to use your journal entries in a structured way, such as for analysing patterns and trends.
hi, I’m Wayne. I live in London.