Fediverse
The Fediverse is an ensemble of social platforms that can communicate with one another through federation. The majority of the network consists of self-hosted platforms that are free and open source. Architecturally, the system is comprised of independent nodes that all leverage a common protocol and method to communicate with one another.
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Interviews
Faces of the Federation: Jason Robinson of Socialhome
An interview with Jason Robinson, the creator of Socialhome and the developer behind projects that would evolve into NodeInfo and…
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Interviews
Got Zot — Mike Macgirvin on building your own apps and protocols
An interview with the brilliant mind behind the Zot protocol, MagicAuth, and Nomadic Identity.
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Guides
A Quick Guide to the Free Network
The Federated Social Web is a lot more complicated than it seems, at times. For the time being, it's not…
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Culture
Planting a Seed: My Diaspora* Story
Reflecting on the successes and challenges of my involvement with Diaspora*, an early federated social network that was growing like…
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