Friendika. DSNP: Distributed Social Networking Protocol. DSNP: Distributed Social Networking Protocol private. decentralized. scalable. *** NOTICE *** DSNP is no longer active.
What is DSNP? DSNP is a protocol for distributed social networking. It allows everyone to collaborate to create one social network that is decentralized, like the Internet itself. GNU social. Social is FooCorp's new social network, designed for privacy, ease of use and simplicity.
When complete, social will: Let you easily share photos and videos with your friends and family.Protect your privacy by strictly controlling who can see you and your information.Give you control over your relationships, by letting you export your friends and messages.Create a decentralized social network that can communicate with other existing social software, such as StatusNet, Appleseed, Diaspora and more.Be a target platform for new kinds of applications, both on the FooPlug, Debian Freedombox project and other kinds of new form factor computers. SocialRiver - Social Networking Software. NoseRub - The home of decentralized, social networks. OneSocialWeb - Creating a free, open, and decentralized social networking platform. DiSo Project. Lorea. Buddycloud channels: open federated social networking. Distributed social network. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, a U.S. legal defense organization and advocacy group for civil liberties on the Internet, endorses the distributed social network model as one "that can plausibly return control and choice to the hands of the Internet user" and allow persons living under restrictive regimes to "conduct activism on social networking sites while also having a choice of services and providers that may be better equipped to protect their security and anonymity".[2] Comparison of software and protocols [edit] From a societal perspective, one may compare this concept to that of social media being a public utility.
The Appleseed Project - Open Source Social Networking.