A conceptual model of ATProto and ActivityPub
If you were to design an open social networking protocol, what would that look like? Which metaphors and comparisons would you use to get a general idea of how the network functions? And what would you answer if people ask if your network is decentralised and federated?
Protocol: How Control Exists after Decentralization by …
How Control Exists after Decentralization by Galloway, …
Hive Plots - Linear Layout for Network Visualization - Visually Interpreting Network Structure and Content Made Possible
the hive plot is a perceptually uniform and scalable linear layout visualization for network visual analytics
AI, Agency and Protocols_ Power and Governance in Open Social Networks.pdf
Agent Economies | Interactive AI Network Visualization
Explore the future of AI agent economies through an interactive network visualization representing autonomous systems that collaborate and evolve.
a practical guide to decentralization (for my friends) - tim's tinkerings
Cloud Atlas
Interactive map of the Bluesky social graph, initially compiled by https://theo.io, turbocharged with goose powers.
On power, aesthetics, materiality and change in data visualization
Notes from the Information+ Conference at MIT/Northeastern University, Boston.
The Together Project
What if we could actually see the acknowledgement graph that connects humans and communities in a hidden economic web?
Knowledge Networks and the Politics of Protocols
Harmony without loss of Variety; Variety without loss of Harmony.
Build an Atmospheric Website - AT Protocol
Watch the episode and follow along to build a website on AT Protocol.
Build an Atmospheric Website - AT Protocol
Watch the episode and follow along to build a website on AT Protocol.
Power to the edge
Power to the edge refers to the ability of an organization to dynamically synchronize its actions; achieve command and control (C2) agility; and increase the speed of command over a robust, networked grid. The term is most commonly used in relation to military organizations, but it can equally be used in a civilian context.
Decentralization Trade Offs in AT Protocol and ActivityPub DWeb Camp 2026
Christine Lemmer Webber is lead author and co-editor of the W3C ActivityPub specification. Daniel Holmgren is Head of Protocol at Bluesky, working on the AT Protocol specification at the IETF. Join us for a discussion on decentralization trade-offs and other design decisions in the two protocols, and what that means for different architectures, structures, and even future points of convergence. Moderated by Boris Mann
Networked Cooperative Ecosystems
Research TeamAndi Argast (Researcher), Nick Houde (Researcher), Dana Salama, (Researcher & Designer), Samuel Young (Network Mapping), Rithikha Rajamohan (Research Lead).
