







a late response to the social graph talk from last week
AT friends #7: @zzstoatzz.io (aka nate!) - Jake Simonds's Blog
informal chats with people building cool stuff in the open social world
Bluesky COO Rose Wang On Building a Better Social Network
Collective Social | Track what you love. Share what matters.
Curate lists, track your progress, and share recommendations across books, movies, TV shows, and more — all on the open social web.

matt.evil.gay/secretsky
Private microblogging for mutual follows, built on ATProto Spaces.
matt.evil.gay/secretsky
Private microblogging for mutual follows, built on ATProto Spaces.
blogs.social — Discover the open web
Discover and follow blogs across Bluesky, Mastodon, RSS, and the open social web.
Simon Willison on Blogging
Link to: https://writethatblog.substack.com/p/simon-willison-on-technical-blogging

FediForum | Growing the Open Social Web un-workshop, 2026/03/02

Bridging Social Movements and the New Social Web (working draft) - Variable Context with @CaptainCalliope.blue
On connecting movements, media, and new protocol ecosystems to rebuild the civic, cultural, and technical foundations of a freer, more self-determining society.
Growing the Social Web
I'm going to be participating in the Growing the Open Social Web workshop at Fediforum on March 2, 2026. I'm excited to talk to other people who care about the Fediverse about ways to connect more people through ActivityPub. Fediforum invited attendees to publish position papers before the workshop. SWF has a number of hypotheses…
Lab Notes #007: Semble Following - Cosmik Labs
The Cosmik Network social graph launches
A great little thread for distinct social graphs. @sprk.so will definitely be taking ‘hints’ from existing ones (like Bsky), already in the works.
Blaine
Definitely room for UX exploration, but no-ones has a single social graph. It's the biggest lie zuck ever told. 😅 There's a lot of writing on this, but a decent place to start is Erving Goffman; we wear different masks and perform to different audiences depending on social context.
Hey everyone! I’m starting a monthly blog about trends in moderation from Blacksky’s Trust and Safety team called: “What’s Happening on My Feed?” The first post: “Putting the Trust back in Trust and Safety” is out now, check it out: whatshappeningonmyfeed.leaflet.pub/3mpont6fedc2z
Putting the Trust back in Trust and Safety
whatshappeningonmyfeed.leaflet.pubOkay, who's going to write a response to this... @eikofried.bsky.social @ajshackman.bsky.social @awaisaftab.bsky.social @nicolecrust.bsky.social nature.com/articles/s41398-026-03943-5
Great new-ish paper by @zephoria.bsky.social I have a few thoughts …