







A reply to Kenny Peng and colleagues on designing social media around trails — and why the campground or the piazza may be the better analogy.
Building Roundabout: A Pro-Social Platform for Local Communities
A conversation with the team behind New_ Public's Roundabout.
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Building for Organizers - The People Layer
The most enduring social networks aren’t the prettiest or the most addictive – it’s the ones that empower organizers.
Building for Organizers - The People Layer
The most enduring social networks aren’t the prettiest or the most addictive – it’s the ones that empower organizers.
Introducing Acorn: Community Infrastructure That Grows With You
Featured image: Emergence by Paul Lewin

Creating a Flourishing Digital Public Space for Your Local Area | Notion
A how-to guide for admins and moderators of inclusive, uplifting, and public-spirited local Facebook groups, Discord servers, subreddits, and more...

How Instagram's moderation rules are made
Gradients of intimacy and creating shelter: An interview with Erin Kissane
How might we use nature as an inspiration for creating online communities?
Hike, Bike, Drive Offline – Navigate with Privacy
Discover more of your journey - Powered by the community

New_ Public
We are researchers, engineers, designers, and community leaders working together to create digital public spaces where people can thrive and connect.

Where Does Community Live? - some responses - Connected Places
I agree that the architecture of a space matters, but I'm not sure the extent we agree as to how much a protocol really matters, versus what we build with them. Roundabout is built on atproto, and I'm quite happy with the decision. I think our architecture very strongly supports our communities.
From Feeds to Trails
To design the future of social media, rethink the interface before the algorithm.
Leaflet — social publishing on the Atmosphere
A simple and powerful platform for social publishing — blogs, newsletters, and more!

Parksavvy (@parksavvy.app)
A new kind of social network, made specifically for theme park fans. Powered by #atproto. Theme parks are for everyone.
Parksavvy (@parksavvy.app)
A new kind of social network, made specifically for theme park fans. Powered by #atproto. Theme parks are for everyone.