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Social Networking Utopia — Matt

In discussing the network topology of social networks — whether centralized like Facebook or federated like ActivityPub — I think the ult...

WayFinder Philosophy | WayFinders Network

Wayfinding is a way of navigating through the uncertainty and complexity of the modern world

Call for Abstracts — NetSci Dresden 2027

Submit your work on any topic in network science as a one-page abstract. Deadline: 1 December 2026.

Holdfast 0: Situating

This post introduces the written version of some optimistic and constructive thinking on knowledge in networks that I’ve been wrestling with since the end of last year.

Discord Alternatives | The Paper Pilot

The Paper Pilot's digital garden of thoughts on philosophy, politics, and sociology

Managing for emergence through abduction - The Cynefin Co

Several interactions over social media have left me somewhat frustrated by the inability of several people who could know better (I exclude the odd

ColoClue – Welcome at Network association ColoClue

Network Association ColoClue is a not-for-profit association, started as a hobby project in the free time of employees working at various internet service providers. We have our own independent network, AS8283, which is connected to multiple internet exchanges and transit providers. We use this network to offer colocation services for the members. If you become a member of ColoClue you can place your own server in this nice network and provide services towards the internet. If you are only interested in the nice atmosphere that ColoClue has, then you are also more than welcome to join.

The Internet is Full of Strangers | The Paper Pilot

The Paper Pilot's digital garden of thoughts on philosophy, politics, and sociology

Entering the Age of Networks - Of Souls & Silos

Institutions are out, networks are in. What are the consequences, the perils and the promise? Originally published in The Orange County Register, March 5, 2015 Everyone’s interested in human networks these days. How to make them work, how to structure…

The Networked Leviathan: For Democratic Platforms

The Networked Leviathan is a book by Paul Gowder, Professor of Law at Northwestern University, which offers a case and a roadmap for democratizing major internet platforms.

SplinterCon - communications with and within isolated networks

A conference dedicated to technology for reaching isolated networks and solutions for users stuck inside national intranets.

The Virtual Community: Homesteading on the Electronic Frontier

Howard Rheingold tours the 'virtual community' of online networking.Howard Rheingold has been called the First Citizen of the Internet. In this book he tou

The Dark Forest Theory of the Internet

Why the dark forests of the internet — podcasts, newsletters, and other private channels — are growing, and why might that pose a problem

Some thoughts on Social Networking and Usenet

A little while ago, I wrote a thread on glitch.social about ephemerality of posting on social media as compared to Usenet. It got a little bit of traction, and one person asked if I could post more about Usenet clients. I haven’t gotten to it until today, and I thought I would post on my blog instead of on glitch. The original thread wasn’t really about Usenet clients; it was mainly about how posts on Usenet expired, which is contrary to people’s current expectations about social media, but actually worked very well.