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The Many Purposes of Timeline Apps for the Open Web
Writing at The Verge following the release of The Iconfactory's new app Tapestry, David Pierce perfectly encapsulates how I feel about the idea of "timeline apps" (a name that I'm totally going to steal, thanks David): What I like even more, though, is the idea behind Tapestry. There’s actually a whole genre of apps like
Bloom
A calmer social network with no ads, no tracking, and a chronological feed.
Neighbourhoods
Neighbourhoods is a web3 framework for groupware and socials that helps communities design and select custom cultural patterns using Holochain.
Spark - Take back your timeline
Social media is addictive and manipulative. It's time for social that puts the user in control.
the quintal is open
Introducing quintal: a collective blogging platform on atproto, no algorithm, no metrics, one axolotl mascot. The small internet I always wanted to live in.
Alpaca – Algorithmic Pattern Catalogue
The Alpaca 2025 festival and conference on algorithmic patterns in the creative arts is happening this September 2025. Please see…
Building your own algorithm on Bluesky and AT Protocol with Graze
From Feeds to Trails
To design the future of social media, rethink the interface before the algorithm.
Home - Nos: The Human Network
A decentralised mesh of communities and individuals built by and for the people. Nos is social media for humans, not algorithms.
Pinterest is Dead. I Built an Alternative
Part I: The Next Great Online Community
There’s a lack of innovation in community software. Let's dive into internet history, and get inspired!
Limit - Social Bookmarks (@limitapp.bsky.social)
A purposefully constrained Bluesky client for #ios. It remembers your position in the timeline. #AI features - AI timeline, AI post explanation, AI article summarization App store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/limit/id6748037680 And it’s open source.
Home
Platform created by the community to programmatically author, schedule and monitor workflows.
blacksky.community now determines trending topics for our app based on conversations within Blacksky’s community of users.
Algorithm Mediated Experiences
On the effects of algorithms on everyday experiences
Resisting the Hivemind: Pluribus, Generative AI, and Empire - Reactor
The Last Quiet Thing
Generative Ethics: How AI Model Choice Shapes Social and Financial Performance
Political Sorting Can Drive AI Models Apart Through User Feedback
Network dynamics of social influence in the wisdom of crowds
Biased AI writing assistants shift users’ attitudes on societal issues
