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After Twitter: Understanding Social Media Protocols
The document outlines a workshop discussing alternatives to corporate social media, including the history and evolution of platforms like Mastodon and Nostr. It highlights the importance of open protocols for social media that support decentralized governance and user participation. The challenges and strategies for building alternative social networks, including establishing community rules and maintaining user engagement, are also addressed.
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- 1. @rabble - rabble.nz- nos.social - Sept 28th 2023 Social Media Beyond Corporate Platforms
- 2. Workshop Outline Beyond CorporateSocial media Know our history A bit of the twitter story Usenet vs AOL Blogs Mastodon & The Fediverse Alternatives like Bluesky & Nostr
- 3. History of SocialMedia From the 60's until today
- 4. One Forum ForEverybody Usenet & NNPT
- 5. One Forum ForEverybody
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- 54. Protocols with Servers NFTnames fi les and logs stored in IPFS Uses DIDs, relay servers, Signed logs, dns for veri fi cation NFT names, relay servers, signed logs Signed logs & relays, ActivityStream (AP) message types Lens at_protocol ChatterNet Farcaster ActivityPub Protocols Mastodon Decentralized GraphDB Gun Protocol
- 55. Pure P2P Protocols Gossipprotocol O ffl ine/local fi rst, append only Custom RPC SSB rebuild with Standards - GPRC & MLS Merkel trees with Flexible collaborative Social documents Super privacy focused Messaging & sharing Scuttlebutt Earthstar P2Panda cwtch Made by ActivityPub Creator - distributed Agents
- 56. Crypto Currency Protocols PolkadotEverything Lots of funding Little use. DAP's and pay to post ...... Social media Custom token nft platform Tokens, payments... Etc... DSNP Voice Status.IM Minds
- 57. Other Corporate Platforms Twitterclone Twitter clone with groups Black owned Heavy moderation Center-left News focused Heavy moderation pebble.is Sproutible Tribel post.news Retro design Retro ideas cohost.org Owned by meta Instagram algorithms Lots of users threads.net
- 58. Twitter & IGMastodon Nostr & Bluesky Centralized systems like Twitter and Instagram are vertically integrated, many businesses exist, but within one corporation. Mastodon and the fediverse are open but they work like a network of city states. Each with their own rules making it hard for for things to go viral or to build secondary services like donation features. Nostr is an open interoperable network with relay servers as middleware. When you publish on to nostr, users can read and share content via dozens of di ff erent compatible apps. Network Models Crypto Blockchain projects manage update by charging users through crypto currency which you must pay to use the system
- 59. Why Protocols? Platforms arelike a shopping mall, it feels public but it's actually a private space for commerce. Open Protocols are a commons. A public space thats under shared goverance.
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- 61. 1. Define cleargroup boundaries. 2. Match rules governing use of common goods to local needs and conditions. 3. Ensure that those affected by the rules can participate in modifying the rules. 4. Make sure the rule-making rights of community members are respected by outside authorities. 5. Develop a system, carried out by community members, for monitoring members’ behavior. 6. Use graduated sanctions for rule violators. 7. Provide accessible, low-cost means for dispute resolution. 8. Build responsibility for governing the common resource in nested tiers from the lowest level up to the entire interconnected system. 8 Principles for Managing a Commons
- 62. Options? Setup Fediverse Serverlike Mastodon Setup identities (accounts) on Nostr & Bluesky Build an audience with direct connection?
- 63. Fediverse * Lots ofkinds of social media * Mostly doesn't reuse friends & content * Opposed to network effect & search
- 64. Bluesky Independent public benefitcorp Funded by but not connected to twitter Built centralized first, will open up Facing serious conflict between community and team building it
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