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[[w:List of social networking websites|Wikipedia's list of social networking sites]] lists a lot of entries in the social networking scene. | |||
== Non-commercial / free == | = Commercial = | ||
* '''[[w:Diaspora|Diaspora]] | == Facebook == | ||
* '''[[w:Friendica|Friendica]]''' | * '''[[w:Facebook|Facebook]]''' [https://www.facebook.com/ (.com)] | ||
* '''[[w:GNU social|GNU social]]''' | |||
* '''Hubzilla''' | == Twitter == | ||
* '''[[w:Twitter|Twitter]]''' [https://twitter.com/ (.com)] | |||
= Non-commercial / free = | |||
Free social network does not only mean that it is free of charge but refers also to user freedom and freedom from ads and tracking. | |||
* [https://podupti.me/ PodUpTi.me] is a place to discover many instances of diaspora*, Friendica, Hubzilla and Socialhome out there. | |||
* [https://the-federation.info/ The Federation] is a database of the global social network composed of nodes that talk to each other. | |||
== Diaspora == | |||
[[File:Diaspora social network project official logo, helvetica font.png|thumb|right|240px|diaspora* social network official logo]] | |||
'''[[w:Diaspora (social network)|The Diaspora* social network]]''' is a distributed social network that runs on the extremely fine quality [[w:Diaspora (software)|Diaspora* software]]. | |||
* [https://diasporafoundation.org/ Official website DiasporaFoundation.org] | |||
* [https://wiki.diasporafoundation.org/Main_Page Diaspora* Foundation's wiki] hosts a wealth of information edited by the community around the diaspora* effort. | |||
* [http://blog.diasporafoundation.org/ The diaspora* blog] - official announcements | |||
* [https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora Diaspora* git @ GitHub] | |||
== Friendica == | |||
[[File:Friendica Logo.png|thumb|right|The Friendica social network logo]] | |||
'''[[w:Friendica|Friendica]]''' is perhaps the service of least-steep learning curve for Facebook refugees. | |||
* [https://friendi.ca/ Official website Friendi.ca] | |||
* [https://github.com/friendica/friendica Friendica git @ GitHub] | |||
== GNU social == | |||
[[File:GNU-social-logo.svg|thumb|right|240px|GNU social network logo]] | |||
'''[[w:GNU social|GNU social]]''' is a network of microblogging sites running on the GNU social software. | |||
* [https://gnu.io/social/ Official website gnu.io/social] | |||
* [https://gnu.io/social/try/ A small list of GNU social instances] you can join. | |||
* [https://git.gnu.io/gnu/gnu-social GNU social git @ git.gnu.io] | |||
* [https://thomask.sdf.org/social/en/ The Unofficial GNU social documentation] | |||
== Hubzilla == | |||
'''Hubzilla''' | |||
* [https://project.hubzilla.org/ Official website project.hubzilla.org] - [https://project.hubzilla.org/help/en/about/about Official documentation] - [https://project.hubzilla.org/wiki/hubzilla/Hubzilla%2BProject/Home Hubzilla's inbuilt wiki] | |||
* [https://demo.hubzilla.org/network Hubzilla demonstration with one-click login as demo user] is a good place to quickly get a feel of Hubzilla before actually joining and instance or setting one up yourself. | |||
* [https://framagit.org/hubzilla/ Hubzilla git @ FramaGit.org]. Hubzilla git was earlier on at GitHub. |
Latest revision as of 12:51, 4 August 2018
Wikipedia's list of social networking sites lists a lot of entries in the social networking scene.
Commercial
Non-commercial / free
Free social network does not only mean that it is free of charge but refers also to user freedom and freedom from ads and tracking.
- PodUpTi.me is a place to discover many instances of diaspora*, Friendica, Hubzilla and Socialhome out there.
- The Federation is a database of the global social network composed of nodes that talk to each other.
Diaspora
The Diaspora* social network is a distributed social network that runs on the extremely fine quality Diaspora* software.
- Official website DiasporaFoundation.org
- Diaspora* Foundation's wiki hosts a wealth of information edited by the community around the diaspora* effort.
- The diaspora* blog - official announcements
- Diaspora* git @ GitHub
Friendica
Friendica is perhaps the service of least-steep learning curve for Facebook refugees.
GNU social
GNU social is a network of microblogging sites running on the GNU social software.
- Official website gnu.io/social
- A small list of GNU social instances you can join.
- GNU social git @ git.gnu.io
- The Unofficial GNU social documentation
Hubzilla
Hubzilla
- Official website project.hubzilla.org - Official documentation - Hubzilla's inbuilt wiki
- Hubzilla demonstration with one-click login as demo user is a good place to quickly get a feel of Hubzilla before actually joining and instance or setting one up yourself.
- Hubzilla git @ FramaGit.org. Hubzilla git was earlier on at GitHub.