Jappix is another effort towards open, decentralized social networking over XMPP. Projects like this and OneSocialWeb are pioneering truly open social interaction. Jappix
Bruce Shaprio’s Sisyphus sculptures are really cool variations on the basic XY plotter.
OneSocialWeb is an open, distributed social network based on XMPP. Reading the preliminary specification reveals that the developers have really planned this out well. My favorite feature is per-item privacy controls.
NoseRub is making excellent progress towards free, distributed social networking. I’d still like to see more focus on self-hosted content (images, videos, etc.) and granular permissions/privacy settings.
