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Bluesky
Bluesky (abbreviated as Bsky) is an American microblogging social media service. Users can share short posts containing text, images, and videos. It is owned by Bluesky Social PBC, a benefit corporation based in the United States.
virtual community
social network of individuals who interact through specific social media
Apache Wave
software framework for real-time collaborative editing online
collaborative software
application software to help people involved in a common task achieve goals
massively multiplayer online game
multiplayer video game which is capable of supporting large numbers of players simultaneously
Digg
Digg (stylized in lowercase as digg) is an American social bookmarking news aggregator, with a feed that displays the internet's most popular content (Most Dugg), Newest, Trending, and content that’s "Heating up." It was re-launched in its current form in June 2025.
like button
communication software feature used to express support
online dating service
personal introductory system whereby individuals can find and contact each other over the Internet to arrange a date
file-hosting service
internet hosting service for user files
social software
type of software
ActivityPub
ActivityPub is a protocol and open standard for decentralized social networking. It provides a client-to-server (C2S) API for creating and modifying content, as well as a federated server-to-server (S2S) protocol for delivering notifications and content to other servers. ActivityPub is the defining standard of the Fediverse, a decentralised social network of various social interaction models, and content types, which consists of independently managed instances of software such as Mastodon, Pixelfed and PeerTube, among others.
IGTV
IGTV, short for Instagram TV, was a video application by Instagram for Android and iOS smartphones. It allowed for longer videos compared to Instagram feeds. IGTV was available as a stand-alone app, though basic functionality was also available within the Instagram app and website.
GNU social
free and open source software microblogging server
Facebook like button
feature of the social networking website Facebook
Imo.im
imo.im is a proprietary audio/video calling and instant messaging software service. It allows sending music, video, PDFs and other files, along with various free stickers. It supports encrypted group video and voice calls with up to 20 participants. According to its developer, the service possesses over 200 million users and over 50 million messages per day are sent through it.
social technology
term of technology that enabled social interactions
comparison of cross-platform instant messaging clients
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BuddyPress
BuddyPress is an open-source social networking software package owned by Automattic since 2008. It is a plugin that can be installed on WordPress to transform it into a social network platform. BuddyPress is designed to allow schools, companies, sports teams, or any other niche community to start their own social network or communication tool.
AT Protocol
social networking protocol
comparison of Internet forum software
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