Starting with Friendica: how to fill your timeline

So you’ve just signed up to a Friendica server, or node as it is often called, and you notice that your timeline is mostly empty. A bit of a disappointment when coming from Facebook where the all mighty algorithm keeps you glued to your chair. Not on Friendica (or Mastodon for that matter) where things […]

When to use Friendica over Mastodon (updated)

When my Mastodon instance was down I took another shot at Friendica. Here are my thoughts about it. This post is updated in January 2025 to reflect the changes in Friendica

To improve Funkwhale

Funkwhale is a social platform to enjoy and share music. As part of the Fediverse Funkwhale is not only an audio server and player, it aspires to be a place for socializing around music and discovering new content. Below are some tips for the developers to improve Funkwhale.

The Movim social network

Movim is a social network based on XMPP that lets you chat, blog and setup a news feed. I’m using it for two years now and I wanted to share some of my experience..

Freedom in the Cloud (eleven years later)

Eleven years after Eben Moglen’s speech Freedom in the Cloud I’m looking back at was has been achieved in ethical social networking.

Lemmy, the federated alternative of Reddit

In this post I write about my experience with the link aggregator Lemmy.

Guide for GPlus refugees to choose a new social network in the Fediverse

If you’re still looking for an alternative social network to replace G+ here is a guide to the Fediverse that helps you choose.

When to use Friendica over Diaspora*

This post contains some use cases where Friendica could be a better choice than Diaspora*

Filtering options in the Friendica social network

Friendica is a good alternative to the Diaspora* social network. One of the features that makes Friendica shine are various filtering options. This article describes them.

Distributed social networks

Read about the Fediverse where you own your data instead of Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. This post explains about the different social networks in de Fediverse and how you can get an account, no strings attached.