Introducing ping: the atomized social media network.

Ping represents a network of individual, self-hosted social media accounts. Users, through their personal ping instances, can engage in real-time with the content of others on the network by liking, replying, and re-pinging their posts.

The concept revolves around establishing an atomized network where each node is managed by its user on personal hardware, allowing for more customization and personalization opportunities compared to other social network topologies.

The distinctive architecture of ping eliminates dependence on the network effect. The value of your account (and content) isn't contingent on the number of other ping users; individuals can still consume your content independently, similar to reading a blog.

In fact, ping doesn't confine your content within its network but enhances the consumption experience by introducing a subtle layer of social interaction.

Building ping around the ActivityPub protocol ensures even more independence and freedom for the members of the network. Even if ping crumbles and falls into oblivion, you won't have to start over.

As mentioned earlier, this atomized architecture allows for much greater capacity for personalization — and not just on the design side of things. Having to run the software on your own server entitles you to the right to craft the algorithm that best suits your own personal needs.

Needless to say, our goal is not to replace any other platform or solution. We are very aware that not everybody has the resources, knowledge, and/or willingness to put up with such a tedious task as self-hosting their social media account. But if you want to do so, you now have the option.

The process of developing ping has just begun, however. And it'll take some time before the first usable product is available. Of course, ping will be an open-source endeavor where its growth will be steered by the community as a whole.

The current version of the code is far from being "open-source-able" as it came to life via a tedious process of trial-and-error. But as soon as the opportunity arises, rest assured that you'll be able to poke around its code.

Future updates on the development of ping will, of course, be posted here. And if you want to get in touch, you'll ironically have to go through the OG social network: email. You can send us your messages at our address [email protected].