Software

As a key part of our research here at iDPI, we build software that helps us understand the current state of the Internet today as users actually experience, and to aid imagining better spaces for users and the communities they value.

GOBO

GOBO is a loyal client that aggregates your social media feeds and filters them however you wish.

Visit:
https://gobo.social

Info:
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GOBO logo

Smalltown

Smalltown is social media for civic engagement, where you can talk to your neighbors about what’s happening in your government, community, and town.

Visit:
https://github.com/iDPI-Umass/smalltown

Info:
Welcome to Smalltown, A Civic Space Online

smalltown logo with text

Reddit Map

Reddit Map is a browseable map of Reddit. Find out how popular your favorite subreddit is and see which other subreddits it shares the most users with.

Visit:
redditmap.social

Info:
We Mapped Reddit: Introducing Reddmap.social

logo for our tool RedditMap.social

Freq

Freq is a social media platform for community-centric music discovery. Find your favorite music with the help of your favorite people.

Visit:
freq.social/about

Info:
Freq: A Platform Tuned for Music Community

logo for Freq, a platform for social music discovery

TubeStats

TubeStas is an interactive dashboard that provides users with up-to-date information about YouTube based on random sampling.

Visit:
tubestats.org

Info:
About TubeStats