# Ecosystem Overview

We can structure the overview by topic and by protocols. It is easier to write up overviews by protocol, but organizing information by topic will be more helpful when making design decisions and evaluating relevance.

## Protocols:

The protocols directory contains summaries of existing projects. Anyone can add new files summarizing a project or subject area they find interesting. The lists below are of current projects, but there is also value in summarizing historical projects that are no longer in use.

Lists of decentralized web projects.

[Redecentralize](https://github.com/redecentralize/alternative-internet)
[Decentralized Web projects by gdamdam](https://github.com/gdamdam/awesome-decentralized-web)
[DIDs](https://github.com/didecentral/didecentral.github.io)

Overviews of decentralized social networks

[Decentralized Social Networks](https://medium.com/@jaygraber/decentralized-social-networks-e5a7a2603f53)
[Blockchain Social Networks](https://medium.com/@jaygraber/blockchain-social-networks-c941fb337970)

## Topics:

This is a suggested list of how we could organize by topic. Under each topic, we can address how existing protocols and projects have addressed it.

#### Network structure

- Federation
- P2p

#### Identity

- Decentralized identity
- Key management
- Reputation, Trust
- Account recovery
- Privacy

#### Data

- Data models
- Data availability

#### Money

- Business models
- Payment

#### Filtering

- Queries
- Curation

#### Moderation

- Protocol level
- Server level
- User level
- Content level

#### Governance

- Upgrading protocols
- Organizational structure