> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://handles.gitbook.io/handles/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://handles.gitbook.io/handles/spec/socialnet.md). # Socialnet The Socialnet is the foundation for how @handles work in browsers and apps. Everyone has heard of the Internet before where you go to a .com, .net, .org etc, and get taken to a website. \ \ The Socialnet is different because instead of entering .domains you enter @handles, enter any handle like @playstation for example into your browser and you will be taken to that @handles page on the Socialnet.\ \ This would help make Inscribed Handle the definitive type of handle instead of stuff like Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, etc. \ \ Because you get to an Inscribed Handle and the Socialnet by directly entering it into your browser like a website. Instead of accessing a handle on a specific website like Twitter or Facebook. \ \ Handles on Twitter and Facebook are just the handle for those specific websites. But a specific Inscribed Handle would be the definitive handle for the entire web. \ \ Socialnet is basically just like a website but you get there by entering a handle like @playstation instead of a domain like playstation.com The Socialnet allows both on-chain and off-chain pages depending on what the owner of the specific handle has opted for. \ \ @handles can either take you to a page that is off-chain and more similar to websites you see on web2 or it could take you to an on-chain page that is fully hosted on the blockchain. \ \ This hybrid approach of allowing both on and off-chain pages allows Socialnet to be versatile and provide solutions to many different problems that legacy social media just can't solve. We will develop a browser plugin to allow anyone to access Socialnet by simply downloading the plugin and connecting it to their favorite browser such as Chrome or Firefox. \ \ Our goal is to gain mass adoption of the Socialnet so browsers decide to natively support the Socialnet and at that point, a plugin won't be as necessary.