Still going through the full paper [0], but I'm finding it insightful. They give an analysis of a number of decentralized systems in the wild, including Diaspora and IPFS, and an overview of aspects/challenges to consider going forward. I believe this is an increasingly relevant subject in society, especially for those working in software.<p>[0] <a href="http://dci.mit.edu/assets/papers/decentralized_web.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://dci.mit.edu/assets/papers/decentralized_web.pdf</a>