-###StatusNet/GNUSocial, Google Plus, Twitter, Diaspora
-You can also use your Identity Address or other people's Identity Addresses to become friends across networks.
-The list of possible networks is growing all the time.
-If you know (for instance) "bob" on identi.ca (a StatusNet site) you could put bob@identi.ca into your Contact page and become friends across networks.
-(Or you can put in the URL to Bob's identi.ca page if you wish).
+### Across the Federation and Fediverse
+You can also use your Identity Address or other people's Identity Addresses to become friends across the so-called Federation/Fediverse of open source social media.
+Currently, Friendica supports connections with people on diaspora*, Red, Hubzilla, GNU Social, StatusNet, Mastodon, Pleroma, socialhome, and ganggo platforms.
+
+If you know (for instance) "alice" on gnusocial.net (a GNU Social site) you could put alice@gnusocial.net into your Contact page and become friends across networks.
+Likewise, you can put in the URL to Alice's gnusocial.net page, if you wish.
+Note: Some versions of GNU Social software may require the full URL to your profile and may not work with the identity address.