Diaspora?

[Mindovermaster Global Moderator]

joindiaspora.com

 

Anyone know of this? Everywhere is saying It is better than Facebook, as in Facebook can steal your data and worse.

 

I saw an article here about it, but that was back in 2010. Suggestively, they have grown since then.

 

As far as I understand, they don't suggest content, or suggest what you view. It is made up of #hashtags. If someone else has the same #hashtag as you, you see their posts.

 

I tried watching some YT vids, but either they go too fast, or drag, drag, drag on forever.

 

I signed up with them, and sort of learning the ropes, but do any of you know about this?

[farmeunit]

I have heard of it, but never used.  Why join a social network if not many use it?  That's why I'm seldom on G+.  Everyone I know is on Facebook.  

 

Privacy is a myth if you have a cell phone or use the internet.   If it's free, they're using your data somehow or how is service getting paid for?

[exotoxic]

Facebook don't steal data, people give it to them.

[T3X4S]

Social media is only as good as the people who socialize on it.  (which is why all of the current ones suck due to the idiots of the planet on it 24/7)

Mark Cuban's Dust was cool (early version of post deletion like Snapchat's original model) - but it never took off.

 

I wonder how much deep web use it gets

[+Warwagon MVC]

Oh, it's a Social Network service, I thought this thread was going to be about an STD.

[Mando]

12 hours ago, warwagon said:

Oh, it's a Social Network service, I thought this thread was going to be about an STD.

lol get your mind out the gutter mate....i thought it was about colour blindness  

[Tarrant64]

Rest in peace Ilya.  Diaspora has a tragic past in regards to one of the co-founders/developers.

 

I support what they are doing, though I am not a member.  More technical details on what they are doing can be found here: https://wiki.diasporafoundation.org/Main_Page