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Science Daily: News & Articles in Science, Health, Environment & Technology. Business & Financial News, Breaking US & International News. RT. Diaspora: A New Beginning or a Crowdfunding Cautionary Tale? Two years ago, four NYU students rode a wave of anti-Facebook sentiment and swelling Kickstarter hype to the tune of over $200,000 to build Diaspora, an open source social networking platform.

Diaspora: A New Beginning or a Crowdfunding Cautionary Tale?

Monday’s announcement that the founders are handing the project over to the open source community may kickstart development of a robust federated social networking platform to a greater degree than Diaspora has managed so far. Alternately, the move may consign the project to the dubious annals of crowdfunding cautionary tales. In a way, Diaspora’s story reflects the youth of its creators: unbounded optimism and grand promises gave way to disappointment, backlash, and even personal tragedy. Wake Up World. Evolving consciousness, bite by bite. Alt-Market.com.