DIASPORA* ALPHA. I'm re-posting this comment I wrote, as some folks said they'd like to reshare it: The media has painted us as the David that will either slay or succumb to Goliath. (Insert FB or G+ for the Goliath, depending on the media's narrative.) It's also a function of competitive differentiation. You only know what something is by comparing it to something else that exists.
The media has chosen to compare us to FB & G+, which is understandable. The better comparison, however, is AOL vs the WWW. Fast forward to today, and you find a similar situation. D* wants to enable you to own your own data and enjoy the open web in a social way. Unlike Us | Beyond The Beyond. Unlike Us: Understanding Social Media Monopolies and their Alternatives Invitation to join the network (a series of events, reader, workshops, online debates, campaigns etc.)
Concept: Geert Lovink (Institute of Network Cultures/HvA, Amsterdam) and Korinna Patelis (Cyprus University of Technology, Lemasol) Thanks to Marc Stumpel, Sabine Niederer, Vito Campanelli, Ned Rossiter, Michael Dieter, Oliver Leistert, Taina Bucher, Gabriella Coleman, Ulises Mejias, Anne Helmond, Lonneke van der Velden, Morgan Currie and Eric Kluitenberg for their input. Summary The aim of this proposal is to establish a research network of artists, designers, scholars, activists and programmers who work on ‘alternatives in social media’. Through workshops, conferences, online dialogues and publications, Unlike Us intends to both analyze the economic and cultural aspects of dominant social media platforms and to propagate the further development and proliferation of alternative, decentralized social media software. Join diaspora - blog. Decentralize the web with Diaspora by Daniel G. Maxwell S. Raphael S. Ilya Z. We're fully funded!
Check out some of the other great projects on Kickstarter Diaspora - the privacy aware, personally controlled, do-it-all distributed open source social network We are four talented young programmers from NYU’s Courant Institute trying to raise money so we can spend the summer building Diaspora; an open source personal web server that will put individuals in control of their data. What is it? Enter your Diaspora “seed,” a personal web server that stores all of your information and shares it with your friends. For a little more detailed explanation, checkout this blog post. What is the project about? We believe that privacy and connectedness do not have to be mutually exclusive. Why are we building it? This February, Eben Moglen, Columbia law professor and author of the latest GPL, gave a talk on Internet privacy. But why is centralization so much more convenient, even in an age where relatively powerful computers are ubiquitous? Why do we need money? Our Promise.
Distributed Social Network Projects. Protonet. Jappix • An open social network. DIASPORA* MOVIM - Open Social Platform. La plateforme sociale Movim arrive ! C'est après avoir pris connaissance de ce billet de Vincent que je me réjouis : la plateforme sociale libre Movim arrivera bientôt, avec une solide base. Vous ne savez peut-être pas ce qu'est Movim ? C'est une plateforme sociale libre, portant un but similaire à Jappix , ayant beaucoup fait parler d'elle l'année dernière, notamment depuis mon weblog . Des grands médias tels que LeMonde.fr , mais aussi le fameux site ReadWriteWeb France , s'y sont intéressés ! Nous avions beaucoup discuté et débattus à propos du projet, d'ailleurs les archives des conversations de groupe peuvent être trouvées ici-même , si elles vous intéressent.
Pour ceux n'ayant pas suivi le projet depuis ses débuts, voici les premiers mockups d'interface que nous pouvions voir (ça c'est le mien d'ailleurs) : Le mockup de la page d'actualités de Movim Nous commencions même à imaginer l'outil de discussion instantanée : Le mockup de l'outil de tchat de Movim. Distributed Social Network Projects.
Crabgrass. Own your content. A distributed social network application.