Lot of useful info here: https://ello.co/waxpancake/post/oy73kFfDdhOPh8Jv9z9pFA (apologies if this has already been linked to--too much Ello to read today) On Thu, Sep 25, 2014 at 6:20 PM, Mathias Klang <klang@ituniv.se> wrote:
An interesting article about one of the reasons it ran out of steam http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/what-happened-to-the- facebook-killer-it-s-complicated
Mathias
On 25/09/14 17:16 pm, KMV wrote:
Speaking of Diaspora, has there been any article or paper about what happened with it?
On Thu, Sep 25, 2014 at 1:07 PM, Seda Gurses <seda@nyu.edu> wrote:
here is a nice (or depressing!) write up of the Facebook visit from members of the GLBTQ community: http://21stcenturyburlesque.com/facebook-real-name-policy- meeting-drag-queens-performers-dottie-lux/
given that ello seems to be really cued into the needs of the GLBTQ community is very refreshing. i am still little worried about the technical matters. is it possible to think about an "alternative" to Facebook that is not only about multiplicity of identities, but also multiplicity of (socio-technical) architectures and development cultures. i hope that ello developers will take this as an opportunity to rethink other (identity) issues like divides between "developers" and "users", "business models" vs. "participation models", and maybe also consider learning from the success and failures of attempts at alternatives by initiatives like diaspora, n-1, etc. we will see where ello goes,but it certainly feels like a very interesting breaking moment for Facebook. s.
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