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Well, I think what we really need a standard, bare bones open source platform that implements something rational, and several providers (they would have to be f
by DrSprout 16y ago
Well, I think what we really need a standard, bare bones open source platform that implements something rational, and several providers (they would have to be fairly large ones) so that there's competition. Social networking needs to be a utility, not a walled garden.
Now, one of these providers might be ad-supported, but I would gladly pay $10/month for ad-free Facebook if it was just like a hosting provider - no data crawling, no new features, basically it's the job of the people I'm paying to make sure I can back up my data and that others can access it subject to my privacy controls.
- eru 16y ago> Well, I think what we really need a standard, bare bones open source platform that implements something rational, and several providers (they would have to be fairly large ones) so that there's competition. Email anyone?
- DrSprout 16y agoIf your definition of rational includes no authentication or security.
- eru 16y agoPGP?
- stcredzero 16y agoNeeds better support for social functionality. There's too much manual work for the user and it's too easy to use in counter-productive ways.
- eru 16y agoIndeed, and that's why I prefer the way the Off-the-record handles user interaction and its security guarantees. I just wanted to point out that authentication and security for emails is possible.