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The social graph of the world is too important to put in the hands of a company trying to monetize it. It needs to be decentralized and open source. Diaspora

by 411mrc 9y ago

The social graph of the world is too important to put in the hands of a company trying to monetize it. It needs to be decentralized and open source. Diaspora looks interesting in that regard, but I think the solution is a least a few iterations away from that.

herbst 9y ago
I still believe there is simply no need for that ultimate social graph. I believe it will die down in order to make place for more decentralised approaches for connections are not a visible public reference. Any social graph could be the religion registers back i the nazi days all over again. Privacy is getting more important even for the non it individuals.
- lev99 9y ago
  Maybe a 100% complete social graph is not required, but I suspect social graphs to be more and more important. Facebook is not a 100% social graph anyway. I keep business relations to LinkedIn and my Chinese contacts do not use Facebook. People in highly connected points of social graphs provide a valuable service to society, and are using technology to monetize on their contribution. The people are a mix between a tribe leader and a thought leader. They bring people together and help spread ideas. Even in a very monetized network, Youtube, experts believe Influencers receive less compensation than they would with similar audiences in the old media [1]. This undervalue suggests a market imbalance that should correct it self with time. As more money comes into the field the competition will increase and the quality of the product will increase. That is why I think social graphs will become more and more important. [1]https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelthomsen/2015/07/11/pewdiepie-doesnt-make-anywhere-close-to-what-he-should-be-making/2/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelthomsen/2015/07/11/pewdi...
- 411mrc 9y ago
  If information about you has to be acquired through a social graph by asking permissions at each node (person) and ultimately with the target themselves, it becomes significantly harder than the current condition. I can envision a system where Facebook and centralized data stores no longer have any reason to exist.

by 411mrc 9y ago

herbst 9y ago

I still believe there is simply no need for that ultimate social graph. I believe it will die down in order to make place for more decentralised approaches for connections are not a visible public reference. Any social graph could be the religion registers back i the nazi days all over again. Privacy is getting more important even for the non it individuals.

lev99 9y ago
Maybe a 100% complete social graph is not required, but I suspect social graphs to be more and more important. Facebook is not a 100% social graph anyway. I keep business relations to LinkedIn and my Chinese contacts do not use Facebook. People in highly connected points of social graphs provide a valuable service to society, and are using technology to monetize on their contribution. The people are a mix between a tribe leader and a thought leader. They bring people together and help spread ideas. Even in a very monetized network, Youtube, experts believe Influencers receive less compensation than they would with similar audiences in the old media [1]. This undervalue suggests a market imbalance that should correct it self with time. As more money comes into the field the competition will increase and the quality of the product will increase. That is why I think social graphs will become more and more important. [1]https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelthomsen/2015/07/11/pewdiepie-doesnt-make-anywhere-close-to-what-he-should-be-making/2/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelthomsen/2015/07/11/pewdi...
411mrc 9y ago
If information about you has to be acquired through a social graph by asking permissions at each node (person) and ultimately with the target themselves, it becomes significantly harder than the current condition. I can envision a system where Facebook and centralized data stores no longer have any reason to exist.