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"In summary: we have plenty (too many, in fact) protocols suitable for decentralized social networking, so just pick something" I pick email: https://hackernoo

• 0x264 8y ago
  +1
• joe_the_user 8y ago
  This seems like a great idea (one I've picked-over in my mind). Has anyone done more than the outline in this page?
  • matlin 8y ago
    I've actually been working on this exact idea combined with a few other features. The main finding so far is that adding a simple contact list to your email that blocks all messages from senders not in your contacts has some far reaching potential. The biggest one is how it can drastically reduce spam: not worrying about whether some website is going to abuse or share your email is a big advantage. The other big win, is that you don't have to be as secretive of your email address if you don't have to worry about being plagued with spam for life. I plan on making this a public service in the next few weeks.
    • joe_the_user 8y ago
      Well, white lists are great until someone useful wants to find you out of the blue or until companies require email verification for something then wind-up spamming you. The ideal would be a "feed" as well as an ordinary list of messages. Also, it would be nice to have this sort of thing run either on a server or a client.
  • hliyan 8y ago
    I really do want to make this happen, but I'm currently extremely busy (a poor excuse since that seems to be my default state of being). Hopefully I can set aside some time and assemble a few people end of this year to get something started...