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For now, yes. But the history of the Internet is one of distributed solutions winning out over proprietary walled gardens. For instance, a lot of people are on
by michaelchisari 16y ago
For now, yes. But the history of the Internet is one of distributed solutions winning out over proprietary walled gardens.
For instance, a lot of people are on niche or community-driven social networking sites, alongside facebook. If those sites could communicate with each other, facebook would lose a lot of mind share.
- bmurphy 16y agoYou're right. But it's not happening now. I don't see it. Who are the alternatives everybody is flocking to? They don't exist. Don't get me wrong. I'm hopeful for a new world of open protocols and you controlling your own data, but I just don't see it happening right now.
- michaelchisari 16y agoTrue, but we're still in the construction phase, which I of course find very exciting, but I realize it can be frustrating for people who might want a viable facebook alternative right now. I do think it's an inevitability, and it's really just a matter of how soon it happens. Mark my words though, within at least 5-10 years from now, Facebook will look more like the AOL of social networking.