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You know, if all these different social networks just worked towards an open, federated protocol, we wouldn't have to play this game every few years.
by michaelchisari 15y ago
You know, if all these different social networks just worked towards an open, federated protocol, we wouldn't have to play this game every few years.
- throwaway32 15y agoNot nearly as much profit as "winner takes all", as long as you are the winner. This is of course what everyone believes in the outset, a bit like the prisoner dilemma really.
- joebadmo 15y agoI'm still holding out hope that an open, federated web is Google's ultimate play. They've demonstrated (Wave, Buzz) that they're willing to sink resources into it. Maybe they think if they can get enough traction, they can force the other social networks to open up. A guy can dream, can't he?
- michaelchisari 15y agoI think, if anyone's going to do it, Google's much more likely than Facebook, that's for sure. They still have a big incentive not to, though.
- joebadmo 15y agoDidn't they have just as much incentive not to when they released buzz and wave?
- michaelchisari 15y agoBuzz and Wave were different beasts in a lot of ways, although they're all in the "social" category. My question is, why wasn't this federated from the outset? Could have made even bigger headlines if they were like "Hey, Facebook, here's you connect your users to ours. [link to wiki/doc/etc]"
- nextparadigms 15y agoI'd like that, too, but we probably won't see that until another 7-10 years from now. One of the reasons I'd like a fully decentralized (and anonymized?) network is that it would probably have enormous impact on society all over the world. It might even be the ultimate solution to start a revolution in China. None of the current social networks can help Chinese people the same way they helped other countries revolt.
- ender7 15y agoWhy is everyone being downvoted in this thread? On HN, "I disagree" != "I downvote".
- mikeryan 15y agoThis is a frequently perpetuated HN myth.
- esrauch 15y agoExcuse the question; I've been on here for a couple months now and there isn't a down arrow on the website UI at all. I've tried a few android apps and they have down arrows but I wasn't really sure if they actually worked since points are hidden from view. Is downvoting just not possible without a greasemonkey script, but its still enabled on the server or is there something I'm missing?
- michaelchisari 15y agoYou don't get a downvote arrow until your karma hits a certain level.
- esrauch 15y agoAh thanks; that makes sense. I haven't felt any particular desire to downvote anything on HN anyway, I was just curious.