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I’ve been wanting to make something along this spirit. A personal social network. No influencers. No ads. It rides on existing messaging rails (email, SMS, IM
by codersfocus 3y ago
I’ve been wanting to make something along this spirit.
A personal social network. No influencers. No ads.
It rides on existing messaging rails (email, SMS, IM…) for distribution.
You just post stuff to your feed, and your contacts get a notification when appropriate.
- andrewstuart 3y agoThat’s a WhatsApp group. Which is exactly what various factions of my family use for shared messaging. It’s the purest social network….. people and messages. Ironically owned by Facebook.
- wousser 3y agoLike Monica, Contact Journal or the Apple Journal app? https://www.monicahq.com/ https://www.monicahq.com/ https://socialcontactjournal.com/ https://socialcontactjournal.com/ https://www.apple.com/ae/newsroom/2023/12/apple-launches-journal-app-a-new-app-for-reflecting-on-everyday-moments/ https://www.apple.com/ae/newsroom/2023/12/apple-launches-jou...
- yaky 3y agoIMO the technical part of this is easier than the social part. I've been hosting a Matrix server for years, and use it to talk to my wife and one friend. One relative tried it but would ignore messages (iOS notification system design is bad, but their home screen is disorganized too), and would constantly revert to iMessage/SMS/MMS. Two other relatives who are in a WhatsApp group with me pretty much refused with "But I can talk to you on WhatsApp just fine?", or "Who am I going to talk to on there?". Ironically does not stop them from downloading Viber, Instagram etc. Thankfully, the WhatsApp bridge + Matrix client works for 95% of the use cases. Thus, I am happy that the author's efforts found good use and were appreciated.