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Why do you say it's a "killer app" for Android? I think it's a great idea, but it does not use the fact that it lives on a mobile phone, so it's certainly not a

by sklivvz1971 14y ago

Why do you say it's a "killer app" for Android? I think it's a great idea, but it does not use the fact that it lives on a mobile phone, so it's certainly not a killer app for it. Can we haz a desktop or web version?

danneu 14y ago
I only saw this on their website: > The goal of Nightweb is to be a "killer app" > for anonymous networking
- fakeer 14y ago
  >> > for anonymous networking It suggests me to share my profile and posts with others(with rest of sharing apps like Twitter). How am I anonymous then? Besides, after installing the app and creating a profile - I just had to enter a name, how do I make first contact? I searched and it didn't work. Looks like there's sth that I am not doing right.. ?
  - gw 14y ago
    You have to find people externally, such as through the links people shared on this page. There is a bug preventing links in a browser from being openable in the app, but I just released an update that fixes this. There is no way to discovered people internally right now, though I did make it auto-add my user so you can at least see some content after it runs for a little while.
  - goldfeld 14y ago
    I don't think of it as "anonymous" networking, but more as a network that can't be controlled or brought down. Especially by relying on bluetooth and future, improved peer-to-peer connection technology, we could be free from carriers and ISPs.
DoubleMalt 14y ago
The main advantage of the application running on phones is that everybody has one (hyperbole intended) and that phones are always on. For a web version to be fully distributed it would need to be run on a server, so people would have to hook up a RaspberryPi at home, rent a VPS or trust some big Nightweb farm (the diaspora model). It's infinitely easier for most users to just install an app on their phone. A Desktop version would probably not be "always on", which would limit the usability as a social platform seriously.

danneu 14y ago

I only saw this on their website: > The goal of Nightweb is to be a "killer app" > for anonymous networking

fakeer 14y ago
>> > for anonymous networking It suggests me to share my profile and posts with others(with rest of sharing apps like Twitter). How am I anonymous then? Besides, after installing the app and creating a profile - I just had to enter a name, how do I make first contact? I searched and it didn't work. Looks like there's sth that I am not doing right.. ?
- gw 14y ago
  You have to find people externally, such as through the links people shared on this page. There is a bug preventing links in a browser from being openable in the app, but I just released an update that fixes this. There is no way to discovered people internally right now, though I did make it auto-add my user so you can at least see some content after it runs for a little while.
- goldfeld 14y ago
  I don't think of it as "anonymous" networking, but more as a network that can't be controlled or brought down. Especially by relying on bluetooth and future, improved peer-to-peer connection technology, we could be free from carriers and ISPs.

DoubleMalt 14y ago

The main advantage of the application running on phones is that everybody has one (hyperbole intended) and that phones are always on. For a web version to be fully distributed it would need to be run on a server, so people would have to hook up a RaspberryPi at home, rent a VPS or trust some big Nightweb farm (the diaspora model). It's infinitely easier for most users to just install an app on their phone. A Desktop version would probably not be "always on", which would limit the usability as a social platform seriously.