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It's hard to see this getting traction now, but I'm still glad it exists. Maybe Facebook will somehow fuck up badly enough to push people onto Diaspora, althoug

by Joeboy 13y ago

It's hard to see this getting traction now, but I'm still glad it exists. Maybe Facebook will somehow fuck up badly enough to push people onto Diaspora, although I can't really see how at this point.

gurkendoktor 13y ago
Sadly I think that Google and FB would need to fuck up at the same time (when hell freezes over). All the people I know who avoid FB are proudly on G+, for reasons I don't understand.
- shardling 13y ago
  http://xkcd.com/918/ http://xkcd.com/918/
- myko 13y ago
  > FB are proudly on G+, for reasons I don't understand. A couple reasons I've heard/seen: * Lots of folks are more trusting of Google with their data than they are of Facebook * Somewhat related to the above, circle management is a lot easier to get/use than Facebook's groups, and privacy management tends to be easier on G+ as a result * Facebook makes terrible mobile applications and Google+ has the nicest mobile client for a social networking site
- ams6110 13y ago
  I avoid FB. And I'm on G+ strictly because a distributed work group I'm on uses hangouts to meet. I do nothing else with G+.
fudged71 13y ago
That's why facebook does small releases of beta features to gauge user feedback. They don't want to piss off lots of people at once. And whenever they make a large change to the settings, they make an equally large change to the UI so that people discuss the new look rather than the concerns over the settings. They've become too smart to lose their place as #1.
- NegativeK 13y ago
  > They've become too smart to lose their place as #1. You don't believe that'll last forever, do you? Facebook can innovate until the wee hours of the morning, but if a significant social group (I'm thinking young people, but I suppose it doesn't have to be) goes with another platform simply for fashion reasons, Facebook could slowly die off as users migrate away.
  - onedev 13y ago
    Let the number 1.11 billion sink into your head for a second. What do these people all have in common besides a need for food, water, and shelter? Facebook. Crazy isn't it? So that's why I don't think a couple million people leaving will affect the company in any way shape or form.
shmerl 13y ago
You could say that if no users would join Diaspora. Yet, more come constantly, so you can't say that it didn't gain traction.
- mh- 13y ago
  are there any publicly-available metrics on Diaspora adoption, engagement?
  - shmerl 13y ago
    There were public statistics published at: https://diasp.eu/stats.html https://diasp.eu/stats.html Right now the data is down. It looks temporarily. Keep an eye on the site.
  - shmerl 13y ago
    It's working now.
    - mh- 13y ago
      I didn't get around to looking at it again after this post until just now, but still shows an empty table for me.
      - shmerl 13y ago
        Now it's working at last and shows up to date info.
      - shmerl 13y ago
        It's empty now for me as well. It was up just not long ago. Looks like they are in the process of fixing something. We'll have to wait.
- Joeboy 13y ago
  Joining Diaspora doesn't count for much in itself. I just checked and I have nine "real life" friends on Diaspora, but the last time any of them posted there was four months ago. Posting there is basically posting into a black hole. I used to post there and do the "share on Facebook" thing, but that doesn't seem to have worked for a while.

by Joeboy 13y ago

It's hard to see this getting traction now, but I'm still glad it exists. Maybe Facebook will somehow fuck up badly enough to push people onto Diaspora, although I can't really see how at this point.

gurkendoktor 13y ago

Sadly I think that Google and FB would need to fuck up at the same time (when hell freezes over). All the people I know who avoid FB are proudly on G+, for reasons I don't understand.

shardling 13y ago
http://xkcd.com/918/ http://xkcd.com/918/
myko 13y ago
> FB are proudly on G+, for reasons I don't understand. A couple reasons I've heard/seen: * Lots of folks are more trusting of Google with their data than they are of Facebook * Somewhat related to the above, circle management is a lot easier to get/use than Facebook's groups, and privacy management tends to be easier on G+ as a result * Facebook makes terrible mobile applications and Google+ has the nicest mobile client for a social networking site
ams6110 13y ago
I avoid FB. And I'm on G+ strictly because a distributed work group I'm on uses hangouts to meet. I do nothing else with G+.

fudged71 13y ago

That's why facebook does small releases of beta features to gauge user feedback. They don't want to piss off lots of people at once. And whenever they make a large change to the settings, they make an equally large change to the UI so that people discuss the new look rather than the concerns over the settings. They've become too smart to lose their place as #1.

NegativeK 13y ago
> They've become too smart to lose their place as #1. You don't believe that'll last forever, do you? Facebook can innovate until the wee hours of the morning, but if a significant social group (I'm thinking young people, but I suppose it doesn't have to be) goes with another platform simply for fashion reasons, Facebook could slowly die off as users migrate away.
- onedev 13y ago
  Let the number 1.11 billion sink into your head for a second. What do these people all have in common besides a need for food, water, and shelter? Facebook. Crazy isn't it? So that's why I don't think a couple million people leaving will affect the company in any way shape or form.

shmerl 13y ago

You could say that if no users would join Diaspora. Yet, more come constantly, so you can't say that it didn't gain traction.

mh- 13y ago
are there any publicly-available metrics on Diaspora adoption, engagement?
- shmerl 13y ago
  There were public statistics published at: https://diasp.eu/stats.html https://diasp.eu/stats.html Right now the data is down. It looks temporarily. Keep an eye on the site.
- shmerl 13y ago
  It's working now.
  - mh- 13y ago
    I didn't get around to looking at it again after this post until just now, but still shows an empty table for me.
    - shmerl 13y ago
      Now it's working at last and shows up to date info.
    - shmerl 13y ago
      It's empty now for me as well. It was up just not long ago. Looks like they are in the process of fixing something. We'll have to wait.
Joeboy 13y ago
Joining Diaspora doesn't count for much in itself. I just checked and I have nine "real life" friends on Diaspora, but the last time any of them posted there was four months ago. Posting there is basically posting into a black hole. I used to post there and do the "share on Facebook" thing, but that doesn't seem to have worked for a while.