4 ms·
I'd prefer to go with a distributed social network, of which there are many (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_software_and_protocols_for_distributed_s
by jdeisenberg 12y ago
I'd prefer to go with a distributed social network, of which there are many (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_software_and_protocols_for_distributed_social_networking http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_software_and_prot...), but none seems to have developed a great deal of traction.
- mkr-hn 12y agoThey'll continue to not gain traction until someone tries to figure out why. I ran into roadblocks trying to interact with people on different sites. I'm not sure exactly how to overcome them, but I guess it's something like an OpenID sign-in. I never bothered since I had other networks to try out. This is probably why ello is gaining traction where app.net and similar didn't. You make an account, and there's no counterintuitive steps--relative to dominant social networks--to connecting with other people.
- onewaystreet 12y agoThe reason why is because most people don't want another social network. The problem that Diaspora, app.net and Ello are trying to solve is not actually seen as a problem by most people.