Friendica
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2016 9:24 am
Like social networking? Dislike the central pervasive control of Facebook?
I'm not that interested in social networking, outside of forums, and traditional means, such as meeting face to face, or email. However many people these days, are hooked on centralized social networking. As an alternative, there are a number of decentralized platforms, which are getting better and better at connecting with each other. The biggest down side to these decentralized networks, is lack of participation, or in more technical terms lack of network effect. Network effect is the primary reason that the likes of Facebook, can be so abusive of it's users (push advertising and sell users data) and get away with it.
I don't see that situation changing any time soon, however that in of itself is no reason to sit by without doing anything. In this regard, I have set up a node of one of the decentralized systems. If anyone wants to try it; you can find it at https://friendica.nomadicista.org The server has limited resources, so preference will be given to the more established and or regular users of the forum. However, if I can't spare any one space here, the registration page also has a link to a directory of other public nodes, which you should be able to sign up on, which can then connect with this one.
I'm not that interested in social networking, outside of forums, and traditional means, such as meeting face to face, or email. However many people these days, are hooked on centralized social networking. As an alternative, there are a number of decentralized platforms, which are getting better and better at connecting with each other. The biggest down side to these decentralized networks, is lack of participation, or in more technical terms lack of network effect. Network effect is the primary reason that the likes of Facebook, can be so abusive of it's users (push advertising and sell users data) and get away with it.
I don't see that situation changing any time soon, however that in of itself is no reason to sit by without doing anything. In this regard, I have set up a node of one of the decentralized systems. If anyone wants to try it; you can find it at https://friendica.nomadicista.org The server has limited resources, so preference will be given to the more established and or regular users of the forum. However, if I can't spare any one space here, the registration page also has a link to a directory of other public nodes, which you should be able to sign up on, which can then connect with this one.