tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21946045.post533777176473810033..comments2022-11-03T11:39:13.662-05:00Comments on Andromeda Media Group: diaspora*Will Burnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14369186130470176679noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21946045.post-51199215605649416992011-07-19T14:51:02.839-05:002011-07-19T14:51:02.839-05:00Yes, Didaspora has holes in it - but I am willing ...Yes, Didaspora has holes in it - but I am willing to bear with technical problems when the "holes" in Google+ and Facebook concern me much, much more.<br /><br />I still question the marketeers' need for wallet names. You'd actually get a bucketload of data from my avatar; what I like, what I write about; what I buy, what involves me; what I talk about and what I want. Seems enough data to me; you'd get far, far less of it from my wallet name.<br /><br />Having run "media" campaigns for punk and underground bands and raves in the 80-90s (flyers, zines, word-of-mouth, social networking), I do understand advertising and reaching people. Wallet names didn't help; in fact, most of the (semi) famous people I knew then never gave me their wallet name; that didn't stop them from being central to the community. So I don't understand this stated need to pin us down like butterflys under glass to sell us "what we want." <br /><br />It raises questions that no one wants to really talk about, prefering to stay in the cloud of "oh they just want to sell us stuff"<br /><br />and I don't think it's tin-foil-hatting to ask these questions, given what I have personally observed and lived through in the last 25 years on the net.Miso Susanowahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14628657533849686313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21946045.post-12270872102300640012011-07-18T21:37:36.136-05:002011-07-18T21:37:36.136-05:00I really can't answer that. The point of the a...I really can't answer that. The point of the article was to shed light on the idea that Linden Lab themselves could set up their own pod in the diaspora network to handle the SL users. Any issues with it being alpha are also under the premise that an entity like Linden Lab has the time and resources to actually help program diaspora and give the community a hand in making it better. No, it is not ready out of the box to handle tens of thousands of SL users... or maybe it is?Will Burnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14369186130470176679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21946045.post-20255983434043544192011-07-18T17:43:05.472-05:002011-07-18T17:43:05.472-05:00I signed up to get an invite nearly a year ago (ju...I signed up to get an invite nearly a year ago (just after their Kickstarter campaign ended) and I never heard back. Are you sure they're ready to scale up if a few (tens of) thousand SL people tried to sign up in the next couple of weeks?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21946045.post-64504921392277788242011-07-18T01:32:21.330-05:002011-07-18T01:32:21.330-05:00Let's say that the decentralized Pod scenario ...Let's say that the decentralized Pod scenario happens to fit well with the overall concept of what a full Metaverse should be. A lot of independent servers, gateways, interconnected in a decentralized fashion. diaspora to me doesn't just represent the ideal sort of social network but similarly the evolution of the Metaverse model as well. This is yet another reason why I advocate it.Will Burnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14369186130470176679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21946045.post-42693609858394647662011-07-18T01:22:46.863-05:002011-07-18T01:22:46.863-05:00@NomadOfNorad
Either or, yes. diaspora is an alph...@NomadOfNorad<br /><br />Either or, yes. diaspora is an alpha, so that means there is likely a number of holes in it that definitely need the attention of some programmers. However, despite the shortcomings, these are all current tense situations while I am focusing more on future tense application - as in: Let's, for a moment, take the glaring issues off the table because we know they are there already. We can figure out how to not have them be there any longer because that's part of the development cycle if a team or multiple teams contributed (Linden Lab and OpenSim teams). What we have left after that process is something stronger and more developed than the alpha is now. We also end up with a bit more leaning in the OpenSource realm from Linden Lab, while getting some real world press for helping some college kids and supporting open source. Now, we add to that the actual ideals of the system, as in how it is framed to be designed, decentralized pods, privacy aware, etc, and what we have is not a social network that is built for avatars, like Avatars United, but just a network built for people and Second Life simply happens to run a pod of their own in that overall network for SL residents.<br /><br />When I toss my two cents into the ring about diaspora, I'm really doing so on a future tense scenario. What can this grow into if nurtured properly?<br /><br />My initial thought is: A game changer.Will Burnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14369186130470176679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21946045.post-83768428020749782812011-07-17T16:27:50.590-05:002011-07-17T16:27:50.590-05:00Or get the OpenSim people to take interest. All t...Or get the OpenSim people to take interest. All those different grids, it would make sense for there to be a common social networking engine for all of them.NomadOfNoradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15606602495128601711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21946045.post-11188632588419864362011-07-17T13:57:34.656-05:002011-07-17T13:57:34.656-05:00Some look at Diaspora and see what is. I choose to...Some look at Diaspora and see what is. I choose to look and see what it could be.Will Burnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14369186130470176679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21946045.post-48505187512193587672011-07-17T13:02:30.466-05:002011-07-17T13:02:30.466-05:00It might also earn them some karma points as far a...It might also earn them some karma points as far as "we want you be social *and* have your privacy" is concerned.Angie McGregor-Pearsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923669482450361609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21946045.post-33086749985038854122011-07-17T12:05:20.831-05:002011-07-17T12:05:20.831-05:00Diaspora is still very much Alpha, so it's not...Diaspora is still very much Alpha, so it's not rock solid yet. I know there are likely flaws in the system and a lot to be worked on, which is is precisely why it would be a good idea for Linden Lab to take interest. That sort of collaboration would allow the Diaspora system to advance rapidly (after all, Linden Lab is practicing Agile Development). Besides, Disapora is something that both Linden Lab and OSGrid type systems could get behind. Sort of like a middle ground that benefits all.Will Burnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14369186130470176679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21946045.post-51838633507657094932011-07-17T11:23:24.431-05:002011-07-17T11:23:24.431-05:00Your clarity amid the miasma of social media and #...Your clarity amid the miasma of social media and #SecondLife helps me sort out how to be, where to be, and who to be with "authenticity." Avatars are authentic and viable (and have money to spend in RL). FB's and Google+'s failure to see this is their demise. Thank you for excellent writing.Trayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02480297644385204700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21946045.post-65405049177135003102011-07-17T07:38:33.074-05:002011-07-17T07:38:33.074-05:00I concur !I concur !DD Rahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11104160126853418077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21946045.post-2190720384197430332011-07-17T06:19:39.983-05:002011-07-17T06:19:39.983-05:00Thank you :)
Personally, I know there are a lot o...Thank you :)<br /><br />Personally, I know there are a lot of Open Source networks out there, so my goal isn't to debate *which* to start with, but just pick one that would get the best return up front, and then think about how to start getting them all to play together - or since it's open source to begin with, then the community can foster that interchange separately if they want.<br /><br />Aside from that, Diaspora seems to be the preference for a lot of SecondLife users already, while it also fits a nice model for things that SecondLife could use as a company going forward.<br /><br />So we simply choose one, and no matter how you look at it, a handful of college kids getting a seal of approval by Linden Lab would look fantastic in press. <br /><br />For me, Diaspora seemed to fit the need of an open architecture social media system that looks and acts much like Facebook or Google+ | Besides, it would make some serious headlines if those kids got a call from Linden Lab, and that's the sort of amazingly good exposure LL would like to have.Will Burnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14369186130470176679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21946045.post-71193281344626133182011-07-17T05:29:22.886-05:002011-07-17T05:29:22.886-05:00That does sound brilliant, yes.That does sound brilliant, yes.sororNishihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17385408562954387986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21946045.post-48296306666686384072011-07-17T03:44:03.170-05:002011-07-17T03:44:03.170-05:00Holy shit, that's fucking brilliant.
I only ...Holy shit, that's fucking brilliant. <br /><br />I only wish I'd thought of that solution. (seriously)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com