[Air-L] Ello--An Alternative to Facebook

[KMV]

Speaking of Diaspora, has there been any article or paper about what
happened with it?

On Thu, Sep 25, 2014 at 1:07 PM, Seda Gurses <seda at nyu.edu> wrote:
> here is a nice (or depressing!) write up of the Facebook visit from members
> of the GLBTQ community:
> http://21stcenturyburlesque.com/facebook-real-name-policy-meeting-drag-queens-performers-dottie-lux/
>
> given that ello seems to be really cued into the needs of the GLBTQ
> community is very refreshing. i am still little worried about the technical
> matters. is it possible to think about an "alternative" to Facebook that is
> not only about multiplicity of identities, but also multiplicity of
> (socio-technical) architectures and development cultures. i hope that ello
> developers will take this as an opportunity to rethink other (identity)
> issues like divides between "developers" and "users", "business models" vs.
> "participation models", and maybe also consider learning from the success
> and failures of attempts at alternatives by initiatives like diaspora, n-1,
> etc.
> we will see where ello goes,but it certainly feels like a very interesting
> breaking moment for Facebook.
> s.
>



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