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

[Mathias Klang]

An interesting article about one of the reasons it ran out of steam
http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/what-happened-to-the-facebook-killer-it-s-complicated

Mathias



On 25/09/14 17:16 pm, KMV wrote:
> 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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