Re: What we need in a next-gen social network

On 25 November 2013 20:40, Mark Janssen <dreamingforward@gmail.com> wrote:

> > Addressing a few of the ideas.  "Self determined data storage" -- this
> seems
> > to be a place things are not done well.
>
> Diaspora*?
>

I hope to work with diaspora to make this more possible.  I dont think the
complete freedom of choice is there *yet* ...


>
> >  Most social nets claim that you
> > 'own your own data' but in reality you must store it in the place (or
> one of
> > the places) that they demand.  A truly federated social web would let
> users
> > store data where *they* choose.  To date we have almost not a single
> > solution to this.
>
> Are you willing to help make it happen?  Because the solutions have
> been in waiting.
>

Sure!  I'd be happy to look at any systems out there, especially if they
offer genuine choice of storage that its determined by the user, rather
than, the developer ...


>
> --
> MarkJ
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> Tacoma, Washington
>