Hello: A new social network founded by Orkut's creator

Post by slig » Thu, Apr 12, 2018, 4:43 PM UTC

barce wrote: post #145

startupflix wrote: post #143

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I am still trying to figure out why Orkut was more popular in India.

It was really popular in Brazil, too. It would be cool if they just open sourced it, or launched Orkut the 2005 edition with security patches today. I would use it if it was web only.

Post by rock_hard » Thu, Apr 12, 2018, 4:48 PM UTC

pmoriarty wrote: post #135

magic_beans wrote: post #129

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Anonymity? Why be on a social network at all in that case? You might as well just maintain a blog.

People could still use nicks. That's basically what the old internet and old BBS systems were like, before anyone cared to track and spy on their users.

Post by wenc » Thu, Apr 12, 2018, 4:56 PM UTC

daveFNbuck wrote: post #154

wenc wrote: post #130

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> Funded by subscriptions This sounds like it might be a good idea because it seems like it would remove the incentive to monetize personal information, but in practice it creates a barrier to adoption and makes the social network kinda useless. I joined a subscription-based social network that was designed for expats [1]. It was by all-accounts well-designed, well-managed and had everything going for it. But no one…

A subscription doesn't necessarily have to be a barrier to new users. You could offer basic functionality for free with a subscription to unlock extra features. This sort of model has been very successful in other areas.

Post by daveFNbuck » Thu, Apr 12, 2018, 5:03 PM UTC

wenc wrote: post #166

daveFNbuck wrote: post #154

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A subscription doesn't necessarily have to be a barrier to new users. You could offer basic functionality for free with a subscription to unlock extra features. This sort of model has been very successful in other areas.

The freemium model is exactly what Internations uses. It's free to join but you have to pay to unlock certain features [1]. Unfortunately the market already has free alternatives (e.g. Meetup.com, Eventbrite, Slack.com etc.) that are more mainstream, have a larger inventory of events and people (network effect again), and that work better so it's pretty hard to provide a sufficiently differentiated product worth payi…

Post by tw04 » Thu, Apr 12, 2018, 5:09 PM UTC

wenc wrote: post #130

jug wrote: post #108

The social network I'd like to try is this: * Funded by subscriptions. * Free from ads. * Since it is not ad dependent, yes, it can also provide a chronological timeline. * Two post types supported: Text and Photo. Because sometimes a photo does tell a thousand words. * Links to websites not supported in posts. Avoids viral proliferation of dumbed down politics, fake news, or stupid memes. If you want to get to the w…

> Funded by subscriptions This sounds like it might be a good idea because it seems like it would remove the incentive to monetize personal information, but in practice it creates a barrier to adoption and makes the social network kinda useless. I joined a subscription-based social network that was designed for expats [1]. It was by all-accounts well-designed, well-managed and had everything going for it. But no one…