Jimmy Wales has quietly launched a Facebook rival
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Re: Jimmy Wales has quietly launched a Facebook rival
#2https://wt.social
First I've heard of this, and there's no pricing (or really any) information on the website. Anyone have experience?
Re: Jimmy Wales has quietly launched a Facebook rival
#3Not a fan of that name.
Re: Jimmy Wales has quietly launched a Facebook rival
#4"Rival" is a strong word. Nothing Jimmy Wales touches ever amounts to anything.
Re: Jimmy Wales has quietly launched a Facebook rival
#5"Rival" is a strong word. Nothing Jimmy Wales touches ever amounts to anything.
Except maybe Wikipedia?
Re: Jimmy Wales has quietly launched a Facebook rival
#6He have done that before with non-profit social network ([20]) and non-profit virtual mobile operator ([10]).
[20] - tpo.com
[10] - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_People%27s_Operator
Re: Jimmy Wales has quietly launched a Facebook rival
#7I’m all for finding alternatives to the ad-based models that plague social media (and the web, in general), but how will people without bank accounts use such a system?
Re: Jimmy Wales has quietly launched a Facebook rival
#8https://wt.social First I've heard of this, and there's no pricing (or really any) information on the website. Anyone have experience?
FTA:
>It costs $12.99 a month or $100 a year in the US, or €12 a month or €90 a year in Europe. It's £10 and £80 in the UK.
Re: Jimmy Wales has quietly launched a Facebook rival
#9I’m all for finding alternatives to the ad-based models that plague social media (and the web, in general), but how will people without bank accounts use such a system?
Could always use gift cards or prepaid credit cards.
Re: Jimmy Wales has quietly launched a Facebook rival
#10In the article, it mentions that signing up is free, but there's a waiting list. 25,000 members (sorry 78,000) but only 200 have paid to bypass the waiting list. Beyond that, the signup page doesn't have enough information for me to share my information, which includes email and birth date.