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Re: Svbtle now open to the public

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post #18

Isn't this like shooting themselves in the foot? Svbtle exclusivity was the only differentiator, guaranteeing at least some quality of the content. Now it's gone and so Svbtle turns from a notable content source to just another blogging platform. What am I missing?

I wanted to use it because I just wanted a blog that would look as good as Medium but that I can install on my own domain.

Any recommendations now that svbtle seems to have closed again?

Re: Svbtle now open to the public

#46
post #18

Isn't this like shooting themselves in the foot? Svbtle exclusivity was the only differentiator, guaranteeing at least some quality of the content. Now it's gone and so Svbtle turns from a notable content source to just another blogging platform. What am I missing?

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Re: Svbtle now open to the public

#47
i was never fooled by their "we're too good for you" stance, so i'm not even slightly inclined to apply for access. ever.

one of the best things about the web is that nobody has to ask permission from anyone else to make their speech free.

-bowerbird

Re: Svbtle now open to the public

#48

i was never fooled by their "we're too good for you" stance, so i'm not even slightly inclined to apply for access. ever. one of the best things about the web is that nobody has to ask permission from anyone else to make their speech free. -bowerbird

i don't think the internet is free. Everything has a price. For example if you blog you've to pay for hosting, for a domain. Although $10 is nothing for for some asian countries it's a big communt.

If you get it free still you can only do that until their money runs out like what happened to tumblr or else they'll put ads like what yahoo is about to do to tumblr. And wordpress ads that suck.

So the internet is not free as people think it is.

Re: Svbtle now open to the public

#50
post #48

i was never fooled by their "we're too good for you" stance, so i'm not even slightly inclined to apply for access. ever. one of the best things about the web is that nobody has to ask permission from anyone else to make their speech free. -bowerbird

i don't think the internet is free. Everything has a price. For example if you blog you've to pay for hosting, for a domain. Although $10 is nothing for for some asian countries it's a big communt. If you get it free still you can only do that until their money runs out like what happened to tumblr or else they'll put ads like what yahoo is about to do to tumblr. And wordpress ads that suck. So the internet is not fr…

when i was talking about free speech, i was talking about "free" as in "speech", not "free" as in "beer".

although, to be honest, i also know of no free beer.

-bowerbird

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