Google+ "inspired" by diaspora?

Post by naner » Thu, Jun 30, 2011, 5:44 PM UTC

Post by technomancy » Thu, Jun 30, 2011, 7:36 PM UTC

orenmazor wrote: post #30

the future of diaspora is just NOW in doubt? not pretty much every single day since it was announced? I have immense respect for the founders of the diaspora project. they were at the right place and at the right time to get some kickass funding and publicity, but thats basically it. don't get me wrong. the idea is great, and I'd love to see a proper competitor to facebook from the community. and I'm sure I'll get do…

Post by ilir » Sat, Jul 02, 2011, 2:30 PM UTC

sebbi wrote: post #6

jaysonelliot wrote: post #2

I've never been too bothered, as a user, when one product "borrows" a great feature from another, especially if they manage to deliver a better experience. I've had high hopes for Diaspora. Gave them cash when they were on Kickstarter. Tried hosting my own Diaspora server. Waited for the devs and the community to do something with the $200,000 they raised. Certainly a lot of hackers have done much more with much less…

Why is facebook "deeply flawed"? @1. you can do that on Facebook, too ... they even have "circles" there, too @2. facebook is the champion of playing nice with other sites, just look around you ... everything is facebook nowadays @3. facebook borrowed a lot and you can filter everything everywhere. So maybe their UI isn't as clean as Google+ and they lack a great video chat, but other than that, why should anyone swi…