What Happened to Diaspora, the ‘Facebook Killer’? It's Complicated

What Happened to Diaspora, the ‘Facebook Killer’? It's Complicated

It’s impossible to grasp the consequences or outcomes of new technology, especially when that technology is developed by a twenty-something hacker.That much was already clear in January 2010, when Mark Zuckerberg told TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington that Facebook isn’t just a place to connect with your friends. It was a place to be more public than ever before. “People have really gotten comfortable not only sharing more information and different kinds, but more openly and with more people. That social norm is just something that has evolved over time,” he said. “But we viewed that as a really important thing, to always keep a beginner’s

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    Long Eulogy over Death of Diaspora (The Facebook Killer) http://t.co/uw4LYnxR

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    What Happened to Diaspora, the ‘Facebook Killer’? It's Complicated | Motherboard http://t.co/YLcgLR9B



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