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Re: [LUG] Diaspora

 

On 27/08/14 19:55, Richard Brown wrote:
Hi All

On 27 Aug 2014, at 14:00, Tom<madtom1999@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>  wrote:

I notice diaspora is getting some bad press for being used by certain organisations.
Beginning to think its time I got one working properly - any usesrs out ther?
Tom te tom te tom

I am a bit frustrated by Diaspora and the lack of a data centre in Cornwall. I would 
love to set up and run my own Diaspora network. I have a whole load of family 
members who would not use Facebook if I had a Diaspora network set up. I have a 
Diaspora account but am unable to use it because no one else uses Diaspora. When I 
suggest using Diaspora on a different server most family members ask why is that 
different to Facebook. I explain about data ownership etc but they point out that 
there data is now on someone else's server and the problem could persist.

Agreed. Phil Hudson posts on there quite a bit, but he was my only friend.... Bring out the violins! haha! No one else I know and certainly none of the family have an account. Perhaps that's a failing on my part.. lol

Apparently you can make Diaspora posts which automagically get posted to your other social media things (FB, G+ etc)

To be honest, I'm getting a bit cheesed off with facebook et al. I don't really need to know that you had "skimmed milk with your corn flakes this morning"! lol

Cheers roly :-)

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