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Re: [LUG] Diasporia

 

> On 11 July 2019 at 09:02 "maceion@xxxxxxxxx" <maceion@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
> 
> 
> On 11/07/2019 07:51, Tom via list wrote: 
> > On 10/07/2019 18:58, maceion@xxxxxxxxx wrote: 
> > 
> > > On 10/07/2019 18:12, Andy Wills wrote: 
> > > 
> > > > In my professional life (I'm a university academic) the key social medium 
> > > > everyone uses professionally is Twitter.
> > > As one who has never used Twitter or seen any point in it, can you explain why 
> > > it is used in Academia? 
> > >  
> > >  What is the 'lure' of random posts to a website? 
> > >  I normally only correspond with those I know. 
> > >  
> > >  PS My son is an academic and I have never heard him mention Twitter. 
> > >  --  
> > >  Regards 
> > >  Eion MacDonald
> > Anyone who has used twitter should realise that (like FB which I use a lot) is 
> > totally useless for anything other than shouting into the void. 
> >  
> >  I like the idea of diaspora - I have an account somewhere that I tried to set 
> > up but billy-no-mates! I feel it may be worth another look as it should be a way 
> > to go if they can get to the point where you can rip out your account and move 
> > it to another server. 
> >  
> >  I'm on https://joindiaspora.com/ as madtom1999@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx but that doesnt 
> > seem to work as an email! 
> >  
> >  Anyone want to play - we can see if we can get something going via diaspora and 
> >  a thread here? 
> >  
> >  Tom te tom te tom
> 
>   It only works by going into website joindiaspora.com and seeing if there are any 
> posts to that place.   As a trial I added you to my 'stream' so your posts should 
> be visible to me and you as well as many other who you chose to join you. 
>   link: 
>   Eion MacDonald:   maceion@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx  
>   
>  It does not work like an email. It is essentially a 'blog site', so I only visit 
> a few times a year. This was just to try out so I knew what it was about
>  
>  If 'private groups of similar interests' were to create a 'private blog' at a 
> suitable address, then you create a closed blog group.
> 
> 
>   Eionmac 
> 
> -- 
> Regards
> Eion MacDonald


I couldn't find you using that address....


Jon


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