Comments on: The Call for an Open Source Social Network http://kennethreitz.com/blog/the-call-for-an-open-source-social-network/ Handcrafted Code. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:38:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Brown http://kennethreitz.com/blog/the-call-for-an-open-source-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-93 Brown Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:46:54 +0000 http://kennethreitz.com/?p=695#comment-93 <p>Hmm... I read blogs on a similar topic, but i never visited your blog. I added it to favorites and i'll be your constant reader.</p> Hmm… I read blogs on a similar topic, but i never visited your blog. I added it to favorites and i’ll be your constant reader.

]]> By: KennethReitz http://kennethreitz.com/blog/the-call-for-an-open-source-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-92 KennethReitz Thu, 20 Aug 2009 01:44:50 +0000 http://kennethreitz.com/?p=695#comment-92 <p>Haha, see! It's a good idea. Leo Laporte seems to like the idea as well. I just noticed he talked of it a few weeks ago. </p> Haha, see! It's a good idea. Leo Laporte seems to like the idea as well. I just noticed he talked of it a few weeks ago.

]]> By: Crasty http://kennethreitz.com/blog/the-call-for-an-open-source-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Crasty Thu, 20 Aug 2009 01:24:22 +0000 http://kennethreitz.com/?p=695#comment-91 <p>Are you a professional journalist? You write very well.</p> Are you a professional journalist? You write very well.

]]> By: Simon http://kennethreitz.com/blog/the-call-for-an-open-source-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Simon Wed, 19 Aug 2009 06:41:20 +0000 http://kennethreitz.com/?p=695#comment-89 <p>An excellent, unique and original idea.</p> An excellent, unique and original idea.

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]]> By: Bill http://kennethreitz.com/blog/the-call-for-an-open-source-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-85 Bill Tue, 18 Aug 2009 03:33:31 +0000 http://kennethreitz.com/?p=695#comment-85 <p>Take a look at this wired article "Open Source ‘Twitter’ Could Fend Off the Next Twitpocalypse" <a href="http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/08/twitpocalypse/" target="_blank">http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/08/twitpocaly...</a> </p> Take a look at this wired article "Open Source ‘Twitter’ Could Fend Off the Next Twitpocalypse" http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/08/twitpocaly...

]]> By: KennethReitz http://kennethreitz.com/blog/the-call-for-an-open-source-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-84 KennethReitz Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:54:13 +0000 http://kennethreitz.com/?p=695#comment-84 <p>Fantatic thoughts! </p> Fantatic thoughts!

]]> By: KennethReitz http://kennethreitz.com/blog/the-call-for-an-open-source-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-83 KennethReitz Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:29:05 +0000 http://kennethreitz.com/?p=695#comment-83 <p>Xanga used to do it for everyong. And then Myspace did. And then Facebook did. It's just a matter of time :) </p> Xanga used to do it for everyong. And then Myspace did. And then Facebook did. It's just a matter of time :)

]]> By: admun http://kennethreitz.com/blog/the-call-for-an-open-source-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-82 admun Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:24:42 +0000 http://kennethreitz.com/?p=695#comment-82 <p>IMHO, step 5 going to be hardest to make happen. How you attract people to switch to an alternative when the current offering does the job alright? 8) </p> <p>BTW, as pointed out by <a href="http://gigaom.com/2009/08/13/the-evolution-of-blogging/" target="_blank">http://gigaom.com/2009/08/13/the-evolution-of-blo...</a> , there is already a project called Diso (<a href="http://code.google.com/p/diso/)" target="_blank">http://code.google.com/p/diso/)</a> just to do that w/ LAMP+WP and other open source technologies. </p> IMHO, step 5 going to be hardest to make happen. How you attract people to switch to an alternative when the current offering does the job alright? 8)

BTW, as pointed out by http://gigaom.com/2009/08/13/the-evolution-of-blo... , there is already a project called Diso (http://code.google.com/p/diso/) just to do that w/ LAMP+WP and other open source technologies.

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