Ideally you want a pod which is kept regularly updated to the latest stable version of the diaspora software. Unique to diaspora, aspects ensure that your photos, stories and jokes are shared only with the people you intend. However, you can still join the diaspora network by registering on another pod. May 10, 2012 today, diaspora is an active social network with a small, dedicated following, not yet open to the public. It is an open and free social network that anonymises users and gives them control of their personal data. This way your friends will still be able to keep in touch with what youre up to, even. Personal network with no central authority or ownership.
Thats why our motif is the dandelion, and the asterisk in our name represents a fluffy. Find a federated network pod to sign up for, rate pods, find one close to you. Users of the network can host a pod on their own server or create an account on any existing pod of their choice, and from that pod. Each node operates a copy of the diaspora software acting as a personal web server. Nov 23, 2010 diaspora, a widely anticipated social network site built on opensource code, has cracked open its doors for business today, at least for a handful of invited participants. Mivasocial the largest african social media platform connect with your country, your diaspora or africa. Each node operates a copy of the diaspora software, which is a personal web server with social networking capabilities.
Diaspora lets you sort your connections into groups called aspects. Is is believed to have switched to diaspora after twitter upped. It would be sufficient to describe the software in a dedicated section of the parent article. I have never really been fond of social networks, but was thinking this decentralized network. As of march 2014, there are more than 1 million diaspora. Connect by country, by interest, by diaspora or by application. Diaspora provides several ways to invite people to your network. It was launched by four students at nyus courant institute.
Apr 01, 2016 the diaspora social network is constructed of a network of nodes, or pods, hosted by many different individuals and institutions. Connecting free and independent communities across the web. Opensource social network diaspora goes live pcworld. Currently, diaspora is supported and backed by the free software support. Diaspora styled diaspora is a nonprofit, userowned, distributed social network that is based upon the free diaspora software. It is based on free and opensource software gnuagpl3. Alternativeto is a free service that helps you find better alternatives to the products you love and hate. Diaspora stylized as diaspora is a nonprofit, userowned, distributed social network. Diaspora is a nonprofit, userowned, distributed social network that is based on the diaspora software that was founded by new york university students dan grippi, maxwell salzberg, raphael sofaer.
Oct 28, 2014 the search for the antifacebook why rival social networks keep emergingand keep failing. If you fork diaspora into a different project, you are fine to do so in. You can choose a pod where your data will be hosted where you. Diaspora stylized diaspora is a free personal web server 3 that implements a distributed social networking service.
Create channels with a decentralized nomadic identity. The main feature of diaspora is its decentralised social network, which is constructed as a network of nodes, or pods, hosted by many different individuals and institutions. This way your friends will still be able to keep in touch with what youre up to, even if theyre not yet on diaspora. Nov 12, 2012 handson with 5 promising private social networks. In the network, each node operates a copy of the diaspora software acting as a personal web server. The diaspora social network is constructed of a network of nodes, or pods, hosted by many different individuals and institutions. The site is made by ola and markus in sweden, with a lot of help from our friends and colleagues. The african social network africa top social network best. In interviews, they have stated their collective goal was to develop opensource software for social networking as an alternative to commercial. Its lightweight, powerful and comes with an userfriendly interface. The servers, called pod can be interconnected with. Diaspora social network diaspora social network qwe. African diaspora network adn is a registered 501c3 organization that offers africans and friends of africa the opportunity to enhance their impact on the continent and grow. The growth of diaspora a decentralized online social network in.
Weve created software that lets you set up and run your own social network on your own pod or server and connect your network to the larger. Mivasocial is the african tech giant and the largest african social network and social media site. But now the founders must persuade peoplebeyond privacy puriststo use their product. It is constructed of a network of nodes, called pods, hosted by many different individuals and institutions. Handson with 5 promising private social networks pcworld. The exact terms cannot be provided here since this is a complex legal topic, but here are some guidelines. Remember, they all connect to the same network, youre not missing anything. Opensource social network diaspora goes live computerworld.
Currently, diaspora is supported and backed by the free software support network and the software freedom law center. Share a funny photo with the whole world, or a deep secret just with your closest friends. Zhitomirskiy was a cofounder and developer of the diaspora social network and the diaspora free software that powers it. Because all pods are interconnected, you will have access to the same. You may want to choose a pod based in a country which you believe has good policies on data security. Because all pods are interconnected, you will have access to the same content there. But thats exactly the way social networks work today, and thats. Theres a list of pods you can sign up to at poduptime.
Use diaspora as your home base to post to your profiles on other major social services. Diaspora social network wikimili, the free encyclopedia. I was seeing it as a real potential alternative to facebook and other social networks. The word diaspora refers to the dispersal of seeds or people over a wide area. Diaspora, a widely anticipated social network site built on opensource code, has cracked open its doors for business today, at least for a handful of invited participants. With humhub you can create your own customized social network, social intranet or huge social enterprise application that really. Humhub the flexible open source social network kit for.
Diaspora is intended to address privacy concerns related to centralized social networks. Diaspora is an open source social networking software that lets. Diaspora social network cannot stop is posts bbc news. Built specially for enterprise social networking, it comes with over 30 business friendly tools, such as file sharing, document. Installations of the software form nodes termed pods which make up the distributed diaspora social network. As of march 2014, there are more than diaspora accounts. Bitrix24 is free social network software youve been looking for. Ideally you want a pod which is kept regularly updated to the latest stable version of the diaspora. Mar 29, 2018 here i talk about diaspora, a social network that respects your privacy and does not censor you. I have never really been fond of social networks, but was thinking this. The creators of a social network being used by islamic state militants. The project was founded in 2010 by four students at new york.
Diaspora is one of the most popular decentralized social networks in the. Diaspora consists of a group of independently owned nodes called pods which interoperate to form the network. Diaspora is a federated social networking service, designed to be a more privacyaware alternative to facebook. The diaspora learning network dln is a network of research institutions, civil society and nongovernment organisations ngos created in 2016.
At the time, it was one of the most advanced decentralized social networks i knew about, and there were many people trying it, after some articles from cyrille borne. It consists of a group of independently owned nodes called pods which interoperate to form the network. Diaspora currently styled diaspora and formerly styled diaspora is a free personal web server that implements a distributed social networking service. Most services like diaspora focus primarily on federating nodes, and they manage that pretty well on networks a tiny fraction of the size of facebook or twitter, in diaspora, there are over three. Diaspora is a communityrun distributed social network. On a centralized network such as facebook, finding new friends is easy. The project was founded in 2010 by four students at new york universitys courant institute of mathematical sciences, ilya zhitomirskiy, dan grippi, max salzberg and raphael sofaer. Free computer software description is a pod on the federated diaspora network. The first thing users of any online social network need to be able to do is meet one another. The diaspora learning network diaspora action australia. Oct 12, 2011 diaspora is an opensource and distributed community of social networks run by users that enables you to own your own personal data, control with whom you share, and discover cool stuff throughout.
On diasporas social network, you own your data bloomberg. Users of the network can host a pod on their own server or create an account on any existing pod of their choice, and from that pod can interact with other users on all other pods. Each node operates a copy of the diaspora software acting as a. Proposed merge with diaspora software the software is not covered as distinct from the social network in reliable, secondary sources. Please check out the official project website on for more information about the project itself, as well as a list. Mar 27, 2020 a privacyaware, distributed, open source social network. Before getting started, youll have to decide which of these points, or nodes, you want to use to access the diaspora network.
Server software for the decentralized social network of the same name diaspora is a decentralized social network composed by many servers which interact with each other, the servers are called pods. It would be sufficient to describe the software in a. Installations of the software form nodes termed pods which make up the. At nyu, he studied computer science at the courant institute of mathematical sciences, where he met the three friends with whom he founded. If you have any other questions regarding choosing a pod, check out our. Aug 21, 2014 diaspora is a decentralised network with data stored on many private servers which cannot be controlled by any single administrator. The organisation is a nonprofit, userowned, distributed social network that is based upon. Diaspora currently styled diaspora and formerly styled diaspora is a nonprofit, userowned, distributed social network that is based upon the free diaspora software. Diasporas developers refuse to bring ads to the platform or sell it to. Many networks use your data to make money by analysing your interactions and using this information to advertise things to you.