'Facebook’s gone rogue; it’s time for an open alternative'

http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/05/facebook-rogue/

 

Creating a Network Like Facebook, Only Private - NYTimes.com

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/12/nyregion/12about.html

 

For those that may want to fully leave Facebook with their account(s) deleted, login and follow the below link:
https://ssl.facebook.com/help/contact.php?show_form=delete_account

Note that this is a one shot deal, once done, your data will no longer be able to be retrieved.

 

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/196017994/diaspora-the-personally-controlled-do-it-all-distr

http://www.joindiaspora.com/

 

Open Facebook Alternatives Gain Momentum While I would view these newbie social networking sites with as much scepticism as I do Facebook

 

http://www.joindiaspora.com/2010/09/15/developer-release.html

 

I left them a few weeks ago, wasn't active user so it made sense to go off their service...will watch the movie though

 

Wow, Pinga, that's just.....awesome! It was destined to happen!

By the way, this movie about Facebook should be an eye-opener. It's based on the book The Accidental Billionaires which portrays Zuckerberg as someone alien to the concept of being an ethical and honest human on planet Earth.

 

Heise: 'Facebook killer'

http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Facebook-killer-Diaspora-source-code-released-1080533.html

 

that i remember the facebook owner or creator put money on this new diaspora..
are you gonna buy?

 

Code for open-source Facebook littered with landmines - Open Source Facebook Contender Releases Code to Public

 

THANKS for this info, Facebook is EVIL!

Time did an article;

http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1990582,00.html


For all of Facebooks' security/privacy shortcomings, is there anything out there that can compete against it?

I personally would love to find a nice alternative. I have seen some of the alternatives out there, so this isn't I'm an ignorant post to the facts, I just don't know where the others come into play, as being another force to reckon with is all, if any...

Can we please get a list of alternatives posted that are, or pose the possibility as really great alternatives...

PLEASE don't just post links with no input, that's not the point of the post. Please give some information on the alternatives you post. After all, anyone can go to Google and type in 'Facebook Alternatives' and look themselves, LOL...

 

Is Diaspora the answer to Facebook email?

http://www.ip-192.com/2010/11/15/google-diaspora-fb-email/

http://www.joindiaspora.com/2010/10/29/october-update.html

 

Sign up for an invite:

https://joindiaspora.com/

 

This has been my option for all of those MySpace/Facebook things. I would much rather read/write about a topic I like and want to learn more about than tell everyone I know that I just floated an air biscuit

Sul.

 

Rather be an air biscuit than one made of beans.

 

ESET's David Harley has a good Facebook Security Guide

 

Even though i don't use FB, after seeing a few pics, i don't think it will gain any market share.
For me, FB is and looks a billion times better and more usable

 

Eric Schmidt said Google "screwed up" in the area of social networking:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-...-google-apple-facebook-amazon-as-leaders.html

 

Well I am a member of evil and roque Facebook. Not a rabid fan only an occasional user. I stop reading the linked article after a few sentences, more an opinion piece than facts.

I think Facebook's Privacy settings are fine and a whole lot better, with a lot more control over what is shared and who it is shared with than a year ago. Heck, you could set everything to "Only Me", but what would be the point in even joining Facebook in the first place.

Alternatives will face the same problems. No matter the service, there will be those who will not bother to learn the ropes and post things they thought private, then call out that their privacy was violated. Bottom line Facebook and any alternative service is about sharing. Don't want to share, don't post it or don't join up.

I wonder who the next evil service will be....

 

Excellent link! One of the best I've seen.

 

This newly compiled guide on protecting your Facebook Account is quite good.
I hope all enjoy the read, there is a feedback feature within the pages, users are encouraged to use it.

Thanks

 

If you didn't read it, why do you post?

Digital networks such as Facebook eliminate both intermediary structures and, increasingly, human face-to-face contact. This implies a fundamental restructuring in the way social interaction is organised. The public sphere is becoming a 'walled garden'.

At the same time, disparity remains a clear feature of today's global communication. Access to social networks is primarily determined by economic factors. Most of the world's IT and communications infrastructure is located in only a handful of countries.

Media ownership, commodification and cultural mainstreaming pose serious threats to our basic freedoms at various levels. The dominance of Facebook, arguably the most prominent commercial media organisation, is increasingly problematic in this light. It is a closed system, and it is profit-driven.

Which is, to cut a long story short, why I'm happy that there is an open alternative in the works, one that promises choice, ownership, and privacy.

http://ostatic.com/blog/google-dropped-the-ball-on-open-social-networks-can-anyone-catch-it

 

Yes it is!