This is something which made lots of news and attracted the Digital news industry every now and then. The diaspora team did it in a way that if they would have launched there product well in time then certainly they would have gained a lot of traction. The idea of decentralized web as Diaspora claims sounds interesting however it still seems not scalable in terms of an organisational structure.

We already have something called Elgg which is an open source one click install social network which we can say is decentralized as well to a certain extent, every niche can operate their own social hub using elgg and with the help of little knowledge one can easily customize it too. then came Appleseed project which also claimed the same. In the series the last entrant was Diaspora but they made the news which the other two failed.

What Diaspora is ?

In there own words

CHOICE – “Diaspora lets you sort your connections into groups called aspects. Unique to Diaspora, aspects ensure that your photos, stories and jokes are shared only with the people you intend.”

OWNERSHIP – “You own your pictures, and you shouldn’t have to give that up just to share them. You maintain ownership of everything you share on Diaspora, giving you full control over how it’s distributed.”

SIMPLICITY – “Diaspora makes sharing clean and easy – and this goes for privacy too. Inherently private, Diaspora doesn’t make you wade through pages of settings and options just to keep your profile secure.”

Wow , this all sounds cool, now the question is how many out of 500 million people who are already on facebook would be comfortable to switch to a software and fix their own Pods to connect to group of people they know.

Well for me the idea is great but the application is unreal. And also it fails to serve the purpose of connecting the whole world and making it a more social.

What is Project “I Want Facebook Alternate”, this project is an outcome of research of months that have been put into to find the pain areas that users go through while surfing the social web. Right now the social web is growing like wild fire however the problem is that its also growing the risk of data theft along with the increased spamming. Every now or then we get hell lot of fren requests or wall posts that are merely phishing attempts. There is a whole gang that works in this domain and call them selves Ninjas. Well honestly there is no way to fight these ninjas because they are anonymous and they are huge in numbers.

The Facebook alternate project is all about your society which includes you family , your friends, your colleagues and your so called known references. Its a free a network and when we say free its completely Ads free too. Now the question pops up how can it be free and if it is then how would we manage to run the show, well thats simple we are trying to work out economics the other way, rather than working on the traditional user info selling to Advertisers.

For the full post visit : The Facebook Alternate

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What a question, “Who wants a facebook Alternate?”, Ha. I know it sounds funny but there are many who want to have a facebook alternate and yes its true. I have been using facebook since 2006 when i got an invite from a friend of mine who lives in Germany, she shared some of her pics which she uploaded on facebook and my first thought about facebook then was “DULL and BORING” ya, I was on myspace which was much vibrant and lively but then facebook took over with the rice of PR and awesome controversies which got highlighted in all the big media news papers, then all the bloggers started talking about it and rest is the History.

I am an avid user of facebook and use it only for one sake not because it is something which is really great but because it is some place where all my friends are, yes all those friends who were once on myspace or orkut in the past. What does this mean that users have tendencies to switch to whatever they get or whatever that is hip. I believe both are applicable. Out of Total Internet population Globally how many understand technology, i believe only 1% or even that would be a higher figure which i am just estimating but yes i am sure the numbers must be very low. Rest are the ones are those  who just love to follow what others are doing (I Know so many people who are on twitter but I never saw them using it) . People often tend to say that “I Hate This” or “I Hate That”, its a very strong notion though people really dont do much about it, but i realized this and thought of doing it. The best way to retaliate is to do something and then the thought of creating a social web popped up in my mind. a though which was so provoking that i took away my sleep and hit my bank balance badly, but i never cared as i am really a man who loves to attempt once decided hence i came ahead with this.

To read the full story : http://facebookalternate.com

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Graphic.ly is a place for all people that who love the art and story telling that lives within the pages of a comic book or graphic novel, and enjoy nothing more than sharing that enthusiasm with their friends.

Graphic.ly

Graphic.ly is a cutting-edge digital content delivery system and community platform for the publishing world. Graphic.ly’s first product focuses on comic publishers, creators and enthusiasts, and provides an immersive social experience and marketplace around digital comics and associated merchandise.

The company is also looking to expand its community platform and become the de facto solution for artists and creators to interact with their fans and expand the reach and influence of their own content.

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BUMP is certainly planning to change the way the world communicates. We peeped in what they are doin and found something for you all.

BUMP

BUMP’s integrated web/mobile safety, communication and membership platform is designed to meet the expectations of today’s world, where real-time communications is the expectation. BUMP has been described as a “reverse communication” technology, because it allows you to connect with those you don’t know yet. BUMP products feature:

• Safety & privacy settings are user-managed – you set the rules to determine what BUMP experience is right for you
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Smartly Seems to be real smart with their vision and fundamentals. The concept seems promising as there is not much that is happening around this industry type and we are pretty sure that they would be doing a lot to make it a success.

We found there first ever printed New Letter which they floated last year in August 2010.

Get Education Smartly

“We all associate online learning systems with ugly, slow and generally difficult to use software. The problem is, no one has made the “Facebook solution” to online learning, but it’s about time that changed.Smartly is an agenda for students; a grading tool for teachers; a communication tool for everyone. Assignments, announcements, grades, lessons quickly at your finger tips.

A group of three students from around the world believe they have a solution and are working to bring this to teachers and students. Software can’t be built by people who aren’t going to use it; that’s why mega-corps run by old men won’t bring the people what they need. Continue Reading

We came accross another startup from young guns.

Love Cars ? Love Car Shrine

Its Called Car shrine and it seems we are going to have a specialized dedicated car lovers community among us soon.

Car Shrine is boasting about developing a community that would not only cater to car lovers but also bring close to people who own them or who want to own them . Like me , i personally want to own a BMW 7 series someday , hope car shrine would help me find one someday…. Continue Reading

Tired of those long conversations on Facebook and Twitter?  Looking for a hip-hop alternative?  Now there’s a place.  Call it Global 14 or “G14.”  Either way, did music producer Jermaine Dupri really just create his own social network?

Jermaine Dupri, the man behind some of rap and hip hop’s greatest hits from Beyonce to Janet to Boyz II Men, is now behind the “coolest, hippest city” on the Internet. The Grammy Award-winning producer just officially launched a new website and social networking community called Global 14.

“Global 14 was created because of the increasing trend of ‘social notifying’ versus ‘social networking,’ says Dupri. “Social notifying is when people share information, such as in ‘Hey, check out this website.’ There’s no conversation or expectation of a response.” Continue Reading

Facebook has made it easier than ever to start a new page.

The new starter subsite has a visual guide that shows newbies exactly how a page will be named and classified on the site. Icons depict the different groupings of pages that new admins can select from to start creating a page.

Behind this the easier-to-use interface is a more detailed categorization scheme that makes sure new pages show up in the right place on the site.

The new interface also includes the opportunity to supply a current address for a local business that people would be able to check into using the geolocation service Places.

Do you think the new streamlined interface will motivate more people to start pages on Facebook?

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Art of Guest Blogging

Internet marketing broke all the rules of conventional marketing and created unprecedented opportunities for millions to make millions. I strongly believe that you deserve to be one of them! How? There are endless ways to grab your nifty share of the scrumptious internet marketing pie, some of which are more intelligent than others. One thing all e-marketing gurus agree on is that blog marketing is a no-fail strategy, if done correctly.

Work Smart Not Hard in Building Your List…

Think about it: guest writing spares you the headache of constantly posting fresh content in your blog/site to build up your own readers and traffic. Instead, you can easily plug in and immediately profit from the high traffic and trust that other blogs already enjoy. I love the idea of leveraging on other people’s success rather than reinventing the wheel and starting from scratch! The best part of it all is that guest posting is very ethical and in fact welcomed by blog owners .

Put Your Name Out There Easily and Effortlessly

Posting in different blogs with different readers will greatly speed-up your quest to share your insights with the world and put your name out there. While crafting your Bio for Guest Blogging, make it sure that you can entice the readers to check back your blog, Twitter is always helpful for people to determine your worth ; “your tweets speak it all”

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Okay, double-digit growth is usually something to celebrate … but quadruple-digit growth? That’s pretty impressive. So, it’s hardly surprising that FourSquare is thumping its chest a bit on its corporate blog. After all, the young company’s 3,400 percent growth in 2010 justifies a bit of bravado.

So, how did FourSquare pull this off? Let’s take a look at five factors that drove the company’s meteoric ascent:

1. More check-ins than Americans: of course, FourSquare is a global social media application (I picked up a few mayorships when I was in London last week, for example); there have even been check-ins from North Korea! Nonetheless, 381,576,305 check-ins in 2010 is pretty impressive. There was even one from outer space!

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