Request for a decentralized social network Justin Kistner | metafluence.com

I believe there are too many “social networks” out there that unnecessarily reproduce functions of the internet I believe these services exist today because they solve a few key hurdles for the mass user market I believe there are a few key trends and technologies that exist today that can move the social networking activity off of YASNs I believe social networking will be better for the people involved

With an identity layer, the Blogosphere could be a decentralized social network

Y et A nother S ocial N etwork - danah boyd

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Complaints about YASNs Too many passwords Too many GUIs and options Information rot Information is not portable Difficult to impossible to customize Can’t use JavaScript or widgets Errors and downtime No customer service Fear of losing your account

Too many passwords

Too many GUIs and options

Information rot

Information is not portable

Difficult to impossible to customize

Can’t use JavaScript or widgets

Errors and downtime

No customer service

Fear of losing your account

Complaints about YASNs Too many passwords Too many GUIs and options Information rot Information is not portable Difficult to impossible to customize Can’t use JavaScript or widgets Errors and downtime No customer service Fear of losing your account

Too many passwords

Too many GUIs and options

Information rot

Information is not portable

Difficult to impossible to customize

Can’t use JavaScript or widgets

Errors and downtime

No customer service

Fear of losing your account

Masses still use YASNs because they’re easy Sign-up to install Form driven CMS Friends

Sign-up to install

Form driven CMS

Friends

Sites have popularity life span

People hang with their friends

People are tired of YASNs Too many passwords Too many GUIs and options Information rot Information is not portable Difficult to impossible to customize Can’t use JavaScript or widgets Errors and downtime No customer service Fear of losing your account

Too many passwords

Too many GUIs and options

Information rot

Information is not portable

Difficult to impossible to customize

Can’t use JavaScript or widgets

Errors and downtime

No customer service

Fear of losing your account

YASNs were training wheels for the Internet

Missing Link Identity that controls access privileges, also known as friends Control privacy and communication Single login Single click registration (aka friend request)

Identity that controls access privileges, also known as friends

Control privacy and communication

Single login

Single click registration (aka friend request)

How it works Users need a domain name, which also serves as their login (based on OpenID) Users would have a blog with a friend manager plugin +

Users need a domain name, which also serves as their login (based on OpenID)

Users would have a blog with a friend manager plugin

Friend Manager Plugin OpenID XFN Wordpress, Textpattern, MoveableType, and other CMS

OpenID

XFN

Wordpress, Textpattern, MoveableType, and other CMS

Potential Features Message center Friend activity feed Public blacklist Verification Permission settings

Message center

Friend activity feed

Public blacklist

Verification

Permission settings

Potential Features Message center Friend activity feed Public blacklist Verification Permission settings

Message center

Friend activity feed

Public blacklist

Verification

Permission settings

Killer Opportunities Member directories Updating nearly all plugins to have friend permissions Integration with microblogging (Twitter, Jaiku, Pownce) Hosting pre-installed “profiles”

Member directories

Updating nearly all plugins to have friend permissions

Integration with microblogging (Twitter, Jaiku, Pownce)

Hosting pre-installed “profiles”

Killer Opportunities Member directories Updating nearly all plugins to have friend permissions Integration with microblogging (Twitter, Jaiku, Pownce) Hosting pre-installed “profiles”

Member directories

Updating nearly all plugins to have friend permissions

Integration with microblogging (Twitter, Jaiku, Pownce)

Hosting pre-installed “profiles”

Benefits Ownership Free speech Open development Spam control Distributed services Cottage opportunities

Ownership

Free speech

Open development

Spam control

Distributed services

Cottage opportunities

Thank you! tag: yasnet