Who are your candidates to maybe replace Facebook ? Facebook replaced the MySpace, Hi5 and MSN of those times... Is there something cooking now that you think have the slightest chance to the same to Facebook ? Can we make a list of those.
PS: Please only submit little/unknown yet social-networks you know about. Not alternatives like: e-mail, phone, real-life networking etc.
Thank you.
I also tried Slack initially, with no real success.
Not sure if anyone has done anything like that yet.
Personal-private social networks (ultimate federation) could be the start of some really interesting innovations around proof of identity and ownership of (and ultimate value-generation from) data.
I'd love to have a tool that was able to collect data that I think would be useful/that I'm prepared to collect and may choose to share, either for me directly to reuse or as a more tangible thing that I could share as I choose.
For example, imagine collecting your browsing data in on a system that you control, completely private and secure by design but that allowed/provided tools for you to sell (safely) that data to companies. They'd get the data at a fair price, and you'd take an active part in the transaction instead of being a gormless observer as Google/Facebook sell it.
A tool to give _you_ the power to extract the value out of _your_ data.
And a platform to enable the kind of companies that have been paying billions to the likes of Google and Facebook to send a portion of it directly to you.
I find this idea quite compelling.
Also, you can view iCloud photo albums over the web too (although I don't think you can comment if you're not loggid in / on a iP([ao]d|hone)!
Back in the pre-FB era, I used the PHP Gallery app. It was so hot at the time--I was the only one with a photo sharing site at my own domain.
For a sort of intermediate approach, there is also Nextcloud Gallery for folks who want their stuff hosted on their terms but with (modern-ish) access and sharing controls. There's also iOS and Android Apps
I don't really see a reason to delete Facebook over the privacy drama, I fail to see how it has much to do with the management or anything. Any Facebook replacement one comes up with, would face all the same dilemmas.
What many outside of the privacy-conscious circles are tired of is this whole concept of everything being permanent online. Of having some behavior from years ago haunt you forever. There's where ephemerality comes in.
"A new Facebook" is likely to have the same pros, and cons, as the original one. Unless you are interested in this kind of problem-solving: https://xkcd.com/927/
PS: It should go with [Ask HN] in the title.
