Sum is more than parts.
"I can change my mobile provider without changing my phone number (thanks to EU regulation). Why can't I change my social media provider without losing my social network and my data [context]?"
Right question: https://twitter.com/vrepsys/status/1083748852048502785
"I can change my mobile provider without changing my phone number (thanks to EU regulation). Why can't I change my social media provider without losing my social network and my data [context]?"
Right question: https://twitter.com/vrepsys/status/1083748852048502785
I think that's the goal of these new networks like Diaspora?
ReplyDeletewara zashi I had ran a pod around 2012... Not convenient. Convenience is a must, as a feature. Integration with large number of low-latency services is a must.
ReplyDeleteIt's complicated. Is the right answer, "Capitalism"?
ReplyDeleteJulian Bond Creatively planned economy is a better one.
ReplyDeleteBut sosyalmedya is phuked up so we can't expect such things.
ReplyDeleteHubzilla can do this, apparently
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately of no use to us here on G+
ReplyDeletephys.org - Big tech firms agree on 'data portability' plan
But a phone number is like a reference right? I can change the provider and keep my phone. I can change from Facebook to Twitter using my email and still be me.
ReplyDeleteMy data still wont follow me around if I switch providers. That's currently at the grace of the device to be able to transfer my data.
That data portability thing is definitely the better comparison probably.
And it seems like Diaspora and those networks offer the best chance to make that happen.
Technically, the Google Takeout is really a huge step towards that as well isn't it? I think Twitter has an archive feature as well. Not sure about Facebook, or what networks can import things.
This is stupid on so many levels.
ReplyDeleteSeems legit.. Like changing the email provider without the change of the email address.
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Sarcasm mode off. Lol.
If all social media platforms were using the same data structure and protocols, sure, but since that is not the case, this imho is a statement that hasn't had much thought put into it...
ReplyDeleteFilip H.F. Slagter That makes me wonder, can we migrate to E-mail based social net? E-mail is free, and decentralized, and supports large attachments. All we need is just a different reader for the streams of messages with attachments... To provide editability, each post could be a combination of messages (patches) to a post (original message).
ReplyDeleteMindey I. it'd be better to go back to Usenet then, which is better designed for such purpose.AFAIK, Many providers still provide free access to non-binary newsgroups.
ReplyDeleteUsenet is good. There's not a lot wrong with email mailing lists either. Except for Microsoft email clients. Spam. People who don't understand posting conventions. Threading. top posting. Failure to use the delete key. .sigs, hyphen-hyphen-space .sig separaters. And so on.
ReplyDeleteAnd generally, you can archive the contents and the membership and drop them into another mailing list package.