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There's a logic problem I'm having.
"app.net is still based on a centralized model" If a hundred -- a thousand -- app.nets were launched, they would all be guilty of being based on a centralized model. But if they all supported cross-posting and portability of user data, wouldn't we then have a distributed network? The logic of ad-supported media is the logic of economy of scale and network effects, which is very attractive to advertisers and attracts their dollars, and supports sickening anti-competitive behavior. Not to be an apologist, but my understanding of the premise of app.net (and my reason for supporting it) is that it aligns the financial interest of the service with its customers who pay for the service (as opposed to exploiting the content/data of users for the sake of advertisers). App.net is operating on a very different premise, and giving us an opportunity to test that premise, and if it is successful, it will be a model that will spawn copiers and competitors. The app.net originators won't get grossly rich in this model, but a lot more people will be making a living serving the market that app.net showed was possible. By the way, one of the features in the alpha is a data export function (one of the very few functions currently available). Jim Bursch 310-869-5340 "> Headspace.info: Video Arts and Entertainment Directory http://headspace.info Producer NoHo20 presents: "Critic's Dilemma" http://noho20.comOn 8/13/2012 10:06 AM, Doc Searls wrote: " type="cite">See Dave Winer on this: http://scripting.com/stories/2012/08/13/anotherUseFor50.html Specifically,app.net is still based on a centralized model, and I happen to believe that a decentralized approach is the only one that works long-term. It's the only way to preserve freedom of speech, and to allocate costs fairly to the people who use the most resources. And to provide a variety of tools and environments to satisfy a wide variety of use-cases. So I'd like to put an alternate idea out there. A microblogging server that's a simple install on EC2 or Rackspace or any other easy cloud-based server.Would that be Status.net? Doc On Aug 13, 2012, at 12:42 PM, Jim Bursch ">< > wrote:When I logged in this morning I saw that App.net has well exceeded its goal to raise $500k from 10k users. It will be interesting to see what comes next. I'm on board as a developer. Any other VRMites out there who are members? Perhaps we can get organized and see what we can do to bring VRM principles and practices to the App.net community/platform. I have posted the #VRM hashtag on the alpha stream: https://alpha.app.net/ For more info on this App.net thing, go to http://join.app.net -- Jim Bursch 310-869-5340 "> Headspace.info: Video Arts and Entertainment Directory http://headspace.info Producer NoHo20 presents: "Critic's Dilemma" http://noho20.com----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5197 - Release Date: 08/13/12 |
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