Re:The Decay of Twitter
by the_watcher on Friday November 06, 2015 @01:09PM
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I've never used it, but in interviews, Mark Cuban describes Cyberdust as a social network that allows that, claiming it's a reason he invested in it.
Re:The Decay of Twitter
by reitanqild on Friday November 06, 2015 @02:49PM
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Google+ does all this and more. How I wish Google hadn't tied the name to the youtube cleanup / real name policy.
My opinion is that real names policies mostly should die. Basically the idea that real names will cause people to behave is a fallacy for a number of reasons:
1. Trolls use fake accounts
2. Some people seems to honestly believe that "just nuke Iran/Syria/Israel/Gaza" is a smart comment
3. or they don't care about the consequences of posting dumb stuff.
The only people you stop with real names policies are those with dissenting opinions, who don't make fake accounts and who feel they have something to lose.
Facebook messenger has group messaging. Just use that. You can message people who you aren't "friends" with.
Re:The Decay of Twitter
by steveklabnik on Friday November 06, 2015 @01:49PM
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There are group DMs now.
My soccer team (in general, some overlap obviously) doesn't need to know about my ballroom dance plans or my BJJ tournament or my date this Saturday. And none of them need to know about my family reunion plans (zero overlap), though I may post some photos to the public channel.
If the adoption in my friend groups had been higher, G+ seemed perfect for this to me. FB with effort, making groups that I invite people to. But I want it to be transparent. I want you to see me, not me(soccer) and me(ballroom). If you happen to be in both, it's the same, not separate spaces.