Re:Show HN: Haven – Run a private website to share with only...
by brundolf on Thursday February 04, 2021 @12:24AM
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To be honest it sounds like a reboot of MySpace
Which, to me, sounds pretty great! But at the same time, MySpace lost
It's possible MySpace lost to Facebook in a very different landscape than we have today, as far as people's perception of privacy, and curated feeds, and politics, etc. So maybe your project won't share its fate. Though it might be worth studying its success and failure anyway
Anyway: good luck! I think you've got a clear vision and I'd love to see it succeed
Edit: One question, does a user need a separate account for every site they subscribe to? If so that could be pretty inconvenient. If my family wanted to use this in place of Facebook to stay in touch, that's N^2 user accounts. Not sure what the solution would be (an optional, centralized server purely for authentication and permissions?)
Re:Show HN: Haven – Run a private website to share with only...
by gdilla on Thursday February 04, 2021 @12:34AM
(#26022942)
Things have changed. But my close circle of friends get by on a closed slack group. we have channels for work, jokes, music, kid updates, etc. a lot better than FB.
Which, to me, sounds pretty great! But at the same time, MySpace lost
It's possible MySpace lost to Facebook in a very different landscape than we have today, as far as people's perception of privacy, and curated feeds, and politics, etc. So maybe your project won't share its fate. Though it might be worth studying its success and failure anyway
Anyway: good luck! I think you've got a clear vision and I'd love to see it succeed
Edit: One question, does a user need a separate account for every site they subscribe to? If so that could be pretty inconvenient. If my family wanted to use this in place of Facebook to stay in touch, that's N^2 user accounts. Not sure what the solution would be (an optional, centralized server purely for authentication and permissions?)