On Diaspora's Social Network, You Own Your Data

Re:On Diaspora's Social Network, You Own Your Data by nnnnni on Friday May 11, 2012 @11:54AM (#3959838)

In other news, Business Week is two years behind.

Also, what's the deal with the fake-vintage effect on the pictures? Is it their lame corporate way of attempting to be "hip"?

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Re:On Diaspora's Social Network, You Own Your Data by Alex3917 on Friday May 11, 2012 @01:49PM (#3960390)

It's called Lomography. It's basically a trend that involves shooting photographs using old soviet cameras and expired soviet film:

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Re:On Diaspora's Social Network, You Own Your Data by sp332 on Friday May 11, 2012 @01:26PM (#3960287)

It's not fake vintage, it's neo-nostalgia. It's not pretending to be old, it's inviting the user to feel old-timey.

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Re:On Diaspora's Social Network, You Own Your Data by grippi on Friday May 11, 2012 @02:21PM (#3960559)

our photographer (aimee) is actually a fashion photographer by trade and would refuse to use digital during the shoot.

give her some love for being awesome! http://www.aimeebrodeur.com

#tragicallyhip.

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Re:On Diaspora's Social Network, You Own Your Data by dnsco on Friday May 11, 2012 @01:28PM (#3960301)

Actually the Vintage effect isn't fake, the photographer only used vintage film cameras.

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Re:On Diaspora's Social Network, You Own Your Data by Drbble on Saturday May 12, 2012 @12:59AM (#3962817)

It captures the awkward expensive less functional nature of the product.

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