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    '''Consumerium analysis work in progress on social media'''
    '''Consumerium analysis work in progress on social media'''
    We can divide the various social media by type. Most obvious is profit vs. nonprofit which we will use here.


    == Free social media ==
    == Free social media ==
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    === Consumium free social quartet ===
    === Consumium free social quartet ===


    [[Consumium free social]] as of 2016 hosts 4 free social media:


    * https://d.consumium.org [[diaspora]]* since July 2013
    The main [[#Consumium free social|quartet]] of the '''free''' is
    * https://friendica.consumium.org [[Friendica]] since 2016
     
    * https://hub.consumium.org [[Hubzilla]] since 2016
    '''Consumium free social''' as of 2016 hosts 4 free social media:
    * https://social.consumerium.org [[GNU social]] since 2016
     
    * https://d.consumium.org [[#diaspora*|diaspora*]] since July 2013.
    * https://friendica.consumium.org [[#Friendica|Friendica]] since 2016
    * https://hub.consumium.org [[#Hubzilla|Hubzilla]] since 2016
    * https://social.consumium.org [[#GNU social|GNU social]] since 2016
     


    Additionally there is a [[GNU MediaGoblin]] media hosting instance at https://media.consumium.org. Interesting to see when this will actually take off.
    Additionally there is a [[GNU MediaGoblin]] media hosting instance at https://media.consumium.org. Interesting to see when this will actually take off.
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    === Hubzilla ===
    === Hubzilla ===


    * '''Hubzilla''' [https://hubzilla.org/hubzilla/ (.org)]
    * '''Hubzilla''' [https://hubzilla.org/hubzilla/ (.org)] is a very nice free social media where membership is to the entire network, not only to an instance.
     
    * ''[https://hubzilla.nl/pubsites/ Hubzilla.nl list of public instances]'''
     
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    [[File:Diaspora large new.png|thumb|right|400px|Diaspora is a s free-of-ads free-of-charge social media that is zealous in protecting the privacy of the consumer and often has high content quality.]]


    === diaspora* ===
    === diaspora* ===


    * '''[[diaspora]]*''' [https://wiki.diasporafoundation.org/Main_Page (diasporafoundation.org)]
    * '''[[diaspora]]*''' [https://wiki.diasporafoundation.org/Main_Page (diasporafoundation.org)]
    * '''[https://podupti.me/?advancedview=true PodUpTi.me diaspora* instances listing service]'''
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    [[File:Friendica_Logo.png|thumb|right|Friendica.]]


    === Friendica ===
    === Friendica ===


    * '''Friendica''' [http://friendica.com/ (.com)]
    * '''Friendica''' [http://friendica.com/ (.com)] is the least steep and long learning curve free social media alternative to [[#Facebook|Facebook]].
     
    * The '''[http://dir.friendica.com/ Friendica Directory]''' is a place where you can find instances by location, groups, interesting tags and quite naturally people on the network
     
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    [[File:GNU-social-logo.svg|thumb|right|GNU social is a nice microblogging platform and network]]


    === GNU social ===
    === GNU social ===
    * '''GNU social''' [https://gnu.io/ (gnu.io)]
    * '''GNU social''' [https://gnu.io/ (gnu.io)]
    * '''[http://www.fediverse.org/ Fediverse.org live GNU social instances listing]'''
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    == Forprofit social media ==
    == Forprofit social media ==


    * [[Twitter]] [https://twitter.com/ (.com)]
    === Twitter ===
    * [[Facebook]] [https://www.facebook.com/ (.com)]
    '''Twitter''' [https://twitter.com (.com)] is a well known ad funded [[w:microblogging]] platform.
     
    We are kind of there with the handle [https://twitter.com/consumium @consumium] since 2012.
     
    '''Read more on twitter''':
    * [[w:twitter]]
     
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    === Google+ ===
    '''Google+''' [https://plus.google.com/ plus.google.com] is a foray into social media by Alphabet Corporation also known as Google.
     
    '''Read more on Google+''':
    * [[w:Google+]]
     
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    === Facebook ===
     
    '''Facebook''' [https://www.facebook.com/ (.com)] is a well known ad funded social networking site that serves hundreds of millions of users every day.
     
    We are there with the handle [https://www.facebook.com/Consumium/ @consumium] since 2012 but the account didn't become public till 2015.
     
    They employ a modern approach to serving content, using a [[w:Content delivery network|CDN (Content delivery network)]]
     
    '''Read more on Facebook''':
    * [[w:Facebook]]


    == Former social media ==
    == Former social media ==
    * [[Tsu]] [https://tsu.co (.co)]
    * [[Tsu]] [https://tsu.co (.co)] was an interesting experiment where they copied the other services in clean cut implementation and gave 90% of their ad revenue to their users. It ran from 2014 to 2016.

    Revision as of 17:07, 3 July 2017

    Consumerium analysis work in progress on social media

    Free social media

    Consumium free social quartet

    The main quartet of the free is

    Consumium free social as of 2016 hosts 4 free social media:


    Additionally there is a GNU MediaGoblin media hosting instance at https://media.consumium.org. Interesting to see when this will actually take off.


    Hubzilla

    • Hubzilla (.org) is a very nice free social media where membership is to the entire network, not only to an instance.

    Diaspora is a s free-of-ads free-of-charge social media that is zealous in protecting the privacy of the consumer and often has high content quality.

    diaspora*


    Friendica.

    Friendica

    • Friendica (.com) is the least steep and long learning curve free social media alternative to Facebook.
    • The Friendica Directory is a place where you can find instances by location, groups, interesting tags and quite naturally people on the network

    GNU social is a nice microblogging platform and network

    GNU social


    Forprofit social media

    Twitter

    Twitter (.com) is a well known ad funded w:microblogging platform.

    We are kind of there with the handle @consumium since 2012.

    Read more on twitter:


    Google+

    Google+ plus.google.com is a foray into social media by Alphabet Corporation also known as Google.

    Read more on Google+:


    Facebook

    Facebook (.com) is a well known ad funded social networking site that serves hundreds of millions of users every day.

    We are there with the handle @consumium since 2012 but the account didn't become public till 2015.

    They employ a modern approach to serving content, using a CDN (Content delivery network)

    Read more on Facebook:

    Former social media

    • Tsu (.co) was an interesting experiment where they copied the other services in clean cut implementation and gave 90% of their ad revenue to their users. It ran from 2014 to 2016.