September 29, 2014

Is there a "Next Big Thing" on the horizon?

Lots of chatter going on about Ello - the tantalizing new social network startup. Could it be the next big thing?  Let's look at some of the comments:

No, I am not interested in joining your proprietary social network - In a nutshell, it all comes down to the money and no matter what you are told, it's eventually going to $ell out.
What The Ell Is Ello? The Ad-Free Social Network Everyone's Talking About - It's all about the timing and Facebook is just messing things up now.

Actually, I'm more intrigued with diaspora, which at first glance seems to be a failed "Facebook alternative" but yet it's a different idea altogether. And it's Open Source and part of the Free Software movement.

So, I'll probably try both, maybe start my own diaspora pod, and watch the excitement unfold.