Wikipedia founder launching own social media platform:

[numb3r_5ev3n]

"Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales has launched an alternative to Facebook and Twitter. The platform wants to keep the users from becoming the product."

Wow. I guess we'll see what comes of this.

Comments

[worlds_of_smoke]

I think the big thing that's going to be hard is building up a userbase. That's why Facebook and Twitter get away with what they can get away with - they have such a massive userbase that you're almost obliged to use them nowadays. :/

[flamingsword]

I am trying out this early adoption thing, and they have over 100k users from this month.

[numb3r_5ev3n]

Yup, I am on a waiting list.

[flamingsword]

I threw money at their faces and so do not have to wait in line to be registered. And if you want to try it, that extends to you, too.

[numb3r_5ev3n]

I already made an account and am something like 140,000th in line

[flamingsword]

Hit the friend link on my facebook and that should get you in.

[numb3r_5ev3n]

Thanks!

[lb_lee]

Hmmmm. I'll wait and see.

[numb3r_5ev3n]

So far, it reminds me a lot of Google Reader. Which is great, because I missed Google Reader a bunch.