Diaspora seems to me to be the one furthest along towards being a possible replacement to fB.
I agree with most of the criticisms (a little confusing for the non-tech crowd, not the prettiest interface, not enough social glue (participants) yet, etc.)
Most of these criticisms can be easily overcome tho… additionally, the infrastructure is coming along as well. “Yousers” (I mean you!) can help by providing programming resources, donations and by joining and inviting friends and family. It’s going to take bleeding-edgers fleeing fB and inviting friends and family to join them before fB implodes and is sold at discount to Justin Timberlake.
Sure some of the vernacular at Diaspora may seem strange (aspect? pod?) and joining requires that you locate a reliable pod and admin team (podmins!) you trust, but much is similar to tech you use today (@ mentions and ‘#’ hashtags). It’s not all that strange!
See ya there!
