Based on our record, Diaspora seems to be a lot more popular than PenPal World. While we know about 29 links to Diaspora, we've tracked only 2 mentions of PenPal World. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.
> whatever that Ruby-based alternative was, that Zuck famously invested in, but to which I have zero memory of the name right now I think you're referring to Diaspora. https://diasporafoundation.org/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaspora_(social_network). - Source: Hacker News / 11 months ago
Maybe if reddit manages to kill itself, one of the decentralized projects like diaspora will expand. Source: about 1 year ago
I remember making similar comments about Diaspora vs Facebook a decade ago, but people are... lazy. Yeah, let's go with lazy. Source: over 1 year ago
To be fair, its not Mastodon, its the #Fediverse. Mastodon is arguably the least rich platfrom on the 'verse. IMHO Friendica is where its at, and you can still communicate with all the twitter refugees on Mastodon, as well as meater content on services likeDiaspora*, not to mention full integration with Lemmy (which works fairly similar to Reddit) while Masto you can see lemmy posts and replies without having to... Source: over 1 year ago
Several upstarts have tried to capture what you're talking about. Diaspora was an early entry, the Fediverse is another that seems to be gaining momentum in a way Diaspora never did. Source: over 1 year ago
Many libraries have free access to language learning software. For example, here in Portland, Oregon we have access to a free service called Mango Languages. Also, do you have a French-speaking pen-pal? There's a great website called penpalworld.com where I've made friendships that have lasted years. Try to immerse yourself in French to the best of your ability: Put your phone in French, your Facebook, your... Source: over 2 years ago
I just joined penpalworld.com to hopefully find new friends, maybe it could be something for you too? Source: about 3 years ago
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