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Diaspora was supposed to be a breath of fresh air from Facebook’s inaccessible take on privacy.
After the new social network startup successfully raised just over $200,000 on Kickstarter last year (smashing the $10,000 goal), it’s pretty much fallen off the radar.
Now they’ve reached out to users via email to ask for donations, reports The Next Web:
“We’re not in this for the money. But today we’re asking for your help — some money — to keep building Diaspora*. Can you contribute $25 or any other amount you feel comfortable with?”
The Next Web responds perfectly to this request, saying:
Today’s email is quite clearly a last ditch attempt from the team to keep things running – a “what have we got to lose?” moment I imagine. But one look at what’s been built with the $178,000+ raised should tell you your money is better spent, or indeed donated, elsewhere.
Article source: SAI http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/alleyinsider/silicon_alley_insider/~3/WwX8a6d0Ysc/after-raising-a-boatload-of-kickstarter-cash-diaspora-asks-users-for-a-25-donation-each-2011-10