Joshua Johnson
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I'm a dev who has a vision for a new internet. I've even started building software, Ask Me Anything!
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Do you mean "a new internet" or do you mean "a new type of service X on the Internet", where X is one of "social network", "news media", "drug cartel", etc?
A new way to engage content on the web without having to give up your personal data.
Does it relay on the tcp/ip protocol? If no, how are working to guarantee it's scalability and reliability in the future?
Yes. It is tcp/ip. Think more like REST apis
In the absence of a network connection, is it possible to connect to nearby devices using other means? eg: bluetooth and use that as an internet of sorts?
The internet is already a great thing, but great things obviosuly can be made better, which I hope to see you accomplish. How do you plan on building, distrubiting and getting the word out about your idea when its ready?
Also one of the most talked about topics on the internet is privacy, what are you plans privacy wise?
The plan is to roll out this new architecture, by working on gettting businesses on the idea first. As I'm building out the software, this is getting used as a solution for small businesses who find it important to store their data in their data warehouse. Once we get a good level of business adoption, I plan to roll this out to consumers. Providing them some kind of value (other than storing your data on site).
As far as privacy goes, if you change the model in which you make money online away from using your users as the product. It's a lot easier to change privacy rules. I think the biggest issue with privacy is the fact that people aren't even aware of how their privacy is being violated. So there's a requirement for whoever solves that problem to first raise awareness of it. I'm not sure that my goal is privacy. I'm certainly aware that a system like this could allow users who care about that to use products and services a lot easier if they maintained their own data. Because then portability becomes that much easier.
Sounds like a big project! Looking forward to hear more about it.
Have you had a look at Scuttlebutt scuttlebutt.nz/ ? They have some ideas which might match your ambitions.
Awesome! Thanks for sharing. I think what they are doing is awesome. I definitely enjoy the way they solved this problem.
This may sound rude, but I don't intend it to be - why would I use this 'new internet'? What's in it for me if I'm content with the current state of the internet?
No 1 product is for everyone, my friend. If you don't find value in a product, I wouldn't expect you to use it and I'm okay with that.
Oof
is this a Silicon Valley joke?
Nope. I believe in this idea and think it would work to make a better internet.
Is it called Pied Piper?
Not familiar.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Vall...
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