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	* [http://diaspora.github.com/diaspora/ Diaspora on GitHub]		* [http://diaspora.github.com/diaspora/ Diaspora on GitHub]
	* [http://devblog.joindiaspora.com/ Diaspora developers blog]		* [http://devblog.joindiaspora.com/ Diaspora developers blog]
	* [https://~~groups~~.~~google~~.~~com~~/~~forum/#!forum/diaspora-dev~~ Diaspora ~~on Google Groups~~]		* [https://discourse.diasporafoundation.org/ Diaspora Discourse instance]
	* [http://diasporial.com/ Diasporial.com], on how to get started		* [http://diasporial.com/ Diasporial.com], on how to get started

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	* [http://diaspora.github.com/diaspora/ Diaspora on GitHub]		* [http://diaspora.github.com/diaspora/ Diaspora on GitHub]
	* [http://devblog.joindiaspora.com/ Diaspora developers blog]		* [http://devblog.joindiaspora.com/ Diaspora developers blog]
			* [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/diaspora-dev Diaspora on Google Groups]
	* [http://diasporial.com/ Diasporial.com], on how to get started		* [http://diasporial.com/ Diasporial.com], on how to get started

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{{Infobox software
| name = Diaspora
| title = '''Diaspora'''
| logo = [[Image:Diaspora_logotype.svg|160px]]
| screenshot = 
| caption =
| collapsible =
| author =
| developer = Diaspora, Inc.
| released = {{Start date|2012|10|07}} (0.0.1.0)<ref name="Dia0010">{{cite web |url=http://devblog.joindiaspora.com/2012/10/07/diaspora-0-0-1-0-released/ |title=Diaspora 0.0.1.0 Released! |author=Tilley, Sean |publisher=Diaspora, Inc |date=07 October 2012 |accessdate=18 December 2012}}</ref>
| discontinued =
| frequently updated = yes
| programming language = [[Ruby on Rails|Ruby (on Rails)]]
| operating system = Cross-platform
| platform =
| size =
| language =
| status =
| genre = Social networking software
| license = GNU Affero General Public License v3.0; MIT
| website = [https://joindiaspora.com/ JoinDiaspora.org]
}}

'''Diaspora''' or '''DIASPORA*''' is free open-source social media networking software which implements a distributed social networking service to reduce the amount of direct communication — and thus, in theory, provide greater privacy — through social media websites.

==Product history==

The Diaspora project was initially started on June 1, 2010 through a Kickstarter funding effort that raised over $200,000.<ref name="DiaKS">{{cite web |url=http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/196017994/diaspora-the-personally-controlled-do-it-all-distr |title=Decentralize the web with Diaspora — Kickstarter |author=Salzberg, Maxwell; Grippi, Daniel; Sofaer, Raphael; Zhitomirskiy, Ilya |publisher=Kickstarter |accessdate=18 December 2012}}</ref><ref name="DiaNYT12Jun10">{{cite web |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/12/nyregion/12about.html |title=Four Nerds and a Cry to Arms Against Facebook |author=Dwyer, Jim |publisher=The New York Times Company |date=11 May 2010 |accessdate=18 December 2012}}</ref> On November 23, a redesigned website was published in preparation for the alpha release, with the old site still available as a blog section.<ref name="DiaBlogAlpha">{{cite web |url=http://blog.joindiaspora.com/2010/11/23/private-alpha-released.html |title=Private Alpha Invites Going Out Today |publisher=Diaspora, Inc |date=10 December 2010 |accessdate=18 December 2012}}</ref>

A beta release of the software was originally scheduled for November 2011, but it was postponed due to the need to add new design features as well as the death of one of its founders, Ilya Zhitomirskiy.<ref name="DiaBW10May12">{{cite web |url=http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-05-10/on-diasporas-social-network-you-own-your-data |title=On Diaspora's Social Network, You Own Your Data |author=Weise, Karen |publisher=Bloomberg Businessweek |date=10 May 2012 |accessdate=18 December 2012}}</ref> In February 2012 the developers indicated that they had completed work on the software back-end to improve both pod up time and website response time. The next phase of work involved changes to the user interface and its associated terminology to reflect the way users are actually interacting, as the software moves towards beta status, anticipated for later on in 2012.<ref name="DiaBlog03Feb12">{{Cite web |url=http://blog.diasporafoundation.org/2012/02/03/diaspora-grows-up.html |title=DIASPORA* grows up |accessdate=4 February 2012 |publisher=Diaspora, Inc |date=3 February 2012 |accessdate=18 December 2012}}</ref>

In June 2012 the development team was scheduled to move to Mountain View, California as part of work with startup accelerator Y Combinator.<ref name="DiaBW10May12" /> However, in August the founders of Diaspora surprised many by announcing they would let the community take over governance of the project, while they would go on to take a diminished role.<ref name="DiaNumeramaSep12">{{cite web |url=http://www.numerama.com/magazine/23532-les-createurs-de-diaspora-confient-les-renes-a-la-communaute.html |title=Les créateurs de Diaspora confient les rênes à la communauté |author=L., Julien |publisher=Numerama |date=28 August 2012 |accessdate=18 December 2012}}</ref><ref name="DiaBlog27Aug12">{{cite web |url=http://blog.diasporafoundation.org/2012/08/27/announcement-diaspora-will-now-be-a-community-project.html |title=Announcement: Diaspora* Will Now Be A Community Project |publisher=Diaspora, Inc |date=27 August 2012 |accessdate=18 December 2012}}</ref>

In October 2012, the project made its first stable open-source community release as version 0.0.1.0, in accordance with the semantic versioning scheme, dropping all references to the alpha and beta branding it had previously used.<ref name="Dia0010" />

==Features==

The features of Diaspora include<ref name="DiaProjectHome">{{cite web |url=http://diasporaproject.org/ |title=The Diaspora* Project |publisher=Diaspora, Inc |accessdate=18 December 2012}}</ref>:

* Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr integration
* hashtag support
* resharing
* mentions
* aspects (groups)
* bookmark sharing
* photo and video sharing

==Hardware/software requirements==

There are numerous [https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/wiki/Installation-Guides installation guides] for Diaspora based up on server host and platform. Choose your host service or OS for more details on installation requirements.

==Videos, screenshots, and other media==

* Documentation for Diaspora can be found [https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/wiki on GitHub].

==Entities using Diaspora==

==Further reading==

==External links==

* [http://diasporaproject.org/ The Diaspora Project]
* [http://diaspora.github.com/diaspora/ Diaspora on GitHub]
* [http://devblog.joindiaspora.com/ Diaspora developers blog]
* [http://diasporial.com/ Diasporial.com], on how to get started

==References==
<references />


[[Category:Social networking software (open source)]]

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