Media coverage

This page is under construction, and is intended to document ongoing press about the project. Items will be organized by year and month.

English

2012

February

• Modern Luxury, 02.17.2012, Dark side of the boom - (Don't forget to read Sarah Mei's answer.)
• The Village Voice, 02.15.2012, Rise of the Facebook-Killers

2011

December

• Helping Hands, 12.23.2011, Diaspora Alpha : Another Social Network to explore
• MadWonderland, 12.19.2011, Cloak n Dagger via Diaspora
• HypeBot.com, 12.13.2011, Diaspora's Early Adopters Launch The Diaspora Noise Project
• WebProNews, 12.07.2011, Diaspora: First Impressions
• Flitter, 12.05.2011, A new social network: Diaspora launches in Alpha
• SocialMediaToday, 12.01.2011, Welcome to the Party Diaspora, I Hope You Brought The Beer

November

• Business Insider, 11.29.2011, These 20-Somethings Are Trying To Kill Facebook With A Google+ Clone
• CreateDigitalMusic, 11.29.2011, Diaspora: On a Fledgling, Open Social Network, Users Gather to Make Noise
• Daily Anarchist, 11.28.2011, Social Networking Beyond Surveillance
• Gizmag, 11.28.2011, Spot the difference: Diaspora vs. Google+
• Launch, 11.28.2011, Diaspora* Finally Unveiled, Feels Like Google+
• Skyfire, 11.22.2011, Diaspora Social Network - Privacy and Freedom
• Bitcetera, 11.20.2011, Diaspora*
• Grabi, 11.19.2011, Facebook’s Best Alternative is Diaspora Social Network?
• ITBusinessEdge, 11.18.2011, Diaspora Founders Continue Quest for Free and Private Internet
• SMH, 11.18.2011, Creator of the anti-Facebook, a social network with privacy
• Breaking News World, 11.17.2011, Diaspora’s 21 Year Old Co-Founder Passes Away
• ComputerWorldUK, 11.16.2011, Diaspora open source social network founder dies
• GEV, 11.16.2011, Co-Founder of Diaspora Social Network Commits Suicide
• MacWorld, 11.16.2011, Diaspora social network co-founder dies at age 22
• MashaCrunch, 11.16.2011, Ilya Zhitomirskiy Dies at 22; Co-Founded Social Network
• TechWorld, 11.16.2011, Diaspora social network founder dies aged 22
• TheJournal.ie, 11.16.2011, 22-year-old founder of social networking site found dead
• BBC, 11.15.2011, Diaspora social network’s 22-year-old founder has died
• New York Times, 11.15.2011, Ilya Zhitomirskiy Dies at 22; Co-Founded Social Network
• The Consumerist, 11.15.2011, Diaspora Co-Founder Dead In Apparent Suicide
• The Inquisitr, 11.15.2011, Diaspora co-founder Ilya Zhitomirskiy dies at 22
• ABC News, 11.14.2011, Diaspora Co-Founder Ilya Zhitomirskiy Die
• All Things D, 11.15.2011, Public Memorials for Diaspora Co-Founder Ilya Zhitomirskiy to Be Held This Weekend
• Associated Press, 11.14.2011, Co-founder of social network Diaspora dies
• CNN Money, 11.14.2011, Co-founder of social network Diaspora dies at 22
• Chicago Tribune, 11.14.2011, Co-founder of Diaspora social network dead at 22
• College News, 11.14.2011, Diaspora co-founder dead at 22
• Daily Caller, 11.14.2011, Diaspora co-founder died over weekend
• Daily Mail Online, 11.14.2011, Social networking pioneer found dead at age of 22
• Detroit Free Press, 11.14.2011, Ilya Zhitomirskiy, cofounder of social-networking site Diaspora, dies
• Digital Journal, 11.14.2011, Ilya Zhitomirskiy, co-founder of Diaspora, passes away at 22
• Digital Trends, 11.14.2011, Diaspora co-founder Ilya Zhitomirskiy dies at 22
• EFF, 11.14.2011, EFF Mourns the Passing of Ilya Zhitomirskiy
• eWeek Europe UK, 11.14.2011, Diaspora Co-founder Found Dead
• Financial Times Tech Hub, 11.14.2011, Diaspora co-founder dies
• Fox News, 11.14.2011, Founder of Open-Source Facebook Foe Dies at 22
• Gadgetell, 11.14.2011, Co-founder of Diaspora passes away at 22
• Gawker, 11.14.2011, Why Did This 22-Year-Old Entrepreneur Commit Suicide?
• Hollywood Reporter, 11.14.2011, Co-Founder of Social Networking Site Diaspora Dies at 22
• International Business Times, 11.14.2011, Ilya Zhitomirskiy, Diaspora Co-Founder, Dies at 22
• Memeburn, 11.14.2011, Diaspora co-founder dies at 22
• MNN, 11.14.2011, Co-founder of Facebook competitor Diaspora dies at 22, hours after site redesign
• NBC Bay Area, 11.14.2011, Facebook Rival Diaspora Co-Founder Dies
• News Tribune, 11.14.2011, Co-founder of social network Diaspora dies
• NPR, 11.14.2011, Ilya Zhitomirskiy, Co-Founder Of Facebook Rival, Dies At 22
• NYU Local, 11.14.2011, Diaspora Co-Founder And Former NYU Student Ilya Zhitomirskiy Dead at 22
• NZ Herald News, 11.14.2011, Diaspora co-founder dies at 22
• PCMag, 11.14.2011, Diaspora Co-Founder Ilya Zhitomirskiy Dies at 22
• Register, 11.14.2011, Diaspora co-founder dies as site unveils new-look alpha
• SiliconRepublic, 11.14.2011, Diaspora co-founder Zhitomirskiy dies at 22
• Social Barrel, 11.14.2011, Young Diaspora Co-Founder Passes Away – Report
• Social Beat, 11.14.2011, Co-founder of “open-source Facebook” Diaspora dies at 22
• Sydney Morning Herald, 11.14.2011, Co-founder of social network Diaspora dies
• Tech Observer, 11.14.2011, Diaspora Co-Founder Dies at 22
• TMCnet, 11.14.2011, Diaspora’s Co-founder Dead at 22
• Washington Post, 11.14.2011, Diaspora co-founder Ilya Zhitomirskiy dead at 22
• WCYB, 11.14.2011, Co-Founder Of Social Network Diaspora Dies At 22
• 100gf, 11.14.2011, Did Diaspora’s Ilya Zhitomirskiy commit suicide?
• ATD, 11.13.2011, 22-Year-Old Founder of Open Social Network Diaspora Ilya Zhitomirskiy Has Died
• CNET, 11.13.2011, Diaspora co-founder dies at 22, report says
• Examiner, 11.13.2011, Co-founder of Diaspora dead at 21
• GigaOM, 11.13.2011, R.I.P. Diaspora Co-Founder Ilya Zhitomirskiy
• Huffington Post, 11.13.2011, Diaspora Co-Founder Ilya Zhitomirskiy Dies At 22
• Mashable, 11.13.2011, Diaspora Co-Founder Ilya Zhitomirskiy Dies at 22 [REPORT]
• Muktware, 11.13.2011, Diaspora Co-Founder Ilya Zhitomirskiy Dead
• TechCrunch, 11.13.2011, Diaspora Co-Founder Ilya Zhitomirskiy Passes Away At 22
• TechCrunch, 11.13.2011, Following Founder’s Passing, Diaspora Opens Redesigned Alpha To Invitees
• TechDay, 11.13.2011, 22-year-old social network whiz passes away
• The Conversation, 11.13.2011, Diaspora founder reported dead at 22
• The Conversation, 11.13.2011, Diaspora co-founder dead at 22
• The Tartan, 11.13.2011, Ilya Zhitomirskiy, Diaspora co-founder, dead at 22
• WebProNews, 11.13.2011, Co-Founder of Diaspora, Ilya Zhitomirskiy, has passed away
• ZDNet, 11.13.2011, Diaspora co-founder dead at 22: report
• Edudemic, 11.09.2011, Diaspora: The Highly Anticipated Social Network Has Launched
• UnlikeUs, 11.09.2011, Activistic Salon in Amsterdam: Goodbye Facebook, hello Diaspora*
• ReadWriteWeb, 11.08.2011, Are Open Standards the Future of the Social Web?
• The Wall Street Journal, 11.07.2011, Whatever Happened to Diaspora the ‘Facebook Killer’?
• The Register, 11.05.2011, Open ‘Facebook killer’ survives on cash donations
• LJWorld, 11.04.2011, Remember Diaspora*?
• SEO Best Tips, 11.03.2011, What is Diaspora?
• GreatPlainsBuddha, 11.01.2011, Diaspora: the other “other social network”

Dutch (Netherlands)

2011

November

• Bits of Freedom, 11.4.2011, Een privacyvriendelijk alternatief voor Facebook

September

• Onlinepromotie.nl, 09.22.2011, Diaspora: de nieuwe rivaal van Facebook?

2010

November

• tweakers.net, 11.24.2010, Opensource-alternatief voor Facebook opent deuren

August

• Nu.nl, 08.27.2010, Facebook-alternatief Diaspora komt eraan

Portuguese

2011

November

• 35mm, 11.17.2011, Diaspora*, um sopro de liberdade

2010

November

• Notas sobre segurança, 11.24.2010, Diaspora: Rede social alternativa focada na privacidade