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”
October
- The Daily, 10.31.2011, Emerging from the shadows - New network site Diaspora: We’re more than ‘the anti-Facebook’
- AllThingsD, 10.13.2011, Diaspora Prepares to Launch Open Source Social Network
- Edudemic, 10.12.2011, Still In Development, Social Network Diaspora Pleads For Additional Funding
- FleshEatingZipper, 10.12.2011, Facebook-Killer Diaspora Is Asking For More Cash, Do We Even Care Anymore?
- ReadWriteCloud, 10.12.2011, The State of Diaspora and Fundraising Round Two
- SEO Best Tips, 10.12.2011, Diaspora, A Better Social Network.
- TECH.BLORGE, 10.12.2011, ‘Free’ Diaspora begs for (more) cash
- The Next Web, 10.12.2011, Diaspora asks users via email for donations to keep it alive. Will you donate?
September
French
German (Deutsch)
Italian (Italiano)
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