[macgirvin]

Decentralised identity and access control. Internet single sign-on (cross domain authentication). Nomadic identity (true identity clones on multiple servers because hobbyist websites tend to kack it fairly frequently and everybody has to start over making friends with all their friends again).

Social networks which just pass messages back and forth and let you share/follow/whatever are doomed. Hubzilla may in fact be doomed but at least we aren't doing the same bloody thing as everybody else. Social networking is a very small part of what we do. You can take that away and we still have a viable project. Take social networking away from Diaspora and you've got bugger all.