I think they messed it up right from the beginning.
An early pre-alpha combined with a running invite-only node created too much buzz and pressure on the whole project. Being "the Facebook killer" and some sort of privacy messiah was way too big load on their shoulders - both the team and the project.
The saddest thing now is that the good and important step towards openness will have no real impact on the project. It's too late and Diaspora will always be the Facebook killer that failed.
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I think they messed it up right from the beginning.
An early pre-alpha combined with a running invite-only node created too much buzz and pressure on the whole project. Being "the Facebook killer" and some sort of privacy messiah was way too big load on their shoulders - both the team and the project.
The saddest thing now is that the good and important step towards openness will have no real impact on the project. It's too late and Diaspora will always be the Facebook killer that failed.