Today I noticed there are not many businesses in #Diaspora. It is a blessing, I know, but I think it is a curse, too.

I recall in the early 2010s how, as #Facebook allows companies to open "fan pages", businesses of every size gave those guys a lot of free advertising while they asked their clients to "follow them on Facebook".

This makes me ask myself a few things:

• How welcoming would Diaspora users would be with business accounts? It is extremely easy to avoid spam by ignoring users on this social network. Would you give them a chance without frowning?
• Facebook is dying (don't believe me, see it by yourself) so this could be a nice moment to promote Diaspora to others (just to see what happens, at the very least). Am I being naïve?
• What if someone opened a pod for businesses in Diaspora, just as someone opened one for former Google+ users?

Some random thoughts. Let me know what you think.

#business #marketing #growingthecommunity