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   Mistpark
   Distributed Social Network
 
+What if there was a social network which was free to use, open source - and 
+where your privacy is always under your control? 
 
+What if this social network could scale to encompass the entire internet, and 
+*not* require a central organisation to provide servers (in exchange for 
+selling your private information to advertisers)?
+
+Look no further. 
+ 
 Mistpark is a social network without boundaries. Mistpark installations can 
 link together into a global social network which is free from central 
 control. We are developing connectors to seamlessly communicate with many