1) Never heard of App.net until now. I don't like the name. It's too technical. I prefer the name Quitter (Qwitter, kwitter). If you want to build something for the people, make it appealing in name and image to a 7-year-old.
3) Status.net is open-source microblogging. http://status.net/packages - it became a hero, but for businesses.
4) There should be a way to give or pledge bitcoins. I don't care for state-backed fiat currency anymore - it's just like twitter, manipulated for economic gain by its issuers to the point of breaking its users.
5) There should be a "pledge to quit" .. something like "I'll pledge to quit but only if accounts up to 500,000 followers do the same" http://www.pledgebank.com/
6) Who's going to commercially benefit most from the service in the long-run?
7) Can this site just copy my existing twitter feed, until I am ready to close that one down?
All the time I thought app.net was some iOS marketplace or app generator and thus instantly dismissed anything I saw about it. Very unfortunate name in my opinion.
Yes, I agree. Maybe they have a soft spot for Microsoft.
On a forward basis, we will focus on expanding our core experience by nurturing a powerful ecosystem based on 3rd-party developer built "apps". This is why we think the name "App.net" is appropriate for this service.
2) Does the service have an API, similar or the same as Twitter's? "the structure of the Java APIs that Oracle was trying to assert can't be copyrighted at all" http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/05/google-wins-cruci...
3) Status.net is open-source microblogging. http://status.net/packages - it became a hero, but for businesses.
4) There should be a way to give or pledge bitcoins. I don't care for state-backed fiat currency anymore - it's just like twitter, manipulated for economic gain by its issuers to the point of breaking its users.
5) There should be a "pledge to quit" .. something like "I'll pledge to quit but only if accounts up to 500,000 followers do the same" http://www.pledgebank.com/
6) Who's going to commercially benefit most from the service in the long-run?
7) Can this site just copy my existing twitter feed, until I am ready to close that one down?