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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
by adrianwaj 14y ago
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.
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-crucial-api-ruling-oracles-case-decimated/ http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/05/google-wins-cruci...
3) Status.net is open-source microblogging. http://status.net/packages 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/ 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?
- jyap 14y agoWhy would you give it a name with such negative connotations like Quitter? Yes, it has an API. Even MG's article mentioned it.
- adrianwaj 14y agoNothing in the article about API. Quitting has immensely positive connotations if it leads to something better. It's only one consonant off twitter.
- adrianwaj 14y agoI run a small site called http://twitya.com http://twitya.com - maybe that'd be a better name for it, named after the Twitya river in Canada.
- dantiberian 14y agoDid you even read the article or join.app.net?
- adrianwaj 14y agoYes, yes. I didn't watch the video though.
- aw3c2 14y agoAll 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.
- adrianwaj 14y agoYes, 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. FAQ - https://join.app.net/ https://join.app.net/ They could have just as easily have called it "keyboard" "mouse" "compile" or "run."