Identi.ca is not the alternative; it is a site which runs software called StatusNet. This is like saying Wordpress.com is the alternative to Blogger. The alter

Identi.ca is not the alternative; it is a site which runs software called StatusNet. This is like saying Wordpress.com is the alternative to Blogger. The alternative is the software which runs the site. Most importantly, this software needs to speak a standardized protocol. Luckily, this protocol exists -- it is called OStatus.