App.net got rolling when the Twitter started issuing letters suggesting that developers will no longer have wide-open access to their API, would be limited in t

App.net got rolling when the Twitter started issuing letters suggesting that developers will no longer have wide-open access to their API, would be limited in the number of users they could have for their clients, and started sending advertisements into their stream. If none of that matters to you, then, right now, Alpha / App.net will not have any value to you. Check back in six months when there are more applications and activity.