There has been a lot going on in the past year for the service: * Free tier of accounts. Limited to following 40 people, limited file storage * Multiple microbl

There has been a lot going on in the past year for the service: * Free tier of accounts. Limited to following 40 people, limited file storage * Multiple microblogging clients on just about every platform * 2FA and messages, files, search, and geolocation APIs It isn't just a "gimped facebook clone", the App.net service is a framework for developers to build a multitude of social networks on top of a single platform. The microblogging aspect was just the easiest "get" for them out of the gate. You can look at their One Year post [0] if you want to see a list of everything that they've implemented. [0]: http://blog.app.net/2013/08/14/we-are-just-getting-started/ http://blog.app.net/2013/08/14/we-are-just-getting-started/