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Twitter’s New Rival???
Posted on: July 2, 2008 at 10:05 pm | Posted under: TechnologyTags: Identi.ca, micro blogging, open source, Twitter | Comments: Comments
It looks like Twitter may have some new competition in the micro-blogging arena. I saw some talk on Twitter today about a service called Identi.ca. What makes this site unique is that it is built on the Open Micro-Blogging platform: Laconica.
With Identi.ca being open source, there are much higher chances for stability and users will be able to contribute by developing out the service.
Dave Winer has touched on the RSS and how bad it looks, and my request is to see an API released and integrated into twhirl. XMPP is supported and is fully functional. How is that coming along Twitter?
The system still has a long way to go before it gets the user base of Twitter, but it certainly is a nice alternative. The FAQ touches on what is in the works for the them, so I hope to see things happen soon.
You can find me on Identi.ca @jacobburke
Cheers!
Jacob Burke: website/graphic/print designer, WordPress developer, podcaster, tech junkie, coffee & tea drinker
