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speeding_snail · 4593 days ago · link · · parent · post: It looks like Dalton Caldwell's app.net is going to reach its fundraising goal.
I do hope they take some time and think about using/defining open standards. The huge problem with the ad-supported networks is that they are all walled gardens. So, in order to communicate with my friends, I need to have an account on facebook if they are on facebook, on G+ if they are on G+ etc. If we could remedy that, I would be happy. Instead of having to get on every bandwagon in order to communicate, I could stay where I am, set up my own server or switch to the new guy. If we could do that, there would be no vendor lock-in, and paid services would have better chances, because people no longer want to stay where they are because of their friends... I also like that there are open source projects like Diaspora who try to do just this.