Comments on: I Might Leave Twitter for Identi.ca http://www.anotherblogger.com/2008/07/02/i-might-leave-twitter-for-identica/ Random rants and wandering words Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:21:32 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Reinaldo Bravo http://www.anotherblogger.com/2008/07/02/i-might-leave-twitter-for-identica/comment-page-1/#comment-467556 Reinaldo Bravo Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:13:43 +0000 http://www.anotherblogger.com/?p=1050#comment-467556 The nice thing about identi.ca is the tabs used in the account page. You can view personal posts, replies from others, your favourite posts. Being able to suscribe to groups as well as tagging your own profile are great features. The search options are great. Either people, posts or groups. The community on there at the moment is perhaps more technical based. This makes the public post page interesting to read from time to time. Open-source was the selling point for me (and what separates itself from other twitteresque apps). Now that I have used it, I find it to be the most practical solution to micro-blogging. It might not have a big range of third party apps but you can post onto there from other services. The nice thing about identi.ca is the tabs used in the account page. You can view personal posts, replies from others, your favourite posts. Being able to suscribe to groups as well as tagging your own profile are great features. The search options are great. Either people, posts or groups.

The community on there at the moment is perhaps more technical based. This makes the public post page interesting to read from time to time.

Open-source was the selling point for me (and what separates itself from other twitteresque apps). Now that I have used it, I find it to be the most practical solution to micro-blogging. It might not have a big range of third party apps but you can post onto there from other services.

]]> By: Aaron B. Hockley http://www.anotherblogger.com/2008/07/02/i-might-leave-twitter-for-identica/comment-page-1/#comment-467539 Aaron B. Hockley Sun, 31 May 2009 02:15:56 +0000 http://www.anotherblogger.com/?p=1050#comment-467539 On Identica, you'll need to configure your Gmail account for IM delivery. I don't recall the exact steps but it involves adding the Identica jabber account as a contact, then it'll send you a code to activate the service, then you should see it as a contact (and be able to post/receive dents via an IM client such as the Blackberry Google Talk client). On Identica, you’ll need to configure your Gmail account for IM delivery. I don’t recall the exact steps but it involves adding the Identica jabber account as a contact, then it’ll send you a code to activate the service, then you should see it as a contact (and be able to post/receive dents via an IM client such as the Blackberry Google Talk client).

]]> By: fross http://www.anotherblogger.com/2008/07/02/i-might-leave-twitter-for-identica/comment-page-1/#comment-464234 fross Thu, 14 May 2009 03:59:30 +0000 http://www.anotherblogger.com/?p=1050#comment-464234 I am willing to try it, but I just can't figure out how to set it up on my BB. I can go direct on the net, but I would prefer to run it thought my Google Talk Client as the guy above stated. Yet, I am not as tech wise as he. Can someone explain how to do the set up. I am willing to try it, but I just can’t figure out how to set it up on my BB. I can go direct on the net, but I would prefer to run it thought my Google Talk Client as the guy above stated. Yet, I am not as tech wise as he. Can someone explain how to do the set up.

]]> By: Rick Turoczy http://www.anotherblogger.com/2008/07/02/i-might-leave-twitter-for-identica/comment-page-1/#comment-374698 Rick Turoczy Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:21:26 +0000 http://www.anotherblogger.com/?p=1050#comment-374698 Tris Hussey really brought this whole thing to light with his comparison to POP mail. http://www.mapleleaftwo.com/identica-canadas-gift-to-microblogging-and-might-become-twitters-salvation/ We need to set up a server or two here in Portland... err Vancouver. Or. Well, you know what I mean. In the Silicon Forest somwhere. To help with the scaling issues. Distributed? Just what we needed! Tris Hussey really brought this whole thing to light with his comparison to POP mail.
http://www.mapleleaftwo.com/identica-canadas-gift-to-microblogging-and-might-become-twitters-salvation/

We need to set up a server or two here in Portland… err Vancouver. Or. Well, you know what I mean. In the Silicon Forest somwhere. To help with the scaling issues.

Distributed? Just what we needed!

]]> By: Silicon Florist’s links arrangement for July 02 » Silicon Florist http://www.anotherblogger.com/2008/07/02/i-might-leave-twitter-for-identica/comment-page-1/#comment-374675 Silicon Florist’s links arrangement for July 02 » Silicon Florist Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:02:11 +0000 http://www.anotherblogger.com/?p=1050#comment-374675 [...] I Might Leave Twitter for Identi.ca Aaron Hockley writes “I’m ready to move to Identi.ca. The big thing missing for me is… you. A lot of the PDX scene has joined (and added me… if you haven’t, I’m aaron on Identi.ca) but it seems folks are still posting mainly on Twitter. Join me in making the move.” [Editor: And I’m over there, too, as turoczy.] [...] [...] I Might Leave Twitter for Identi.ca Aaron Hockley writes “I’m ready to move to Identi.ca. The big thing missing for me is… you. A lot of the PDX scene has joined (and added me… if you haven’t, I’m aaron on Identi.ca) but it seems folks are still posting mainly on Twitter. Join me in making the move.” [Editor: And I’m over there, too, as turoczy.] [...]

]]> By: Jmartens http://www.anotherblogger.com/2008/07/02/i-might-leave-twitter-for-identica/comment-page-1/#comment-374586 Jmartens Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:17:11 +0000 http://www.anotherblogger.com/?p=1050#comment-374586 Great work, Evan....I'm more excited about identi.ca than any other web service right now. Great work, Evan….I’m more excited about identi.ca than any other web service right now.

]]> By: Evan Prodromou http://www.anotherblogger.com/2008/07/02/i-might-leave-twitter-for-identica/comment-page-1/#comment-374578 Evan Prodromou Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:50:34 +0000 http://www.anotherblogger.com/?p=1050#comment-374578 I think scalability is key, but I also believe that as Knuth said, "premature optimization is the root of all evil". I'm going to be working over the next few days to get performance up to snuff, and then going after some of the low-hanging feature requests (reply button, anyone?). I'm glad identi.ca has captured the Web community's imagination. I think scalability is key, but I also believe that as Knuth said, “premature optimization is the root of all evil”. I’m going to be working over the next few days to get performance up to snuff, and then going after some of the low-hanging feature requests (reply button, anyone?). I’m glad identi.ca has captured the Web community’s imagination.

]]> By: Ben Bradley http://www.anotherblogger.com/2008/07/02/i-might-leave-twitter-for-identica/comment-page-1/#comment-374574 Ben Bradley Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:49:01 +0000 http://www.anotherblogger.com/?p=1050#comment-374574 I'm tossing my hat in with identi.ca, not putting all my eggs in one basket, but it seems like a great new solution. Only one criticism though - MAKE IT EASIER TO ADD FRIENDS! I’m tossing my hat in with identi.ca, not putting all my eggs in one basket, but it seems like a great new solution.

Only one criticism though – MAKE IT EASIER TO ADD FRIENDS!

]]> By: Rick Turoczy http://www.anotherblogger.com/2008/07/02/i-might-leave-twitter-for-identica/comment-page-1/#comment-374565 Rick Turoczy Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:44:58 +0000 http://www.anotherblogger.com/?p=1050#comment-374565 Completely concur with the "the more the merrier" sentiment. Let's give this a run and see if it might be what we've been seeking. Add SMS updating and a client of some sort (in addition to getting folks over there) and that would likely seal the deal for me. Completely concur with the “the more the merrier” sentiment. Let’s give this a run and see if it might be what we’ve been seeking.

Add SMS updating and a client of some sort (in addition to getting folks over there) and that would likely seal the deal for me.

]]> By: Aaron B. Hockley http://www.anotherblogger.com/2008/07/02/i-might-leave-twitter-for-identica/comment-page-1/#comment-374545 Aaron B. Hockley Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:34:01 +0000 http://www.anotherblogger.com/?p=1050#comment-374545 You're right Jeff, Identi.ca is definitely under a MUCH lighter load than Twitter. I'm not saying that Identi.ca is the solution to all of Twitter's ills, but a) it was designed to scale by distribution and b) over the past 12 hours, it's been a hell of a lot more stable than Twitter. I'm being optimistic and hoping it turns out to be all that I hope it will :) You’re right Jeff, Identi.ca is definitely under a MUCH lighter load than Twitter. I’m not saying that Identi.ca is the solution to all of Twitter’s ills, but a) it was designed to scale by distribution and b) over the past 12 hours, it’s been a hell of a lot more stable than Twitter.

I’m being optimistic and hoping it turns out to be all that I hope it will :)

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