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Re:Why identi.ca is not a Twitter killer -- blame IRC by markbao on Thursday July 03, 2008 @11:51AM (#235278)
IRC isn't kludgy / annoying unless if you make it so (which means being on the wrong servers or the wrong channels.)

Case in point: irc.freenode.net #startups

Re:Why identi.ca is not a Twitter killer -- blame IRC by fourlittlebees on Thursday July 03, 2008 @03:13PM (#235523)
LOL. Actually, you just made the point. If you have to be on a "right" server or a "right" channel, that's the definition of kludge. Mainstream adopters don't want to figure out what's right and wrong.
Re:Why identi.ca is not a Twitter killer -- blame IRC by markbao on Thursday July 03, 2008 @04:54PM (#235648)
Heheh. Touche