App.net project update #1

Re:App.net project update #1 by jonathanjaeger on Tuesday July 17, 2012 @04:29PM (#4257702)

The general premise for the goal of having a paid product rather than having an ad-supported product is definitely noble. And it will work for many people and many products. However, I heard more about the idea of not selling your soul to advertisers than hearing about the actual product itself.

Right now there's nothing tangible for me to get excited about. I consider myself a tech-minded person, despite not being a hacker, but this project still seems vague to me.

Often projects that get press make most of their funding right off the top with the rest trickling in without a huge boost. Pending some big press for the project, I'm not sure yet if it can make it. But I've enjoyed Dalton's interviews and blogs over time and he has some great insights, so I'm still rooting for it.

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Re:App.net project update #1 by dalton on Tuesday July 17, 2012 @04:51PM (#4257816)

As I stated in the announcement I'm not sure if this project will make it either.

I like to think it will, but only because we earn sufficient trust from a sufficient number of people over this 30 day process.

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Re:App.net project update #1 by catenate on Tuesday July 17, 2012 @11:11PM (#4259182)

I want this to be awesome. I feel the void of great apps while trawling through my flat feed, searching and scanning for info that should flow to me through a thousand different apps, just as I need it. BUT, I won't spend $50 on a dream, without seeing some kind of real demo. Prove that you can do this right by showing off something awesome twitter can't or won't.

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