How App.net Plans To Power The Next Viral Social App

Re:How App.net Plans To Power The Next Viral Social App by adjin on Wednesday January 30, 2013 @04:12PM (#5141789)

app.net is just a cool name

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Re:How App.net Plans To Power The Next Viral Social App by lucian1900 on Wednesday January 30, 2013 @04:28PM (#5141863)

It's a terrible name. It has nothing to do with apps.

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Re:How App.net Plans To Power The Next Viral Social App by _djo_ on Wednesday January 30, 2013 @05:04PM (#5142060)

I agree that app.net is an awkward name, but you're wrong about it not being about apps: It's developed explicitly as a platform on top of which apps can be built. Hence the File API.

The Twitter-like interface you see when going to the site is Alpha, an app built on top of the app.net services. Similarly there are apps like Patter which go in other directions, creating an IRC-like environment.

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