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07.20.08

Twhirl + identi.ca + XMPP web apps |
Just heard through Twitter that Twhirl, my (and most everyone's) favorite Twitter client, has added support for identi.ca in a still unreleased beta version. identi.ca, for those who haven't heard about it, is a Twitter clone that is based on the Laconica open source microblogging platform, which allows anyone with access to a web server to host their own microblogging platform à la Twitter. Even though the release is still marked as beta, you can get it over here. You must also register your IM address with identi.ca and add the identi.ca user as your IM buddy in order to ...

Tagged: twhirl, twitter, web apps
05.15.08

Twit-out: a full day without Twitter (and with Pownce?) web apps |
Read it at Andrew Dobrow's blog: as a protest against Twitter's continuing availability issues, he sugests people take o while day off Twitter. I'm all for it, definitely. Even if I'm not one of the biggest Twitter users out there, I do really enjoy it - it's just a pity that I live so far from civilization... And as Andrew himself said it, this is happening precisely because people like Twitter so much, and it's not just about being ungrateful. And I would add the following sugestion to the discussion: not only spend a day without Twitter, but switch over ...

Tagged: pownce\, twitter, web apps