#appdotnet — Public Fediverse posts

@sonjdol Seit die sehr gehypte Twitter-Alternative #appdotnet (als 2012 zum ersten Mal klar wurde, dass Twitter sich in die falsche Richtung bewegt) dicht gemacht hat, ist eigentlich der Beweis erbracht, dass kommerzielle Sozialmedien (Twitter-Ersatzprodukte) nur zu Problemen führen. Aber das brauche ich hier ja nicht zu schreiben, die Leute, die hier sind, wissen das ja. ;-)

Warum hat #Mastodon bzw. #ActivityPub eigentlich geschafft, als Twitter-Alternative zu überleben, #Alpha bzw. #AppDotNet jedoch nicht? Die Implementierung von beiden hat/hatte Vor- und Nachteile, ich würde kein System als insgesamt besser als das andere bezeichnen. Oder waren die Push-Faktoren bei Twitter seit 2017 einfach größer als vorher?

@crossgolf_rebel Witzig. Vor 14 Jahren gab es ja noch lange kein ActivityPub, OStatus war noch ganz frisch und die einzige Platform, die es schon unterstützte, war StatusNet. Das hat man so am Rande mitbekommen, aber #appdotnet hatte gefühlt deutlich mehr Hype und mehr Zulauf.

@crossgolf_rebel Damit bist Du wohl ein Sonderfall, wenn Du schon vor der Einführung von #appdotnet im Fediverse warst. ;-)

Ich hätte mal eine Umfrage aus Interesse, ob die Leute, die schon länger im Fediverse sind, vorher auf #appdotnet waren. Bitte boosten für mehr Repräsentanz!

@ukhaiku Ha, yep, life has definitely happened… Oh, well, the old gang is at this point all over different instances. I suppose there is not much else to do, but follow and greet folks one by one. If one even realises the common #AppDotNet background…

@ukhaiku Hi, don’t now if you remember, but we used to be somewhat at the same corner of App.net. So folks have migrated to AppDot.net, in a way #AppNet became #AppDotNet on the Fediverse? Is the same conversational ethos still going on?

@ukhaiku Hi, don’t now if you remember, but we used to be somewhat at the same corner of App.net. So folks have migrated to AppDot.net, in a way #AppNet became #AppDotNet on the Fediverse? Is the same conversational ethos still going on?

@ukhaiku Hi, don’t now if you remember, but we used to be somewhat at the same corner of App.net. So folks have migrated to AppDot.net, in a way #AppNet became #AppDotNet on the Fediverse? Is the same conversational ethos still going on?

@ukhaiku Hi, don’t now if you remember, but we used to be somewhat at the same corner of App.net. So folks have migrated to AppDot.net, in a way #AppNet became #AppDotNet on the Fediverse? Is the same conversational ethos still going on?

I am excited about Tapbots’s upcoming Mastodon client, Ivory, but reading their posts tonight I was struck by a memory from nearly a decade ago: I sang the praises of their App.net client, Netbot, on said platform, and was roundly criticized by a zealous Netizen because Netbot was “forcing Twitter features and Twitter paradigms” onto a “very different platform.”

Granted, Netbot looked and worked *very* similarly to Tweetbot, but . . . so did App.net and Twitter.

#tapbots #twitter #AppDotNet

The hint that @tapbots might be making a Mastodon client has me over the moon. I use Tweetbot every day, and Netbot was my main, much-missed window on App.net.

#Tapbots #MastodonClient #Tweetbot #AppDotNet

I like it here. I haven't been super-prolific but I am, more and more, starting to think of Mastodon as my main place, and Twitter as an adjunct.

As so many have observed, the vibe over here is so much more chill. It actually reminds me a lot of App.net in early 2013.

#Mastodon #Twitter #AppDotNet

My #Introduction is better late than never!

• Tulsa, OK native 🇺🇸
• Product manager by day, serial hobbyist by night
• Homebrewer, designer, writer, former niche podcaster
• 25+ years as a Netizen
• Former user of Geocities, App.net and twttr

This community reminds me of the net as I once knew it. A place where I learned new and interesting things often and didn't log off feeling like trash. I'm excited to be a part of this wonderful group.

#VoteBlue #Designers #Product #AppDotNet #Homebrew

@pikarl vielleicht müssen wir ihm diese Instanz als #AppDotNet empfehlen: https://appdot.net/ #aelterewerdensicherinnern

@b_
sure thing 👇
http://web.archive.org/web/20130920011538/https://alpha.app.net/toxision
Ahh memories..... 🤩
#appdotnet

14 Jahre Twitter, 14 Jahre @[email protected] ;-), 14 Jahre erfolgreiches Aussitzen aller anderen sozialen Medien und fast 14 Jahre der erfolglose Versuch, von Twitter mit seinen ständigen Regressionen auf ein besseres System zu wechseln. #MyTwitterAnniversary #appdotnet #mastodon

Irgendwie werde ich noch immer nicht diese Unbehagen los, dass #Mastodon mal so endet wie #appdotnet.
Und ich weiss auch das die Systeme nicht vergleichbar sind. Und trotzdem ist das oft im Hinterkopf. Aber hier ist es so toll und flauschig, dass es vermutlich einfach ganz (ir?)rationale Verlustangst ist....

@radioactive
Sounds veeeery good. Keeping fingers crossed for you 🤞
Btw, I realized there is an #appdotnet instance? Huiui that brings back some memories 😅

Waaaas?! Ich habe Mitte 2016 noch auf app.net gepostet? Das kommt mir schon viel länger her vor. Die #waybackmachine funktioniert hierbei übrigens sehr gut. Hui das waren noch Zeiten 😅
#appdotnet #adn

What Twitter Can Learn From App.net's Developer Incentive Program

Twitter makes a lot of money out of me. At least, I assume so. The code I helped write, and the sites I run, are used by millions of Tiwtter's users. I've sent a tonne of traffic their way, and what has Twitter given me?

Not even a "thank you."

Seriously, no one from Twitter has ever said "Thanks for all the customers. Thanks for helping develop our presence in certain markets. Thanks writing tools that keep our users playing on our service. Thanks!"

Compare and contrast to App.net. The owners of that service have just written me a cheque for $74.

I know, I know! I'm not making Zuckerberg money off that. If I'm lucky enough to get that every month, I'll have enough to buy myself a really fancy bottle of wine. But, hey, it's a start.

App.net have hit on a cunning plan to keep developers engaged - as part of their Developer Incentive Program every month they take $20,000 and divide it between developers based on user ratings.

So, my two apps - Dabr for Android and Dabr for Mobile Web - have netted me 0.3% of the developer pot. Sweet!

More importantly, they said thank you!

Of course, App.net has a small catch. There's a fee for joining.

The fees aren't onerous - and are lower than they were - but I accept that the current pricing excludes many people.

As a developer, I like the fact that the App.net API is consistent and works really well - unlike the unloved hodge-podge that is the Twitter API. The issues list is taken seriously, and they seem to act on the feedback they actively solicit.

As a user, I like the community. I like the lack of advertising. I like the features (muting, streaming, ability to see who has starred a message, properly threaded conversations, etc) which are all conspicuous in their absence from Twitter.

The only thing it's missing is you. So join App.net today!

I've written before about how Twitter has abandoned those who helped make it a success. Ewan Spence has written brilliantly on how developers are now being shut out of the Twitter.

Just imagine if Twitter paid third party developers. Twitter are shitting themselves that non-official apps will steal revenue from them. Well, duh, the developers have to put food on the table. What if, instead of trying to shut down the people bringing value to the network, they reflected how much they were worth by paying them.

Or even, you know, tried saying "thanks" once in a while.

#adn #api #appNet #appdotnet #twitter