The internet of BBQ: GigaOM hits SXSW
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Here’s a roundup of all of our coverage from SXSW — both the legendary Interactive section and the relatively new education conference. Sorry, no up and coming musicians. Read more »
Dalton Caldwell on our software choices: You are what you eat
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Dalton Caldwell’s SXSW panel title ended in a question mark, and he said that question mark was there for a reason: “Is there an Alternative to Ad-Supported Social Networking?” Caldwell is working with App.net to find out. Read more »
Dalton Caldwell’s experiment with a paid social network is going free (sort of)
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App.net is opening its doors for free to new users starting Monday who gain an invitation through current users. Some will say that adding a free tier invalidates founder Dalton Caldwell’s vision, but he argues that it’s just another step forward. Read more »
App.net to launch file storage API so you can host your own photos
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App.net plans to launch a file storage API on Monday, allowing developers to build apps that use photos or files in their products, which are hosted by the users connected to their App.net accounts. Users will start with 10 GB of space to host information. Read more »
Makers of popular Twitter client Tweetbot take their skills to App.net with Netbot
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The makers of Tweetbot, one of the most popular third-party Twitter clients, have debuted Netbot, an app built for Dalton Caldwell’s App.net platform. The addition of Netbot serves as validation that Caldwell’s model could take off in challenging the business model of ad-supported platforms like Twitter. Read more »
App.net lowers entry price and adds monthly option as membership grows
Dalton Caldwell’s App.net announced a growth in membership Monday that will correspond with a lowering of the membership price that many people initially complained was too high. Users will now be able to join App.net for $36 per year, instead of $50 per year. Read more »
App.net developers to be paid based on strength of user reviews
Dalton Caldwell has been shaking things up with his App.net platform, capitalizing on developer frustration with Twitter’s API platform to build an open developer ecosystem. But under a new system for paying developers, Caldwell shows he’s also taking chances on the business model itself. Read more »
Think App.net is just a Twitter clone? Then you’re missing the point
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Most critics of Dalton Caldwell’s App.net project seem to see it as a replacement for Twitter, only with users paying for the service rather than advertisers. But what the service really wants to be is a central messaging bus and open ecosystem for the social web. Read more »
App.net financial backers show they’re open to a paid Twitter alternative
Is the world ready for a paid alternative to Twitter? Entrepreneur Dalton Caldwell thinks so, and his App.net project hit its fundraising goals ahead of schedule, showing that at least some folks are ready for a more open, ad-free service. Read more »
Are you ready for a paid Twitter?
Dalton Caldwell, the man behind failed startups Imeem and PicPlz, recently ruminated on what Twitter could have been. Now, he’s moving ahead with his own paid alternative called App.net that promises to shun advertising and focus on customer trust. Read more »
