Comments on: The Future of Microblogging

By: Stubborn Mule

Stubborn Mule — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 06:27:02 +0000

Robert: you are right that Twitter is showing no signs of weakening and I expect it to be around for quite some time to come. Nevertheless, identi.ca has also continued to grow, so there are alternatives out there!

By: Robert Beagle

Robert Beagle — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 03:57:49 +0000

over 100 million users (April 2010) so Twitter may not die out soon

By: Launch of the Mule Stable discussion forum

Launch of the Mule Stable discussion forum — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 09:54:44 +0000

[...] is because the Mule Stable is built on the same platform. More than a year ago I wrote about the future of microblogging. The idea of open microblogging pioneered by indent.ca was a key inspiration for that post and I [...]

By: Stubborn Mule

Stubborn Mule — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 03:44:45 +0000

I am currently testing a status.net microblog for the Stubborn Mule. For now, you can find it here: Mule Stable.

By: Reduce, Re-use, Recycle | Stubborn Mule

Reduce, Re-use, Recycle | Stubborn Mule — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:13:42 +0000

[...] The Future of Microblogging [...]

By: Gaurav

Gaurav — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:47:06 +0000

Hi @andy c @stubbornmule , I appreciate ur comments on emote.

We recently got reviewed by killerstartups -> http://www.killerstartups.com/Comm/emote-in-microblog-the-way-your-are-feeling

We have introduced “emotion selector” and “yaho messenger smiley support”.
These features are unique to emote and help users to express themselves better by attaching an emotion to every notice.

Also, please have a look at the HORIZONTAL scrolling timeline added on user profile page (eg http://www.emote.in/gaurav ) . This will act as a on-line journal and lets a user go back in time whenever he/she feels like reminiscing about their past. Only emote has this kind of vertical + horizontal notice display.

Along with this, we have also pulled up an informative index page too.

We will continuously keep adding relevant stuff to emote timely.

Please have a look at emote now.. It took time as we are only 2 guys and working on emote part time ;)

I re-invite u to have a look at http://www.emote.in again.

Regards,
Gaurav

By: stubbornmule

stubbornmule — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:06:48 +0000

Gaurav: I’d have to say, I agree with Andy. So far you’ve got a microblogging site built on status.net (formerly known as laconica) and that’s about it. To offer something compelling you need either (i) a vibrant community that people will be drawn to, which takes a long time and twitter already has critical mass there and you’d also be a long way behind identi.ca or (ii) some unique and very attractive functionality. You say emote.in already has much more than twitter, but I can’t see anything that would tempt existing twitter users over.

By: Andy C

Andy C — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:16:32 +0000

@Gaurav You built and customised a status.net instance.

Lovely work but hardly ‘bringing a new concept to microblogging’.

By: stubbornmule

stubbornmule — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 06:03:35 +0000

Gaurav: I will have a look at emote.in and let you know what I think about it.

By: Gaurav

Gaurav — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:41:24 +0000

twitter and others are no doubt nice, but I always wanted to bring in a concept to microblogging !

I hereby post a Review-Request for http://www.emote.in,

A microblogging service; which is a platform to -
1. Make yourself heard, comment on news, stories and current affair.
2. Share your experiences, memories and events with your friends and family.
3. Connect with different people with similar emotional attributes as yours.
(eg: if atrocities on animals make you sad, connect with others who share the same feeling)
4. Jot-down your experiences. You usually have so many things to say – a constant stream of thoughts, comments and observations running through your head continuously.
5. Last but not the least, has everything (and much more) that twitter has.
6. A wonderful timeline coming shortly (in few weeks)