Category Archives: identi.ca

Did Twitter Suspend Your Account? It’s Your Own Fault

Posted on June 10, 2010 by jessestay

After writing I’m on Facebook–Now What???, followed by FBML Essentials, one of the most common questions I get from readers is a situation where their account, their Page, or their content has been suspended on Facebook in some form or … Continue reading →

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Twitter, It’s Time to Open Source Your API

Posted on December 17, 2009 by jessestay

With the recent launch of a “Twitter API” by both Automattic (WordPress.com) and Tumblr, it is evident that developers have a need to implement similar APIs, on similar platforms, reducing the effort to retrieve data from multiple platforms in a … Continue reading →

Posted in api, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, identi.ca, laconi.ca, open source, OSS, social, status.net, Technology, tumblr, Twitter, twitter api | 6 Comments

SocialToo Announces SocialSurveys!

Posted on November 19, 2008 by jessestay

I’ve been talking about the “next new feature” of SocialToo for awhile now. Tonight, in a partnership with Guy Kawasaki of AllTop and Garage Technology Ventures, SocialToo.com announced the release of SocialSurveys, a viral way of polling your followers in … Continue reading →

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Web 2.0 – A Strange New World

Posted on October 17, 2008 by jessestay

Luke Stay is my younger brother, and fellow geek like myself. I like his writing style so I asked him to start guest-blogging on Stay N’ Alive. You can follow Luke on his blog at http://lukestay.com, or on Twitter at … Continue reading →

Posted in FriendFeed, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, identi.ca, luke stay, microblogging, OSS, Social Media, star wars, Twitter, web 2.0 | Leave a comment

Why Do I See So Many Open Source Advocates Using Twitter?

Posted on August 28, 2008 by jessestay

As I am speaking, Utah is having their yearly Open Source conference. If you’re in Utah or outside Utah (most of my audience is outside Utah), it is well worth the trip with some great topics from ssh tips and … Continue reading →

Posted in http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, identi.ca, microblogging, open microblogging, open source, OSS, Social Media, Twitter | 16 Comments

With Threaded Replies, Do We Really Need the ‘@’?

Posted on August 16, 2008 by jessestay

I broke news last night on LouisGray.com about Twitter enabling a new API feature, “in_reply_to_status_id”, to allow developers to tie replies to their original reply source. Immediately afterwards Evan Prodromou of Identi.ca added the same functionality to the Laconi.ca source … Continue reading →

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Laconica’s Not the Only Cool Kid In Town – Introducing OpenMicroblogger

Posted on August 15, 2008 by jessestay

There’s a new kid in town in the microblogging space, and no it’s not just “another microblogging site”. I talked to Brian Hendrickson, the lead developer behind OpenMicroblogger.org and its accompanying service OpenMicroblogger.com today and he may just have something … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, identi.ca, laconi.ca, microblogger, microblogging, openmicroblogging protocol, OSS, Social Coding, Social Media, Twitter | 1,047 Comments

Identi.ca Will Succeed Because Its Technology is Viral

Posted on August 14, 2008 by jessestay

Yesterday I guest-posted on LouisGray.com about how the technology behind Identi.ca, Laconi.ca, could pose as the launching platform to brand many smaller microblogging services. Today I’d like to share one more power of the service – its working API. Identi.ca/Laconi.ca … Continue reading →

Posted in apis, developers, groundswell, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, identi.ca, laconi.ca, OSS, Social Coding, Social Media, Technology, Twitter | 841 Comments

The Internationalization of Media

Posted on August 11, 2008 by jessestay

I love the Olympics. It’s a time of competition, a time of pride, generally a time of peace, a time of celebration, and very much a time of new technology and media. I’m noticing something this year however and frankly, … Continue reading →

Posted in Changing the World, Facebook, FriendFeed, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, identi.ca, media, NBC, New Media, Olympics, Social Media, Social Network Optimization, Technology, Twitter | 163 Comments

Fire Signal Server – The Inspiration Behind Laconi.ca?

Posted on August 4, 2008 by jessestay

My good friend, Scott Lemon, made me aware of an interesting project underway that appears to possibly have been the inspiration behind Laconi.ca, the open source software behind the service, Identi.ca. The project is called “Fire Signal“, and is the … Continue reading →

Posted in fire signal server, identi.ca, laconi.ca, microblogging, open microblogging, open microblogging protocol, OSS, Social Media | 92 Comments