Category Archives: laconi.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 →

Posted in Facebook, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, identi.ca, laconi.ca, status.net, suspension, Technology, Twitter | 16 Comments

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

You Don’t Own Your Data on Social Networks

Posted on April 9, 2009 by jessestay

I get asked often by clients, reporters and media folk and others about Facebook’s recent Terms of Service updates, essentially saying they own their users data and have a right to do as they wish with their data. They’ve turned … Continue reading →

Posted in automattic, Facebook, FriendFeed, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, laconi.ca, open protocols, open social, open source, open web, sixapart, social networks, Technology, Twitter | 11 Comments

TodaysMama Launches a Laconi.ca Instance That Works

Posted on March 28, 2009 by jessestay

As long-time readers of my blog know, I am a very strong proponent of self-hosted, branded micro-blogging communities. Imagine, for instance, if ESPN were to create a Twitter-like site, just for sports enthusiasts (call me!). People are known for talking … Continue reading →

Posted in gno, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, laconi.ca, microblogging, moms, openmicroblogging, social, Technology, todaysmama, Twitter | 9 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 →

Posted in FriendFeed, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, identi.ca, laconi.ca, microblogging, OSS, replies, Twitter | 25 Comments

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

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