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What is %%site.name%%? What is %%site.name%%?
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%%site.name%% is a [micro-blogging](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro-blogging) service. %%site.name%% is a stream oriented social network service.
You can use it to write short notices about yourself, where you are, You can use it to write short notices about yourself, where you are,
and what you're doing, and those notices will be sent to all your friends and what you're doing, and those notices will be sent to all your friends
and fans. and fans.
How is %%site.name%% different from Twitter, Jaiku, Pownce, Plurk, others? You can also post event invitations, bookmarks, polls, and questions or
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- other kinds of social broadcasts.
%%site.name%% is an [Open Network Service](http://opendefinition.org/ossd). Our main How is %%site.name%% different from Twitter?
goal is to provide a fair and transparent service that preserves users' autonomy. In --------------------------------------------
particular, all the software used for %%site.name%% is [Free Software](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Software), and all the data is available
under the [%%license.title%%](%%license.url%%) license, making it Open Data.
The software also implements the [OpenMicroBlogging](http://openmicroblogging.org/) protocol, meaning that you can have friends on other microblogging services Like [Twitter](http://twitter.com/), %%site.name%% is a light service
that can receive your notices. with a stream-oriented interface. It uses @-replies, hashtags,
provides search, and has private messages. It provides an API, and can
be integrated with SMS systems. You can create lists.
The goal here is *autonomy* -- you deserve the right to manage your own on-line Unlike Twitter, %%site.name%% allows more data than just plain text
presence. If you don't like how %%site.name%% works, you can take your data and the source code and set up your own server (or move your account to another one). and links to travel across the network. You can install the StatusNet
software that runs %%site.name%% on your own servers, since it's Free
and Open Source software. You can make groups, and share privately
with those groups.
Where is feature X? You can make your site available only to people you choose. You can
------------------- customize it with your own themes and plugins, or download plugins
from the StatusNet site.
The software we run, [StatusNet](http://status.net/), is still in its early stages, How is %%site.name%% different from Yammer, SocialCast, or Salesforce Chatter?
and many features people expect from microblogging sites are not yet implemented. Some important ones that are expected "soon": ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* More [AJAX](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AJAX)-y interface Like some enterprise social software services, StatusNet lets you
* Maps share privately with other people in your company. You can use
* Cross-post to Pownce, Jaiku, etc. microapps to post richer kinds of data, use public and private groups
* Pull messages from Twitter, Pownce, Jaiku, etc. to share with team members, use extended profiles to show more about
* [Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/) integration yourself and your company, and review groups and users in a directory.
* Image, video, audio notices
There is [a list of bugs and features](http://status.net/bugs/) that you may find
interesting. New ideas or complaints are very welcome.
Unlike those other services, StatusNet is free and open source
software. You can install it on your own servers. You can customize
the theme and add plugins.