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[OpenMicroBlogging](http://openmicroblogging.org/) is a protocol that
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lets users of one [microblogging](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/microblogging) service
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subscribe to notices by users of another service. The protocol, based on
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[OAuth](http://oauth.net/), is open and free, and doesn't depend on any
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central authority to maintain the federated microblogs.
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The [Laconica](http://laconi.ca/) software that runs %%site.name%% supports
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OpenMicroBlogging 0.1. Anyone can make a new installation of Laconica on their
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own servers, and users of that new installation can subscribe to notices from
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%%site.name%%.
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Remote subscription
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If you have an account on a remote site that supports OpenMicroBlogging, and you
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want to subscribe to the notices of a user on this site, click on the "Subscribe"
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link under their avatar on their profile page. This should take you to the
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[remote subscription](%%action.remotesubscribe%%) page. Make sure that you've got the
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right nickname registered, and enter your profile URL on the other microblogging
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service.
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You'll be taken to your microblogging service, where you'll be asked to confirm the
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subscription. When you confirm, your service will receive new notifications from
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the user on %%site.name%%, and your service will forward them to you (using IM, SMS,
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the Web, or whatever else).
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