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<!-- Copyright 2008-2010 StatusNet Inc. and contributors. -->
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<!-- Document licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported. See -->
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<!-- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ for details. -->
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These are some *Frequently Asked Questions* about this service, with
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some answers.
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What is %%site.name%%?
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%%site.name%% is a stream oriented social network service.
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You can use it to write short notices about yourself, where you are,
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and what you're doing, and those notices will be sent to all your friends
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and fans.
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You can also post event invitations, bookmarks, polls, and questions or
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other kinds of social broadcasts.
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How is %%site.name%% different from Twitter?
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Like [Twitter](http://twitter.com/), %%site.name%% is a light service
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with a stream-oriented interface. It uses @-replies, hashtags,
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provides search, and has private messages. It provides an API, and can
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be integrated with SMS systems. You can create lists.
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Unlike Twitter, %%site.name%% allows more data than just plain text
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and links to travel across the network. You can install the StatusNet
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software that runs %%site.name%% on your own servers, since it's Free
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and Open Source software. You can make groups, and share privately
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with those groups.
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You can make your site available only to people you choose. You can
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customize it with your own themes and plugins, or download plugins
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from the StatusNet site.
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How is %%site.name%% different from Yammer, SocialCast, or Salesforce Chatter?
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Like some enterprise social software services, StatusNet lets you
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share privately with other people in your company. You can use
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microapps to post richer kinds of data, use public and private groups
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to share with team members, use extended profiles to show more about
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yourself and your company, and review groups and users in a directory.
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Unlike those other services, StatusNet is free and open source
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software. You can install it on your own servers. You can customize
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the theme and add plugins.
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