Category Archives: App.net Podcast

App.net Podcast Episode 10

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Note: We apologize for the decreased audio quality of this podcast.  The technical difficulties will be solved in Episode 11. 

This week on the App.net Podcast @berg again joins @dalton to talk about all things App.net.  They cover topics such as this week’s release of domain verification, the state of the ADN app ecosystem, user streams and ADN branding.  The podcast closes with questions from users.

 

  • 0:20    Domain Verification release
  • 1:20     What does “verified” mean on ADN?
  • 6:05     Why we used “rel=me”
  • 10:00   Follow buttons - customizable: https://github.com/appdotnet/piha
  • 15:15     State of the app ecosystem - Microblogging
  • 20:15    State of the app ecosystem - Media sharing
  • 22:50    State of the app ecosystem - Social gaming
  • 30:45    User Streams
  • 33:25    App.net’s growth
  • 35:20    Site-wide branding – App.net vs. Alpha vs. iOS directory app “Passport”
  • 41:40    ADN Hackathon reminder / WWDC meetup  
  • 43:20    User Questions

 

Thanks to @ca, @chartier, @kosso, @jmergy, @davidangel, @clonezone, @mrbeefy, @cocoasamurai, @nhk, @shawndrape, @simon_w, @blumenkraft, @flashblu, @spacekatgal, @jefflemond, @zero, @bryanjclark, @jamesduffell, @jssrea, @nsonic, @timpritlove and @pedroh96 for submitting user questions

 

 

Apps mentioned in this week’s podcast:

 

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App.net Podcast Episode 9

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This week on the App.net Podcast @berg joins @dalton to talk about all things App.net.  They cover topics like verified accounts, new apps, state of ADN’s growth, and the future vision for the service.  The podcast closes with questions from users.

  • 0:40     Verified accounts
  • 3:20     Two-factor authentication/App-specific passwords
  • 4:45     New ADN apps / in depth discussion on the file API from @berg
  • 14:10   State of growth – invites, outward growth from power users
  • 18:00   SMS verification for free/open sign up
  • 22:50   Future vision / philosophy
  • 29:20   The killer app – what’s going to drive massive traffic / Patter for iOS
  • 35:20   User questions -

 

Thanks to @chrisbirdsall, @myfreeweb, @cgiffard, @simon_w, @stevestreza, @nio, @button, @produtividades, @bryanjclark, @shawndrape, & @avatarx for submitting user questions

 

 

New noteworthy apps on ADN:

 

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App.net Podcast Episode 8

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This week on the App.net Podcast @dalton talked about, well, podcasts.  He also catches you all up on what’s been happening at App.net since our last podcast: the free tier, moderation controls, account security, Google Reader and the upcoming App.net roadmap.

  • 0:20     State of the App.net Podcast – Dalton’s been doing other podcasts (see links below)
  • 3:20     What’s been happening at App.net – free tier
  • 5:50     Solving the chicken and egg problem – Out-of-the-box experience
  • 9:45     Verified accounts
  • 15:25   Moderation controls – Report, muting bugs, blocking
  • 16:35   Two-factor authentication and Application-specific passwords 
  • 20:05   New apps for ADN - see links below
  • 25:05   Free app ideas – Dalton’s suggestions for what should/could be built for ADN
  • 30:35   Google Reader – How App.net could be helpful to the next big RSS readers.
  • 33:50   App.net roadmap – an iOS app to manage your App.net account
  • 40:00   Recap – Develop.  Release.  Learn.  Repeat

 

 

Links to the podcasts that Dalton has been a guest on in recent weeks:

  1. New Disrupters
  2. CMD+SPACE
  3. Big Web Show
  4. Sytematic

New noteworthy apps on ADN:

We had a lot to cover this week so there were no user questions.  We’ll get to them in the next episode.

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App.net Podcast Episode 7

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This week @dalton is joined by @berg to discuss the new File API, its significance, potential use cases, and the promise of an unbundled service. As always, listener questions are answered at the end.

  • 0:30 File API Announcement
  • 2:40 The promise of an unbundled service
  • 7:00 Member storage allotment of 10 GB
  • 8:30 “Glue” use case
  • 11:30 Omega file uploading coming
  • 12:25 Press around the files API
  • 14:10 Who owns your social graph?
  • 19:40 What is Patter? (The developer Patter room is here.)
  • 23:35 Questions

Thanks to @duerig, @po, @mlv, @phoneboy, @the_reigns, @yetzt for the questions.

 

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Also, the Vonage commercial @berg references:

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App.net Podcast Episode 6

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This week @dalton discusses the messages api, the state of our documentation and API, and big picture ideas for 2013. As always, member questions are answered at the end.

Thanks to @isaiah, @mrbeefy, @bryanjclark, @zackary, @phoneboy, @heikowitte, and @nickrosencrans for the questions.

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App.net Podcast Episode 5

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This week @Dalton discusses the latest version of our invitations program, Paypal integration, stream marker support in Alpha, Omega and private messages, #ADNSecretSanta, and this week’s Instagram news. As always, member questions are answered at the end.

  • 0:35 Latest iteration of inviting your friends to App.net
  • 5:25 Paypal integration
  • 7:00 Stream marker support in Alpha
  • 9:45 Omega and private messages update
  • 11:25 #ADNsecretsanta
  • 13:45 Instragram TOS changes
  • 17:45 The siloing of social platforms
  • 20:00 Member questions

Thanks to @failgunner, @cdevroe, @timpritlove, @hwit, @max, @mlv, @dipead, @mrbeefy, @marsch, @paulkruczynski

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App.net Podcast Episode 4

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Each week, @dalton will recap the latest developments, API rollouts, and new features; offer updates to the product roadmap; and, of course, take member questions. Future podcasts will include guests and interviews. 

This week, @dalton discusses the messages API we released today and his LeWeb talk, and, as always, answers listener questions.

  • 1:15 Messages API update
  • 8:00 LeWeb Talk (slides below)


  • 24:10 Listener questions

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Thanks to @vetpan, @shields, @davidkrauser, @eg, @rossa, @cdevroe, @simon_w, @nhk, @failgunner, @madhurdutta for submitting questions to this week’s episode.

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App.net Podcast: Episode 3

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Each week, @dalton will recap the latest developments, API rollouts, and new features; offer updates to the product roadmap; and, of course, take member questions. Future podcasts will include guests and interviews. 

This week @Dalton gives an update on the private messages API and Paypal support, along with more context around today’s announcement about App.net invites: “An easier way for your friends to try out App.net.”

  • 0:30 Speaking at Le Web
  • 1:55 Private messages update
  • 3:00 Paypal support
  • 4:00 “An easier way for your friends to try App.net”
  • 10:05 Member questions

Thanks to @simon_w, @hwit, @sivy, @shawndrape, @fabrizio, and @mlv for submitting questions.

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