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StatusNet Raises $875,000 for Open-Source Microblogging
StatusNet has recently announced the completion of an $875,000 financial round. Investors in the Montreal-based company include Montreal Start Up, iNovia Capita, and Footlia.com founder Oleg Tscheltzoff.
Identi.ca
Identi.ca is a micro-blogging service based on the free software Laconica tool.
OpenMicroblogging
OpenMicroBlogging is an effort to create an open standard for micro-blogging.
Jaiku
Jaiku’s goal is to bring people closer together by enabling them to have conversations. It offers a way to connect with the people you care about by sharing updates with them on the Web, IM, and SMS – as well as through third-party applications built by other developers using the JaikuAPI.
Jaiku Goes Open Source
Recently, Google announced that Jaiku, the microblogging service acquired in 2007, will be ported to the Google App Engine, and its code will be open sourced.