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   VidBITS: App.net, Photo Sharing, and Excessive Reminders

   Adam C. Engst

   Is App.net aimed at killing Twitter? No, and luckily, Glenn Fleishman
   was able to explain just what is behind the new real-time social feed
   system in this TidBITS staff meeting held live via Google Hangouts On
   Air. We hope to publish an article about App.net soon, since it's a
   fascinating effort to provide a system of pipes that independent
   developers can use for any imaginable purpose, rather than a platform
   that the company controls for its own benefit. Other upcoming article
   topics discussed include group photo sharing sites to replace the late,
   lamented ZangZing and Notification Center, whose excessive reminders
   remind us of nothing so much as overenthusiastic PR reps.[1] favicon
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References

   1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zT8u3ouRWA

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