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Laconica
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| Design by | Evan Prodromou |
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| Developed by | Control Yourself, Inc. |
| Latest release | 0.7.3[1] / 2009-04-07 |
| Written in | PHP |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | Web application framework |
| License | Affero GPL v3 |
| Website | laconi.ca |
Laconica is an open source microblogging server written in PHP that implements the OpenMicroBlogging standard. So Laconica provides the potential for open, inter-service distributed communications between communities with functionality similar to Twitter. Enterprises and individuals can install and control their own services and data[2][3]. Its first deployment powers the identi.ca openmicroblogging service. It is now deployed on a few dozen services[4] including This Week in Tech's TWiT Army.[5]
[edit] Features
- Updates using a Jabber or Gtalk client, and probably any other XMPP client
- OpenID authentication
- Supports Federation, which provides the ability to subscribe to notices by users on a remote service through the OpenMicroBlogging protocol
- SMS updates and notifications
- A Twitter-compatible API
- Hashtags
- Multilingual interface (using Gettext)
- Cross-posting to Twitter
- Facebook integration
- Groups
- Automatic URL-shortening
Upcoming priority features:[6]
- More Ajax-y interface
- Maps
- Cross-posting to Jaiku, Plurk, etc.
- Pull messages from Twitter, Plurk, Jaiku, etc.
- Image, video, and audio notices
[edit] References
- ^ Laconica 0.7.3 release notes
- ^ Terdiman, Daniel (2008-10-6) Taking on Twitter with open-source software, CNet. Retrieved 2009-1-3.
- ^ Bastien, Malcolm (2008-8-28) Why Laconica Means Big Things For Corporate Micro Blogging. Retrieved 2009-1-3.
- ^ List of Laconica servers
- ^ TWiT Army
- ^ Laconica-dev Roadmap for the near future
[edit] External links
- Laconica website
- Identi.ca user marinamartin hosts a blog with tips for new users at http://ohidentica.com/
- The Identi.ca FAQ explains how Identi.ca is different from other MicroBlogging services.
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