December 2009

Introducing: Documentation strategy

Submitted by Emma Jane Hogbin on Thu, 12/31/2009 - 13:45

No wait, don't leave! Documentation isn't boring! I promise! Hi, I'm Emma Jane Hogbin (@emmajanedotnet) and I'll be your Documentation Strategist (and tech author) for the 1.0 release of StatusNet.

0.9rc2 Upgrade 12/22/09 @ 10:00pm EST (12/23/09 @ 3:00am GMT)

Submitted by Nate Prodromou on Tue, 12/22/2009 - 18:26

All Status.net hosted sites (including Identi.ca) will be moving to version 0.9.0rc2 of StatusNet on 12/22 starting at 10:00pm EST (12/23 at 3:00am GMT). All Status.net hosted sites will be offline for a brief period during this upgrade, and there is a possibility of performance degradation or loss of connectivity while the upgrade is underway. The process is scheduled for completion by 11:59 pm EST (4:59am GMT). We apologize in advance for any inconvenience that this might cause, and appreciate your understanding as we bring you the new features included in 0.9rc2.&

StatusCamp Montreal and Make Your Own StatusCamp!

Submitted by Jon Phillips on Tue, 12/22/2009 - 17:47

StatusCampMontreal Evan Speaking

We had a blast during our #StatusWeek in Montreal with the whole StatusNet crew in Montreal. We had two days of internal meetings to set up the future of the project and to actually physically meet all together. There were many outcomes of this meeting which will be talked about more soon.

Hey Microsoft: take OUR code!

Submitted by Evan Prodromou on Thu, 12/17/2009 - 00:23

We at StatusNet were interested to see that developers working for Microsoft China apparently copied code from microblogging site Plurk without permission.
We wanted those developers, as well as their clients at Microsoft, to know that we're more than happy to let them copy our code. StatusNet is available for download to everyone, with all source (server and client side) available for free.

StatusCampMontreal1 in 7 Days!

Submitted by Jon Phillips on Fri, 12/11/2009 - 14:49

Its not too late to add your topic, name to the wiki, and help spread the status updates about the first ever StatusCamp in Montreal on December 18 from 9 until 5 PM at Station C. As mentioned before, its free and open to the public, just RSVP or email me jon@status.net, or message me @rejon to confirm your attendance please.

Motorola featured in CIO.com for using StatusNet: "Twitter Alternatives That Are All Business"

Submitted by Kristine Matulis on Tue, 12/01/2009 - 15:44

CIO.com posted a feature article today on best practices for microblogging in business. With over 7,000 employees using StatusNet at Motorola, CIO.com asked Motorola why they did it, how they got buy-in and how they're using it.

Read the article here: http://www.cio.com/article/509425/Twitter_Alternatives_That_Are_All_Busi...

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