StatusReport 2010-08-18

= Latest updates =


 * Release of StatusNet 0.9.4


 * StatusNet's Jon Phillips (Community Director) has been working in China recently. He will be spending the next couple of weeks holding meetings, giving presentations and working towards StatusNet harmonization.


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= Recent Mentions of StatusNet =


 * Last Thursday August 12, Linux User and Developer posted an interview with Evan Prodromou (CEO and founder of StatusNet). In the interview, Evan opens up about Facebook and Twitter, and how he himself uses the two social networking services, but he still can't see any "reason that Facebook and Twitter can’t participate in that future federation."


 * In an article,What social networks can learn from email - It's all about interoperability, Mayank Sharma talks about StatusNet and identi.ca, and how "running a social network behind corporate borders for employees to connect with each other is the standard way to network for many global businesses."


 * In an article written by Joab Jackson in the Computer World UK, Jackson talks about open source social media, how StatusNet is an example of that, and how "such offerings could free users -- and their data -- from the locks of any one social-networking service."


 * For more of the latest Press mentions for StatusNet, you can visit our Press Section.


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= Upcoming Events =


 * On August 20, 2010, at 7:00pm, it is the GSoC final evaluation deadline


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= Important Information =


 * You can now upgrade to the latest version of StatusNet, StatusNet 0.9.4


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