KCLUG Microblog

[Billy Crook]

The KCLUG Microblog just got a major upgrade to version 0.7.1, a
facelift, and a shiny new host at Linode, a Free Software Day 2008
sponsor.

Features:
 - Send and receive notices using any XMPP/Jabber Client.
 - Send and receive notices from your email client or cell phone.
 - Send and receive private messages between users.
 - No sign up required.  Bring your OpenID and pick a nickname.
 - If you have a GMail account, or a Yubikey, you already have OpenID.
 - Cleaner, less noisy interface.
 - Automatically echo your posts to twitter if you have a twitter account.
 - Implements twitter API so twitter clients should work with it.
 - Subscribe to people on OTHER SITES and vice versa.  Federated
network.  No single point of failure.
 - Export your posts and social network data at any time.  No lock-in.
 - Start, join, or subscribe to groups of like-minded people.
 - Subscribe to all, just a group, or just a person with your RSS reader.
 - Instantly keep in touch with all other Members.
 - Client software available for most smart phones and OSes.
 - IPv6 accessible.  (I wonder if that will ever be used.)
 - All Creative Commons 3.0 content, and AGPL 3.0 software.

Why Microblog?:
 - Heck if I know, but people seem to like it.
 - Share how lunch tasted, or what you just stepped in.
 - Annoy your friends in 140 characters or less!

What existing users should know:
 - The URL has changed from Laconica.KCLUG.com to Micro.KCLUG.com.
 - The Email bot has changed from Bot at Laconica.KCLUG.com to Micro.KCLUG.com
 - The Jabber bot has changed from Bot at Laconica.KCLUG.com to Micro at KCLUG.com
 - Your same logon still works, and the XX's in the
XXXXXXXXXXX at KCLUG.com of your private posting alias have not changed.
 - Your profile data should have transferred over correctly, but there
are now more fields to fill out if you choose.
 - Groups are a new feature.
 - These changes were made so you can save some keystrokes on your
mobile devices.