Ask HN: Is app.net worth it?

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I'm thinking of subscribing to app.net but I'm in two minds. I'm sick of all the junk and advertising on twitter but I'm a little nervous it will be like a ghost town on there and I'm not sure what the tangible benefits would be.

Can anyone offer me any advice?

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Looks like it will be ridiculously dead. Would you REALLY do this just because of advertising on Twitter? Who even needs social networking..

Can you say that with any authority or is that a guess?

> Who even needs social networking

I've used twitter in the past to find people and make sales. So I guess that would be me.

I am a subscriber, purely because I don't want anyone to get my username. This really pisses me off, but at the end of the day, I like being richo everywhere so I'm gunna suck it up, pay $5 a month for a service I don't use and write it off to being a vain fool.

I guess you should ask the people who you'd most like to see updates from, and see if they are on App.net. I am on there. I only follow a few people. I hadn't checked it in at least a month until earlier today. I won't be renewing though.

I've actually noticed that the low amount of noise (as well as the higher character limit) has caused me to have better conversations than I've ever had on Twitter.

I'd be interested to hear from people that actually have accounts to find out if they think it is good.

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