As of yesterday, App.net reached its goal of $500,000 initial funding. Total funded amount is currently $572,550 and still rising. It got backings from 6,629 members, 1,851 developers and 56 pro developers. That's 8,536 backers to get App.net launched.
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| Congratulations to Dalton Caldwell and his team. This is a great start for opening social network and charting a new way to fund a project. |
First, big congrats to Dalton Caldwell. When I first saw the vision of App.net, I was skeptical that he was able to get enough backers to get it funded. But he and his team kept at it, and was able to generate conversations around open alternative to Twitter and Facebook by continually sharing his vision on what App.net will become. Great work.
