App.net - New social network (yes, that is .net and not .com)

[Stian]

App.net hits $500K funding goal nearly two days early

Alternative social network achieves crowd-funding goal after a last-minute push for pledges from new sponsors.

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https://join.app.net/

It's good to see that endusers are still putting huge money into the .net extension .. while domainers keep dumping their LLL.net domains for "free".. :uhoh:

 

[peter]

i was this: <-> close to buying it for low $xxxx just when the craze started.. meh! anyways, good luck to them: Don't really understand what they are developing from visiting their site though...

 

[Stian]

i was this: <-> close to buying it for low $xxxx just when the craze started.. meh! anyways, good luck to them: Don't really understand what they are developing from visiting their site though...

Yeah, I also thought I could remember seeing that name for sale a while back. It looks to me like a Twitter aggregator, but with $500k+ I'm sure they will make something out of it.

 

[nguyenjustin]

There is a reason why leo laporte is supporting it... I think the domain name is perfect for the current craze of the mobile app dominated world today.

 

[Gerry]

WOO HOO! Someone doing something with a domain name! Nice link and story, Stian. Last look they were at $672K.