As someone who switched to Identi.ca and uses a third-party open source platform for my microblogging, I think it should be placed as prominently as Twitter, Facebook, or any other social network you want to communicate on. The best way to live up to the values you espouse (besides putting them into practice) is promoting them whenever possible.
With that said, the more people you can get to make the switch from Twitter to Identi.ca (or other alternatives), the better, so if that means engaging them on more mainstream platforms, go for it. As I told Bradley Kuhn last year, if everyone who switches to Identi.ca or other platforms doesn't talk back to the people who stay on non-free platforms, the OS movement will never grow and thrive.
Awesome site, by the way. I'm exploring it in depth.
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As someone who switched to Identi.ca and uses a third-party open source platform for my microblogging, I think it should be placed as prominently as Twitter, Facebook, or any other social network you want to communicate on. The best way to live up to the values you espouse (besides putting them into practice) is promoting them whenever possible.
With that said, the more people you can get to make the switch from Twitter to Identi.ca (or other alternatives), the better, so if that means engaging them on more mainstream platforms, go for it. As I told Bradley Kuhn last year, if everyone who switches to Identi.ca or other platforms doesn't talk back to the people who stay on non-free platforms, the OS movement will never grow and thrive.
Awesome site, by the way. I'm exploring it in depth.