Laconica - StatusNet

Micro-Blogging!

StatusNet (formerly Laconica) is an open source microblogging server written in PHP that implements the OpenMicroBlogging standard for interoperation between installations. While offering functionality similar to Twitter, Laconica seeks to provide the potential for open, inter-service and distributed communications between microblogging communities. Enterprises and individuals can install and control their own services and data.

Features:

• Updates using a Jabber or Gtalk client, and probably any other XMPP client
• OpenID authentication
• Supports Federation, which provides the ability to subscribe to notices by users on a remote service through the OpenMicroBlogging protocol
• SMS updates and notifications
• A Twitter-compatible API
• Hashtags
• Multilingual interface (using Gettext)
• Cross-posting to Twitter
• Facebook integration
• Groups
• Automatic URL-shortening

But why do you need it, you ask?

For businesses:

• Know who's doing what
• Knowledge management
• Project tracking
• Integrate with your network
• Hosted or inside the firewall

For publishers and brands:

• Keep your brand on your own domain
• Integrate with Twitter and Facebook
• Promote your own Web presence

For communities:

• A public site focused on your group or topic
• In your own domain
• Stay connected to other sites