The Bottom Row is a microblogging service. Users post short (140 character) notices which are broadcast to their friends and fans using the Web, RSS, or instant messages.
If you'd like to try it out, first register a new account. Then, on the public timeline, enter your message into the textbox at the top of the page, and click "Send". It will go out on the public timeline and to anyone who is subscribed to your notices (probably nobody, at first).
To subscribe to other people's notifications, go to their profile page and click the "subscribe" button. They'll get a notice that you're now subscribed to their notifications, and, who knows?, they might subscribe back.
More help
Here are some documents that you might find helpful in understanding The Bottom Row and how to use it.
- About - an overview of the service
- FAQ - frequently-asked questions about The Bottom Row
- Contact - who to contact with questions about the service
- IM - using the instant-message (IM) features of The Bottom Row
- SMS - tying your cellphone to The Bottom Row
- tags - different ways to use tagging
- Groups - joining together in groups
- OpenID - what OpenID is and how to use it with this service
- OpenMicroBlogging - subscribing to remote users
- Privacy - The Bottom Row's privacy policy
- Source - How to get the StatusNet source code
- Badge - How to put a StatusNet badge on your blog or homepage
- Bookmarklet - Bookmarklet for posting Web pages
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