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05 Jun 07
Martijn WuiteInterview with Jaiku co-founder Jyri Engeström - Twitter Alternative
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Michel BauwensWith the extreme popularity of Twitter, and the talk of how it should be acquired soon, it only makes sense that similar services emerge and gain traction as well. Jaiku is Twitter's most relevant rival, and I can clearly see why.
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What's next for Jaiku?
The next step is to open a developer section with documentation on how to use our APIs, so the independent developers who are working Jaiku desktop clients, making mashups, and developing mobile clients for other platforms get better support. This will be released by early April.
In addition to the APIs we plan to introduce a bunch of new features in the next couple of months. These include connectivity to existing IM services, a Java client, and support for groups. We've also been experimenting with media sharing and SMS notifications. Once the basic feature set is ready, we plan to start working with our local user communities to offer versions of Jaiku in different languages. We'll also be working to improve our integration with the coolest other online services. -
You've recently introduced your beta version for the Nokia S60. How's that going so far?
Starting with S60 was a conscious decision for us. It was the best platform for developing an application that enabled people to share their presence from their phone on the Web. There are over 100 million Nokia S60 handsets out there, and we knew we could do something that most people though was impossible. We're now working on a Java version that is compatible with a lot more handsets. It is currently in private beta. -
ow is communication facilitated between users? Can you get a feed of someone else's Jaikus, or even a feed of your own Jaikus?
You can get feeds of your own and other people's Jaikus in RSS and Atom format, or using our APIs. In a few weeks, you can also use your IM client t follow your Jaiku contacts and post new Jaikus.
Also, the next release of Jaiku Mobile for both S60 and Java phones will display the Jaikus from your contacts and support commenting. Commenting has become a central part of the service, so making that work smoothly across all clients is very important to us at the moment. -
We think our key discovery has been to find an interaction model for posting and commenting across different channels. Jaiku posts can include embedded media like icons and photos. The service supports threaded conversation, and works smoothly from Web, to IM, to SMS, and clients. It integrates automatic updates like changes in your location, availability, etc. from the phone with Web feeds and manually posted Jaikus.
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The amount of communication increases but it contains less noise because we know more about the context of our peers. For example, in trials of the early research prototype of Jaiku Mobile, the amount of missed calls between the users dropped by about 15 percentage points, because on Jaiku the caller can see when the recipient is busy already before they try to reach them.
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We believe that online social behavior as a whole is moving towards groups who are in a state of constant connectedness.
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Jaiku is Twitter's most relevant rival, and I can clearly see why. I first mentioned Jaiku here, as an offering to those looking for a Twitter alternative. My favorite aspect of Jaiku is the ease with which any feed can be added to your account, for your own purposes as well as your friends'. And with Jaiku's growing buzz in the blogosphere, I'm happy to have had a chance to catch up with Jaiku's co-founderJyri Engeström .
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