Rstat.us

According to ReadWriteWeb, some Twitter developers were dissatisfied because of the reason that Twitter changed their terms of service and they had no interest to build new Twitter clients. The Twitter developers decided to develop an alternative microblog named rstat.us. Rstat.us also has a service that exchange data with status.net which is an open source Twitter like service with an enterprise focus.

The simple microblog has a number of functions. People can follow other people, place comments, post an update and read others update. It is also integrated with Facebook and Twitter, so it is possible to log in with either of those accounts. Furthermore, there are two things that make rstat.us special: simplicity and openness. The interface is simple and easy to understand and for anyone is the programming code that makes up rstat.us available to download free of charge.

The problem of rstat.us is that Twitter has a considerable number of visitors & members and strong network effects whereby it is difficult to rise above Twitter.

Do you think that rstat.us has a change of success?