Twitter rival App.net in the works

Twitter watch out, there’s a new social messaging platform in town.

Recent moves by Twitter and Facebook to push advertising and other forms of revenue gained through user tracking has encouraged developer Dalton Caldwell to create a new social network called App.net.

As Caldwell says, “We believe that advertising-supported social services are so consistently and inextricably at odds with the interests of users and developers that something must be done.”

This move and a recent letter posted by Caldwell imply the start-up has gained the ire of Facebook and its supremo Mark Zuckerberg.

But this isn’t stopping the goodwill pouring into App.net – the first round of fundraising for the project has so far gained over $650,000, a good way past the original $500,000 required.

You can take a look at the very early alpha of the Twitter-like social service App.net here.

Give Dalton Caldwell your money and he’ll give you an ads-free Twitter.

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