Summary: App.net appeared from nowhere, raised $800,000 to launch a social networking system with huge similarities to Twitter, and has 15,000 people who have paid at least $50 for a year’s membership. Does it really think it can beat Twitter and Facebook at their own games? Not at all. <p> </p><p>Read the <a href="http://tidbits.com/article/13216">full article at TidBITS</a>, the oldest continuously published technology publication on the Internet. To get a full-text RSS feed, help support our work and <a href="http://tidbits.com/member_benefits.html">become a TidBITS member</a>! Members also enjoy an ad-free version of our Web site, email delivery of individual articles, the ability to make long comments with live links, and discounts on Take Control orders and other Apple-related products.</p>
