App.net

Social networking service (SNS) and microblogging service

Social media

Founded: 2012
Closed: 2017
Lifespan: 5 years
Sector: Social media

In brief

App.net was a social networking service (SNS) and microblogging service that ran from 2012 to 2017. Its website was app.net.

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