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5 [OpenMicroBlogging](http://openmicroblogging.org/) is a protocol that
6 lets users of one [microblogging](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/microblogging) service
7 subscribe to notices by users of another service. The protocol, based on
8 [OAuth](http://oauth.net/), is open and free, and doesn't depend on any
9 central authority to maintain the federated microblogs.
11 The [StatusNet](http://status.net/) software that runs %%site.name%% supports
12 OpenMicroBlogging 0.1. Anyone can make a new installation of StatusNet on their
13 own servers, and users of that new installation can subscribe to notices from
19 If you have an account on a remote site that supports OpenMicroBlogging, and you
20 want to subscribe to the notices of a user on this site, click on the "Subscribe"
21 link under their avatar on their profile page. This should take you to the
22 [remote subscription](%%action.remotesubscribe%%) page. Make sure that you've got the
23 right nickname registered, and enter your profile URL on the other microblogging
26 You'll be taken to your microblogging service, where you'll be asked to confirm the
27 subscription. When you confirm, your service will receive new notifications from
28 the user on %%site.name%%, and your service will forward them to you (using IM, SMS,
29 the Web, or whatever else).