So I missed the boat on the SweetCron launch because I was in a boat in the Caribbean on vacation. A bit of a bummer, but I’ve been following the coverage and its been great. I’ve decided to provide a roundup of the best information I’ve found so far for you here.
For those of you not aware of SweetCron. It’s an open source Lifestreaming blog software you host yourself. For more details you can read the interview I did with its developer YongFook back in April of this year.
SweetCron has gotten quite a bit of criticism in the form of its installation, bare interface, and limited options, but it’s an initial release to the community, so some bumps can be expected. Overall I believe it appears very promising and I’m very happy to see a dedicated open source Lifestreaming platform launch. Of course that promise will be dependent on whether the open source community decides to wrap their arms around it. The support for additional services, plugins and themes will be crucial for this project to take off.
Look forward to my continued coverage as this great project matures.
Reviews
- SweetCron: Your Lifestream on Your Server – ReadWriteWeb
- Sweetcron released, does not disappoint – Andy DeSoto
- Your personal hosted FriendFeed replica: SweetCron – MyTestBox
- Sweetcron | The Best Automated Lifestreaming & Blogging Software – Social Web Tools
- SweetCron – A Self Hosted Lifestream - (Anti) Social Development
- SweetCron is looking like Sweetcrap – Mike Fruchter
- Sweetcron not for everyone – Sparkling Dawg Design
- Hands on: Sweetcron a self-hosted lifestream service – Ars Technica
Themes
- 25 of the best SweetCron powered Lifestreams
- SweetCronThemes.com – Currently only offering the PlainSimple Theme
- Cronthemes.com link to Paper theme download
- MuxCron
- UXCron Preview
- Green Theme Preview
Forums
SweetCron Sites
Other
- Unofficial Bookmarklet
- Using one install for multiple domains
- iPhone Icon Sweetness
- Installing Disqus
- Jaiku Plugin
- A SweetCron about SweetCron!
Videos
Overview by Bwana McCall
Write Panel Preview
Admin Panel Preview
