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Our Favorite Tools to Stay on Top of Your Financial Life (Published 2018)
Here are some of the best apps and services to help keep your money on track, whether you’ve never created a budget or you’re a seasoned investor.


Open Market (openmkt.app) - An AT Proto Marketplace
Hey guys, I think it’s time for me to share my project here. I’ve been working on this idea since last year, had a very cold launch in January, and have reached a point of stability where I’m confident the app is ready for the mainstream. Open Market is an aggregator (think of Google Shopping) aiming to help people promote their products, art, or anything they plan to sell. This includes used goods and pretty much anything else. The app creates a personal storefront for every AT Protocol user....

Mima: All your people. One app. Your rules.
Mima puts everyone you care about in one place, and puts you back in charge of what you see. Join the desktop beta.

Mad at Meta? Don't Let Them Collect and Monetize Your Personal Data
If you’re fed up with Meta right now, you’re not alone. Meta tracks you across millions of websites and apps and its business model relies on your data. If you want to limit Meta’s ability to collect

Games apps | at-store
Games apps grouped around a shared workflow, use case, or capability across the Bluesky ecosystem.
Talking About Money | Kalzumeus Software
Evolving App Store Business Models - David Smith, Independent iOS Developer
I’ve been thinking this past week (as I often do) about the ever-changing landscape of the App Store. This year has seen some of the biggest changes in policy and structure that I can remember. We have new subscription pricing models, search ads, a substantial purge of older apps, new requirements for app names and a variety of little changes to the App Store app itself in iOS 10.
Meta is running get-rich-quick ads for its AI tools
Manus, integrated into Meta, paid creators to tell you not to get a part-time job.

Money as Message | Andreessen Horowitz
Network effects — where a product or service becomes more valuable to its users as more people use it — are one of the key ways software businesses maintain a better product and more defensible market position. This is especially true of messaging apps like WeChat — which, as I’ve argued before, is not just...

Meta is trying to win the AI race with money — but not everyone can be bought
“You’re expected to give pretty much your whole self to Meta AI.”

Open source is sometimes played within the magic circle. When money enters, it becomes a different game. When switching from one game to another, participants often feel betrayed. So, know which one you want to play and be clear about the rules! blog.zaratan.world/p/the-magic-circle
The Magic Circle
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