h3. Quick start with ESME

# Check out, [*what can ESME do*|Benefits] for you or your organization.
# *Get you an OpenID* (either from an [Use existing OpenID provider|existing OpenID provider] or [your own OpenID provider setup|from your own OpenID provider]).
# Go to an [*existing ESME installation*|Existing public ESME installations] or [create your *own ESME installation*|http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/ESME/ESME+Installation+Guides].
# *Log on* there using your OpenID identifier.
# *Happy social messaging!*

h3. Expand your ESME experience

* Check out the different [client applications|Apps] available and tested for ESME. 
* Don't miss the features for [actions|Actions] and [tracking|Tracking].
* Check out the different means to [integrate and interface with ESME|Integration and interfaces].

h3. What lies ahead

* [*What makes ESME different*|Differentiation] from other social messaging applications?
* [Where can I *post bugs and feature requests*|http://incubator.apache.org/esme/community/bugs.html#Apache+ESME+-+Change+Requests+and+Bug+Tracking]? 
* [What is your *development roadmap*|Development roadmap]?
* [How can I *contribute to ESME*|Contribute]?


h3. You are a developer

* You can [check out the ESME source|Downloading Source]
* You can contribute patches to the ESME Core
* You can develop your own clients using ESME's own [REST API |http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/ESME/RESTAPI]or our [Twitter API|http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/ESME/TwitterAPI]; Here are the instructions to create your client.
* You can collaborate on the [ESME mailing lists|ESME Mailing lists]

h3. You are a potential user

* You can check out [existing ESME installations|Existing public ESME installations]
* You can [install ESME in your own environment|http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/ESME/ESME+Installation+Guides];
* You are looking for [support materials|ESME:Enterprise Microblogging Support Materials] to justify the use enterprise microblogging.
* Here is a [presentation|http://code.google.com/p/opentalkware/] about ESME