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louisgray.com
I spent the weekend recovering from holiday activities. I did manage to do some housework, watched The Sopranos Season Five (a key component of the holiday loot), and consumed a deluge of "end of year" blog posts from around the Interwebs.I love this kind of thing, and it was fun to try to get a Big Picture take on what som (Read More)
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Submitted by Isaacaggrey:
Net Applications has been seeing a great deal of strange traffic coming from Google employees that can’t be explained by proxy servers or any other standard means of masking. Approximately one third of traffic coming from our friends at Google has had OS information deliberately concealed so that Net Applications’ software (Read More)
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Submitted by Louisgray
from Google Reader:
By Jesse Stay of Stay N' Alive (Twitter/FriendFeed)In this era of high-speed Internet connections, satellites, wireless connections, cell phones, and computers, our world is increasingly becoming connected. Currently, there are enough cell phone connections to cover half the world's population, and they reach places tradit (Read More)
Dec 10, 2008
: I think the problem is that traditional media is simply slow to embrace the changing technologies that we are all obviously engrossed in. Many traditional media outlets are taking strides to incorporate new media into their routines. It's a slow process, especially given that traditional media moguls aren't exactly known to be the most forward thinking.Journalism will not die, it will change, and indeed it has changed. Most of what we get from our "news providers" is info-tainment at this point. It's the Bill O'Reilly's and Ketih Olbermann's of the world giving us their opinions about the news. What I think we are seeing is a watershed change in the way the news is communicated, not the death of any singular form thereof. We will always need journalists, because there is most certainly a level of professionalism that much of new media lacks. While we on the inside may think that twitter is the best place to get our breaking news, we must remember that there are hundreds of millions of people in the US alone who do not use twitter, or digg, or delicious, or social|median. 56
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Submitted by The Puck
from Google Reader:
Let’s be clear, there are no rules for who you need to follow on twitter. You follow who you want, block you want, and talk to whomever you want to talk to. I’ve had several people tell me that ... (Read More)
Dec 07, 2008
: Segues nicely with an article I wrote recently, spelling out my Twitter rules, which I've added to my Twitter profile. Jacob & I are in total agreement; you can't participate in every conversation and you're just being disingenuous if you follow everyone else back automatically...
Dec 09, 2008
: @Thechannelc I only respond to a DM if I need to. I will reply to a direct question even if only to say I don't know, as I like to be polite. However, I only follow a very few people by SMS, so I don't see tweets when I'm away from my computer, unless I scroll back thru them, and I don't usually have time. I DO see DMs though, as Tweetdeck puts them in a separate column.
Dec 09, 2008
: If someone was Guy Kawasaki I wouldn't expect a reply but here's what's interesting, Guy replies! If there's someone who deserves the badges he's giving out, it's Guy himself. He kicks ass. I know we don't have to follow everyone back but I do it anyways and I'll DM new followers. No answer in 1 week = goodbye. Come now, atleast say "hi". 64
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Submitted by Michaelfidler:
Anthony Ha at Venturebeat reported on Friday that Socialmedian has left the beta stage (whatever that means). Ha says it's an important milestone for the company. Ha went on to note, "I'm not seeing anything that will tempt me away from social messaging/sharing sites like Twitter and FriendFeed, or the sharing option within (Read More)
Dec 08, 2008
: This is an example of a reviewer not taking the time to erly test what they are reviewing. He's entitled to his opinion's but there is information in here that's inaccurate. I'll leave him a comment on his site when I get home tonight
Dec 10, 2008
: @michaelfidler Indeed! I'm sure there's a disconnect here! But, I simply cannot parse his flamepost, his problem, his defensiveness, and his lazy generalizing. I won't have it! And, I'm sure I'll forget all about it in a few weeks.
Dec 11, 2008
: @jasongoldberg We got your back ... without prompting! I agree with @reechard, @centernetworks still refuses to reply when he was asked directly by me to explain despite complaining that no one asked! Seems that it must only be flamebait. It is unfortunate because I am turned away from CN now.
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Submitted by Michaelfidler
from Google Reader:
Written by Polle de MaagtYou might know Tweetdeck, one of the preferred Twitter desktop apps for hardcore Twitterazi, besides gems like Twhirl and Twitterific. I love Tweetdeck’s customizable multi-column no-nonsense interface and quick Twitter servicedesk (@tweetdeck) in case of problems.At the recent Adobe MAX conference (Read More)
Dec 07, 2008
: I love TweetDeck so much. I have no idea how I used Twitter before, but it was certainly a less efficient affair. It streamlines conversations so effectively (and makes that cool Star Trek noise, natch).
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Submitted by Itafroma
from Google Reader:
Reading the blogosphere coverage of both Google and Facebook launching their own data portability programs - Google Friend Connect and Facebook Connect - I realized one thing: there is at least one type of services that can be seriously damaged by general availability of both programs to website owners - those working in th (Read More)
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Submitted by Skizzlizzit
from Google Reader:
When friends push friends onto Gmail, it usually involves talking up the seemingly limitless storage space, the fast-moving interface, or its inter-connectedness with other Google applications, like Calendar. Those features are all fine and good, but Gmail does a lot of helpful things that some users never get to dig into. (Read More)
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krynsky's shared items in Google Reader
WordPress is quickly becoming the standard software for the majority of blogs. This fact makes every major release of the software seem like a huge event, but. (Read More)
Dec 05, 2008
: "WordPress is quickly becoming the standard software for the majority of blogs. This fact makes every major release of the software seem like a huge event, but the thing is that this time it is. WordPress 2.7 comes with a huge number of changes, a good chunk of them making some older plugins redundant. This will be a huge upgrade for all blog owners."
Dec 10, 2008
: "the thing is that...?" that sounds a little awkward, but good article
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Submitted by Fruchter
from Google Reader:
OK, over on Twitter they have this feature. It's called "Direct Messages." It means you can send me a Tweet that no one else can see. A LOT of people try to use this feature with me and I really, really, hate it. How many people? I have 4,388 direct ... (Read More)
Dec 07, 2008
: I am occasionally frustrated by the fact that I can't DM someone unless they're also following me, but I think the problems he's suffering are directly related to the fact that he's following a large number of users (21K+). If he weren't he be having this problem.Some of his other points do make sense (forward and auto-answer would be cool), but he can just as easily put on his Twitter profile that he doesn't respond to DMs, and if they have questions they should email him if they have something more personal they want to ask. So I put some of the blame back on him for not being more clear (up to this point) about how he feels about DMs. And I agree with the update at the bottom of the post. If he feels strongly enough about it he should ask for some changes. Or, even better, Tweetdeck and other tool developers to add the auto-answer and forward functionality to their applications.
Dec 08, 2008
: @Scabr I agree with you. I find the direct message mechanism useful but I'm not tweeting at quite the volume in or out that Scoble is. Maybe at his level it ceases to be of value.
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Scobleizer
Nokia just announced the N97. I got a chance to play with it last night and realized they have built the ultimate Facebook device. Now, I’m sure, lots of you will wonder how it compares to the iPhone. Well, for a Facebook user it isn’t even close: the new Nokia device wins hands down. Why? Let’s compare:1. (Read More)
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FriendFeed Blog
The great thing about IM is that it’s instant. You know right away when someone wants to reach you. To give users the option of having that same immediacy when it comes to FriendFeed, we’re now offering FriendFeed over IM:Now you can get notified whenever someone comments on one of your posts or when there are new posts in (Read More)
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Submitted by Leolaporte:
The potential impact on our democracy is both thrilling and troubling. On the thrilling side is the potential for a long standing increase in the engagement of people in politics-- most notably, among the youngest voters, who have always been the least engaged. On the troubling side is the potential disintermediation of our (Read More)
3 days ago
: Obama keeps it going of course and becomes the first Twittering President he may even find Osama Bin Laden through his Tweets.
2 days ago
: Obama has successfully combined community organizing and social networking technology. It would take a steep learning curve for the GOP to catch up to the new playing level.
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Submitted by Michaelfidler
from Google Reader:
Thinking about launching your own blog? Here's some friendly advice: Don't. And if you've already got one, pull the plug.Writing a weblog today isn't the bright idea it was four years ago. The blogosphere, once a freshwater oasis of folksy self-expression and clever thought, has been flooded by a tsunami of paid bilge. Cut- (Read More)
4 days ago
: Also found this in my RSS Feeds and found it true . Twitter marries quip, thought, insight and transforms them into modern maxims. Wish I was a wordsmith, too.
3 days ago
: I read this from a fellow Twitterer's link. My comment to them was that this whole article is basically Flamebait for bloggers.Also if you're blogging to become "internet famous" you're "doing it wrong". 46
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VentureBeat
In a post on its developer blog a couple days ago, Twitter API lead developer Alex Payne outlined what the service is doing with the vast amount of data it’s receiving everyday. Payne discussed the service’s use of application programming interfaces (APIs), feeds and pinging services to give third parties and us (Read More)
Oct 28, 2008
: this post makes me want to twitter. hmmm... should i twitter from my cell phone? or through my facebook profile or directly from the site? oh twitter...
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