FriendFeed mojtaba
We are happy to announce that Facebook has acquired FriendFeed. As my mom explained to me, when two companies love each other very much, they form a structured investment vehicle...The FriendFeed team is extremely excited to become a part of the talented Facebook team. We've always been great admirers of Facebook, and our c (Read More)
: Every site I've joined which I love and invest large amounts of time into, has been acquired. I guess that's all part of being an early adopter. It’s a brilliant move by Facebook. Microsoft better make them an offer soon. The price just went up.
Steve's shared items in Google Reader
I admit that I am addicted to Google Reader. If you follow my shares, I average almost 35 shares a day and that is with me ensuring I do not share too much. My reader is open all day. However, in the past I have complained that the new features, like comments, groups and likes, were very odd and did not really add much to t (Read More)
: One of the problems I have with Google Reader as a hub of anything is that it's antisocial. It's very difficult - I think - to find and add people to your sharing network. Sure you set your shares to public, but I only do that so I import them into Friendfeed for discussion, which definitely is a hub.
: @lostmoya In the newer releases, they have added significant functionality to make it easier to search for users. It is now much easier than before, and I am gaining at least 1 or 2 followers a day. They are trying to make Reader as social as possible now.
: " If shares are integrated with PubSubHubbub, then an application developer will be able to monitor reader shares constantly. This allows Google Reader to be included in any real time application, like FriendFeed.
These two ideas could push Google Reader into the breaking news segment very quickly."