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Re: Introducing Feeds: Share Links From Your Favorite Sites Right Inside Buffer!

Mike Bracco — Mon, 19 May 2014 13:30:40 -0000

@Kevan Thanks for checking. I don't have Awesome so I couldn't check. I might go ahead and join anyway and flip my Pocket's RSS feed public. It would be cool if it did support password-protected feeds so I could keep my Pocket private. Perhaps a feature idea to pass onto the product team - although I'm sure it's not a main use case. Thanks! :)

Re: Introducing Feeds: Share Links From Your Favorite Sites Right Inside Buffer!

Mike Bracco — Sun, 18 May 2014 20:36:50 -0000

Buffer Team - Does the Feeds feature support private password protected RSS feeds? I'm not an Awesome customer but am tempted with this feature. My main use case would be to add my Pocket RSS feed. However, I don't want to have to make my Pocket RSS feed public - I'd prefer to keep it password protected. I couldn't find this answer anywhere.

Re: Motorola Connect extension shows up in the Chrome Web Store ahead of official Moto X launch

Mike Bracco — Thu, 01 Aug 2013 18:55:50 -0000

I've effectively had this same functionality with Google Voice + Mac app Growl Voice (http://www.growlvoice.com) for years. I guess this is good for the people who make that weird choice to attach their phone number to physical device ;)

Re: Launching Files & Team Pricing – Now open for businesses

Mike Bracco — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 23:29:21 -0000

I just want to be able to change my background color to #ccc - that is all :/

Re: Digg Blog, We're Building A Reader

Mike Bracco — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:09:20 -0000

To be viable replacement, you must provide API for 3rd party RSS clients to easily integrate - unless you plan to release a killer universal iOS and Android apps out of the gate which I imagine you wont. In addition, simplicity is key. The whole reason to use RSS is for efficient information consumption. Maybe you still have the magaziney layout option but the primary view is simple list of headlines. Finally, work with IFTT to ensure you're a channel on their platform. That will allow users to accommodate their unique needs with your MVP product.

Re: Trello versus Asana

Mike Bracco — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 12:52:16 -0000

@Chris Burgess ahh cool..you're right. The UI to get there has been updated but you can disable it. Thanks :)

Re: Trello versus Asana

Mike Bracco — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 04:02:49 -0000

I enjoy both products but LOVE Trello. We use it within a couple departments at JibJab actually. I also use it as my personal project/task manager. My biggest beef with trello though is the inability to remove features on a board by board basis that I don't use. For example, on my personal boards I'll never use the "Vote" action. Yet, I'm unable to permanently remove that option from the interface on those boards.

The challenge with all these tools is giving the user the flexibility to customize for individual needs and use cases while on the other hand not creating a tool that has tons of options other users won't need and can't remove.

Finally, one of the really cool things about Trello is public boards. Trello's dev board is here: https://trello.com/board/tr... - I've also seen other companies implement really cool uses of public boards as well.

Re: How to cope with the Gmail redesign

Mike Bracco — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 21:24:58 -0000

I'd also add a tip to check out the Minimalist Suite http://minimalistsuite.com - It's Chrome extension for Gmail as well as other Google properties that allows you to customize the UI and remove of things you don't use. There are many extensions that do this but this is the best IMHO.

Re: http://builtwithbootstrap.tumblr.com/post/12975890879

Mike Bracco — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 02:51:03 -0000

Thanks for the shout out! We love what we are building and are loving Bootstrap :)

Re: http://shares.mikebracco.com/post/8398124111

Mike Bracco — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 21:32:21 -0000

no, white dude :)

Re: http://shares.mikebracco.com/post/8398124111

Mike Bracco — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 17:42:47 -0000

I was thinking about just creating a new blog/rss feed on my site (powered by Squarespace). Something like mikebracco.com/shares - the only thing I'd want to figure out is a tool to auto-posts from that RSS feed to Facebook and Twitter (which Tumblr gives me out of the box). Also, Tumblr app is super easy to share from on mobile - which is where I'm mostly sharing from. Squarespace app not as quick to share.

Re: http://shares.mikebracco.com/post/8398124111

Mike Bracco — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 17:19:27 -0000

Let me guess - Google+ ..I'm using Tumblr b/c I can created a subdomain on my personal domain and funnel traffic there.

Re: Your Klout Score? I Could Not Care Less

Mike Bracco — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:48:45 -0000

I agree with you to an extent..I don't really look at the service or analyze people based on exact points. However, it is an extremely valuable way to make a snap judgment about someone's stature/authority online...It's a starting part of analyze someone. With the web becoming more social (social web) it makes sense that we have a comparable way to analyze people as we do with pages (Google's Page Rank). In addition, I've hired for various social media positions where Klout is extremely valuable to gauge whether someone understands how to engage with an audience online.

Re: http://swell-theme.tumblr.com/#!/post/5649301160

Mike Bracco — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 22:32:10 -0000

This theme doesn't show up on iPad. Any ETA? I love it and would purchase it now if it wasn't for that.

Re: Erasing And Recovering Hard Drives: An Increasingly Complicated Affair

Mike Bracco — Wed, 11 May 2011 20:25:40 -0000

Hey Serge - I can't speak to what they're doing now. It was in development but not commercial when I left..they were moving towards ssd solutions but I've been away from company for a while so I don't know the latest.

Re: Erasing And Recovering Hard Drives: An Increasingly Complicated Affair

Mike Bracco — Thu, 05 May 2011 19:32:40 -0000

Great article! Having previously worked for a data security company that specialized in hard drive sanitization (deadondemand.com) I can tell you that removing data from a drive is terribly difficult to do. In fact, for government classified information the ONLY acceptable way to destroy the data is via mechanical destruction. The requirement is that the hard disks be shredded to a particle size is no larger than 1/250th in/squared. The biggest thing I would make people aware of is the treasure trove of data that resides on printer/scanners in offices. Everything you print/scan could potentially be on the drive in the printer.

Re: Pandora mobile app found to be sending birth date, gender and location information to ad servers

Mike Bracco — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 21:19:32 -0000

I would say that definitely Pandora is in the wrong. But I think most people who bark loudly on these things just doesn't make sense when you look at their activity elsewhere online. Your explanation for controlling audience makes sense in closed loops like Facebook but certainly not on Twitter. Regardless, I think having an expectation of privacy is ok but also an understanding that anything online has a chance to become public is a realistic reality.

Re: Pandora mobile app found to be sending birth date, gender and location information to ad servers

Mike Bracco — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 20:57:04 -0000

If you're up in arms about things like your gender getting out there but you frequently tweet or share other things (which are much more personal and potentially harmful) about your life online I don't understand. Please explain the complete contradiction... :)

Re: The Anti-Social Reviews Site: Skweal Keeps Negative Customer Feedback Private

Mike Bracco — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 13:51:33 -0000

It's interesting that this solution is anti-social in nature. It certainly bucks the trend in that regard and potentially will attract companies who have previously shied away from social media for customer service.

Re: Twitter Suspends UberMedia Clients UberTwitter And Twidroyd For Violating Policies

Mike Bracco — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:10:11 -0000

True. However, if you're an developer building a business on another platform you must fully realize this as a risk (regardless of what the company you are building upon says).

Re: Foursquare Saw Over 200,000 Super Bowl Check-Ins — A Record; Packers Fans Dominated

Mike Bracco — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:52:31 -0000

I don't understand the concept of the checkin when doesn't involve being at a specific location. Companies like GlueGlue which allow you to checkin to entertainment like TV shows seems very odd. To me it's just a glorified Facebook "like" - which makes more sense for these type of use cases.

Re: Stock Photo Company Fotolia Pumps $750,000 Into Stock Music Site AudioMicro

Mike Bracco — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 17:25:44 -0000

Exciting news! Sounds like a great outcome for both Fotolia and AudioMicro. I see a bunch of opportunity in the micro stock space as it expands into other forms of media. I'm looking forward to see what these two companies do together.

Re: Chartbeat is to Google Analytics as Blogs are to Print Newspapers

Mike Bracco — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 01:04:59 -0000

Hey Mark. Yes...I've commented here a couple times as well as interacted with you on Twitter once or twice. I'll definitely say hello the next time you're in the office - or perhaps I might see you Wednesday Startups Uncensored. Cheers! Mike

Re: Chartbeat is to Google Analytics as Blogs are to Print Newspapers

Mike Bracco — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 01:26:48 -0000

Great post on Chartbeat. I believe I was right next to you when Tyler was giving you that run down on how we use it (I'm on the Community Team at Mahalo). It has become an essential tool in our daily routine and gives us insight into what stories and pages we should 'double down on' as Jason would say. It's certainly not a replacement for Google Analytics but it's definitely a great compliment.

Also, great job on This Week in Venture Capital. It would be great to have you join the network as a regular host if that is what happens :). I'm on This Week in Twitter with Mahalo's Director of Community @lons.

Mike

Re: Mike Bracco - Guest Login

Mike Bracco — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:24:27 -0000

Thanks Rich - someone also recommended http://semaja2.net/insomnia... to me but I haven't used it before.