DISQUS

Andrew,

You've hit the nail on the head. I've been focusing on this a lot more recently as well. There are too many people that are focused on getting the viral factor > 1.0 but they aren't focused on driving a targeted group of users to a substantial value proposition.

Your blog is a perfect example of this. While you may not have as much traffic as Techcrunch, you have an extremely targeted niche that listens to what you have to say. You provide an immense amount of value and in turn, you can generate potentially more clients (if desired) and more valuable connections.

It's time to focus on providing true value, not the quick buck. Targeted traffic > untargeted viral traffic. While the viral traffic can help I a much greater fan of targeted traffic and you're a great example of it. It's great to hear this coming from someone that it deep in the metrics though ;)

Best,
Nick

How about the fact that Facebook opened their feed on Monday last week?

Hey Robert,

You've hit the nail on the head. I'm about to launch a site/business targeted at this. That's about all I can say for now but there will be some upcoming announcements (a few in the next couple of days actually).

Best,
Nick

Watching now ... wanted to be a geek and say "FIRST!!!"

Hey Gary,

Obama does the same thing as Britney. Is he supposed to run his Twitter as well? I think he should but why is it acceptable for him not to?

Looks like I need to hang out in the valley more to get listed in your lists.

Thanks for the link! Where did ou find that?

When platforms change, it forces developers to change their applications. If the platforms remain backwards compatible and ensure that applications continue to receive equal exposure, there would be no tension.

I've posted an update Ross, in some upcoming features, I plan on integrating DC Tech Events. Based on the comments in this thread I don't think Gary is going to gain much traction :)

Hi Hank,

I definitely think you make some great points. I think it is also always best to support the locals. I think when I saw Gary's List, I realized that there is a lot more that can be done with the existing event list.

Conversely, perhaps it would be possible to use a "DC Tech Events" widget or something that we can all use and reference so that Ross gets credit but we have the ability to expand upon his offerings.

Leveraging his hard work and combining our own to make something even greater would make a lot of sense. What do you think? A number of us have tried the "congress" type of thing before and it didn't turn out too well. Perhaps there is a way to have an open discussion and informal meeting on a regular basis though so we can at least get together to discuss.

Any thoughts on that?

Best,
Nick

@Mike, I definitely disagree ... I don't think that this was as planned by any means ... the profile has not been rolled out to any networks yet

Adam,

This is nothing new ... this is simply an updated beta. If you have the developer application you've been able to view this for months. There are simply new features.

~Nick

@Tim, great newsletter ... you differ though in that you are actually directly telling people how to take actions that will make them money :)

@Ross u don't like sensationalist headlines?

@Michael ... I think it's great that they are doing this, I just don't get why there's so much press for a brand launching an app ...

@Martin ... totally agree ... I was thinking the same thing last night after I wrote the post ;)

Works for me!

This is genius. I can see this toolbar making some really substantial affiliate revenue.

Dan,

Thanks for commenting. I must have misinterpreted your comment last week. Sorry about that!

Best,
Nick

I didn't really give much thought to that image. I should have sourced that image instead. I'll update the post to reflect that ... was just throwing in my two cents.

Scott,

Are you saying I should have just have avoided the post all together?

Hey Jessie,

There was at least one other person walking around but she was in the back of the room.

Best,
Nick

The real difference is that the community now lives on your site and not somewhere else.

@David, please feel free to forward this on!

@Francine, totally agree .. I'm on microblogging overload as well!