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Re: I'm not happy with Leopard (Scripting News)

David Jacobs — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:13:41 -0000

My Leopard is working great. No problems whatsoever. I *love* quicklook. No way in hell I would go back to Windows, not for anything. I'd rather go Linux.

Re: Here is what is wrong with Podshow (and maybe how to fix it)

David Jacobs — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 19:28:47 -0000

Ironic that in trying to "suck less", Podshow sucks. The original Earthlink ads also sucked. Podshow Plus sucks. For a company with so much money and talent, I've always wondered how they could suck so much. But you are dead on because the one thing that doesn't suck at Podshow are the producers. Even the original PMN, which I still like and use today was produced by CC. The problem now is I don't really care anymore; it's not my problem and Podshow hasn't engendered enough good will to make me want to care. There was a time when Podcasters got all hot and bothered about what Podshow did. Now, I don't think they care much anymore. That could be the most dangerous thing of all. Podshow talks a big game, but I've rarely seen them come through and deliver. A lot of things they do seem to fizzle out. If you really want to suck less, why leach me for demographic info? Just ask. I might tell you, if I cared.

Re: Know the codes and what they do

David Jacobs — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 16:33:21 -0000

Code 3 also does not apply for domain renewals. I just renewed three domains and used code 1 for a sweet 10% discount.

Re: MySpace joins Google’s OpenSocial

David Jacobs — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 01:03:50 -0000

Don't know what this really means for Facebook yet, but one thing is for sure, it's a great thing for users. It's great to see so many high profile companies embracing this. The momentum will most likely be so strong behind this, Facebook is going to have to play along.

Re: And this is why I’m not voting for Hillary - ever.

David Jacobs — Tue, 13 May 2008 12:28:38 -0000

what other experts is she going to blow off during her presidency? This is the kind of bull headed thinking that got us where we are now with Bush.

Re: FriendFeed Fans Fantasize About Death of Twitter

David Jacobs — Tue, 27 May 2008 13:28:27 -0000

I use both but I think it's about critical mass. Twitter has the critical mass of users, so no matter how disgruntled they are, it's very hard to move when all your friends are on Twitter. Making a mass move of a great number of people all at once is probably not going to happen. As popular as Facebook has become for many, Myspace still has many more users because they have critical mass, especially among a certain demographic market.

Re: 2007/06/30/pownce-invites/

David Jacobs — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 16:20:44 -0000

davidajacobs@gmail.com
Thanks

Re: 2008/06/02/plurk-better-than-twitter/

David Jacobs — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:21:44 -0000

I don't like Plurk. Just another pretty face and not all that pretty really. I'll take functionality over style any day.

Re: 2008/07/28/flixwagon-iphone-video-streaming/

David Jacobs — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:53:02 -0000

Hey we have a product everyone wants on a platform that nobody has anymore. Nice jobs guys. There are about 20 geeks who will be happy to use the app.

Re: Creepy Sleepy + Podshow/Mevio = FAIL

David Jacobs — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:56:28 -0000

as I have said to my other podshow friends who have recently been dropped, congrats.

Re: January 25th Coffee with crayon

David Jacobs — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 01:36:30 -0000

Too bad the personal brand discussion pooped out early. That's just the subject I sent to you for MTG. Hopefully you will be able to address it there soon. I hope to make the next coffee.

Re: What is YOUR Life Force

David Jacobs — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 16:25:17 -0000

My life force is people and connection. I find that I am most happy when I am with people and experiencing a connection with them. It's what drove me to podcast. Now I am part of a community of people and when I podcast I create new connections with people around the world. It's no surprise my latest podcast/blog is called "The Connected World"

Re: CBS is “Getting It” More and More

David Jacobs — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 17:48:16 -0000

That CBS/YouTube deal fell apart. This March Madness fan video deal with run on CBS's own CSTV. Still a good idea, but they won't be plugging into YouTube. Now ask yourself, how many people know about YouTube and how many people know about CSTV? These big media conglomerates don't like being told what to do, but they should have figured out how to play nice with YouTube.

Re: The Honeymoon is Over

David Jacobs — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 16:58:10 -0000

Some amount of backlash was bound to happen, especially with SL. I knew we had crossed the point of reason when I saw InviteShare. A website to manage web 2.0 invites. I am less willing to bounce around, although I will take a peek at just about anything. I'm getting entrenched with a few core apps/services and it will be harder to move me. I think sites that can amass a critical mass of users and not completely screw up, will hold them and make it much harder for others to break in. Pownce is interesting, but Twitter has critical mass and the service works well. Twitter wins. Myspace has critical mass, but the service is so bad, there was an opportunity for Facebook.

Also remember, we are deep inside the echo chamber. Most of these social/web 2.0 apps will never see mass adoption. Myspace and YouTube have broken through, Facebook is getting closer. Most people have no idea what twitter, pownce, or even SL is.

The honeymoon is certainly over, but I hope the creativity and innovation are not.

Re: Confidence is Gold

David Jacobs — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:03:58 -0000

Confidence is like magic, yet can be elusive. Even without all the skills or training you might need, with enough confidence you can make a way. And even with all the skills and training you need, a lack of confidence can shut you down. I think confidence has a lot to do with faith because it's about knowing when you can't really know.

Re: As PodCamp Evolves

David Jacobs — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:54:10 -0000

Love this idea of more focused and smaller camps. Also, the idea of just a few large, regional camps would be good. Like, Boston, California, Chicago, and Texas maybe.

Re: What do Avatars Mean to Us

David Jacobs — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:16:44 -0000

I think the avatar is important. I have had people I meet at conferences for the fist time say they recognize me or think they already know me from somewhere. It's all because of a good, consistent photo. It's a piece of branding. I have not changed my photo much but now I find myself taking more pictures of myself in search of that perfect photo that I really like for my avatar.

Re: Is Your Community For Sale

David Jacobs — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 02:37:29 -0000

Andrew certainly has the right to sell his account and others have a right to stop following. I think what really matters is what you're buying. You are buying Andrew's audience as would be the same with any other media property. Did I just say Twitter is a media property? In this case, yes. The buyer had better understand the audience and the reasons they follow Andrew. If they can deliver something that matches that need, than it's a good deal for everybody. If they do not, people will leave and it's a big waste of money. You can buy a mailing list too, but shotgunning content and promotion to that list is very old marketing thinking. I hope people don't fall into the same old marketing tricks using new technology. There are new dynamics at work here and the old tricks won't work. It's still about engagement and trust and the conversation. There is no inherent value in buying a Twitter account with 1,000 followers in it.

Re: Bad news gets worse

David Jacobs — Wed, 10 May 2006 20:32:50 -0000

All the best to you and your family. It is a very very hard thing. Right now my father lies in a hospital with CHF. His future, very uncertain. I know what you're going through.

On a tech note, my daughter (7) is very interested in all the equipment around when we visit him. She is always asking "what does that do?" Then I realized, these are all specialized computers (even the bed has an lcd) doing their particular tasks. The room TV's even have Internet access and email. Yikes!

Re: The motherly instinct

David Jacobs — Fri, 12 May 2006 14:22:53 -0000

Memories of mom, nice topic. What I remember is the love put that is put into even the most simple things. A small snack, a glass of hot chocolate. Somehow they were more than something to eat on a cold afternoon. I see this with my wife as well and how she prepares things for our daughter. Such love and attention put into it. Even the smallest things she tries to make special. That's a mom.

Our existence begins inside our mothers. They are the most profound connection we have to any living thing in this world.

Re: The questioning of career, life, family, love follows grief (taking a week off of blogging)

David Jacobs — Fri, 26 May 2006 12:56:52 -0000

All the best to you and your family Robert. No answers here, but if YOU figure anything out, please let us know here. But I think life is like that. Just when you think you have figured it out, comes another curve ball.

Re: Podcasting not a good name? Huh?

David Jacobs — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 19:24:45 -0000

Microsoft will get around to Podcasting when they feel like it and when they do, they will call it "Feedcasting"
Can't find a good rock and roll podcast? Look no further. The Rock and Roll Jew Show at http://www.rockandrolljew.com

Re: Microsoft music player to come?

David Jacobs — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 18:32:10 -0000

Except for the Xbox, Microsoft has had very bad luck with all it's hardware attempts. But this sounds pretty cool. Of course, so did the umpc, until it came out and it pretty much sucks in the current version. Nobody should ever use the term "iPod killer". That's just foolish.

Re: On not getting Second Life

David Jacobs — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 17:56:17 -0000

I didn't get Second Life for awhile and I think it means different things to different people. For me, I like it as a social thing. I have met some people and enjoy going in and hanging out with them. And we get to do it in a 3D immersive environment. It's not a game because there is no goal and no point system.

Doing business is more murky because they software is, I think, hard to use for a non-geek. It's got to get much easier for mass adoption.

Re: Time lists its 50 coolest Web sites

David Jacobs — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 21:42:12 -0000

How does Google Spreadsheets get into Staying Connected category? They should have had a web application category. Whatever, these kind of lists are pretty irrelevant. You want a cool website, I am using cocomment.com to track all my blog comments. Now that's freaking cool!

Re: Cool chat and wiki tools

David Jacobs — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 18:57:01 -0000

Wetpaint is awesome, I love it. Jot is good too but the free version is very limited.

Re: HelloWorld to take on YouTube? Nope says “BlinkTest”

David Jacobs — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 20:10:44 -0000

HelloWorld is supposed to be a video site? Could have fooled me. Like others, I couldn't figure out what I was supposed to do. So many screen elements demanding my attention. I just freaked out and left.

Re: Patrick not welcome at LinuxWorld

David Jacobs — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 12:01:35 -0000

Shawn Fanning was about 19 when he came out with Napster. Probably was working on it when he was 18. This is the new world of business; you have kids 16-18 working on real products. When do you become a "business professional"? If you want Linux/Unix that is ready for primetime and your grandparents, get a Mac.

Re: The "last" Gillmor Gang?

David Jacobs — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 20:03:54 -0000

Great way to get some attention. Pick a fight with Adam Curry. Ask Joseph Jaffe about it. GG grates on my nerves, haven't listened to it for ages.

Re: Adobe PR’s greatest nightmare…

David Jacobs — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 23:54:37 -0000

Would it kill someone to just say, we're working on it? Is that really the great secret of the iPhone? To me that means, Apple doesn't want it but we're trying to convince them. Lame Apple, very lame. And no 3G is lame too.

Re: Hell on air

David Jacobs — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 19:37:44 -0000

What if they had someone with a diabetic situation? We diabetics can't always go seven hours without eating; major sugar crash.

Re: Don’t try to use your iPhone inside an Apple store

David Jacobs — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 01:11:09 -0000

uh hu, ok. click.

Re: Do Pageflakes and Netvibes have any chance against Facebook?

David Jacobs — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 19:36:06 -0000

A few too many hits on the Facebook crackpipe for you Robert. Facebook is cool and is currently the best general purpose social network. Netvibes is great and serves a completely different purpose. I use them both but they are different and complimentary.

Re: Covering an Apple press event

David Jacobs — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 19:27:30 -0000

Funny that Apple would be so harsh on photos for the people up front when they know darn well Engadget and others will get them anyway. What's the point? This cat is well out of the bag and what other company get thousands of fans following their announcement life on the net? Like the Greatful Dead, Apple should encourage thing kind of coverage, sit back, relax and enjoy the buzz.

Re: The 10 rules of Twitter (and how I break every one)

David Jacobs — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 17:29:09 -0000

I never got the memo on the "rules". I'll do what the hell I like on Twitter and if you don't like it, don't follow me.

Re: Verizon claims it has “iPhone killer”

David Jacobs — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 13:43:00 -0000

anytime anyone says they have a "xxx killer", you know their full of it. Much more interesting than anything Verizon is going to do, is what Google is going to do. Those guys have the moxie and smarts to actually do something really interesting.

Re: A Challenge to the Zune Advocates

David Jacobs — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 13:46:55 -0000

I don't want to hear from any MS pr flack. I would much rather hear from a fanboy. Does the Zune have fanboys? :)

Re: Dodgeball? Jotspot? Jaiku!

David Jacobs — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 16:07:08 -0000

I don't believe the Facebook killer tech Google will roll out Nov 5. It will most likely be very interesting and helpful to all social networks, maybe even Facebook, but from what I've seen of Orkut so far, they've got nothing on Facebook yet.

Google is looking a little more like Microsoft every day; bigger, slower, more confused. Even in the online app space, Zoho is outdoing Google in several ways.

Re: Dodgeball? Jotspot? Jaiku!

David Jacobs — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 17:38:32 -0000

Correct Infinity Pro, it's all about critical mass and right now Twitter has it. As technology people we need to learn out lesson, more features doesn't mean better. Apple creates products that people love, but they don't generally have as many raw features as Microsoft products. People don't want all the features, they want something that works really well. I could teach my mom to use Twitter, I'm not so sure about Jaiku.

Re: Microsoft wins Facebook bid? Here’s the insider scoop on why…

David Jacobs — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:28:17 -0000

Ha, ha. Scoble leave Microsoft and Ballmer gets a great idea. Hey, we should buy a bunch of Web 2.0 stuff. Glad I thought of that...

Regardless, I'm still not convinced Microsoft knows what they're doing in the web 2.0 space. Just because you buy a formula 1 car, doesn't mean you know how to dive it.

Re: Scoble has “long and boring” videos…

David Jacobs — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:14:04 -0000

Your videos are long and boring for the most part. That's not to say the topics are boring, but I think you would benefit from tightening things up. Having real people present is very "new media" and there are benefits to that, but there is also something to be said for people who know how to present well. Just because it's new media and more unscripted doesn't mean it can't be well produced.

Re: Google Android: we want developers but…

David Jacobs — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:52:20 -0000

I agree it's probably too early to judge, but wow, those guys have absolutely *no* Steve Jobs mojo. Steve J could present a steaming pile of poo on a plate and make you want it more than anything you've ever wanted. Reminds me of what a friend used to say about HP marketing. That they would sell sushi as cold, wet fish.

Google has actually never had good marketing. They have cool, interesting apps and alot of fanboys.

Re: What would you ask Tim Berners-Lee?

David Jacobs — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:45:24 -0000

The Web, is it everything you hoped for so far? What are your biggest hopes and fears for the web in the next 10 years?

Re: Is Steve Jobs lying about Flash not working on iPhone?

David Jacobs — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 03:02:26 -0000

Thus is the real downside with Apple retaining so much control over the iPhone. They'll tell me what I want on my iPhone dammit and I'll like it. Well, F you Apple, I want F'ing Flash on my F'ing iPhone. I couldn't care what kind of pissing match your having with Adobe. I see no technical reason why Flash shouldn't work fine on an iPhone. It ain't F'ing rocket science. F!

Re: Era of blogger’s control is over

David Jacobs — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 16:06:16 -0000

We new media types love to tell the old media how much they aren't in control anymore. This is a dynamic medium. User generated content, mashups, ect. Why should we expect any less for our own content. But it's getting a little crazy out there. In some ways, Friend Feed is an aggregator of aggregation. Co Comment is the nearest I have seen thus far to keep track of all the different places comments can happen in.

Re: Jason Calacanis hands keys to blogosphere to Louis Gray

David Jacobs — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:01:45 -0000

Didn't Dave Winer claim he was going to retire too? More elitist bullshit.

Re: Do newspapers have a shot?

David Jacobs — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:43:11 -0000

Maybe, but they had better act fast. The industry should band together to subsidize a Kindle-like device or maybe the Kindle itself and make that the primary distribution mechanism. Also, get smarter about live news updates via SMS, Twitter or iPhone push app of some kind. Finally, incorporate more user generated content from local bloggers.

Re: An Open Letter to Apple: Podcasts in the iTunes Wi-Fi Store, Please!

David Jacobs — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:04:57 -0000

Yes! Podcast support please. I am an avid podcast listener an producer. This will do nothing but help your business anyway.

David Jacobs

The Connected World
Rock and Roll Jew Show
Some Dude From California

Re: BFM #184

David Jacobs — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:05:24 -0000

I lost track of you, but thanks to Twitter, I am back. And thanks goodness Bitjobs is back. I've missed it.

Re: Marketing? In less than 16 colors?

David Jacobs — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:49:05 -0000

From one gray hair to another, I'm feeling you. I remember the excitement when I got my first 14.4bps modem. Feel the speed. Young whipper snappers and their high speed broadband and bloated applications. But I was cool back in the day; I had an amber monitor.

I've always felt this is very generational. You can get all hot under the collar about DRM and music, but the current generation of kids is growing up in the midst of this fight and I think they have a very different perspective than the current old guard. When these kids take over some day, the technology world will be very different. I'd better take my vitamin too so I can live to see it all.

Re: Sometimes Smaller is Better

David Jacobs — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:01:38 -0000

It's also about *who* is subscribed. If I write an automotive blog and I only have 20 subscribers, but one of them is the president of GM and another is the head of engineering for Ford, is that not as valuable as 2,000 casual readers?

Re: You might be in the fishbowl if…

David Jacobs — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:57:08 -0000

You participate in social media "tagging" memes

You know what a "meme" is

Tag just doesn't mean what it used to when you were a kid

Re: New Media – New Directions

David Jacobs — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:57:47 -0000

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Re: New Media Evangelist Down

David Jacobs — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:27:13 -0000

Makes we wonder if professional bloggers should insure their fingers.

Re: Anatomy of a Twitter Post

David Jacobs — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:18:09 -0000

You're a Twitter novice, so I'll cut you some slack, but man, that's a lot of thinking and a long way to go for a twitter post. I view Twitter more as a stream of consciousness kind of thing. Every post doesn't have to be completely thought out and perfected. That's more of what a blog does. Twitter is more spontaneous. Not to say that Twitter posts should not or cannot be thoughtful.

I think that's why business has trouble dealing with things like Twitter. Twitter is like clay in that it has some physical properties but it can be formed and worked into almost anything you want it to be. Different people use twitter differently and people interpret the question what are you doing differently. Some ignore it altogether. I've even seen podcast fiction writers experiment with telling a story on Twitter 140 characters at a time. What is Twitter? I don't know, can you stick your hand into the same river twice?

Re: Anatomy of a Twitter Post

David Jacobs — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:31:51 -0000

Ron,

There is absolutely room your your kind of tweet and I know that's the kind of new media person you are. That's the beautiful thing about it, everyone takes a different approach to it.

Re: New Media in Traction

David Jacobs — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 13:15:29 -0000

All the incredible high technology of today. Virtual reality, high speed microprocessors...and you're being held together with wire and rubber bands. What would Dr. Leonard McCoy say?

Maybe professional bloggers should insure their fingers.