DISQUS

Joe, I invite you to reread the post again. I certainly don't ever say that carriers should provide SMS service free of charge just because it's a low cost service for them. I do, however, think it's ridiculous for one carrier to not honor existing SMS plans and charge additional fees to Twitter users who send and receive messages. I would agree that Bell Mobility is far more ignorant than myself, though I'm sure you'd disagree.

Hey Adam, yep I'm a vegan...adopted that lifestyle around the beginning of the year.

Hi Mikko, thanks for your comment. Even though I didn't notice any glitches of that nature, I certainly hope that the DUB guys follow up with you regarding your comment. That's a pretty serious error, so I hope it's not happening for other users as well.

@deepikaur, glad we could help!

@Esau/@January thanks for the recommendations.

@ehu, thanks for the shortcode information, the post has been updated.

@tyfn/@drew - definitely hope the other carriers follow suit.

Harold, thanks for the honest comment. You're obviously a very dedicated WoW player. :)

Wow that is a terrible name for a pretty cool app, one that I might actually pay for.

Slightly disturbed that you might be listening to my posts via that creepy male robotic voice, but hey at least your reading/listening.

Hey Elliot, thanks for the link. Good Plum is a beautiful blog and I definitely noticed the Google Friend Connect gadgets in the side bar, but I didn't see the social bar (I checked the bottom of the page).

I definitely agree that Google's offering is much easier to manage, so you'll have to keep us posted on how it works out for you.

Hey Bob, I checked out your blog and the social bar looks good. Thanks for the linke!

Chris, David, thanks for the heads up. I somehow misinterpreted the language on the site - my bad. We've updated the post to reflect that playlists must have (instead of being limited to) 8 tracks.

Kevin, seriously?!? That is weird...

Richard, nice list. I hear ya man, I'm a big fan of 12seconds.tv though I do think that TweeTube can still be a fine service for Mac users who don't want to create accounts elsewhere. Plus I exchanged a few emails with the founder of RADSense (the company behind Tweetube) and their working on a Windows version and a web recorder, so we shall see...

Jon, you don't need a YouTube account, just Twitter credentials.

Michelle, you have a valid point when it comes to Last.fm's interface, and admittedly it took me awhile when I first started using Last to actually discover how useful/functional the site really is. I would argue, though, that the feature set far out weighs that of Slacker, especially in the areas compared in this article.

Hey David, thanks but it was just a analogy, and I do think the comparison holds true given that the service is designed to bring more attention to listings.

Justin, if you couldn't tell from the tone of the piece, I'm with you. I like simple (eg. Twitter), but Gmail Tasks is too bare boned and could definitely benefit from some basic calendar features.

Hey Mark, yeah I mentioned that part in the post - need to sign up with Strands to get MyStrands. I did, however, send ya an invite, so go check your inbox and enjoy. :)

Adam, music discovery/recommendation are pretty similar, so I doubt the list would change much (expect iTunes might get bumped for Pandora). The list would be drastically different if we compared song selection, streaming quality, and other factors that make some other music sites great.

VitaminCM, I addressed Pandora's absence in the intro..

"Pandora is great for listening to music online, but without having any foresight or direct say over upcoming tracks, it’s certainly not the best there is if you’re looking to achieve playlist perfection."

I love Pandora (use it all the time) but when compared against the recommendation features of the sites listed, it definitely falls short.

Hey Ryan, as mentioned in the post Deadline also offers SMS reminders.

Alex, agreed I'd love a group feature in Twhirl. I'd also like the option to have FriendFeed (Seesmic etc) appear as tab instead of in separate windows.

Brian, I'm sure you're not alone, but it just gets to be too much for me. I like the tabs in lieu of the full view.

Kari, you do have veto power over ads.

Kyle, I totally disagree. I'd be much more disturbed if a brand started having ads in their stream. That would make the whole point to their Twitter presence pointless IMO.

John, I was tempted but I'd rather not offend my followers just yet.

Pete, yep it's essentially paying for a running ad (tweet) on a regular basis. Of course I'm with ya on the evolution of the medium thing.

Michael, ok you win that point. Not only would they have never heard of RSSFWD, but the name would probably be lost on them completely.

Thomas, my thoughts exactly! I'm actually a little offended by the fact that the language on their iTunes app implies that they're going to charge for it in the future.