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Re: Daily Tweets for 2007-06-04

Ed Kohler — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 17:29:50 -0000

I ran into a similar issue with my tweets after a trip to Croatia. Over 1000 fresh ones had come in. I've since switched to using Google Reader to keep up with most of my tweets, which is really helping my phone's battery life.

Re: Have You Heard of Tumblelogs?

Ed Kohler — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 16:22:21 -0000

Great explanation of Tumblr. It looks like a more user-friendly way to publish bookmarks and other fun stuff. I could see this getting more traction than del.icio.us.

Re: My first attempt at a podcast

Ed Kohler — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 04:08:30 -0000

Great post. Thanks for sharing your experiences. I just starting to experiment with podcasting and stumbled across this post while doing research. Good luck with your podcasting plans.

Re: The Mobile Internet: QR Code Marketing & Life on MARS

Ed Kohler — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:12:26 -0000

QR code seems like a solution in need of a problem. Why not just SHOW the phone number or use tinyurl.com to shorten URLs? It's making things LESS usable.

Re: Nick Carr is a smart guy - but he’s wrong

Ed Kohler — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 21:33:53 -0000

The Ghostbusters reference really nails the absurdity of the anti-democratization of content creation arguments. Just because everyone can publish doesn't mean everyone's worth reading. Everyone can be their own editor, and use technology (sites like Techorati, Digg.com, or Del.icio.us) to help them figure out what's worth reading.

Re: The Travel Blog for travel bloggers

Ed Kohler — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 01:10:25 -0000

That sounds like fun. What are the popular ways for people to blog their trips? Are they photo blogging? What kind of trips are the most popular for blogging?

Re: Does Google need adult supervision?

Ed Kohler — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 23:35:38 -0000

One would think that Google, if anyone, would understand the difference between public and private information. If this is how Google manages their own privacy, what should Google's users expect from Google privacy-wise?

Re: Does Google need adult supervision?

Ed Kohler — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 03:29:39 -0000

"Mistakes Happen" would be a tough justification to rely on if Google accidentally removed Gmail password requirements for a day.

Re: Google Checkout Drops ZeFrank’s “GimmeSomeCandy” Micro-Promotion

Ed Kohler — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 02:59:10 -0000

If Ze's ads aren't products, what the heck is Google selling with AdWords? Am I to believe that Google wouldn't accept themselves as a client for their main product?

Re: Rubel vs. PC Mag — bizarre

Ed Kohler — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 03:12:52 -0000

I can't figure it out either. Why apologize for making an honest remark about the value of the print pub. to him?

Re: German operator: Steve, we want the iPhone for everyone!

Ed Kohler — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 19:24:52 -0000

I don't think I want to know what Cingular had to do for Apple to get exclusivity on the iPhone. It's a GSM phone, so should work on T-Mobile if it can be unlocked. That shouldn't take longer than a week.

Re: Your site will succeed or fail in the first 10 seconds

Ed Kohler — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 15:46:40 -0000

Great points. It seems important to analyze what pages people are spending the least time on to see if those pages are particularly troubling, or if they're pages where people are getting what they're after quickly.

Re: Craigslist: blocking a leech, or a feature?

Ed Kohler — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 05:30:32 -0000

Unaware of the bandwidth issues? That seems rather disingenuous. Someone capable of writing such an app would have a good feel for how much bandwidth is involved in serving all those images.

Re: Hard Drive Failure, Vista, and My Middle Finger

Ed Kohler — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 07:06:49 -0000

Man, that sounds rough. I've been trying to do more and more of my work online using things like Google Docs for this reason, and backing up my media files to an external HD. I'd like to get those online too, but haven't found a reasonably priced service for my gigs yet.

Re: Finding a Virtual Assistant

Ed Kohler — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 07:09:16 -0000

If she's from Minnesota she has to be good. :=)

That's a great explanation of the challenges. Thanks for summarizing your experiences.

Re: Baseball blogging ban: dumb, dumb, dumb

Ed Kohler — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:06:15 -0000

I've live blogged sporting events I've been at, and if I was asked to leave I simply wouldn't come back. I'm not interested in participating in events I can't talk about when and how I want to.

Of course, I'm doing this as a fan rather than as a paid reporter when it comes to sporting events. In the case of true reporters, I don't see what's lost. More coverage, and more interesting coverage builds team loyalty.

Re: Whistling past the graveyard?

Ed Kohler — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 04:43:37 -0000

Competing against free has got to suck. It's not that they're doing anything wrong. It's just that others are willing to do the job for less.

Re: What Second Life is really like

Ed Kohler — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:38:42 -0000

That looks like a must-be place for progressive businesses. :-)

Maybe some PR firms can pitch that concept and charge an arm and leg for building a Second Life for businesses? Oh wait. That's already happening. How is that working out?

Re: Google wants newsmakers to write the news

Ed Kohler — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 15:17:35 -0000

It would be nice for people being written about to have something similar to a single location where they could respond if they felt misquoted or wanted to add additional insight beyond what made the story. It becomes impossible for people to do this if the same story appears in hundreds of news sites.

Re: Facebook search: What’s the big deal?

Ed Kohler — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 21:02:16 -0000

a few people will surely be embarassed by something someone stumbles upon thru search engines. Big deal is right.

It's smart for Facebook because they'll probably be able to leverage their member's names for 1 or 2 visitors / month per user from search engines.

Re: gamecock

Ed Kohler — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 21:12:10 -0000

A great reminder on why you should always be nice to the editors.

Re: Taking A Step Back From OpenSocial

Ed Kohler — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 21:47:58 -0000

Great point that this is still speculation. I don't understand how much control this, as a consumer, will really give me over my data from one social networking type site to the next.

Re: Earthquakes In The Bay Area And Their Relationship To Bubble 2.0

Ed Kohler — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 21:50:05 -0000

It seems like people are simply too busy to worry about natural disasters in the Valley.

Re: Dembot - Why Mahalo is Fundamentally Flawed

Ed Kohler — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 05:08:48 -0000

I've found Mahalo valuable from a Wikihow, or HowStuffWorks perspective, but not as a search engine. If you define it as a search product, it's easy to rip apart, but it's turning out to be something different than a Google alternative.

Re: Flickr Commons: A great idea, but…

Ed Kohler — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:04:37 -0000

The value of any photo's tags grows as more photos are tagged. For example, in aggregate, typos in tags can can understood and corrected for.

I suppose Flickr could create a certification level for tagging by professional taggers, but I don't think that's going to be necessary.

Re: Want to buy a video-sharing site?

Ed Kohler — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:11:06 -0000

Revver has benefited from picking up shows from YouTube, but it seems like they'd eventually lose those same shows once they got large enough to do their own ad deals.

Re: The Starbucks Effect

Ed Kohler — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:01:49 -0000

But what happens when Starbucks closes hundreds of stores? Does that have a negative impact on nearby home values?

Re: The Starbucks Effect

Ed Kohler — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:03:12 -0000

LOL, looks like three of us left essentially the same comment. My guess is this is because comments are shown below the comment form, which gives the impression that no one had left a comment yet.

Re: Do You Need 2-Way Communication on Twitter?

Ed Kohler — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 05:52:00 -0000

Let's say some of the first people who follow you on Twitter just happen to be people who read your blog, love your blog, and are considering doing business with you. Then they start following you on Twitter under the assumption that they'll get nuggets of wisdom from you. But instead, they hear 5% social media & tech discussions with a 95% mix of movie, dining, and @replies.

There are obviously people who like that mix, but they may not be the most valuable people you could have following you. This, of course, assumes that the only goal of your Twitter account is for business.

If you avoid the non-biz talk yet still build an audience, it's really clear why they're there and what they're interested in hearing about.

Basically, I think what we'll see is people splitting their Twittering between different accounts for work, hobbies and personal with little overlap between them.

That, and content can be truly interesting without interaction. For example, TV, Movies, and Music all seem quite popular without 2-way interactions.

Re: Do You Need 2-Way Communication on Twitter?

Ed Kohler — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:23:56 -0000

This isn't personal. I could care less how you use Twitter. If I find what you have to say valuable, I'll follow you. If I don't, I won't. But businesses interested in building large groups of loyal followers may find better results and much less churn if they keep on topic and post in moderation.

Re: Fake following in social media: Yay or Nay?

Ed Kohler — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:19:31 -0000

Great write-up. If people don't understand that they're losing their audience they'll never improve the quality of their messages.