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Re: http://www.readburner.com/item/52266/readburner-relaunches

Adam Ostrow — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:27:00 -0000

And the top story on ReadBurner is about ... ReadBurner :-) Thanks for the great review, Sarah.

Re: ReadBurner relaunches with Disqus

Adam Ostrow — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:32:27 -0000

Thanks Daniel, we're excited to be working with you guys :-)

Re: ReadBurner VS RSSmeme Aggregation Show Down

Adam Ostrow — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:11:46 -0000

Thanks for the posts Corvida. Search is a top priority for us, and we want to take some time on it and make sure we get it right.

We figured the site was at least at a point to invite some people come play around, but now the real work begins :-)

Re: http://www.readburner.com/item/58343/how-to-share-items-in-google-reader-from-any-web-site

Adam Ostrow — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:46:44 -0000

this bookmarklet rocks my socks ... it makes ReadBurner so much better in my not-so-humble opinion :-)

Re: http://www.readburner.com/item/57645/twitter-vigilantes-step-up-to-solve-spam-problem

Adam Ostrow — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:48:22 -0000

I've used the word "vigilante" in a headline. I think I can retire now.

Re: What RSSmeme and ReadBurner are missing

Adam Ostrow — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:26:48 -0000

Interesting idea - I think combining share data with a source feed could be really useful. Some blogs publish so much content that a filter that makes sure you only see the stuff readers are finding important would be great.

*added to our list :-)

Re: Digg Has Gone To Crap…Where Are You Going?

Adam Ostrow — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:51:41 -0000

good call :-) Aside from the sites you mention like ReadBurner and RSSMeme, I still find TechMeme very useful, in spite of a lot of critics calling it an "echo chamber"

Re: ReadBurner: What’s Shared on Google Reader

Adam Ostrow — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:10:28 -0000

Thanks for checking us out Sid - you added a few details I hadn't seen in the other reviews yet like the fact we don't have the "pile on" effect of Digg and can keep the spam out pretty effectively. Keep up the good work @ Rev2 :-)

Re: http://www.readburner.com/index.php?id=64752

Adam Ostrow — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:42:11 -0000

w00t ... I can now access ReadBurner via mobile for the 5 mins/day I'm not at my computer :-)

Re: http://www.readburner.com/item/70636/new-pet

Adam Ostrow — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:05:36 -0000

srsly ... why aren't they in the top sources yet? They are like our #1 story every other day, lol

Re: http://www.readburner.com/item/70454/what-does-an-algorithm-think

Adam Ostrow — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:54:59 -0000

TechMeme does a great job of grouping related stories. The problem with TechMeme is when there is no discernible linking pattern, it usually just seems to default to the top source (according to their leaderboard) for the huge headline, which is what gets all the traffic.

That said, I doubt it's Gabe's personal preferences for deciding what gets top billing - it's just that the leaderboard way of deciding what gets the headline is a self-reinforcing system.

Re: http://www.readburner.com/index.php?id=71594

Adam Ostrow — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:21:45 -0000

between outages, spam, and a laissez fair attitude towards customer support, Twitter could be the next MySpace ... in a bad way

Re: http://www.readburner.com/item/69980/who-are-the-top-tech-bloggers

Adam Ostrow — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:19:08 -0000

lol ... #97, wooooooo!

Re: Disqus - making blog comments social

Adam Ostrow — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:08:09 -0000

cool, glad you found Disqus through us, they are great :-)

Re: Disqus - making blog comments social

Adam Ostrow — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:16:46 -0000

thanks, glad you're enjoying it!

Re: http://www.readburner.com/item/75188/so-when-do-we-get-folders-in-gmail

Adam Ostrow — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:26:23 -0000

folders suck, always. I sometimes try to create them for my files, and everything still just ends up on the desktop or placed somewhere that I forget about it.

Re: http://readburner.com/item/78011/the-ozzie-memosoftware-is-dead-long-live-the-web

Adam Ostrow — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:24:02 -0000

I'm Jerry Maguire 3.0

Re: http://www.readburner.com/item/6032/windows-xp-sp3-goes-to-manufacturing-will-be-released-april-29th

Adam Ostrow — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:25:09 -0000

this a test comment

Re: http://www.readburner.com/item/80586/what-makes-a-design-quotgoogleyquot

Adam Ostrow — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:42:08 -0000

lol, yea, enough with the cuteness, they are a $150B company

Re: http://www.readburner.com/index.php?id=153514

Adam Ostrow — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:25:01 -0000

The interface is a pretty dramatic change that it has taken me about 24 hours to get used to. I'm having one odd issue with the icon for adding images disappearing when I go back to edit old posts. Nothing really "broke" though after the upgrade.

Re: http://www.readburner.com/index.php?id=186247

Adam Ostrow — Mon, 05 May 2008 21:22:51 -0000

this ... is .... awesome!

Re: Google Reader sharing = kind of lame

Adam Ostrow — Mon, 05 May 2008 22:46:01 -0000

I'm not especially bullish on the "Notes" feature yet myself, though it will certainly be cool to aggregate that data on ReadBurner if it takes off. Cross-posting is what will make that feature much more interesting.

However, as you note, I really like the bookmarklet - it pretty much kills the need for me to use del.icio.us, since I'm already doing most of my sharing/saving in Google Reader anyhow. With this, it's now officially my universal link blog.

Re: http://www.readburner.com/item/186247/share-anything-anytime-anywhere

Adam Ostrow — Tue, 06 May 2008 00:43:21 -0000

this is really exciting news ... I think it's also now the most shared item in ReadBurner's brief history. How fitting :-)

Re: Twitter’s Downtime Isn’t The Problem

Adam Ostrow — Wed, 07 May 2008 10:55:15 -0000

Very good points - Twitter comes off as arrogant with their lack of response or comment about their service issues.

As for my headline, it was meant to be a bit sarcastic ... sub-99% uptime is horrible for any web service. And, that number only represents time the site is actually inaccessible, it doesn't take into account all the times you get the default Twitter error message, sms isn't working, or third-party apps can't access the APIs.

Re: RSSmeme vs. Readburner – Which Do You Use?

Adam Ostrow — Fri, 09 May 2008 23:02:17 -0000

I just think it's awesome that you think both us and RSSMeme are better than Digg and Mixx and you're using us regularly ;-) We agree - with the new bookmarklet and notes feature (which we'll also integrate soonish) Google Reader is a superior platform to build a social news site around. It's an exciting project to be working on.