Disqus - Friends of OnkelSchark

Re: Twitter List iPhone Apps

fredwilson — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:12:22 -0000

It should never be done. People ask me why I don't write a book. Its simple. Books have an ending

Re: Social Recruiting

fredwilson — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:04:30 -0000

I'm not sure I know the answer to that

Re: Twitter List iPhone Apps

fredwilson — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:56:32 -0000

Filters are the next big thing

Re: Fred Wilson Dot VC

fredwilson — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:55:27 -0000

Sort of. That was the first suit day

Re: The Evolution Inherent in Conversation

MarkDykeman — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:44:45 -0000

No, I hadn't read Robert's post. Good analysis on his part, I think. The comments section is just as valuable, but in a different way.

Hm, generic preponderance to punditry. I'd probably do better in writing than video but sometimes it's better to try to more difficult thing. :)

Re: Twitter List iPhone Apps

fredwilson — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:28:04 -0000

I think the flattening is just the natural churning out of a portion of the huge number of people who came on board this spring and summer

Twitter isn't for everyone. Its different than facebook, which as you point out, is more personal

But its not just celebrities who get value out of twitter. Businesses, large and small, do as well

The assymetric follow relationship is different and better for some things and some users

Comparing them is not that useful in my opinion

Re: Twitter List iPhone Apps

fredwilson — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:27:57 -0000

Ooh. That's really cool. I had not heard about that

Imagine on the fly lists that you can join during events

Re: Why the collection is important. (Scripting News)

dave — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:18:02 -0000

It's source code Bill.

Re: Twitter List iPhone Apps

fredwilson — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:17:22 -0000

Droid does

Re: Twitter List iPhone Apps

fredwilson — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:16:35 -0000

Disqus could automate some of this, at least for those that comment with a twitter login

Re: Twitter List iPhone Apps

fredwilson — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:16:28 -0000

Its coming for sure. Not sure its here yet though

Re: Twitter List iPhone Apps

fredwilson — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:12:53 -0000

Got a url for that list?

Re: Social Recruiting

fredwilson — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:09:37 -0000

I agree that is just a tool. But it is a powerful tool

Re: What is Twitter for? Pimping your blog!

Scobleizer — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:39:20 -0000

I don't own that feed so didn't pimp it. :-)

Re: Working on new editorial tools. (Scripting News)

dave — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:06:35 -0000

We'll have to do the best we can. It can't be any worse than it is now.

Re: The worst things startups do

Scobleizer — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:00:12 -0000

Yeah, of all the points I made this one is the weakest. Good for pointing it out.

Re: The worst things startups do

Scobleizer — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:49:11 -0000

I agree with you sort of. The point I was trying to make is that if a company is all executives and no workers you can smell that. Maybe the ratio shouldn't be 13:1, but the best companies I've visited are at least 4:1. FriendFeed is a weird one because that one company had superstars (one guy ran the teams that started Gmail, another Google Maps, another Google Talk).

Re: Response to Are We Addicted to Giving Our Own Opinions by Chris Brogan

MarkDykeman — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:05:29 -0000

Yeah, but all that flesh colored makeup was a pain. ;-)

Re: Response to Are We Addicted to Giving Our Own Opinions by Chris Brogan

MarkDykeman — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:04:57 -0000

Heh, it definitely was an E-mail. Outlook... (shakes fist) :)

Re: The worst question in social media

Scobleizer — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:44:45 -0000

There are some jobs that simply aren't fun. I don't think anyone ever wants to clean toilets, for instance, but someone does. I'm very fortunate to have a job I absolutely love but there are plenty who don't. Usually when someone hands you a buck it isn't because they care whether or not you are having fun.

Re: The worst question in social media

Scobleizer — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:34:12 -0000

I'm putting YOU on a list! :-)

Re: The worst question in social media

Scobleizer — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:33:36 -0000

Bing! Fun is what it's all about. Well, until you start thinking about how to make money with all of this. Then the question turns less fun. Or does it?

Re: Working on new editorial tools. (Scripting News)

dave — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:04:37 -0000

Maybe -- I'm not worried about it. These are small files they won't cost
very much to store no matter whey they are.

Re: Social Recruiting

fredwilson — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:55:28 -0000

For sure. I should have mentioned github

Re: Social Recruiting

fredwilson — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:54:29 -0000

That's a good observation rob