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Re: Twitter Client War: Twhirl vs. TweetDeck

Steve Nimmons — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 08:09:24 -0000

It's TweetDeck most of the time for me, although I also use Friendfeed as a 'kind of client'. I hadn't realised Twhirl had gone to Seesmic - interesting.

I'd pay for the tools if they provided inbound semantic filters. The first one I want is a 'platitude blocker' :-)

So I guess given your listening triggers the ultimate Scoble alarm Tweet would be:
"Hi #Ted, read on #TechCrunch that #Scoble aka #Scobleizer is seeding #Google #Cloud? Darn rain-makers!"

Re: Who Should Tweet?

Steve Nimmons — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 06:54:18 -0000

@samir
I think on Twitter a persona does need an edge and something slightly differentiated. That's why I claim to be the "Jackson Pollock of IT" - and if space permitted I would also be 'an ice-cream shaman'. It's about standing out, without playing the village fool. I think instead of Tweeting one account from multiple people, it would be better to just have one account per person. This gives wider spread and more chances that someone will have the right mix in terms of 'engaging personality'.

Re: 2009/02/05/personal-branding-101/

Steve Nimmons — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 06:46:58 -0000

Dan writes great resources and the Personal Branding Blog (http://personalbrandingblog.com/) is definitely one of the leaders in this space. I've decided to turn myself into a 'Social Media Lab Rat' and try out some of the marketing tips. You can follow the journey here:

http://stevenimmons.org/blogs/steve-nimmons/060...

Re: 2009/02/06/tweetube/

Steve Nimmons — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 06:43:10 -0000

I'm not that sure what these site add. Why not simply provide a link to a vid on 12Seconds or Seesmic - or YouTube!? I guess I'm missing the point on the key benefits?

Re: 2009/02/05/bush-shoe-throwing/

Steve Nimmons — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:46:21 -0000

This does seem to be a rather draconian ruling, and as you quite rightly point out could be construed as 'lampooning' real-world events.

If the app creator is looking in, I point them to my comprehensive guide to 'elegant' show throwing - which may stimulate ideas for the next release!

http://blog.stevenimmons.org/2008/12/18/the-eti...

Re: 2009/02/05/google-calendar-offline-gears/

Steve Nimmons — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:39:38 -0000

Yes, I agree it's a step in the right direction but it would be optimistic to call this 'seamless' functionality.

Re: 2009/02/05/youtube-embed-metadata/

Steve Nimmons — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:36:28 -0000

Adam,
The observation about restricting functionality to retain clicks to the actual YouTube site gave me a chilling idea - will they eventually try and push adverts through the 'embed channel'?

Re: 2009/02/05/lastfm-vs-slacker/

Steve Nimmons — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:30:50 -0000

It would take a lot to tempt me away from Last.FM - which I think is an excellent service. I was kind of expecting to read of improvements to the social offering in Last.FM as that I think could be bolstered. Good to see Slacker etc. 'having a go' though as it keeps the established sites 'on their toes'.

Re: 2009/02/05/google-chrome-extensions-launch-date/

Steve Nimmons — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:26:18 -0000

I would say that browser extensions are pretty much 'common currency' these days and that this is a very sensible and natural progression for Chrome's functionality. It would be interesting to know against the 10m downloads how many people stuck with it, and what ratio of IE / Firefox etc. users they were. Would make an interesting survey - if the statistical volume could be 'tapped'.

Re: 2009/02/04/international-listings/

Steve Nimmons — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 10:45:36 -0000

Strangely enough in the UK there were rumours of virtual mutiny from some of these sites due to the 'high' fees they charged estate agents. I'm waiting to see if any new flexible business models appear - e.g. where the site / seller shares in risk / reward. The problem in a heavily falling market is the sellers' agents simply run out of advertising revenue.

Re: 2009/02/05/box-enterprise-file-sharing/

Steve Nimmons — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 10:40:17 -0000

30,000 subs is a very healthy statistic. To make a credible enterprise play, cloud providers are going to have to address resilience, security, business continuity and many similar non-functional requirements. It depends of course whether they are targeting the mid-tier market or larger scale players, but I still think it will be the large, credible existing IT outsourcing players that will mop up most of the goodies.

Re: 2009/02/05/hi5-games/

Steve Nimmons — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 10:29:49 -0000

I think this is a nice twist for Hi5. If they make it ubiquitous it might work as a key differentiator against other social platforms. From my personal use of Hi5 it seemed to have a bigger presence in areas such as Spain / Portugal, so there will also be work to do to extend their geographic footprint. I hope this works for them and they don't get caught in the "Me 2 trap"...Anyone for asteroids?

Re: 2009/02/04/anonymous-gossip-fail-juicy-campus-to-shutdown/

Steve Nimmons — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 10:23:09 -0000

Sorry, but I think the overall idea of these sites it totally lame. I'm sure they were a boon to the libel lawyers, but they hardly do much to advance the cause of humanity. Another one bites the dust - good!

Re: 2009/02/05/google-heart-rate-health/

Steve Nimmons — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 10:19:28 -0000

The world just got that little bit more alarming! It wont be long before Google is predicting your lifespan through Google Analytics, the "I'm feeling lucky" button will either change to "I'm feeling lousy" or "Lucky, if only you knew". The day you start getting funeral director adverts appearing is the day you wish Google knew less.

Re: 2009/02/04/posterous-bookmarklet/

Steve Nimmons — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 10:15:12 -0000

I've not tried Posterous but I think I'll take a look. I'm not sure a bookmarklet is amongst my list of killer differentiators, after all it's easily replicated. Audience presence is more important which is why I don't microblog outside of Twitter. Personal preference of course...

Re: 2009/02/04/yahoo-searchpad/

Steve Nimmons — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 10:10:47 -0000

Some people have (perhaps sadly) knocked this attempt and the manner in which it was launched (more specifically in terms of availability). I watched the 'sneak peek' video yesterday and thought it looked jolly good. I could certainly see many uses for it, although I'm not 100% tempted to use Yahoo! search.

Re: 2009/02/04/tweettornado/

Steve Nimmons — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 10:07:07 -0000

If you get 'dodgy looking sorts' following you, the best option is to block them. Enough people blocking them is more likely to flag up their 'nefarious' activities more quickly. I've never quite understood what kind of traffic / monetisation this junk creates - hopefully not much! Boo to Tweet Tornado!

Re: Creators Take Note

Steve Nimmons — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 10:01:09 -0000

Cool video - certainly makes you think! I just re-themed my blog, and now I'm wondering if I should try and create a nostalgic carousel template for Drupal! Nostalgic Carousel would also be a great name for a blog.

Re: Fix the Paper Hole

Steve Nimmons — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 07:51:55 -0000

It does seem rather unwieldy and archaic. I guess that's many years of legal tradition. In the future - non-repudiation through digital certificates...

Re: Why Yahoo’s announcement today won’t get as much hype as Google’s

Steve Nimmons — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:30:34 -0000

I just checked out the Yahoo! 'sneak peek' video for Search Pad. It looks pretty good to me, and I could certainly see uses. Maybe the 'availability' of the launch isn't terribly savvy, but I think the "don't care" comment is maybe just a tad harsh? This looks pretty reasonable, so let's not be too quick to kill it off. As for Latitude, I don't think it should scare anyone. It's an opt-in service, and it tracks the phone not the person (i.e. I don't see Latitude location being viable for alibis).

Re: Encouraging Post Development and Links

Steve Nimmons — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:23:58 -0000

I enjoyed Michael's article and ideas - thanks for sharing. I think there is scope for expansion, and there are some really interesting philosophical questions around the definition of presence. Web2 seems to fragment as well as unite and the ability to over-arch presence across Web2 'silos' is really quite interesting. I also hereby claim the term 'gravitas engineering' :-)

Re: 2009/02/04/six-versions-of-windows-7/

Steve Nimmons — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 08:15:23 -0000

Stan,
It's going to make for licensing headaches in the commercial world. I have a 'here we go again' kind of feeling...

Re: 2009/02/03/technorati-tag-pages/

Steve Nimmons — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 06:43:55 -0000

I guess like many of these content sites it depends on how much effort you are prepared to expend, how much free content you are prepared to 'hand over' and what the resultant exposure might be. There are lots of alternatives, but that shouldn't rule out having an experiment or two with this new Technorati service. Just be aware it is by no means the 'only show in town'...

Re: 2009/02/03/facebook-turns-5/

Steve Nimmons — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 06:36:48 -0000

Amazing that it's been around 5 years already. I wont be sending any of these 'gifts' as I think they just clog up the platform, and they would be a golden target for any nefarious person trying to hawk around a dodgy app. Perhaps I'm too cynical! Anyway, many happy returns to Facebook...

Re: 2009/02/04/google-latitude/

Steve Nimmons — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 06:33:29 -0000

These ideas have been around (commercially) in various forms for 5 or 6 years, and it's interesting to see the technology catch up and provide useful mobile services. I wouldn't be too concerned about privacy, the device being tracked is the phone not the person and I doubt you could use Google Latitude as a alibi.