Disqus - Latest Comments for adaml

Re: Yesterday Was The End of My Biking Career

adaml — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 16:56:42 -0000

Glad to hear you're OK Brad. Hope you recover quickly!

Re: Here’s a way to attract developers: Give away puppies

adaml — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:41:43 -0000

Good call. Giving away cash seems more compatible with animal rights concerns as well.

Re: Controlling Your Scope

adaml — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 13:47:43 -0000

Great insights. I think this can be summed up as "execution is more important than the idea".

Re: The Curse of the Shiny Object

adaml — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 01:31:00 -0000

Nick, I'm excited to follow you this year. I think “success through social media” is a great theme. I think all of the shiny objects are carried by the same underlying social currents. Don't forget how far ahead of the curve you are!

Re: Weirdest Dog Ever. Even Better YouTube Response.

adaml — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:46:44 -0000

Thank you for a good laugh, very funny!

Re: nofollow comment

adaml — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:37:26 -0000

Hmm. Maybe I need to be a registered user? cointry and giannii got dofollow links...

Re: Facebook Connect now available on Disqus

adaml — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:30:26 -0000

Congrats guys, Facebook Connect is a great feature to have as part of Disqus.

Re: The right and wrong ways to get Twitter followers | Broadcasting Brain

adaml — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 01:04:08 -0000

Great thoughts. I think you are right - there is no way to build a large follower list overnight - @adamloving.

Re: time_ago_in_words javascript part 1 - Peel me a Grape :: We make things work

adaml — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:30:14 -0000

Nice job peel person, this javascript function worked nicely for me.

Re: Portable Social Graphs - Imagining their Potential

adaml — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 16:20:36 -0000

This is great. Good job making it easy to visualize what "Facebook everywhere" could mean.

Re: StumbleRead brings Stumbleupon style page viewing to FriendFeed

adaml — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:25:19 -0000

Thanks for the write-up Duncan!

Re: friendfeed.py Patch for use on Google App Engine

adaml — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:10:59 -0000

I should've taken the time to search before hacking my own version. Need to go back and apply your urlencode fix though. Thanks.

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Re: Facebook Announcing the fPhone Tomorrow?

adaml — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:59:38 -0000

Interesting point about the extended API features. I'd love to see them give access to messages, and give write access to the profile fields (interests) as well.

Re: Facebook Asks Developers to Agree to Social Contract

adaml — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:30:24 -0000

Oblivion seems inevitable for months of mine (and others) work. This is the right decision for Facebook though.

Re: MySpace Launching Application Invites

adaml — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:20:30 -0000

Cool. Looks like I need to get back up to speed on the MySpace platform, and port some of my apps there.

Re: Facebook Apps: Why they’re focused on fun instead of utility

adaml — Mon, 05 May 2008 01:11:34 -0000

Ben, great post. I think there are two separate ideas here 1: "Facebook is for kids", and 2: "Only viral apps spread". Apps that are useful in a social context (like a friend quiz) can be successful even if they are less viral. "Just for fun" isn't necessarily the opposite of useful.

I do agree it is surprising that there is 10x more writing about the "Facebook is for kids" aspect. I also agree that having a viral coefficient > 1 is the whole game. But I've come to understand "utility" on a social network of personal connections means optimizing what you do with friends.

Re: Facebook Needs An Email Service

adaml — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 03:17:41 -0000

Yes, they should add email. Doing this would turn FB from a social network into a real *portal*. I think there was a web mail FB app, but witout API access to the existing private message features it is kind of pointless.

Re: Celebrate the Holidays on Facebook

adaml — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 18:19:37 -0000

Hi Nick - I'm working with Max from Wishpot to try and create the "World's Largest Secret Santa" (http://apps.facebook.com/gi.... We are going to match random people so they can send gifts (virtual or real) to each other. It is very simple, but a fun experiment.

The Secret Santa app also promotes my "Toy Chest" (http://apps.facebook.com/to... app - which is seeing an upsurge in virtual gift sending due to the holidays.

- Adam

Re: AceBucks Launches Virtual Store

adaml — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 14:12:41 -0000

Virtual Canadian fried Chicken, I love it! I'm very jealous, we saw the beginnings of bartering months ago with Zuckerbucks, but with Acebuck's larger audience - it is interesting to see the greater variety of items.

Re: OpenSocket: Facebook now supports OpenSocial!

adaml — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 13:36:30 -0000

Wow, you guys have been working really hard! Congrats on a cool proof of concept.

Re: Answers Come to Facebook

adaml — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:49:32 -0000

Somehow, I had missed this until just now. Thank you very much for the write-up!

- Adam

Re: Only Facebook Really Understands Me

adaml — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:52:36 -0000

Well done Nick. I personally wish advertisements were completely personalized and customizable. And so far, my family too have been remarkably understanding of my nonsensical online personality.

I'm off to spam you with more Star Wars virtual gifts.

Re: Breaking: Acebucks Raises 1.5 Million

adaml — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:22:47 -0000

IMHO, even though the thought of trading virtual currencies seems a bit hokey, the proliferation of casual gaming on Facebook, and the young audience makes virtual currencies compelling.

Please check out Zuckerbucks (http://apps.facebook.com/zu.... We’ve been around as long as Acebucks, and have a more complete feature set, including:

* API that any app developer can sign up for.
* Sponsored auctions where you can spend your Zuckerbucks for real-life products.
* Integrated “Profile Plot” virtual real-estate game
* Integrated market place where Zuckerbuckers are trading goods
* Integrated service provider directory

Thanks!

Re: The Facebook Currency Battle

adaml — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 11:59:43 -0000

Hi Nick, thank you for writing about us! Currently, you can also earn Zuckerbucks by participating in an SEO contest and by trying out another app (with more partnerships to come). What is really interesting is watching Zuckerbuckers come up with their own ideas on how to earn bucks (forming groups, lottos, selling graphics, etc.). It will be fun to see how this plays out.