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1 year ago
in Is Facebook Opening Beacon? on AllFacebook1 year ago
in What’s happening with the top Facebook apps? on Futuristic Play by @Andrew_ChenThe profile cleanup wizard probably wiped a bunch of apps off profile pages, which is a huge source of virality for apps. Also, minifeed controls like "i didn't do this" and newsfeed controls that allow you to bury events are probably taking their toll on the most annoying/viral apps. Additionally, platform changes such as giving preference to newsfeed links that do *not* require an app install, plus eliminating events where you were not a primary actor.... all these things are effectively Facebook's spam control experiments. They amount to a predictable decline in usage for the biggest apps, most of which are useless spam-generators.
1 year ago
in Come See How Great I Am! on AllFacebook1 year ago
in Facebook Beacon Drama Ceases to End on AllFacebookThe bloggers have bludgeoned this issue to death. The damned thing is opt in and they still won't shut up. I think Privacy is the new religion, and we're all being proseletyzed to death with it. It astounds me that people are so uptight. You would think that beacon was ratting out all of the porn bondage sites you're visiting....no, it's telling your friends that you're playing DESKTOP TOWER DEFENSE or -- heaven forbid -- browsing the Coca Cola site.
The mass media has followed suit because they don't know their asses from their heads and get most of their leads on "tech" stories from the bloggers. The public knows even less than the media, and most people believe what the media spoon feeds them. So it's all a self-fulfilling prophecy that's driven by a huge PR cycle driven by the most vocal 0.1% who claim to represent us all in their infinite quest for privacy. I have one message for them: want a global opt out on beacon? LOG THE HELL OUT OF THE SITE.
/RANT-OFF
1 year ago
in Verizon FiOS TV Getting Media Extender Capabilities (and more!) on Zatz Not Funny!It has also missed half of our shows that we have season passes for (which are set up, verified, and prioritized in the season pass manager with NO conflicts). We are cancelling Fios this week and will be looking elsewhere.
1 year ago
in 2007/10/25/missile-attacks-israel-google-earth/ on Mashable - The Social Media Guide/sarcasm_off
1 year ago
in 2007/10/19/facebook-notifications/ on Mashable - The Social Media Guide1 year ago
in 2007/10/18/asking-the-community-mashable-lists/ on Mashable - The Social Media Guide1 year ago
in 2007/09/17/yahoo-zimbra/ on Mashable - The Social Media Guide1 year ago
in #1 Feature request (for me) for Facebook on Ant's Eye ViewThat being said, I think a more robust and configurable (and cross-"platform") permissions system is essential for power users... the "connectors" in online social communities if you will... and, while we are a fickle bunch, it's important to keep us happy!
1 year ago
in 2007/09/01/i-invented-facebook/ on Mashable - The Social Media GuideIn the early 90's I used to trade live tapes of Phish and Blues Traveler over USENET before the Web even existed! We didn't pay any money for the music recordings, we just copied them and spread them along to others! Shawn Fanning was a total poser.
1 year ago
in Facebook’s New API’s Compete With LinkedIn & Slide? on Mashable - The Social Media Guide1 year ago
in 2007/08/28/plaxo-open-source-code/ on Mashable - The Social Media Guide(by the way, Hypercube is way bug-ridden... it should be since it's an alpha... but just be forewarned)
1 year ago
in 2007/08/28/plaxo-open-source-code/ on Mashable - The Social Media Guidemy further 2c on the walled garden issue: http://mediatrending.com/2007/08/18/social-netw...
As a sidenote, Plaxo has long been trying to solve a problem that just isn't that big an issue: address book synchronization. When I was a Prod Mgr for Yahoo Address Book, this was clear from traffic numbers and user research. There were a few people that were VERY interested in it (and very vocal about it), but for most users it just wasn't worth the hassle of installing and configuring yet another app.
1 year ago
in 2007/08/20/booktour-launch/ on Mashable - The Social Media Guide1 year ago
in “Facebook Diaries” debut on Comcast’s VOD on last1001 year ago
in The World is Flat - your company isn’t. Uh oh… on Ant's Eye View1 year ago
in 2007/08/11/8hands-upgrade/ on Mashable - The Social Media GuideThe interface is confusing (i.e. there is a generic avatar representing me since I posted to my own wall) and really offers no benefit. There are already Flickr integrations in Facebook too, so what's the value proposition?
1 year ago
in Busy fall of speaking engagements.. on Ant's Eye View1 year ago
in 2007/08/10/fancast-2/ on Mashable - The Social Media GuideWhen you can configure your DVR via the website and pull content from the site through your DVR, I will pay it a visit.
1 year ago
in Facebook’s Walled Garden Problem… on Ant's Eye Viewhttp://mediatrending.com/2007/08/10/the-long-lo...
1 year ago
in Facebook’s Walled Garden Problem… on Ant's Eye View">response to your entry here:
How about 30 to watch, or similar?