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Re: @Drew - It's what's for Auction.

boycaught — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:46:10 -0000

Very inspiring.

Re: The Point You’re Missing About Google Wave

boycaught — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:55:06 -0000

Nice write-up. I like you're way of thinking about it. I want to get a chance to get it a whirl though.

Re: Fuck you John Edwards (Scripting News)

boycaught — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:29:30 -0000

Wow! Nice epiphany! I don't think that falling for the "image" is a fault. Believing -- without thought, question or skepticism -- the image, that's the problem.

Re: Speaking My Mind

boycaught — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:22:08 -0000

Amen to that. And on healthcare, there are experts in the field who are full of s**t, at least, that's what *I* think. There's nothing wrong with personal opinion and constructive debate. Preach on.

Re: http://blog.louisgray.com/2009/07/10-people-to-follow-on-friendfeed-for.html

boycaught — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 14:12:41 -0000

Aww, shucks, Mr. Fruchter...I'm honored and humbled by inclusion in your monthly list. <bows /> I'm not worthy! I'm not worthy!

Re: Not Feeling Very Happy Today…Need to Slow Down

boycaught — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:26:59 -0000

Yeah, it's great to just disconnect and chill out for a while. Good luck with that.

Re: Grassroots crowdsourcing of pop culture

boycaught — Sun, 31 May 2009 15:25:26 -0000

Good overview of what's going on. I tend to agree with you when you say 'wisdom of the crowds' is more or less marketing b.s. and hype. But I think if we just let people use these various tools and watch and analyze publicly available information and trends derived from them, we can become very insightful.

Re: Adding Google Friend Connect is an example of how hard it is to join the 2010 web

boycaught — Sun, 17 May 2009 15:18:11 -0000

I agree with you Scoble... it's still too hard for "average" people -- ie 'non engineers'. In the corporate environment where I work, managing and operating our network of Web sites, I constantly see people, smart people, trip and stumble over things I take for granted when I'm wearing my engineer's hat. Because I wasn't trained as an engineer, but became one through self-education (and my father was one, so I was exposed), I have more compassion for those normal folk. Of all the publishing tools I've seen in the last few years, the one I find most innovative is Posterous, because E-mail is the one tool everyone seems to have mastered (and no, I have no relationship with Posterous). If we could wrap a robust publishing, editing, and "uploading" interface around E-mail I think lots of normal folk would just be thrilled.

.LAG

Re: How spam will likely enter the Twitter community (Scripting News)

boycaught — Wed, 13 May 2009 12:01:46 -0000

...your blog is a time machine man!

Re: Tweets of the rich and famous (Scripting News)

boycaught — Sat, 09 May 2009 17:09:10 -0000

great observations. few are interesting or generous. obviously, the bots can't be generous, but i'd hope that the actual people would be more engaging, funny, controversial, or that they'd point to content on the Web, or offline, that they liked...my definition of generous in this space. BTW, I read that @Mashable is now using CoTweet, so that the indivual writers can contribute and participate in Twitter on behalf of the site...i don't think they're a bot. .LAG

Re: Gary Vaynerchuk - Telling your story and how so many miss it After...

boycaught — Sat, 09 May 2009 16:29:02 -0000

You're right on the money... and as always, make the point with characteristic passion and energy. Thanks man!

.LAG

Re: What a first-time Twitter user sees (Scripting News)

boycaught — Fri, 01 May 2009 17:49:19 -0000

I don't get it: @adventuregirl, which is clearly a spam account, is a "suggested user" now? the other ones are well-known celebrities or media figures, but based on your first screenshot, they're not actively engaged, at least not as much as "adventuregirl." ...what a shame. That said, I can't remember what I saw when I first logged on, back in May 2007.

Re: http://blog.louisgray.com/2009/04/you-have-entered-no-retweeting-zone.html

boycaught — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 19:22:10 -0000

I think there's great value in re-tweeting. I don't think it's lazy if thought is given in "curating" the posts you re-tweet. Given that you only have 140 characters (less really if you account for leaving some space for commentary) I think sharing tweet and wrapping, hopefully, an insightful comment around it is quite useful. What I disgree with is people pressuring others by explicity asking for something to be re-tweeted. Let the reader decide if the post has pass-along value.

Re: It's the end of the world as we know it

boycaught — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:33:30 -0000

Great post Blogdiva. It's a reminder, to those of us who do remember blogging from the 'early days' what an echo-chamber the blogosphere can really be. This tea-bagging/tcot "movement," if you can call it that, is some of the more mean-spirited stuff I've seen in a while.

Re: TodaysMama Launches a Laconi.ca Instance That Works

boycaught — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:28:17 -0000

The fact that you can create your own microblog community, yet integrate it with Twitter, is what makes Laconi.ca a very compelling package! Great job here!

Re: I may be a lot of things but I am not a brand

boycaught — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:01:53 -0000

Amen to that! Where did this notion of 'personal branding' start anyway? I think I first saw it connected—many years ago—to executive uber-consultant Tom Peters, but of course, if you're in the business of giving $50,000 talks, you are a product. Bloggers, not so much.
.LAG

Re: The Book Market Stares At Ubiquity

boycaught — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:24:47 -0000

That would be the truly disruptive event.

Re: Who Should Pay on Dates? Woman or Man?

boycaught — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 19:35:48 -0000

Ooops...I meant to reply on Friendfeed, but since I started over here I'll reply quickly: it depends on where you are in the dating process (first few dates, probably the guy), on who asked who out, and on how much you're really into the other person. I'll jump in over on FF.

Re: Who Should Pay on Dates? Woman or Man?

boycaught — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 19:27:09 -0000

The answer is: it depends! .LAG

Re: Why Facebook is Failing Me

boycaught — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:48:05 -0000

yeah, i hear you. i'm cautious of using Facebook for professional/corporate interactions. LinkedIn is purpose-built for that, and again, it's so much cleaner to separate services -- for me at least -- based on subject matter. I have old fraternity brothers posting, well, embarrasing photos from way back in my school days on FB. Now, I know,some of those may leak out, but it's so much easier to just make the decision at the start: FB is for "X", LinkedIn is for "Y", Twitter is for "Z"...and stick to that. Mixing them all together is when it gets confusing. BTW, this doesn't mean that i don't have contacts who are on some or all social networks that I'm involved in. It just means that the way I participate is separated based on the network... i.e. only send resumes and make recommendations on LinkedIn, only post goofy party pix on FB, etc. Again, that's just me, one voice out of millions.
.LAG

Re: The Three Lawsuits Shaking the IT World

boycaught — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 02:30:25 -0000

sadly—for everyone except the lawyers arguing the cases— lawsuits are just a fact of life in business. i'd suspect that in these harsh economic times, as marginal business fight to keep market share in eroding and dying markets, that we'll see even more lawsuits. it's all about survival at this point, by any means necessary.
.LAG

Re: Why Facebook is Failing Me

boycaught — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:57:54 -0000

Sarah:
you've made some great points. thanks for sharing. my approach is one that you've rejected, but it works extremely well for me—for the time being: while I'm all over umpteen-dozen social networks, the only one where I'll only friend people I actually know personally or have met in the flesh is Facebook. i really do believe that you have to separate church and state, and this approach has helped me keep my connections "clean" and clearly delineated. when i'm on FB, it's all about who's had a baby, how's the college football team doing, did you hear about so-and-so, organizing a class reunion activity... you know truly social things that actually step out of cyberspace and into reality. all of the other social nets, for me, are more abstract, educational, informational, or purely professional. and that works for me. but, as you've noted in your great post here, everyone's mileage may differ.

.LAG

Re: A Stimulus Plan For Venture Capital? No Thanks.

boycaught — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 13:31:46 -0000

Well said. It's getting tiresome to hear all of this talk about bailouts and how the government needs to do x, y, and z. It seems to me that pouring more money into lots of things in this economy is like pouring kerosene into a fire. That said, it would be nice to see VCs who understand that no one -- rich or poor -- truly benefits from an economy that's eroding, and a society that has no future. Areas like education -- which set the stage for the future -- seem as if they could really use the deft management and operating efficiencies and sense of urgency that VCs can help foster. Every startup that gets funding doesn't have to be another Web or technology company does it?
.LAG

Re: Where is Twitter's WordPress? (Scripting News)

boycaught — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 23:28:45 -0000

"I think Facebook did the right thing by spelling out in black and white the reality of the Internet. Once you hit publish, it's gone."— well said. That's it in a nutshell.

Re: louisgray.com: 40 Key Elements to Getting Started In Social Media

boycaught — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:19:14 -0000

No problem Mike. Posts like these make for incredibly helpful guides within company I work at, where I'm expected to evangelize these technologies. You've saved me a ton of time and have provided a valuable resource here. I'll make it up to you at some point.
.LAG