Disqus - Latest Comments for Christian

Re: My MacBook Mission - Accomplished!

Christian — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:35:35 -0000

Congrats, Dave. Thanks for the link, and I can't wait to see what you guys do with Nashville 24-7 :)

Re: News from Twitter HQ on account suspensions

Christian — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 16:02:25 -0000

It's probably the number of posts you do with links vs. the tweets that are part of a conversation, but this wouldn't happen if people could flag users.

While my abnormally large head is cranking on it, they should also create "trust" and "popularity" badges - Trust = some ratio using the difference between followers and the followed -|- Popularity = some ratio using the difference between those you follow and those who chose to independently follow you (which would be those who simply found you and followed you). Then their fancy spam detecting algorythms would skip eliminating a lot of good people while people would then stop trying to follow everyone on the friggin planet.

Re: Why every blogger should be in Seattle August 21. Why I’m not.

Christian — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:51:32 -0000

It might not be geeky enough for y'all, but try https://www.donotcall.gov/ "to get telemarketers off your back."*

*Yet another unsolicited solution from the gigantic brain of Christian Grantham.

Re: Think before you face your manga

Christian — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:36:48 -0000

Dave, this helps explain why I saw so many of these in the Nashvillosphere. Thanks! Here is a wall of about 20 Nashville area avatars on Twitter using Manga:

http://www.nashvilleistalking.com/node/61664

Re: I’ve been hired by…

Christian — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:08:00 -0000

Awesome, congrats, Dave :)

Re: Is Twitter broken? Or am I losing friends? Twitter is broken.

Christian — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:39:58 -0000

This is a very interesting topic. I'm just stream of consciousness'ing here, but it is something I've thought a little about.

Friends in real life tend to associated based on shared life experiences. Sometimes it's that you happen to exist in the same place, like school or work. Sometimes it's around shared interests, like a sports team or music.

One thing I noticed on FaceBook is how much i DO NOT have in common with people I call friends. It's almost like technology is begining to magnify difference. Let me explain. I have a friend who loves a certain band. I can't stand that band, but I really like this person. Our real friendship has naturally evolved to exclude that band ever coming up. That happens very organically and naturally. Now, enter technology. My friend is constantly bombarding me with crap about this band online. What do I do? UNSUBSCRIBE - DEFRIEND - UNFOLLOW.

It's not really a judgement on friendship, because friendship and real relationships are broader than technology's trend toward narrowcasting.

I suspect this will soon enough become a subject for sociologists who will discover something very new about our relationships and how they form and last thanks to being able to see connections through technology. But don't take it personally, and most importantly, if you want to grow your online audience, this can be the toughest advice (at least it's a challenge for me I am learning to address): broad appeal grows online audience. If you want people to react to you based on their prejudices, broadcasting hyper-focused interests to a wide open channel will do that. Instead, create channels specifically for that content - groups, seperate twitter accounts, etc.

Liek I said, this is all stream of consciousness here, not well thought out, but something I've been thinking about myself. My conclusion is it's all good and that no one is saying they don't like you. They are just saying their freindship is more valuable than having to endure your love for that stupid band.

Re: 5 fun steps to spam your Twitter friends

Christian — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:31:26 -0000

I have had zero twitter spam during the entire time I've used Twitter. I'm not sure why, but I think it's because I don't automatically reciprocate follows. The only time I have to endure twitter spam is when the twitter conversation turns to said twitter spam. Is the solution as simple as not following spammers?

Re: How To Stop Twitter Auto DMs

Christian — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:34:18 -0000

Dave, I'm completely fascinated by the problems you raise that you and others have on Twitter. This is yet another one I'm perplexed by. So, people are getting DMs that are automatically generated by other people? I follow and am followed by close to 700 people and I have to say this has never happened to me ever. Am I misunderstanding what you are describing?

Also, I have to wonder again here, as I had on another one of your posts about people getting spammed on Twitter, how much of this is caused by one thing: automatically following everyone that follows you. I only follow people I see are real people having real conversations by reading what they share.

I totally enjoy your posts about Twitter, but I'm stumped again. Sorry for bringing this up yet again. I'm just curious as I've never heard of an auto DM. Thanks for the education!

Re: Photo Of The Day: October 8, 2008

Christian — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:12:46 -0000

I can't help but wonder sometimes what people like the woman pictured above where like when things were fine in their lives - when they had a job, a home, a family - just like the rest of us. Then I imagine myself looking old and dirty, sorting my meager belongings under a bridge thinking about when I mattered. We're all one accident, one job, one hospital stay away from sorting it all out in the street.

Re: Aw, Shucks. Best Of Nashville 2008 Results Are In!

Christian — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:18:27 -0000

Awesomest! :)

Re: Nuts In Walmart [Gems From The Nashville Craigslist]

Christian — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:32:06 -0000

O - M - G!~!!!!

Re: We’re Scenesters (Not Really): Check Us Out In The Nashville Scene’s People Issue

Christian — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:53:32 -0000

This will go perfect in my Frink & Levy pool. Yes, the Frink & Levy pool, bitches.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dohJmVKcgQM

So, all you haters can just BACK UP!

Re: Photo Of The Day: March 13, 2008 [Feel Good Friday]

Christian — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:19:54 -0000

Awwww, I want one!

Re: Kittywink - Cute little guy. thedailywhat: Look At This...

Christian — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:20:30 -0000

Awwwww. Added it to my Critters channel!