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Re: Facebook? Up 10%. Twitter? Up 16%. FriendFeed? Flat

AlexSchleber — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:24:43 -0000

You point is well taken, AND shows the way that FriendFeed can win:

1) Make a few addtl. changes to become a robust Twitter client (needs Reply and RT links/buttons, as well as easy import of all Twitter "following" accounts not yet on FF as Imaginary Friends - or some other way if that were too resource intensive).

2) Become the de facto feed reader better than Google Reader by adding a "Subscribe to this" bookmarklet and similar button on items within FriendFeed that link to an RSS'able source. These subscriptions (to sources rather than users) could be managed either as Imaginary Friends, or as "Groups/Rooms" managed by FF admin, asf.

3) Find a way to import the Facebook Home page (friends' updates), and you then have a unified inbound feed with everything important going on (say under "Favorites").

I have been doing something close to this, minus the FB import, for a while now manually, and it works, it's just too much work to set up currently for most people to do it.

Once you combine the 3 top Web 2.0 uses this way, it becomes a lot more compelling. That's what FF needs, a compelling use case that is easy to set up and easily DEMONSTRATED. Loic just came out with the Seesmic Web-based Twitter client, FF is not that far off at all from offering that and more.

The infrastructure is there, now all it needs is a few tweaks.

Re: Facebook? Up 10%. Twitter? Up 16%. FriendFeed? Flat

krishnamoorthy — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:25:40 -0000

Rated up your comment. That's very true!

I hate twitter mainly for the lack of features to manage my tweets and friends. I do not want to use seismic, Tweetdeck to handle all that. I want everything in one place. Friendfeed does that. What is the need for any other client.

Anyway, better mobile interface is a must for FF.

Re: Facebook? Up 10%. Twitter? Up 16%. FriendFeed? Flat

chrispeoples — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:59:46 -0000

Scoble, the reason why 3rd-party developers haven't yet built a FriendFeed client is not because the API is "hard to use" (it's actually quite simple), but because FriendFeed's own interface is already the best client. people build twitter clients because twitter.com sucks.

Re: Flush You Hussy!

chrispeoples — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:38:55 -0000

so true. some people don't realize they need to flush twice.

Re: http://blog.louisgray.com/2009/07/status-search-queries-updates-from-your.html

chrispeoples — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:02:48 -0000

you'd think they'd offer the ability to login with Facebook or Twitter too, rather than having to register a new account. do they ask for your facebook/twitter credentials in order to search those sites?

Re: Hashtags are dead. Long live real-time search and filtering!

sportpsychrob — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 04:01:45 -0000

Yeah, but likewise you could write "Lakers' Kobe's in a zone right now", which actually makes more sense in English too.

Re: Hashtags are dead. Long live real-time search and filtering!

chrispeoples — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:58:10 -0000

So if I were to tweet something like, "Kobe's in a zone right now," something that's obviously related to the Lakers would not show up in a search for "lakers". I need to add the hash tag so it can be found: "Kobe's in a zone right now #lakers". Unless the search engine is smart enough to make the connection for you, you need the hash tag to make the connection.

Re: http://blog.louisgray.com/2009/03/alltops-custom-pages-finally-tip-me-to.html

chrispeoples — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:16:04 -0000

Sounds like Netvibes. And Netvibes has way more customizing options.

Re: http://blog.louisgray.com/2009/03/lovehate-relationship-with-my-bluetooth.html

chrispeoples — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:55:46 -0000

This might be Apple's subtle way of telling you to buy their headset. Not that I can vouch for it. Or the iPhone. But I've been pretty pleased with my Plantronics headset.

Re: What Has Two Thumbs and Writes for ReadWriteWeb? This guy.

chrispeoples — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:11:03 -0000

RWW was already my favorite web news source, and it just keeps getting better. congrats.

Re: The future of online conversations is NOT Twitter

chrispeoples — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:44:17 -0000

Twitter to me is like a zoo. It's great for watching, but not for interacting.

I couple years back I started looking for ways to share things online, and Tumblr felt like the best option. One problem: no commenting. It felt like an echo chamber. Between Tumblr, delicious, and the various other services I used, I felt that there had to be a better way to discuss these things with my friends without sending them an email or IM. I found disqus (which I still think is fantastic, wish more blogs used it) and added it to my Tumblr account, hoping it would generate some feedback (which it didn't). Then I discovered "lifestreaming", and shortly after that, FriendFeed launched. Halle-freaking-llujah, I could aggregate all my stuff in one place and better yet, people could comment! Granted, my friends haven't taken to the service yet (ironically, more of them have taken to Twitter), but I still think FriendFeed is the best place for interaction.

I still wish FriendFeed used disqus to power its comments though. Threaded conversations, and email notifications.

Re: Text or video, which is king? Well, it really depends on your audience.

chrispeoples — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:52:29 -0000

Actually you can already directly link to a timestamp in YouTube videos: http://mashable.com/2008/10/30/youtube-deep-lin...

Re: louisgray.com: Prop 8 Tangles Religion, Tech and Politics

louismg — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:00:34 -0000

Chris, my understanding is that his wife has made her public
opposition to Prop 8 known, including signage and funding. The church
can't force anyone's hand on the subject, as noted in the post, though
their position has been made quite clear. In a follow-on story in the
Chronicle, it stated Steve prefers to remain neutral on politics and
hasn't made any kind of statement.

That said, the church has hundreds of thousands of members in
California. Though I don't have the most recent stats, a 1990
statistic estimated more than half a million, and I don't know how
many of them Steve Young's endorsement (or that of his wife) would
sway. I've met the guy, and he struck me as being more humble than
aggressive.

Re: louisgray.com: Prop 8 Tangles Religion, Tech and Politics

louismg — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:51:33 -0000

Re: louisgray.com: Prop 8 Tangles Religion, Tech and Politics

chrispeoples — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:44:30 -0000

Oops...accidentally submitted twice

Re: louisgray.com: Prop 8 Tangles Religion, Tech and Politics

chrispeoples — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:42:50 -0000

Say Louis, what do you make of Steve Young's stance against Prop 8?

Re: Lamont can read

chrispeoples — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:58:55 -0000

It's pretty sad to see that Sterling had no loyalty to the one man that showed him loyalty. I don't know how Elgin worked for him all those years.

Re: louisgray.com: Can Cuil, Built for the Long-Term, Win the "Instant Analysis" Battle?

chrispeoples — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:21:33 -0000

I'll admit, I jumped to a conclusion after a single search last night. But when you search for a popular term such as "lakers", you don't expect the search engine to say "There were no relevant results." Which is what Cuil did, last night. Today its returning results, so perhaps I'll give it another chance.

Still, you can't blame people for coming to quick conclusions. As they say, the first impression is the most important one, and when you come out making big claims like Cuil, that impression better be a damn good one.

Re: Lamont can read

chrispeoples — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:23:51 -0000

Or, just drive the speed limit.

Re: Lamont can read

chrispeoples — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:34:56 -0000

I'll second that vote. Hands down its Conroy.

Re: There’s Web 2.0 and then there’s Reality

chrispeoples — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:04:08 -0000

Well then, I hope your situation improves. Best of luck to you.

Re: There’s Web 2.0 and then there’s Reality

StevenHodson — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:07:08 -0000

Trust me I'm a definite resident of below the poverty line or at least I can scratch its underbelly without reaching too far :)

Re: There’s Web 2.0 and then there’s Reality

chrispeoples — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:55:52 -0000

Trying not to pass judgment here, because I don't know your full situation and I tend to be real picky about semantics, but are you sure not broke, rather than poor?

Re: Are You Really Using FriendFeed, or are You a Poser?

eng1ne — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:55:49 -0000

If you are saying what I think, which is that FriendFeed should notify you somehow of new replies on old conversations, I'm right there with you!

Re: Are You Really Using FriendFeed, or are You a Poser?

chrispeoples — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:46:21 -0000

That would be cool. Disqus just empowers my laziness. Whenever I leave a comment somewhere - which is rare - I always forget to check back for replies. I even forget where I've commented at. Disqus takes care of these things for me.