Disqus - Latest Comments for Julian Baldwin

Re: From the Pipeline - 5.22.08

Julian Baldwin — Fri, 23 May 2008 05:22:39 -0000

"SheGeeks - Corvida has a good post today on what glory and riches college students think blogging is going to bring them. Sounds like a cold shower of reality for them is in store."

I think you missed the point of her post. She talks about why college kids don't blog not why they do.

Re: Don’t count us out because we’re old

Julian Baldwin — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:06:09 -0000

Great post Steven. Experience is invaluable and comes with age.

Re: This ain’t no navel gazing buddy

Julian Baldwin — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 04:14:42 -0000

Colin Walker http://colinwalker.me.uk/
Mark Dykeman http://broadcasting-brain.com/

Thanks for the nod!

Re: Sunday Blog Review: notes, thoughts, ideas and responses.?

Julian Baldwin — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 12:23:39 -0000

I don't expect every reader to know what is being talked about. Anytime I write about Twitter or FriendFeed for example, I include the widget because not everyone uses those two services. It's an easy way not to feel as if I'm leaving the reader clueless in that case, they can read the quick description. Perhaps they wouldn't be reading it unless they knew what it was, though?

Re: Sunday Blog Review: notes, thoughts, ideas and responses.?

Julian Baldwin — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 12:30:58 -0000

Steven, thanks for the great review! I'll think about your suggestions more before I make definite changes. BTW, you're honestly the xxx number person to call me James Baldwin. I wonder why so many people have done the same? Julian is less common than James, I'm curious about the substitution people's brains make.

Re: Sunday Blog Review: notes, thoughts, ideas and responses.?

Julian Baldwin — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:22:45 -0000

Steven no problem, again, thanks for the review! It has me thinking about the changes I need to make to help readership increase etc. I think you will appreciate my latest post on lowering gas prices. Check it out!

Re: Sunday Blog Review: notes, thoughts, ideas and responses.?

Julian Baldwin — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:24:09 -0000

Your guess is better than mine.

Re: Sunday Blog Review: notes, thoughts, ideas and responses.?

Julian Baldwin — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:34:49 -0000

I don't mind helping people who have done great things for the Internet, I pay my respect instead of perpetually heckling.

I should add - it definitely makes you standout, your comments spur a response even if the person doesn't write - other people are easily breezed over. so maybe it benefits you.

Re: Sunday Blog Review: notes, thoughts, ideas and responses.?

Julian Baldwin — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:41:24 -0000

No mac version, I don't know if I condone the use of FeedDemon?

Re: Sunday Blog Review: notes, thoughts, ideas and responses.?

Julian Baldwin — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 17:08:25 -0000

In my second paragraph I'm saying you write what you want and a lot of time it's difference in opinion, which works and creates a realistic conversation.

That's how TC works and even though that sucks, it still helps a lot of people in the process and it's good that someone online has as large a web presence, especially when it comes to wanting to fight back against bandwidth caps and all that BS that's going to require a powerful voice backed with audience. He can be heard more easily than all the bloggers we associate with and based on a lot of readings, podcasts, videos - he seems to want the right things for the web, even if it's portrayed behind an entertainers mindset.

All those companies who think TC makes or breaks them - not my kind of company - too small of a market to think that will translate into any mainstream success, although it's a good start to find early adopters. Bigger ideas are in store for the future as entrepreneurs realize building cool tools does not make the Internet useful in the daily life of people who don't chill on it all day. There are far better ways to integrate the Internet into our pockets, streets and everywhere it would mean more to everyday people.

Re: Sunday Blog Review: notes, thoughts, ideas and responses.?

Julian Baldwin — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 17:12:29 -0000

I'll check it out and see how it compares to the alternatives. Are you not a big fan of Google Reader, since you're on the desktop?

Re: Don’t blame Apple for that sucking sound around your wallet

Julian Baldwin — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 03:31:30 -0000

Everything I would have said if you didn't write the words out of my thoughts. Looking at the bigger picture, it really is worth it. I'd rather pay $10 more for unlimited data because AT&T knows usage is going to shoot up and they want to be able to support a reliable service than ever spend $600 on a phone - money towards infrastructure means a lot more than a one time sale.

Re: From the Pipeline – 6.11.08

Julian Baldwin — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:52:49 -0000

Steven, I'll be back one week from 3.5 hours ago. I'm expecting a fresh perspective and a better understanding of early-adopters. Who knows what I'll run into this week, but I'll be keeping tabs on my thoughts - should make for an interesting write-up

Re: I really want my readers opinion on this

Julian Baldwin — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:55:41 -0000

Same window. More important to my browsing experience is "cool iris previews"

Re: Reaching milestones are a good boost

Julian Baldwin — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 03:21:33 -0000

Congratulations! I hope the posts keep flowing - they're mostly insightful (minus the ones about windows, which I have no problem skipping) and you like to think.

Re: Fred you’re looking in the wrong places

Julian Baldwin — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 03:26:33 -0000

Steven, I'm glad I could make such a high caliber list. I vow to keep my thinking cap on, we'll see what happens though.

Re: Techmeme vs. Hacker News

Julian Baldwin — Tue, 27 May 2008 23:37:27 -0000

Great post. It would be interesting to see how well your conclusions hold up with more data. Techmeme is conversation driven and that is a lot different from voting. I wonder how this influences which content is popular on each service.

Re: Your perception is Apple’s reality

Julian Baldwin — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 03:22:55 -0000

Re: Twitter 101: Clarifying The Rules For Newbies

Julian Baldwin — Sun, 04 May 2008 12:47:30 -0000

Re: Twitter 101: Clarifying The Rules For Newbies

Julian Baldwin — Sun, 04 May 2008 16:18:09 -0000

Re: Twitter’s Downtime Isn’t The Problem

Julian Baldwin — Wed, 07 May 2008 09:18:47 -0000

Re: Great AIR Apps I Use

Julian Baldwin — Tue, 27 May 2008 09:02:30 -0000

Re: Identi.ca Apps & Why It Could Blow Twitter Away

Julian Baldwin — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:13:41 -0000

Re: FriendFeed Is The Signal

Julian Baldwin — Tue, 27 May 2008 17:32:59 -0000

Re: To Comment or Not to Comment

Julian Baldwin — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 03:36:48 -0000

Disqus increases my chances of commenting but is not the ruling factor. Mark Dykeman of Broadcasting-Brain doesn't use Disqus but I enjoy joining the conversations he starts and thus doesn't prevent me from doing so. As more people learn of Disqus and understand the convenience factor, it should be harder and harder not to install it.

As far as commenting on FF versus the blog, I'll generally go for the blog first to pay the utmost respect for the writer taking time to share their thoughts. I comment on FF if someone shares something, writes a message or a particular blog entry demands a response that wouldn't fit into the conversation on the blog (less likely circumstance). This is how I've been participating anyway, much could change as I'm in the early stages of understanding my own user patterns and habits.

Re: My Blog Has Been Louis Grayed!

Julian Baldwin — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:29:47 -0000

Thanks for the nod and congratulations!

Re: louisgray.com: Five Social Media Bloggers to Watch This May

Julian Baldwin — Mon, 05 May 2008 13:03:21 -0000

Re: louisgray.com: Toluu Embraces Twitter With New Integration Option

Julian Baldwin — Mon, 19 May 2008 10:16:45 -0000

Re: louisgray.com: TheStatBot Analyzes Top Tweeters, TechCrunch, Makes Techmeme Leaderboard

Julian Baldwin — Wed, 28 May 2008 10:52:29 -0000

Re: louisgray.com: Developers Are People Too, Don't Forget

Julian Baldwin — Fri, 30 May 2008 01:27:12 -0000

Re: louisgray.com: ReadBurner Adds Widgets, Accelerating Shared Items Race

Julian Baldwin — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:52:44 -0000

Re: louisgray.com: SiteMeter Stats Sputter to a Stop, With No Reason Given

Julian Baldwin — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:15:43 -0000

Re: louisgray.com: SiteMeter Stats Sputter to a Stop, With No Reason Given

Julian Baldwin — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:17:55 -0000

Maybe you'll answer my questions JP

Re: louisgray.com: FriendFeed Doubles Share of Comments in 2nd Month Tracking

Julian Baldwin — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:16:52 -0000

This is an interesting experiment you're running Louis. I think Scoble forgets that his observations about his own content are completely unrelated to the average blogger who is significantly less popular. Also, why is he concerned with the quantity over quality.. ?

I like how conversations are spread throughout the web because that mirrors real life interaction - we're not always going to know about or be able to keep up with conversations.

Re: louisgray.com: Nine Ways to Enlarge the Social Media Audience

Julian Baldwin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:53:41 -0000

Re: You Choose the Target!

Julian Baldwin — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:44:49 -0000

As a Firefox advocate I solved the problem by installing Cool Iris "Previews" which permits browser in browser viewing. When I hover the link a small blue icon appears and if I hover the icon a new and smaller window opens. As soon as you hover away from the new window you're left where you started. It's made browsing so much more efficient. There are features like being able to stack the previews, which minimizes the screen and anchors it to the right side of the browser. You can actually pop out of a preview into a full fledged window. Highly recommended.

Re: Friendfeed is leveling the playing field

Julian Baldwin — Wed, 28 May 2008 10:33:45 -0000

I agree with this post based on FriendFeeds current state and population, however, I see Cyndy A's point. Right now FF represents the common man and over time some will rise in prestige. We are finding a new class of A-lister's because they are focused on different types of conversations and not operating under a business model.

Re: Friendfeed is leveling the playing field

Julian Baldwin — Wed, 28 May 2008 11:09:25 -0000

That is extremely interesting. I don't think it is we aren't comfortable as communal animals as much as that is the result of our collective social dynamics and out of our control.

Re: Why Disqus will be huge

Julian Baldwin — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:03:07 -0000

Morten,

Would you care to elaborate a little? What are you seeing that I'm not?

Re: We Are Still In the Blogging 1.0 Cycle

Julian Baldwin — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:31:02 -0000

Your perspectives are sensible and convincing. My first response to this conversation is exactly what you wrote, "whenever you speak in public, or you write something and publish it..." As humans there are certain things we cannot do and one of those is archive all the threads and micro-threads that are connected to an Idea we produced. Aggregating conversations found around the web is not a necessity for content producers, however, I can see the interest in wanting a system that works that way. Maybe this is the natural course of the conversations we hold?

Re: Hyper-specialists and the blogosphere

Julian Baldwin — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:17:17 -0000

Re: Moving Along and Posting on RWW

Julian Baldwin — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:59:17 -0000

Re: Why There Are No Good Ideas for Twitter Replacements

Julian Baldwin — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:00:59 -0000

I think you're right in general. One method of adding particular new features would be to completely hide the feature unless the user went to settings and enabled it. That would allow users who want more functionality to gain it and users who like the simple interface to not be bothered at all.

Re: Disqus comments now enabled here.

Julian Baldwin — Tue, 20 May 2008 11:40:18 -0000

Re: The changing face of FriendFeed.

Julian Baldwin — Tue, 20 May 2008 18:22:29 -0000

Re: Evolution of the social web.

Julian Baldwin — Fri, 23 May 2008 08:47:29 -0000

Re: Who is our audience and what do we owe them?

Julian Baldwin — Fri, 23 May 2008 13:30:27 -0000

Re: The changing face of FriendFeed.

Julian Baldwin — Sat, 24 May 2008 12:48:24 -0000

Re: Take time out - gain perspective.

Julian Baldwin — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:27:08 -0000

Re: What is the real aim of social media?

Julian Baldwin — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:04:40 -0000

Re: The private messaging divide.

Julian Baldwin — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:53:01 -0000

What happens to rooms on FriendFeed if/when you're done with them? Do they exist with no administrator or disappear altogether?

I can see why an internal messaging system makes sense, especially if users are going to migrate from Twitter. I'm sure the feature could be added in an unobtrusive manner, however, I don't want to see FF adopt feature after feature and begin to lose the simplicity an openness that creates the unique experience we all enjoy so much.

Re: The private messaging divide.

Julian Baldwin — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:05:38 -0000

I am just wondering how rooms currently work, but the ability to set up a temporary room would be cool. Maybe when you create the room one of the criteria could be the lifespan of the room - 1hr, 24hrs, 1yr, undetermined - and it would automatically disappear

Re: Dispensing with the trappings of technology.

Julian Baldwin — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:59:29 -0000

Re: Online social networking, time for an intervention?

Julian Baldwin — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:49:51 -0000

I'm not addicted, although I enjoy using the Internet daily. For instance, last Wednesday I decided not to use FriendFeed for an entire week. So far, it's been a great experience and I've discovered unknowns about my usage habits. I think a balance is essential to maintain performance in other areas of life. I've had times where I'm not sure if I was addicted or had nothing else to do, either way, I'm always refining my usage because I want to integrate my Internet use with my day to day away from the desktop (mobile) and as strongly as possible.

Re: Online social networking, time for an intervention? « My Thoughts On Social Media

Julian Baldwin — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 05:49:51 -0000

Re: Follow the leader?

Julian Baldwin — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:25:13 -0000

Interesting start to your experiment. People are earning 80+ points a day to make the leaderboard.. I guess that's possible for someone who has the time or is it easy to digg a lot of stories, read your daily blogs and hit 80 points before you know it? to do that on a consistent basis seems challenging...

I look forward to reading the other conclusions you're drawing from this experiment.

Re: Follow the leader? « My Thoughts On Social Media

Julian Baldwin — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:25:13 -0000

Re: Friendfeed.. How do you like it?

Julian Baldwin — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:25:31 -0000

Re: Friendfeed.. How do you like it? « My Thoughts On Social Media

Julian Baldwin — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:25:31 -0000

That is too funny, thanks Mike. I like this type of analysis about the community, as I know these ideas will get refined as more observations are made and the social dynamics of FriendFeed become more clear. Great Post!

Re: Disqus: The Future of Blog Comments?

Julian Baldwin — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:30:29 -0000

Definitely game changing. There's a lot of skepticism about having someone else host your comments, but as you said, the benefits far exceed the downfalls. I've read on several instances that the ease of not having to fill out a form has increased comments on blogs. It will be interesting to see how the market evolves as competitors like SezWho tries to stay ahead of the curve as well. Less of a competitor and more of a complement is the FriendFeed plugin to show comments and likes above or below Disqus comments.

Re: Our new oral history - defined

Julian Baldwin — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 03:23:51 -0000

Steven's article is excellent. I'm happy you installed Disqus btw!

Re: Which dies first - Twitter or Fail Whale?

Julian Baldwin — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:26:04 -0000

Didn't you write a post about our expectations of free services? I feel like this post goes against some of the arguments you were making before. Have your opinions changed - do you demand more of a free service?

Re: Which dies first - Twitter or Fail Whale?

Julian Baldwin — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:08:35 -0000

Re: Who are your (virtual) heroes?

Julian Baldwin — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:08:05 -0000

Adding to my FF response... Steve Rubel, Jeremiah Owyang, Chris Brogan... all interesting writers with diversity...Rubel is always posting interesting links and messages on FF, Owyang always covers interesting research/trends, Brogan has a very loyal community...in another category I'd put Eric Schonfeld, Mike Arrington, Mathew Ingram

Re: Who are your (virtual) heroes?

Julian Baldwin — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:34:09 -0000

Re: Everything You Need To Know About Writing Blog Headlines

Julian Baldwin — Tue, 27 May 2008 13:07:55 -0000

Nice post David, I think you summed it up quite well. You can be metaphorical with a larger audience but as you said people aren't searching for those keywords.

Re: Does Social Media Site Reliability Matter?

Julian Baldwin — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:42:17 -0000

I don't think the average Internet users notices downtime as frequently as users who are online all the time because they are content producers earning an income on the web. I wonder how many Twitter users have never experienced downtime?

Re: French Open Starts Monday- Tennis Channel Serves Social Media

Julian Baldwin — Fri, 23 May 2008 13:16:15 -0000

Twennis is awesome.

The link needs updated too, looks like it got placed at the end of a longer url.

Re: Israel: a country too far from Mike Arrington’s house

Julian Baldwin — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:53:59 -0000

Robert,

I think it's great you're traveling to different places and sharing an insightful perspective on those experiences.

And sharp job as managing director in your FastCompany videos. Hope you maintain the energy and continue sharing, it's appreciated by a lot of people.