http://disqus.com/people/funkyboy/enWed, 27 May 2009 04:18:12 -0000http://140char.disqus.com/microblogging_client_posty_wins_award/#comment-10046919Thank you very much for spreading the news!funkyboyWed, 27 May 2009 04:18:12 -0000http://louisgray.disqus.com/thread_731/#comment-9013481My blog posts go to Twitter. And I did hear from JP at Adobe last night, after finally getting access to the software.louismgTue, 05 May 2009 10:41:35 -0000http://mashable.disqus.com/twittl_the_love_child_of_digg_and_twitter/#comment-9008513well ... the first line of the article is not a good auspice. :)funkyboyTue, 05 May 2009 06:00:56 -0000http://louisgray.disqus.com/thread_731/#comment-9007206Have you tried posting something about this on twitter? Looks like the only way to get some attention nowadays :)funkyboyTue, 05 May 2009 05:10:27 -0000http://louisgray.disqus.com/thread_5888/#comment-7822657I think you are right Louis, though the style of your post is a bit off-beat. I mean you are usually supportive and "positive", whereas this time looks like you have bitten something that made you angry :)<br><br>I just wanted to say I hate as well when somebody tells me how do to something. I can buy a screwdriver and use it exclusively to open boxes or envelopes. And I don't think its designer will come to me to tell me it is made for screws.<br><br>But I am both a user of tools and a designer of tools. And when you design you feel you <br>got "what people want". When you release it and see people use it in an unexpected way, believe me, you feel the need to say "I made it for this and not for that!". <br><br>Probably forcing people is not the right way of facing such a situation, but since users have the right to review your product, designers should have the right to say - at least - what was the intended use of their product.funkyboySat, 04 Apr 2009 08:42:29 -0000http://sociosophy.disqus.com/posty/#comment-7792920Tumblr fail :( <br><br>I'll update the post. Love the app so far. Let me know when you address the fails ;) We'll re-review it.nrekFri, 03 Apr 2009 12:55:30 -0000http://sociosophy.disqus.com/posty/#comment-7792788Thanks for the review!<br><br>Fails will be taken into account during the development of the next version of Posty.<br>The only thing we cannot provide is the browsing of the tumblrs you are following, because<br>tumblr api does not provide that API at the moment.funkyboyFri, 03 Apr 2009 12:51:05 -0000http://lucafiligheddu.disqus.com/how_to_make_your_customers_happy/#comment-7282839Very interesting article! Some of these advices overlap with those for designers, especially "understand their needs" and "don't fool them".funkyboyTue, 17 Mar 2009 06:23:05 -0000http://louisgray.disqus.com/thread_2878/#comment-7144733To me this new feature can potentially impact on 50% of friendfeed users, whose needs are to share and keep track of comments. This is what I noticed as a pretty diffused behavior in my ff's friends.funkyboyThu, 12 Mar 2009 12:23:31 -0000http://louisgray.disqus.com/louisgraycom_every_time_i_try_to_embrace_twitter_they_push_us_away/#comment-5459203Louis, <br>let me highlight one of your passages: <br>"Even if there are products that are better, Twitter has the momentum. Twitter has the growth and the buzz."<br><br>So true! Let's skip the paradox in it (why there is better people choose that?).<br>I think such choice of limiting the number of requests negatively impacts <br>the momentum and the buzz. <br>Twitter didn't get famous because of third party applications, but _also_ thanks to those.<br>Developers can move towards other services/platforms (identi.ca?) maybe with multimedia <br>support like rejaw. In any case some service which guarantees certain conditions, like opensourceness or less restrictive limits to api access.<br><br>My 2$funkyboyThu, 22 Jan 2009 05:06:21 -0000http://socialtooblog.disqus.com/private_twitter_apps_can_only_grow_so_far/#comment-5458932Out of curiosity, how do you split requests and "process them concurrently"?<br>Is there a way to make a cumulative requests to get the list of followers?<br>Don't you have to make one request for each page of followers?<br><br>Anyway I think that relationship data (e.g. who follows who) are crucial for the next generation of <br>microblogging applications. Twiitter and friends will have to address this issue sooner or later.funkyboyThu, 22 Jan 2009 04:22:48 -0000http://louisgray.disqus.com/louisgraycom_face_it_facebook_needs_a_facelift/#comment-5391890Right. I am in a serious (= work) relationship with many people, both on facebook and other networks. But when I need to talk to them about serious stuff I contact them via linkedin, news groups, email, but not facebook (though I have them in my fb contacts).<br>At the beginning I hoped the was some serendipity in facebook. But new job opportunities <br>(or relationships with like-minded people) came and developed through other networks.funkyboyTue, 20 Jan 2009 08:42:48 -0000http://louisgray.disqus.com/louisgraycom_rss_overload_dont_complain_do_something_about_it/#comment-5166477"An application that was built to discover and distribute information is a blessing, not our enemy. We see the unread count of 1,000+ items, and automatically anxiety kicks in."<br><br>So true Michael! <br>It is a while that I am thinking of an "intelligent" client to read rss. The first functionality is "avoid showing duplicate entries" and the second "avoid showing similar items".<br><br>Thanks for your post. It is a motivation to the validity of my project.<br>Now I just need to find some time to start it and implement it, but that's another story :)funkyboyFri, 16 Jan 2009 12:32:17 -0000http://louisgray.disqus.com/louisgraycom_four_reasons_the_pre_might_save_palm/#comment-5069952just Mona or everybody can do it? :)funkyboyMon, 12 Jan 2009 03:39:11 -0000http://paulbuchheit.disqus.com/overnight_success_takes_a_long_time/#comment-5027369Instead of starting with "very interesting post" I will start with a quotation which floats into my mind these days:<br><br>“Don’t design for everyone. It’s impossible. All you end up doing is designing something that makes everyone unhappy.” - Leisa Reichelt<br><br>I subscribe each single character of this quotation. There will always be somebody "blaming" your product, or saying "if you add this I will buy/use it".<br>I think the only solution is patience, smart interpretation of users' feedback and passion. I guess you and your team have all these features, so there are all the requisites to create a great product.<br><br>Good luck!funkyboyFri, 09 Jan 2009 21:38:52 -0000http://louisgray.disqus.com/louisgraycom_walls_blogs_and_power_building_fortress_twitter/#comment-4937280Definitely Twitter can be improved, just like every other web product! ;-) <br><br>But that's not to say that Twitter doesn't "work" without add-on services. I mostly use Twitter through the straight-up web interface alone, and have noted that people like Robert Scoble does the same. That's not to say that the universe of add-ons and the innovation coming out of that sphere aren't rad, as they certainly are!ebrageTue, 06 Jan 2009 14:36:22 -0000http://louisgray.disqus.com/louisgraycom_walls_blogs_and_power_building_fortress_twitter/#comment-4936013Thanks to Michael Arrington! I feel I have chosen the right way with my desktop application.<br>As for fixing, I still think Twitter needs some tuning. A good interface depends on a good backend. Twitter's backend is pretty good, apart from the recent security issues that we all know. So I guess that'd be the next step.funkyboyTue, 06 Jan 2009 13:14:56 -0000http://scripting.disqus.com/why_twitter_cant_be_conversational_for_me_scripting_news/#comment-4892517I don't think Twitter was born to be a tool for conversation. At least not the conversation we are used to have in forums (full of long signatures, with pedant people, full of thanks and emoticons, etc.). Twitter is for quick info exchange, more or less like sms. New links, "how are you?"s, "what do you think of?"s, etc.<br><br>If your message does not fit 140 chars either you are prolix or you are not for twitter.<br>In any case you can write a blog post as a response and throw the link on the twitter "bus".<br>Somebody will notice it. :)<br><br>My 2$funkyboyMon, 05 Jan 2009 09:38:05 -0000http://louisgray.disqus.com/louisgraycom_rss_has_practically_eliminated_my_need_for_browser_bookmarks/#comment-4816067Right! I started using delicious six years ago. <br>I thought it was a great idea to have a centralized place to put my addresses.<br>At first I didn't see any pro in tagging (web2.0 was not born yet :)<br>Then I started tagging, but when I need something I just use the search, unless I remember I used a very particular - and not much used - tag.<br><br>In case I need to consult a website frequently I put it in the browser bar.funkyboyThu, 01 Jan 2009 15:00:09 -0000http://louisgray.disqus.com/louisgraycom_well_there_goes_my_perfect_driving_record/#comment-4786616There is always a first time Louis :) Don't worry. Now you are less "pure", but more "real" :) Happy new year!funkyboyTue, 30 Dec 2008 15:46:24 -0000http://louisgray.disqus.com/louisgraycom_will_twitter_go_mainstream_the_debate/#comment-4606727Yes. I agree. Another technique to get mainstream is to positively "shock" a group or a category (like college kids) and let them spread the word.funkyboyWed, 24 Dec 2008 08:13:41 -0000http://louisgray.disqus.com/louisgraycom_will_twitter_go_mainstream_the_debate/#comment-4604959One of the hardest parts about getting Twitter is that people use it <br>for such diverse reasons. There's no clear method to the madness. <br>While I may use it primarily to poll an audience, or send blog <br>updates, others will tell you their latest meal, or curse for who <br>knows what reason. The resulting cacophony can be enough to scare <br>people away. Among the mainstream, I've seen people overwhelmed by <br>Facebook. Twitter could be that much more noise.louismgWed, 24 Dec 2008 02:11:10 -0000http://louisgray.disqus.com/louisgraycom_posty_authors_guide_to_unfollow_uninteresting_twitterers/#comment-4569804I see we share the same difficulties, remember who we added, when, keep track of replies etc. I suspect that if the list of services proliferates too much we'd need a "ghost" who updates stuff for us. <br>Or we need the support tool/manager that I am thinking of :)funkyboyMon, 22 Dec 2008 09:16:46 -0000http://louisgray.disqus.com/louisgraycom_will_twitter_go_mainstream_the_debate/#comment-4568977When I explain twitter to non social web2.0 savvy people I often get a "What for?" as reply. People don't get the _sense_ of twitter. <br>They probably get more the sense of something like Facebook, which "allows me to reconnect with people I knew time ago". <br><br>I think this is the main con of twitter. People are not yet able to find a reply to the question: "What for?" When such a reply will be clear, Twitter will go mainstream.<br><br>My 2cents.funkyboyMon, 22 Dec 2008 07:07:24 -0000http://pauljacobson.disqus.com/twhirl_driving_me_a_bit_nuts/#comment-3967006Hi, <br><br>thanks for mentioning Posty in you blog!<br>For any feedback you can contact the team via twitter.com/_postyfunkyboySun, 23 Nov 2008 07:21:28 -0000