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Re: Waveboard: Google Wave Client for Mac and iPhone is Coming

jorgeblanco — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:11:00 -0000

It sounds to me as something like Prism but for the Mac only. I like the idea of an iPhone app, but what's the point if it's the same experience as in the browser?

Re: How Social Media Improves Lead Conversion

jorgeblanco — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:28:18 -0000

I like social media, not only for its marketing value, but as a communication method as well. However, the two big trends, massive spamming and pointless (junk) chit-chat drive me away sometimes and might make a severe negative impact in the long run.

Re: 30dc Day 1 -> Overview, Micro Niches & Procrastination

jorgeblanco — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 07:25:09 -0000

Good job summarizing the content like that. The mind map is simple and to the point. The great point is that by processing the content in this way, much like teaching it, you get a deeper understanding of the material. Come to think of it, I think I'll do that myself...

Re: You Think ‘Free’ is Only About the Price? It’s not.

jorgeblanco — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 22:43:43 -0000

Free has got to be the best marketing technique right now. People cannot refuse a free gift, specially if it's something they want. Then you can offer them related stuff and slowly, but surely, move them from free to paid items and services

Re: Are You Ready!!!!!! #30dc

jorgeblanco — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 04:34:42 -0000

It's this time of the year again, and the spirits couldn't be higher. Cannot wait to get started!

Re: My Super Secret Weapon - Did You Guys Catch This Video??

jorgeblanco — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:59:27 -0000

Google Reader is the vital link in Market Understanding. Having it at the tip of your fingers everywhere you go is just plain awesome.

Re: Flying RC Aircraft is Serious Fun

jorgeblanco — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:07:14 -0000

Yes, I'm broadening the scope of the site. Glad you like it!

Re: An Open Letter To Facebook about my username theft.

jorgeblanco — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 05:00:36 -0000

Seems there might be little ground for complaints right off the bat. I hope this person does something stupid like trying to profit from that, then you'll probably have a good chance with impersonation and fraud claims. Copyright violations or hate comments would be ok too. Just let the perp slip on her own mud and reclaim what's rightfully yours :)

Good luck on this one Ed!

Re: 5 twitter follow me icons collections

jorgeblanco — Wed, 20 May 2009 07:58:13 -0000

Great collection there. Thanks for sharing.

Re: 8 Essential Apps for Your Brand’s Facebook Page

jorgeblanco — Wed, 13 May 2009 20:12:02 -0000

Great apps! I haven't heard before of the flash app. It opens the gates to many, many possibilities of customization. Can't wait to start trying them out!

Re: Taking a hammer to Friendfeed

jorgeblanco — Sat, 02 May 2009 01:10:22 -0000

The new friendfeed has many issues to handle... I can't beleive they called this out of beta... I is true that there are some new improvements that are nice to have, but definitely not at the cost of loosing everything they took away. especially since now it is not an option to have the classic interface. Didn't we all learn from the Facebook fiasco? Leaving your users without a choice is never the best option. Facebook rehashed its policies just to give users a choice... why can't we have a choice of interface wit FF? I don't know. I hope this gets better soon

Re: Twitter Is My Help Desk

jorgeblanco — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 07:56:20 -0000

That's an iteresting twitter use. I can definitely see it working for me. Privacy issues might make it hard for some companies though. Maybe a twitter+ticket system mashup is in order...

Re: Head-to-Head: TweetDeck vs Seesmic Desktop

jorgeblanco — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 08:18:59 -0000

For now the usage of any of them depends on the needs of the user. Anybody with two or more accounts to manage will flee to seesmic desktop in a second. I just wish they make seesmic as easy and efficient as tweetdeck. To me it seems the seesmic UI is bloated and slow... but it might be just me...

Re: HOW TO: Share Your Diggs on Twitter

jorgeblanco — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 01:27:29 -0000

Amazing! I'm signing up for it right now :)

Re: Damn It TWITTER!!!! This Follow Thing Has Gone TOO Far!!!

jorgeblanco — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:32:20 -0000

I can't believe the argument ended up in favor of the follow me follow you crowd. The SPAM wave was seen from 500 miles away, yet we continued to invite it until it trashed our feeds... so sad.

Re: What Does Ed Think About Driving In The Middle Of The Night (VIDEO)

jorgeblanco — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 01:36:31 -0000

The quality of the Flip mino HD at night is superb. Lighting on night shots is always a problem on photo or video, but the mino pulls it off amazingly.

Re: louisgray.com: FriendFeed as a Productivity Tool

jorgeblanco — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 00:16:01 -0000

That is a very interesting use of twitter. I will give it a try for sure. It is surprising how many different uses people give these services. Who could imagine such a simple idea would have so much depth to it?

Re: Video Trace - Create 3D models from videos

jorgeblanco — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:14:45 -0000

I know!!! I'm waiting for its release with great anticipation.

Re: It’s Not You It’s Me - My Goodbye To Facebook Friends

jorgeblanco — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:06:14 -0000

Many people said it already, it is just how the tools evolve. We find out better tools for doing what we have been doing so far and we update our use of the current ones. As Ed said, Facebook is a great tool for really following what is happening with your friends. A simple picture that might mean nothing to a stranger could be the world to you. Likewise, if you do not care for the people you follow in Facebook, you will just get a ton of meaningless feeds. I agree that Facebook pages and groups will take on the marketing side of things, and your personal feed should remain that, PERSONAL. I personally have a few hundred strangers on my account and although I think it will serve me as an initial burst of exposure, it is and will continue to be unmanageable in the long run. Like Allison said, if they are real strangers, they will not even notice you stopped following them.

BTW, remembering the lessons of "The Tipping Point", I guess the 150 rule stands its ground, even on Facebook!

Re: Easy Origami Folding Instructions : How to Make an Origami Penguin

jorgeblanco — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:00:59 -0000

what do you mean you can't get it to start?

Re: Animoto - Turn your presentations into videos

jorgeblanco — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:18:41 -0000

I know, I was amazed by how professional it looks. If you could add some videos and not just photos it would destroy the video editors world! It's so fast and easy it's scary. As you say, it can put us all out of a job.

Re: FriendFeed and level playing fields (Scripting News)

jorgeblanco — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 00:14:01 -0000

I haven't fiddled with the FF API yet, but I would like to know if there is a way, knowing what the API does, to replicate the result only with a custom RSS feed. If you could do that, maybe you could design your own RSS feed that pushes the right content to FF. Also, does anyone knows if FF would support a generic video / photo feed?

Re: louisgray.com: Getting Started With Google Friend Connect

jorgeblanco — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:21:13 -0000

It sounds really iteresting. I would like to see it developing some better widgets for a broader userbase. Now it seems more targeted toward bloggers, but I would like to see them harness better the power of social media and information exchange

Re: louisgray.com: 10 Pointers for Generating Traffic to Your Blog

jorgeblanco — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:28:28 -0000

Two way blogger, that is the way to go. All of the tips are great. I'll try to keep them in mind.

Re: Testing a game changer — The Canon 5D MKII

jorgeblanco — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:04:03 -0000

Breathtaking! I think it is time to graduate from point-n-shoot cameras into the world of real professional photography. One question. How much $ was the whole package?