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Re: Bento Box Interface Updates

nicolesimon — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:58:42 -0000

Nope I meant the twitter accounts I sent that to. Try posting about 20 links in 3 accounts every day without going nuts over having to click, wait for the dropdown, switch and click okay. that is way too many.

Added the entry here http://bitly.uservoice.com/pages/5239-suggestio...

As working in batch is much easier (i use that for example with @m140z where i do post links around twitter), scheduled tweeting would be next. ;)

Re: Bento Box Interface Updates

nicolesimon — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:39:12 -0000

I am wondering why switching accounts still has to be so complicated? I am sure that I am not the only one with more than one account she wants to post to, currently that is near impossible (and the sidebar does not even have the option). A one click interface for that like hootsuite does would be great. I can understand why you don't have the scheduling part, but such hassle to go through for switching the users is not really working. :(

Re: Status Update: Plaxo and Facebook are now in an “Open Relationship”

nicolesimon — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:56:28 -0000

I am sure this was a great amount of work and you and the team probably have done a great job. I am sure you will get a lot of new users through this and make a lot of people happy.

For me, this announcement is the reason to cancel my premium membership. I do not mind a company changing directions, but as it is clear that there is no interest in moving forward with what I signed up for, I am better off someplace else.

Re: Mashable on Tumblr - Share Your Location (Or Lie About It) With Google Latitude

nicolesimon — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:52:40 -0000

As long as LBS insist on 'we are only useful when you give us every data point' people will not use them, especially if they have been burned by it - I know of at least one kind of affair which was detected because of a LBS. And please, I'd like more options and automation around them, plus yes, privacy. I'd be happy to let my familiy and close friends know where I am but not the world. F.e. I use dopplr only for stuff I want everybody to see but for example not tripit because the level if info is just too deep.

Re: The Top 300 German Twitterers

nicolesimon — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:41:34 -0000

I will tell Bastian and Nik to add some effort as well as I put them together by myseld. Actually it is a bit more complicated then 'just' location Germany as I wanted to make sure to also include a lot of the normal other locations. Currently I have 1664 different locations tied in as 'Germany' - of course mistakes are bound to happen with that but I think I am on a good path.

A sure way to be claimed as Germany (even though you use some geolocation or so which I do not parse) is to add yourself to the list of German Twitter users, a link you find at the end of the list. :)

Once you are out of the country though, I am afraid we have to kick you out. ;)

Re: Twitority Made It.

nicolesimon — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 13:32:49 -0000

I dont see anybody forcing me to use such a system. And I do not see anybody being forced to use the system. An elite only is in place when it is accepted by the rest.

So please, if somebody like Loic wants to search by this and I would like to search by location for example (not town, but you know like "Europe and English") then why should I not be able to do so?

btw loic: as much as I did not like the rest of it because it was disappointing in the results, you might want to give radian6 a try. they allow - as much as they know about the data - a sorting by followers and have historic data.

Re: Should Michael Arrington Be Invited Back At LeWeb Next Year?

nicolesimon — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 11:55:19 -0000

You discovered why many europeans stay "living in europe with an silicon valley mindset" as a best of both worlds idea. :) And there is a place for it.

Re: Should Michael Arrington Be Invited Back At LeWeb Next Year?

nicolesimon — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 11:51:52 -0000

It is very European to ask that question this way. Let me put it differently:
This is one high profile guest out of how many again? The times he is on stage - if you really cant stand him - is a good time for networking - how much time was that again?

But in any case it is just unprofessional to even ask you that. He of all people is one of the most relevant people in this scene and if he is - from your point of view - ignorant and a bastard then you need to do something to educate him. Running to mom (loic) like a small child because the other kid is outrunning you and you want Mom to stop the other kid because you dont like it is child play.

TC works fine without any european coverage. As long as there is no network, no reason to take europeans seriously, he does not have to even come here. It would show business intelligence to use this to spread the brand awareness and increase readership for them, but that is a different point.

There is a world outside of TC and out of the influence of Mike Arrington. But if you choose to play in that space he is a fact you simply cannot ignore. Business is business and fun is fun.

Re: Should Michael Arrington Be Invited Back At LeWeb Next Year?

nicolesimon — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 11:41:32 -0000

Most of us reading this posting are in fact Europeans connected with silicon valley, the ties of good entrepreneurs and the businesses around it to and from Europe are huge.

Re: Should Michael Arrington Be Invited Back At LeWeb Next Year?

nicolesimon — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 11:37:56 -0000

Hei I was happy to actually have more than you as the token spanish guy around. ;)) Nikos Anagnostou did say it best in his article http://tinyurl.com/69dpce:

"For me, as a European entrepreneur, this was a lesson taught. If Europe wants to make anything with its startups, then first needs to find a way to speak about them in a panEuropean fashion. Europe needs to create its own publicity machine for its startups, and needs to address Europeans first. Till then, it will be totally depended on the US and, probably, startups seeking success will have to follow Loic’s example."

Re: Should Michael Arrington Be Invited Back At LeWeb Next Year?

nicolesimon — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 11:16:08 -0000

Dennis, we even have a hard time getting Mike B to Europe to cover it for the European edition (excuse me - UK, Ireland and Europe), so not really surprising. ;)

I differ on the invitation. Loic does enjoy having this stuff, others dont. Mike should have turned down the invite or asked for a limited 'slot' but then spend full attention for it. It is not an easy world and tight connections and friendship are viewed differently all over the world and that is okay. It is about managing expectations.

Re: Should Michael Arrington Be Invited Back At LeWeb Next Year?

nicolesimon — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 11:07:49 -0000

But isn't that exactly the point why it is good to have him on stage? I met some people fuming over the 'simplified and wrong' view 'Americans' have when being on such stage - but that is exactly the message.

It is their goal to be written about on TC and meet Silicon Valey Entrepreneurs and VC for different reasons. So you have to meet them on equal terms and learn to understand - like you described - that they tick different. Which is why it is relevant to see them on stage, to watch how they act locally to finally understand that when you want to communicate and do business with them the equation is simple.

To give a German example - the amount of companies complaining about no coverage and no funding is huge. But if you ask them where even basic information about them is on their website in english, they stare at you and say "but they can get it translated" . They need to be hammered with the information "hello, good morning -while you are still sleeping hundred other companies are mouthfeeding somebody like Mike".

Mike is ignorant because he can and it saves him time which he needs to even try to stay ontop with his business. It is not that he had much time to spare to begin with. Robert is maybe a much better example - he always has had interest and he is just not as vocal about it as Mike but I assume he has the same message: Get out of the sandbox and play where the grownups play if you would like to be taken serious.

If you dont like it that is fine as well. But dont complain about being not part when you did not even try. The reason why I spend so much time in the states (word of colleagues, not mine, I dont travel that much) is to also inform about my point of view and call it a european point of view for starters. 'Americans' are not ignorant per se - how much does everybody here really know about the asian or south american or african scene? - they just need more information fed to them in a way they understand. :)

Re: Apologies for organizational issues at LeWeb

nicolesimon — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:11:40 -0000

Well, I got the usual fever and cold (I actually was able to read the tweets and put on some more clothes for the first day but still) and as much as I do not enjoy french cuisine or coffee or the language and yes there where a lot of issues - I actually liked the venue and enjoyed the people I've met again or for the first time.

We had that discussion about the wifi before and this year there where tables and cables for the bloggers. There still being problems is another issue, but there is only so much an organizer can do. Next years provider could impress people with providing deals beforehand for the conference and really *use* this not only to bank money but provide a professional service (one can dream, right?).

From the catering I have met only one friendly person the whole event and it really is a shame that this is what you do get for the money - I suspected already that you paid more than enough for this result yet you should go next year for somebody who actually understands what is needed for such an event of two days. It does not need to be overboard, but most people wanted food instead of 'artsy miniatures'. If that means changing the venue again, it is sad but then has to be. [I'd be happy to write up my complaints about the service to the caterer in regards to not making a professional offering for this kind of event - unflexible, unimaganitive and unresponsive]

Regarding the programme - if you are smart enough to attend leweb you should be smart enough to realize when not to watch a speaker and use the time for networking. If you where just there for the content you should have stayed at home and watched the streams and twitter.

As you said in our interview - it is about the networking. There is more than enough to complain about and also say good about the event, the question is if the sum of everything makes it worth your while to attend or not. This is a decision everybody has to make for themselves and not everybody has the same needs or interests.

Which point did I not like, although I understand why they did not do it? The amount of speakers never mingling with the audience - they gave away a huge chance to increase their personal value / brand and such while others made a huge impression. We should find something for next year which allows both sides to have a win win situation without taking too much advantage of either side.

As said before - as much as I *really* do not enjoy Paris, the food or the language, I am looking forward to next year for another paneuropean event with additional countries in the mix. ;)

Re: Hello world!

nicolesimon — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 08:37:43 -0000

congrats ;)) now, get on with those translations of yours ;)

Re: Web 2.0 Expo Europe: Dag 1

nicolesimon — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 16:27:49 -0000

Didn't you promise to start writing that stuff in English? ;)

Re: Laughing Squid NYC Drinkup on September 13th at M1-5

nicolesimon — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:20:45 -0000

Awesome! I arrived on the 12th to do some sightseeing before the expo and would love to meet! :) Putting it into my party eh business schedule. ;)

Re: Twitter kills SMS service in some countries over costs. Will someone kill SMS already?

nicolesimon — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:14:22 -0000

Not that I do not agree with the above, but if Twitter does search for a business modell via SMS they do forget that people just needed a push in the mobile data direction. Why should I pay for SMS as part of my plan if I can use data much cheaper? Unless I am on the road outside the country that is - until recently there was nearly no chance to have a decent working data plan in the US by prepaid, but it seems now some popped up.

Back to Twitter: They do get kick back from the mobile phone companies or hope to be aquired by them - this does requier that they do get a footprint in that ecosystem (not really going to happen) or that they make money otherwhise.

From early on many people have said that they would pay some amount of money to have certain features and I am sure DM via SMS is one of them - at a decent price. They may not want to go through that process of billing and such but I dont see (other than with advertising) how that should work.

Re: 10 reasons why I follow 10 000 people on Twitter

nicolesimon — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:31:25 -0000

I stay connected with people although i do know I will not read all of them all the time. The main reason for doing so? Because we cannot separate a 'this is what I really want to see now' / 'these people can DM me' and a 'show all for the last X tweets'.

I do not need to have processed most of the messages I could read and I'd be happy to adapt if Twitter would let me ...

Re: 70 fresh blogs for your Feed Reader c/- FriendFeed

nicolesimon — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:45:46 -0000

Duncan, I do get a file not found when I click the link?

Re: More Globalization Thoughts

nicolesimon — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:49:31 -0000

I found interesting reports by country under http://www.buyusa.gov/home/ :)

Re: Best brunch in San Francisco? Here is your feedback thanks.

nicolesimon — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:42:43 -0000

cant you ask your seesmic audience to link all of them with addresses and such? ;))

ressources like that are always helpful and even more so when linked *g*

Re: louisgray.com: As I Get Older, Some Online "Friending" Gets Creepier

nicolesimon — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:45:36 -0000

my brother has a 19 year old girlfriend - he is 32 - so you can imagine the laughs he gets when he talks about her. but you are right, there are some levels to it where it may sound creepy - but only if there is something to be found creepy.

I recently had a longer talk with somebody (way younger) who noted that he does not feel taken seriously from 'the older' people. Which I think answers very much your question of "What do give that person": you acknowledge them as being adults or being grown up enough to be with adults.

At the same time I think one sometimes should take into account that some years of life experience will be missing, one way or the other, but other than that, this is what you provide them with. I think that is a lot.

Re: louisgray.com: Participate. Participate. Participate. Repeat.

nicolesimon — Fri, 02 May 2008 07:13:16 -0000

It is true that participating changes the game to some degree, because once you invest time you start caring about it. But you make it sound like this is the only thing which is necessary to find a tool like ff exciting, and even if it is fun to you (like sharing in google reader) there is more needed than just that (for example friends who read what you are doing.

It'll make a difference to a certain kind of people where to participate makes it click. But I am quite sure that no matter how much I participate in some services, I will never find it satisfying because other ingridients are not there.

I am pointing this out because part of what early adopter separates from mainstream is that mainstream comes in and likes the promise of the early adopters. They want the same. But only in part will they get it, because other things are missing.

One thing people say about twitter is that it is great for asking questions - which is true, but it will not always work like that. Only sometimes, with the right set of circumstances. Friendfeed is great to find new friends - if you can handle the kind of information stream.

So my conclusion would be: try to find out how you tick and what has been working for you in the past, then look at anything around you and find a way to apply it and yes - engage.

Re: MySocial 24×7 - An Awesomesauce FriendFeed App

nicolesimon — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:56:34 -0000

does it sort them up to the top when something new appears? I am quite happy with filter by service and sticky searches :)

Re: Own Your Online Identity For $10 Per Year

nicolesimon — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:38:04 -0000

"You cannot do better than firstnamelastname.com." unless you live outside of the US that is. ;)