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Re: How to get the Friendfeed hornets nest all riled up

pdxcabbie — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:06:54 -0000

I think Steven missed the point about exactly who should delete their accounts. A-Listers in some other realm of social media, that have for a long time parked all there services, yet ignore the conversations that take place on those posts, could leave and I'd hardly notice their absence. Users who have developed conversations around posts that gather interest tear a big hole in the search and reference utility that makes FF so valuable when all of a sudden they depart, taking hundreds or thousands of comments with them.

Re: Lily in Boxes

pdxcabbie — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:36:38 -0000

Thanks, Sean! Great tutorial. We're sure to see many more of these coming to FriendFeed.

Re: Global Thermonuclear War - This is the real secret to Miyagi karate

pdxcabbie — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:42:13 -0000

I do believe that an outfit like that is sufficient cause for a robust tazing.

Re: Not so infinite: Google blocks free Infinite SMS’s free text messaging

pdxcabbie — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 05:46:36 -0000

And now it all makes sense. SMS gets rolled up in Google Voice while GrandDialer takes one on the chin and has to drop out of the game before Google provides iPhone users with an app to take its place. The Google Voice UI in Safari on the iPhone leaves a lot to be considered. Go here to request new features from Google Support: http://www.google.com/support/voice/bin/request...

Re: iTunes replaces one evil with another

pdxcabbie — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:23:23 -0000

And why would this concern me? I purchased the music and now I'm somehow entrusted with its provenance? How is finding my name, associated with a music track, in any way an explicit declaration that I will be the track's caretaker for the duration of my natural life?

Re: FriendFeed/Disqus Comment Sync v0.2

pdxcabbie — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:18:55 -0000

This is a much-needed solution. Thanks, Carter.

Re: news & booze

pdxcabbie — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:07:00 -0000

I'd love to hear some collaboration between her and Gibbard. I guess Zooey's becoming quite the PACNW girl. Great, we'll claim her as our own!

Re: We Need To Break The Circle Jerk That Soical Media Is Becoming

pdxcabbie — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 22:43:54 -0000

This line, in the last paragraph, is interesting, "They [fiends and family] are looking to us to help keep them safe and show them what the best tools are or what the worst ones are and why." I'm reminded of how I introduce the tools of social media to my immediate family members. Instead of saying, "Go start a FaceBook profile or Flickr/Picasa account," I instead start them out in a closed environment within our family tree, on the genealogy site Geni.com This allows them to manage their profiles in a totally secure space while experimenting with photo tagging, video embeds, book and movie links, discussion forums, and social networking. Once adept, I encourage them to expand outside the environment and pursue larger, more anonymous services. For both seniors and less tech-savy peers, this model for integration was worked surprisingly well.

Re: http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2008/08/is-geek-tech-go.html

pdxcabbie — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:35:06 -0000

For someone like me, who works as a cabdriver, these budding technologies have enabled me to introduce myself to more prospective customers due to my monitoring of Twitter streams that mention visits to my city. If I encounter someone who needs my services, I direct them to my Drop.io page where they can access audio and video snips describing myself and my business. The real boost to my way of doing business will come when people realize they can use a service like Loopt not only to find me, relative to their pickup point, but also peruse whatever lifestreaming channels I'm associated with. To some that may seem unnecessary but to me it's a meaningful endeavor showing that I'm worth your consideration.

Re: Getting too social?

pdxcabbie — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:25:02 -0000

OK, that I didn't know. So those Tweets aren't streamed as NPRNews (Friend of ___) ? If not, do they become visible if I comment on them or "Like" them or would I have to "Reshare" them?

Re: Getting too social?

pdxcabbie — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:35:16 -0000

I'm curious if my Imaginary Friends, The Oregonian (Portland's major newspaper) and NPR News, could be construed as FriendFeed spam. My intention is to import their Twitter stream to spark discussions about issues that are both local and global.

Re: Are We Painting Ourselves Into A FriendFeed Corner?

pdxcabbie — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:38:13 -0000

Give it try, Rahsheen. You know, the same can be said of Twitter after their recent acquisition of Summize. Search for items of interest or even base your searches on geographic proximity by using Twitter Local ( www.twitterlocal.net ) and then add to those Tweets. If the Twitter member isn't on FriendFeed, add them as an 'Imaginary Friend' and that way your comments, tied to their Tweet, will show up in your stream.

Re: I Chose The Echo Chamber

pdxcabbie — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:57:23 -0000

I hear you on the issue of exacerbating the inherent problems of the echo chamber by narrowly defining who can access your posts on FriendFeed. I believe groupthink is a more acute threat than social faux pas yet I still find myself biting my tongue and not commenting on certain posts. I hate to sound needy but group acceptance plays some role in this race toward transparency. I guess my admitted reluctance leaves me a bit more opaque.

Re: Are We Painting Ourselves Into A FriendFeed Corner?

pdxcabbie — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:48:31 -0000

I agree with Shey; we can have both. The echo chamber effect is greatly reduced if one approaches FriendFeed with search criteria to follow in the 'Everybody' stream. If it doesn't exist, provide it. If it does exist, add to the conversation. I've come to appreciate the professionals that work in social media because they enlighten and steer conversations that others would find uninteresting or arcane. I think this holds true for any subset of public discussion. Ultimately we'll find that FriendFeed becomes a vast search engine where one seeks out information only to find affinity with at least one other individual. Isn't that adding value to the exercise.

Re: The Web’s Dirty Little Secret

pdxcabbie — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:24:32 -0000

I think, by default, many people are buying into social technology as they're buying into GPS/Mobile-Tech. If our reputations precede us, then location awareness creates a need for reputations that exist in the ether that we've created and nurtured for the sake of sharing with others. As an exercise in personal brand management, it's important to me that I always create a persona worthy of a good first impression. The importance of this new media persona is still little understood and even less valued. With that said, I'm sure that in the near future even the plumber down the street will bare greater transparency for the sake of capturing more attention.

Re: louisgray.com: FriendFeed Friday Tips #8: How To Post To FriendFeed From Your E-mail

pdxcabbie — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 19:10:41 -0000

I tried it and I'm really happy with the results. The first attempt failed and I received this Error message: Status: 5.0.0 (SMTP transmission failure has occurred) Diagnostic-code: smtp;550 error (500, None)

Would there be a file size limitation? I scaled down the photo and it worked like a charm.

On the second semi-successful post I added a photo and a brief, 380K, mp3 describing the photo. The photo showed up instantaneously but no audio enclosures for the mp3. With images, text, and audio I really believe that this could take FF posts to a whole other level. Any possibility we might see this in the future?

Re: louisgray.com: FriendFeed Friday Tips #8: How To Post To FriendFeed From Your E-mail

pdxcabbie — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:43:53 -0000

Not 15 minutes earlier, I was trying to envision how I would get images into my FF posts if they weren't already hosted somewhere. Thanks, Louis.

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

pdxcabbie — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:34:24 -0000

I wouldn't think it anymore creepy if they were reading an advice column you had written for a regional newspaper. The idea is that younger readers and followers of your stream reach out to you and not the other way around. If what you experience and then share with your readers comes from a broader perspective on life, don't be surprised that younger folks would find interest in that. Roll with it, you're a stand-up guy!

Re: Too Much Nick

pdxcabbie — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:05:43 -0000

Yeah, just like torching the head cheerleader's house only to rush in through the flames and save her!

Re: How to make FriendFeed useful: Drop the Twitterati

pdxcabbie — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 10:17:06 -0000

I agree to a point. But bless the hearts of all those Twitteratti who have filled out the ranks in FFs early stages. Without their constant attention FF would have laid there like a robust Plurk. I'm glad that I have the likes of Calacanis, Laporte, Scoble, Gray, Ruebel, and Winer to follow. When the noise gets to be too much and the echo too loud, I'll cut them back a bit.

Re: Going Long-form with Video

pdxcabbie — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:30:02 -0000

I'm glad that you mentioned iTunesU. I'm spending more and more time zeroing in on lectures that I wouldn't have even thought to pursue 5 years ago. Long-form, public interest, programming will definitely draw a larger audience and one that expects this sort of content to be easily accessible.

Re: louisgray.com: Why Disqus Is Winning the Web Comment Battles, and What's Next

pdxcabbie — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:32:33 -0000

Good news on the 'trackbacks' but what was his take on the FriendFeed integration? Now that would be an awesome addition to an already awesome service.

Re: Cleaning up my Google reader with the help of Toluu.

pdxcabbie — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 03:02:49 -0000

I'm very much in need of a solid solution. I'd love an invitation to Toluu.
christopherharley [at] gmail com

Re: Hyperlocal Has To Be Peer Produced

pdxcabbie — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:20:22 -0000

Here in Portland, Oregon hyperlocal is an absolute reality. I'm impressed by outside.in but the truth is that we're pulled in several different directions when providing feedback. Yelp is given a tremendous amount of attention and rightly so, we're riding high on a wave of new restaurants and bars. But Portlanders generally share their esteem for several distinct neighborhoods and with it their money and focus. Though I've lived in the same area of Portland for close to 13 years, as a cab driver, my attention isn't so narrow as to leave me overly interested in my Mt Tabor neighborhood, even though it's a long-time favorite for others in the city. Our population density has a lot to do with how freely we pronounce this neighborhood or that as our new favorite. We're not capricious, just blessed.

Re: That's What He Said - ZobZee a hoax? Probably

pdxcabbie — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 05:20:25 -0000

And @jimkukral swears he's not on the ZobZee team yet the domain was registered on 6/1/08 in his name. http://snipurl.com/2c0ho