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Re: My Predictions For Mobile Social Networks

robzand — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 16:04:38 -0000

1) yes. background processes are important. checking in as a means of broadcasting location is too labor intensive. that said, broadcasting location is a specific mode, individuals will only want people to know where they are at specific times, so they will need to be able to turn this feature on/off at a device level.

2) i'm surprised the facebook app for the iphone is not yet location aware. i agree with you that this will be quite siginificant and IMO will render brightkite/loopt as irrelevant. the point here is that location awareness needs to be an inherent part of the networks people *already use*, not a network in and of themselves. (i would also like to see twitter become location aware on a tweet level, rather than an individual level)

3) going back to facebook (though the same argument can be made for twitter), the fact that it has not been location aware since inception creates a disadvantage. facebook's problem is that it has become a network of people i *have known*. lately i have heard quite a bit of discussion around less than desirable reconnections (ie, that guy you sat next to in homeroom that conjures up momentary sentimental satisfaction but with whom you have no real interest in reacquainting). if facebook becomes location aware, for users to exploit this functionality, grouping, such that some groups receive my location broadcasts and others don't will become even more important. unfortunately, grouping was also not available at facebook's inception therefore likely that some friends are ungrouped. moreover, it is a somewhat laborious to group people such that the cost of going back and regrouping is likely too high for many. this will be a challenge. in this sense, loopt, brightkite et al have the advantage of exclusivity amongst members - they were always location aware. to succeed brightkite/loopt need to become the networks that people use *all the time*.

Re: firefox + dropbox = profile synchronization across machines

robzand — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:52:46 -0000

i haven't tried. sounds like a project for someone

Re: iphone apps for 11/20/2008

robzand — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:15:29 -0000

i've been capturing this over time. the full progression is here: http://www.robzand.com/blog/category/iphone

Re: a lesson courtesy of amazon windowshop: you can’t control serendipity

robzand — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:54:26 -0000

i am fine with going beyond diagonal. just give me some type of "i'm feeling lucky" mechanism

Re: The Power of Profiles

robzand — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 11:05:31 -0000

i would like timespeople much more if it integrated with my existing network(s)

Re: firefox + dropbox = profile synchronization across machines

robzand — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:51:43 -0000

weird things happen when you keep 2 browsers open simultaneously, which, i must admit, i do out of laziness. nonetheless, the quirks are outweighed by the syncrhonization that does occur. to me, this is "good enough software" at its finest

Re: firefox + dropbox = profile synchronization across machines

robzand — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:45:59 -0000

i have been running ff3 though. maybe - for reasons beyond synchronization - you should upgrade?

Re: firefox + dropbox = profile synchronization across machines

robzand — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:43:51 -0000

i'll be the first to admit, this is a "good enough" solution. you will experience some "wonkiness" if you keep multiple browsers open simultaneously (which creates conflicts and prevents some config files from being written). if you want a 100% solution, you might try weave. i've been running like this for 6 months and feel the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. incidentally, the machines i run this across include 2 xp boxes, including my primary work machine, and i have not experienced the issues you list. good luck.

Re: playing with fireEagle

robzand — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:19:37 -0000

what you describe is what i called "wonky" - thanks for the response

Re: playing with fireEagle

robzand — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:19:58 -0000

the coordinates are for 52/9th.

so, enter coords at 52/9 in radar -> fireEagle updates -> refresh radar ->. now radar is at 35/9. something lost at fireEagle when it interprets the coords as "9th Ave" and sends them back?

Re: playing with fireEagle

robzand — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:12:48 -0000

the weird piece is when you enter those coordinates in radar, then fireEagle updates. it becomes "9th ave" and then the mapping in radar is then at 9th and 35th

Re: App Store is a Solution to The Penny Gap

robzand — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:28:25 -0000

good observation. yet you still have to enter a password each time you buy an app from the phone version of app store. biometric instead?

Re: firefox + dropbox = profile synchronization across machines

robzand — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:49:05 -0000

i've read that other's have redirected successfully. i haven't tried because i have one windows machine and one mac and couldn't immediately think of a way to redirect in both environments.

ultimately, i'm hoping weave will solve things - https://services.mozilla.com/

Re: The Death Throws Of Feed Subscriptions

robzand — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:59:47 -0000

i challenge the notion the RSS is of decreased importance. RSS is content distribution. friendfeed is primarily content redistribution. the latter is predicated on the former. without RSS your friendfeed will diminish

Re: Implications of Identica are Laconica

robzand — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:03:23 -0000

by adding location information and reimagining the user interface, brightkite and plurk brought as much to the microblogging game as laconica but their decision to build their own services/communities rather than extending twitter (like tweetdeck) was their downfall - see http://www.robzand.com/blog/whats-in-store-for-...