Disqus - Friends of tjgillies

Re: Twitter List iPhone Apps

fredwilson — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:12:22 -0000

It should never be done. People ask me why I don't write a book. Its simple. Books have an ending

Re: Social Recruiting

fredwilson — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:04:30 -0000

I'm not sure I know the answer to that

Re: Twitter List iPhone Apps

fredwilson — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:56:32 -0000

Filters are the next big thing

Re: Fred Wilson Dot VC

fredwilson — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:55:27 -0000

Sort of. That was the first suit day

Re: Twitter List iPhone Apps

fredwilson — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:28:04 -0000

I think the flattening is just the natural churning out of a portion of the huge number of people who came on board this spring and summer

Twitter isn't for everyone. Its different than facebook, which as you point out, is more personal

But its not just celebrities who get value out of twitter. Businesses, large and small, do as well

The assymetric follow relationship is different and better for some things and some users

Comparing them is not that useful in my opinion

Re: Twitter List iPhone Apps

fredwilson — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:27:57 -0000

Ooh. That's really cool. I had not heard about that

Imagine on the fly lists that you can join during events

Re: Twitter List iPhone Apps

fredwilson — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:17:22 -0000

Droid does

Re: Twitter List iPhone Apps

fredwilson — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:16:35 -0000

Disqus could automate some of this, at least for those that comment with a twitter login

Re: Twitter List iPhone Apps

fredwilson — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:16:28 -0000

Its coming for sure. Not sure its here yet though

Re: Twitter List iPhone Apps

fredwilson — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:12:53 -0000

Got a url for that list?

Re: Social Recruiting

fredwilson — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:09:37 -0000

I agree that is just a tool. But it is a powerful tool

Re: What is Twitter for? Pimping your blog!

Scobleizer — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:39:20 -0000

I don't own that feed so didn't pimp it. :-)

Re: The worst things startups do

Scobleizer — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:00:12 -0000

Yeah, of all the points I made this one is the weakest. Good for pointing it out.

Re: The worst things startups do

Scobleizer — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:49:11 -0000

I agree with you sort of. The point I was trying to make is that if a company is all executives and no workers you can smell that. Maybe the ratio shouldn't be 13:1, but the best companies I've visited are at least 4:1. FriendFeed is a weird one because that one company had superstars (one guy ran the teams that started Gmail, another Google Maps, another Google Talk).

Re: The worst question in social media

Scobleizer — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:44:45 -0000

There are some jobs that simply aren't fun. I don't think anyone ever wants to clean toilets, for instance, but someone does. I'm very fortunate to have a job I absolutely love but there are plenty who don't. Usually when someone hands you a buck it isn't because they care whether or not you are having fun.

Re: The worst question in social media

Scobleizer — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:34:12 -0000

I'm putting YOU on a list! :-)

Re: The worst question in social media

Scobleizer — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:33:36 -0000

Bing! Fun is what it's all about. Well, until you start thinking about how to make money with all of this. Then the question turns less fun. Or does it?

Re: Social Recruiting

fredwilson — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:55:28 -0000

For sure. I should have mentioned github

Re: Social Recruiting

fredwilson — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:54:29 -0000

That's a good observation rob

Re: The Droid fails AS A PRODUCT when compared to Palm Pre and iPhone

Scobleizer — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:52:22 -0000

Yes, but it isn't on by default.

Re: The Droid fails AS A PRODUCT when compared to Palm Pre and iPhone

Scobleizer — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:50:34 -0000

Your dad might be very happy with the Droid. On the other hand, he might really not like how the whole package is put together. After using the Droid all week long I really find lots of little things that just piss me off. Of course on the iPhone getting dropped calls pisses me off too. On the Droid things that piss me off are more important than dropped calls (like not smooth scrolling, and hard to click links in Twitter apps). I just don't like the Droid and how it's put together AS A PRODUCT. That said, it is better than every other phone out there so at least your dad will be able to say "I have a better phone than all those Blackberry users."

Re: http://reinventingsdawheel.blogspot.com/2006/04/qualifying-this-blog-for-adventists.html

gwalter — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:42:00 -0000

I'm sorry Nomar, I'm really not getting your implication? I don't understand your question? What are you trying to say, or ask? Please help me to understand. Thanks!

(PS: It would also be good if you could register your user name in Disqus with a valid email address.)

Re: My world has changed (and I get to share with you)

Scobleizer — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:22:03 -0000

That's just because no one has done that yet with list names. I wish that were here, though, too.

Re: Why I disagree with @Arrington about Droid

Scobleizer — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:41:51 -0000

Like I said, this is Windows 3.1. It signals a shift is brewing in the phone marketplace. But we have yet to see the product that puts it all together. That's coming, I believe, but the Droid isn't it.

Re: Why I disagree with @Arrington about Droid

Scobleizer — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:40:57 -0000

What Facebook app are you using? The one I'm using isn't even close to the same.