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Re: Are You Filtering Your Checkins To Enhance Your Image?

Scott Goldie — Thu, 06 May 2010 03:14:33 -0000

You raise some good points, but people may also not be checking in to mundane things because they just don't think about checking in at the time. As checking in is more of a social thing, perhaps they only think to do it when they see others doing it or when they are waiting for friends.

Another reason is that maybe the local supermarket isn't available as a location in foursquare and the person is too lazy to create it, hence no check in.

Re: what to make of chatroulette?

Scott Goldie — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:31 -0000

Rather than force groups, tags, or other sorts of categorizing, I think what would help the site with 'context' would be to add a couple of simple features: an ignore button, and a favorite button. That way, you won't get each 'fiddler' more than once, and you will also be able to reconnect with people you did find interesting while still keeping anonymity (i.e. not having to hookup via a more traditional social network). The ignore and favorites data could also then be used to provide a softer kind of filtering if needed.

Re: The tech blogosphere is a closed circle feeding on itself

Scott Goldie — Mon, 19 May 2008 08:53:41 -0000

Excellent post and you make some good points. I have a question: Is it possible that the web is not the tool for change that people think it can be? When the majority of problems faced are physical things such as hunger, poverty, and war, maybe it's not possible to change the world with the web beyond creating tools to raise awareness and raise money. The traditional role of 'old media' was just this ... a newspaper will not feed a family of 5 in Africa but a well written article may raise awareness of their plight. Perhaps the greatest benefit the web can give society is the ability to share information with greater speed and reach, for example enabling geographically dispersed scientists to work together to come up with a better, cheaper way to grow rice. There just may not be many more possibilities for the future of the web other than streamlining the exchange of information.

Re: Why I follow thousands of friends on Facebook, Twitter, Friendfeed and Seesmic

Scott Goldie — Sun, 04 May 2008 17:37:56 -0000

www.fblocalmail.com may help you with your Facebook messages. It's a desktop app that lets you send and receive Facebook messages via any email client. Loic, please send me an email if you would like a free license or any more information.