Social Media
Why Plurk Is Unexciting And Boring
This last week, we saw Plurk enter into our mindset. I first found out about it on FriendFeed and, of course, all the tech bloggers and early adopters on that site went and signed up for Plurk immediately. As did I.
Now, Plurk is basically a Twitter wannabe. The concept is the same, but they use [...]
Twitter Spammers, Who Are They?
Those of us who use Twitter a lot know that Twitter is out of the early adopters phase. Twitter is practically becoming a standard bearer for micro-blogging (which of course is sad when you consider how often Twitter crashes).
It is only a matter of time before spammers take on new mediums and start using them [...]
If Twitter Were An Airline…
This would be the pre-flight safety speech:
When the “something is technically wrong” sign illuminates, you must fasten your seat belt. Insert the metal fittings one into the other, and tighten by pulling on the loose end of the strap. To release your seat belt, lift the upper portion of the buckle. We suggest that [...]
What’s So Great About Toluu?
Warning: The following post will be seen as some as a party foul.
Sometimes I can’t help but wonder if geek bloggers just get excited about everything that comes down the pike or do they really look to see what the value is first. Case in point: Toluu.com.
Now let me be clear: I’m not [...]
Twitter Is Killing Itself, Slowly but Surely
OK, Twitter. It is time to get your act together. FriendFeed is abuzz with talk of Twitter outages. Bloggers are even staging Twit-Out, where they will, for a day, boycott Twitter and use FriendFeed exclusively. Bwana may have started the idea, but it spread quickly because bloggers talk and bloggers dig Twitter.
Twit-Out is today (May [...]
Top 10: Signs You’re Addicted to Twitter and/or FriendFeed
You’re on the FriendFeed website and find yourself refreshing the page rather than waiting for the auto-refresh. F5 is worn out.
You realize you need to turn off Twitter or FriendFeed to get any work done. Problem is, you “realized” that an hour ago, too.
You get overly excited when you get a new follower.
You find yourself [...]
No, Links are NOT Dead, Scoble and Gillmore
Yesterday, in the FriendFeed noise pool that I started with my post on FriendFeed, Scoble reacted to my post and ultimately ended up posting a well written response on his blog. That’s great and all, but I noticed (and pointed out to him) that he decided to link to the FriendFeed conversation rather than my [...]
FriendFeed Orgasm - Quick Addition
My last post about FriendFeed unleashed a storm over on FriendFeed. And it drove a whole bunch of new people over here to check out the post. And, yes, I realize the irony.
I want to make a few clarifications.
I have no wish to control the conversation. I’m a blogger and I realize that [...]
The FriendFeed Orgasm And Why It Is Off The Mark
I am a happy user of Twitter. Like a lot of people, it took me some time to realize the value of Twitter. My initial reaction was somewhere between “This is stupid as hell” and “It’s useless”. Today, however, I have been using Twitter for a little while. I do use it to network with [...]
Google Reader Gets Notes - And Its Kinda Stupid
I have been a long time user of Google Reader. It is really convenient for monitoring all the various blogs that I want to keep track of. It has some drawbacks (like not being able to nest folders), but one that Google decided to solve was a problem I didn’t even think was a problem.
Being [...]
