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Johnny
Why I'll Have A FriendFeed Christmas
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FriendFeed for the time being is not going anywhere. For the past week the lack of information has troubled and angered me, especially in regards to the termination date for the service. Now, almost a week on, the lack of information now gives me comfort. - Johnny
When ever you here about a take over of a car company or any business merger, the plans for both sides are well documented and everyone involved knows the road map ahead. So far, no one knows what will happen to friendfeed.com and I believe that is because either that hasn't been decided or there is no immediate plans to throw the switch. - Johnny
Facebook either doesn't want it or simply doesn't care. They got the talent and that is what they were after. FriendFeed posed no real threat to them and a great majority double fisted the sites anyway. So, since it is not an issue to them... it's not an issue to them. The site can continue to function as normal, with pace of updates and servicing slowing as time moves forwards... but it's not going away. - Johnny
It would be nice to get some form of notification but until told otherwise, it's business as usual. Even more so, if some form of monetization strategy is implemented, say with adds or even a premium subscription base, the FriendFeed service could not only continue long term but become a profitable venture. Now I'm not saying it's going to make Diddy-style dollars but Sanjya still eats well. - Johnny
Am I naive? Probably. Do I have any basis for my prediction? None other than rampant fanboy love.... but I tell you what... on the morning of December 25th, 2009, I plan to make my post wishing you all a Merry Christmas, toast the FriendFeed team and enjoy the day with my family and friends, digital or otherwise... - Johnny
You know what? When I get home overstuffed from the annual family Christmas dinner, you can bet I'll get right back on FriendFeed. - Dennis Jernberg
Christmas?? Did I miss a few months somewhere? - Lindsay
Louis... I can never hope to drop science like you sir... but then again... I not only used the phrase 'Diddy-style Dollars' but threw in a 'double fisted' for good measure :P - Johnny
When it's Christmas, there's cold weather involved - I'm not a fan of that! - Drew
Lindsey, agreed, but what do they gain by not telling us that information if they know it? FriendFeed makes no money, no refunds need be paid and no customers are being hurt. In the cold hard truth, the team has cashed out and now have a bigger fish to fry. If they switch it off tomorrow, will you stop using Facebook because they now work there? No PR worries at all. It makes no sense for them to keep it quiet so, sense being the only thing I can go on, I must believe the information is not at hand. - Johnny
So, in other words... no ice bergs ahead at this stage. That means, crew of the good ship FriendFeed, I'm gonna keep pushing this site hard, promoting it and the community like I have a heater strapped to the front of the boat. - Johnny
Johnny, there is quite a bit of sense as to everyone keeping quiet about what is going to happen. Facebook have just bought themselves a competitive advantage and they are not about to give away that advantage by saying what it is that they will be doing now are they? - travispuk from iPhone
Other than releasing Facebook real-time search, buying FriendFeed and launching the Facebook Lite beta all withing 48 hours... yeah, they are keeping their cards close to their chest :P - Johnny
Yeah but all of the FB announcements not relating to FF were already complete with the FF team. Therefore you can only expect that the FF team will be working on some things that a VERY different. I also read that the FF team were actually being broken up an duferemt people were going to be in different areas at FB. - travispuk from iPhone
Patrick... we will :) - Johnny
... made it :) - Johnny from iPhone
Merry Christmas, JoWo. :) - Blatantly LB
I wasn't aware that FriendFeed was going to get closed down. I thought Friendfeed would continue on, but just owned by Facebook. - Colide81 (James)
Merry Christmas Johnny. - guruvan (Rob Nelson)
James, this was written in the wake of the sale... We didn't know anything :) - Johnny from iPhone
Yay! Happy FF Christmas, one and all! - WoH: Minding her Steves
Having a Merry Friendfeed Christmas! :-) - Mathew A. Koeneker
Merry Christmas, indeed! - Lindsay
So FriendFeed is safe then? - Colide81 (James)
Safe? It depends what you mean by safe...! They mostly come out at night....Mostly. - WoH: Minding her Steves
They used the logo you made! - Vezquex
More correctly, Johnny used the logo that they made. - Louis Gray
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Matt Ruiz
I'm running Snow Leopard! And it's mighty fast
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Very Nice - 7Amit7
Feels somewhat slower to me on a Core Duo MacBook (2GB RAM) - Khürt Williams
Mine will be here Monday from Amazon. :) - Gunnybear ™
Installing now on my kids iMac (Core 2 Duo). - Khürt Williams
Silly me. The slow down was due to Spotlight doing some indexing. - Khürt Williams
get more RAM. :P - John Wang
Clark, that's what I wanted as well.. I always like having the fresh smell. :P - Matt Ruiz
Mahdi Ebrahimi
Do you want to become smarter? There is nothing easier:) You just should eat more... smart foods. Yes! Everything is as simple as that. So, what's on the menu today? - Mahdi Ebrahimi from Bookmarklet
i agree these are smar foods. the pics are also more appealing. - eva
Nice list indeed but if we continue to eat tuna for our health we might get rid of the fish soon. - Nils Seiter
all these foods are so healthy for our body. - Mahdi Ebrahimi
من انار میخوام!!!!!!!!!!! - saba
نصیبه جون خیلی مهربونی مرسی!!! - saba
در محدوده اطلاعات من نیست!!! - saba
I think there might be a terminology problem here. Are they smart foods (modern/novel materials/foods)or super foods? According to the British Nutrition Foundation smart foods are classified as: * modified starch (eg instant dessert mix that uses cold milk) * genetically modified foods * anti-oxidants * modified enzymes, e.g. chymosin * probiotic yoghurts/drinks * meat analogues, eg... more... - Jonathan Tanner
Eating less stupid food couldn't hurt either. - Dale
If transgenic foods are smart food i think organic food must be stupid foods:) - Mahdi Ebrahimi
Sorry, I should have been a touch mor specific. By stupid food I was more referring to over-processed, ingredient-laden, prepared or instant food. But organic is also overrated. Just because a food claims to be organically grown that doesn't make it better. At least here in the states there are many loopholes to the organic labeling laws.... more... - Dale
ميشه بگين اون آبيه چيه؟ - nasser
Great article.It ties into long-term health, and environmental sustainability. - eva
آبیه بلوبرری است - Mahdi Ebrahimi
I believe this article at all. - Mahdi Ebrahimi
I eat most of that stuff on a daily basis - no wonder I'm a genius! - Ilana Gurman
IIana, you should be genius with such kind of fruits :)) - Mahdi Ebrahimi
به به انار - SarAA
پدرام الان که فصل انار نیست یه دو ماه دیگه صبر کن :) - Mahdi Ebrahimi
Great reminder for my shopping list this week! Will make sure I incorporate some of these into my menu! - Kathryn Leuenberger
@Kathryn, Good for you! - Mahdi Ebrahimi
خب انگار گوجه فرنگی های خوشه ای خوشمزه موند برا من:) - وارَش
Gorgeous shots! - Fossil Huntress
خوشمزه! - Scorpio
و سالم - Mahdi Ebrahimi
Absolutely stunning photos! Love the vibrant colours! - Gurpreet
I read a study recently, (can't remember the citation now) that revealed that eating 1 cup of blueberries a day improves balance and proprioception, due to the particular blend of antioxidants in them and the way they interact with each other. Whereas regularly eating onions (for example), that also contain many antioxidants, improves memory. Random bit of interesting (to me anyway) trivia :) - Gurpreet
Robert Scoble
Apple Has The Best Tech Support, Dell, HP, Acer Have The Worst [Survey Says] - http://consumerist.com/5333031...
From linked article: "Dell was the worst. Their Phllippinian representative "did not understand the meaning of a "power scheme." A second call to Asia was "full of static and hissing." The representative's "hard-to-understand accent made communication even more difficult." By contrast, a call to Apple was promptly answered by a helpful unicorn, who, after quickly answering their questions, sent them a free chocolate cake for their troubles. Or something like that." HaHa! - Dale
My dad was just telling me about his experience with Dell recently, and he even paid extra to get the 24 hour on-site support. They refused to help him, continually blaming the issue on AOL Instant Messenger for something as simple as a webcam problem. Funny thing is I still can't convince him to get a Mac. :-) Darn Windows users... - Jesse Stay
Dell tech support was kick-butt in the 1990s, back when Dells cost 2X everyone else's stuff. I used to recommend the $99 service packages. But starting 2003-04 with some really bad experiences where I had to bug Dell-corporate-higher-ups to get service, I now don't recommend Dell to anyone except cheap-skates (definitely not to any corporations). Don't know which year Dell decided to lobotomize their customer service. Does anyone know? - Mitchell Tsai
Dell has great support on their site. You can, with a little searching, find about any info you need. As a rule, I don't call support lines; only as a last resort. I prefer a more hands-on approach and really enjoy fixing most problems myself. Warranty support is a whole 'nother animal. I better be able to understand and communicate with the tech on the other end or..well, it's email time and time to post about it. - Dale
Dale, unfortunately you're not the average Dell user, which doesn't know what to look for to fix their problem. - Jesse Stay
Dale - Only time I call Dell tech support is for real-life hardware issues (e.g. non-working laptop screen). And since 2003 it has sucked... I don't want to spend 10 hrs on the phone rechecking all the stuff I've already checked, when all I need is a 90 sec visit. Once it took 9 months, 15 hrs, talking to corporate, etc..., and the in-person visit was probably <60 sec. - Mitchell Tsai
You are paying for the support when you buy an Apple product. Their margins would be higher than Dell, HP etc. - Matt G
If only the support were anywhere as good as it used to be. Apple support is really inconsistent. - Spidra Webster
Lindsey, I used to do Gateway tech support in Houston, TX. I used to do support for Microsoft Bob of all operating systems! I admit back then I knew absolutely nothing, yet somehow people turned to me to fix their problems. - Jesse Stay
With 30 to 50 percent profit margins I would have better support too. Plus, when you have 12 customers as opposed to 12000, the game changes. It should be the other way around, but competition is fierce in the PC market. When you are 'boutique', things can be different. - Paul Puri
Let's face it, service everywhere has degraded. I've heard horror stories about all of them. I just heard about this cracking case issue earlier this evening. http://friendfeed.com/dadeo... Not sure what to think about that..it does seem like a widespread problem. I bet Apple is sweating a big recall. They won't admit it's their fault and at least one of the complaints I read Apple blamed the customer. This could get real sticky, real fast. - Dale
agreed - Thomas Power
The fact that you can bring your Apple into the Genius Bar trumps any sort of phone offering other PC makers can provide in my opinion. Something about being able to see what's going on in person feels much more reassuring. - Thomas Hawk
This is a joke, right? Of course, comparing support with Dell can make Apple seem to glow with angelic concern for the customer. But for all of the care Apple puts into usability of their products, they don't seem to care much about the experience of customers once they own the products. Even the Genius Bar has become a checklist experience, with constant referrals to scripted... more... - Laura Scott (@lauras)
Having personally worked escalations from a technical support role here at Dell, I can assure you that quality of service *is* taken very seriously. All feedback, both negative and positive, is routinely reviewed by management in order to ensure proper troubleshooting steps are in place to assist. Dell continues to listen to the voice of our customers, and we are completely focused on... more... - Chris Byrd
Steve Rubel
Twitter growth by age group - http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsen...
Twitter growth by age group
I think this is much more realistic of the Twitter trend. Is there one for Facebook? - Vinko
Great data. I think this is the biggest social networking site that hasn't been driven by teen usage first. I know my teenagers don't use Twitter. "Why do I need it when I have Facebook?" - Leigh Marriner
MG Siegler
Ooh nice Xbox 360 games are now up to be downloaded over Xbox Live
Robert Scoble
Everyone on Mashable/Twitter wants to tell me how lame I am and how I'm doing it wrong. Here's your chance to tell me I'm clueless:
Lots of people are saying I was always doing Twitter's following wrong. It's funny how social media experts have it all figured out. So, here's your chance to tell me how screwed up I still am. - Robert Scoble
you're clueless.. :P - Rob Sellen :o)
I think you tried a noble approach. It just was ruined by spammys. You did what you had to do to fix the problem. - Drew Lucas from iPhone
Tell me something I don't know. And tell me why. :-) - Robert Scoble
Everyone thinks they're right in Social Media. I try to ignore them. - Jesse Stay
were you? In hindsight? now you have done this big purge? - Rob Sellen :o)
Drew: the real reason why I'm clueless is cause I am on FriendFeed, where I can put people into lists. Which, by the way, make AWESOME filters for searching. - Robert Scoble
which list am I on? - Alex Scrivener
Alex: pay me $20 and I'll tell you. :-) - Robert Scoble
Your clueless Robert. You have no clue how to do the whole social media thing. Please teach me your cluelessness Master. :-P - Rasmus Lauridsen
Everyone needs to "reboot" their twitter strategy once in a while, there's no harm in it at all. It's just those out there who still think that thousands of followers is the only metric that everyone should go by to determine if you're using twitter successfully. - Richard Arblaster
Richard: bing! - Robert Scoble
What? That's ridiculous. You don't look anything like Alicia Silverstone. - John Craft
There is no right or wrong way to use (except maybe spam). Who cares what other people think about your social media habits. - Shawn Hickman
I covered the topic of mass unfollowing awhile back when @Loic and @AriHerzog unfollowed everyone. I think you might enjoy the comments in particular. http://blog.tweetworks.com/2009... - Mike Langford
Scoble is clueless like Socrates was foolish. - Pierce Presley
Rob: in hindsight, yes, I was clueless. I just didn't get quite how clueless I was, because on FriendFeed I could follow small groups, like everyone else. - Robert Scoble
Loic is not around much anymore - Mark
The reason you are clueless, is because we ALL are at the start.. how could you have known the "right" way at the start?? Couldn't.. so you NOW changed things... :o) Big difference now then? - Rob Sellen :o)
the thing you HAVEN'T been clueless about is friendfeed... ;o) - Rob Sellen :o)
your clueless, just like the rest of us !! We are all trying to figure things out.. each have their own way of doing it. To each thier own posion ! - Peter Dawson
The only way to know if your Twitter/Social Media approach is working or not is by looking to see if it is accomplishing your goals. There is no "one-size-fits-all" approach in a dynamic growing space. This Right/Wrong game is tiring at best. - Bill Sanders
I have learned that there is no one set way to do social media right or wrong. Is there an echo in here? - Mike Lewis
For half a sec I thought it was a FAB publicity stunt! Seriously Robert I adore and respect you. There are 2 different views. Twitter is different things to different people. You and I can agree to disagree. But, won't you MISS the amazing view of your HOME stream??? - Arleen Boyd
Arleen: the thing is I was looking at that screen less and less. Now I look at it a lot. Well, except for today cause Twitter has been mostly down. - Robert Scoble
I find that alot of people are a bit... selfish in social media. I follow people I find interesting. They don't need to follow me back. Maybe they don't think what I post is interesting even if I find theirs to be. We got to cut down on our ego tripping sometimes and let people enjoy the social tools, the way they enjoy em. I bet ya, there are not two people out there, that use all of this in exactly the same way, and that is great. - Rasmus Lauridsen
Steve: that's absolutely not true. Sit next to me sometime. I can follow many thousands of people. - Robert Scoble
Your comments make the conclusion that everyone that disagrees with you is a social media expert, spammer, or non-techie. Are you sure you are not a politician in disguise? LOL Putting people in groups on Friendfeed did not require a massive un-following on twitter I know what you are doing. I like FreindFeed. I would not like twitter near as much if FriendFeed was not there. I am grateful for FriendFeed and it champion. Cheers for Robert - RetiredTeacherD
Sorry Scobe, but you innovate, care deeply about all of this, and are fun to read. You don't even budge my Lame-O-Meter. (As for lame, well, AP is the King aren't they. And Reuters just told them to stop whining. Heh.) - Bob Morris (polizeros)
Seems funny to me that everybody is still talking about this issue. What's the difference between this and telling people what you're having for lunch? Twitter is chatter but from time to time, a clear interesting idea comes through and sparks a reaction. Reminds me of the thought process in my own brain... tons of ideas, lots of chatter and some gems. Meditation helps me quiet my mind... perhaps unfollowing does the same. In any case, less chatter is always better. - Yanik Falardeau
RetiredTeacher: heheh. But, sorry, the main reason I did the unfollow isn't the home feed, but DM's. They just became more and more filled with spam and useless stuff. Getting my home feed back is like icing on a cake. - Robert Scoble
@Robert, There's no right or wrong answer to social media usage. Only you can decide your goals and if you're successful in achieving those goals, that's all there is to it. You're anything but clueless, not that you need me to tell you that :) - MiaD
I was a big critic of your Swisher/Mossberg article as I think you are misguided about where in the social chain FF falls-- HOWEVER... although I had a FF account for awhile doesnt mean I 'tried' it. In light of the non conversational approach twitter is taking ( @replies) and the fact its getting spammy and many people are talking AT me not WITH me I concede. I don't agree with some of your tactics or selling points but I do agree FF IS ABSOLUTELY on to something in a big way. - cheapsuits
Auto following everyone is not good idea... - k00pa
ROFLCOPTER! - k00pa
IMO. Your following deletion was good thing :) - k00pa
I just use Twitter differently than most. Regardless whether I "follow" you or not, I still follow millions of people because I mostly use search for getting what I want. - Jesse Stay
you did an experiment. you learned something. take the learning and move on. economic theorists are doing the same thing:-) maybe spammers were Twitter's Black Swan. - Francine Hardaway from BuddyFeed
Let's assume for a moment that you are, indeed, clueless. Since you follow the same methodologies as most other "social media experts", then they, themselves, are clueless, as well. Since most "experts" (like yourself, Pirillo, and Conn) are generally smart people, then all clueless people are geniuses. Therefor, you are a genius and are, beyond a shadow of a doubt, not clueless. - Thomas Ward
Thomas: I like your thinking! :-) - Robert Scoble
So Ashton Kutcher can have 3+ Million followers and only follows a few, so why can't you filter the noise too? Double standard... - manielse (Mark Nielsen)
Robert: Glad you liked it. Hell, I'm glad you understood it! Even I began to believe I was only rambling! - Thomas Ward
would you please change your green #Twavatar ? .. my baby cries .. Thx :) - Marcel Bloingo
My favorite thing about you is that you do your own thing. Go with your gut. - Ted Murphy
Marcel: that will also cost you $20. This is how I will monetize social media! :-) - Robert Scoble
Ted: In this case his "own thing" is what many of us have been telling him he should be doing for months now ;-) - Ken Sheppardson
OneGear: my heart was in the right place. I was doing that so everyone could DM me. Of course that let in spammers and other bad actors. So, turns out you are right. - Robert Scoble
Chris: we're all doing it wrong. :-) - Robert Scoble
I think you did it right: the conversation is going again and everyone is thinking about things. Job done. - WoH: Minding her Steves
Forget about them, Rob. Heck, I may even follow in your footsteps! Seems like all I'm getting anymore is links to products I don't want or sites I have no interest in visiting. Oh ... as far as the green avatar goes, you should have it say "Scoble Smash!" underneath you! - Thomas Ward
I miss the Robert Scoble with long thoughtful blog posts and video interviews. I understand that it is not easy to find the balance between the conversations/interactions thingy and the content thingy. - Edwin Khodabakchian
Edwin: I've been posting a LOT of video. But, yeah, need to get back to doing long blogs. - Robert Scoble
I'll give you that $20 for your lists! *giggle* - Arleen Boyd
We should remember Twitter is Sociability. - Felipe Aneudi Campana from fftogo
Hmm. Do you post all your videos on your blog? different content on blog, building43, somewhere else? I liked the Office 10 videos. - Edwin Khodabakchian
you were telling people that they didn't "get it" for doing exactly what you are doing now - Eber Irigoyen
Edwin: I post them all here. Pro videos at http://www.building43.com Videos shot with my Canon 5D on http://scobleizer.blip.tv Finally, live videos at http://www.kyte.tv/scobleizer -- but they all are aggregated here. - Robert Scoble
lame, wrong, and awesome. Keep it up! - motownmutt
Eber: yes, I told Loic that. Again, my heart was in the right place. I wanted to get DM's from everyone who wanted to follow me. Turned out that was a bad strategy because of spammers. So I was wrong. I'm often wrong. Keep that in mind when I tell you off. :-) - Robert Scoble
Twitter is the one doing it wrong. They should just read our minds and learn what information we need and publish it to our home page. No need to follow anyone in that case. - Sumanth Kolar
dont worry Sumanth, google will take care of that ;) - Kashif Khan
There could come a time when I reverse strategy, in six months, as you did, and you can mock me then. But right now, I am keeping the door open to new contacts and not wiping them away. FriendFeed is my high quality network. - Louis Gray
Thanks Robert! It just occurred to me one alternative to domain squatting is embarrassing Avatar adoption. Your $20-at-a-time strategy is more credible than most monetization schemes (scams?) - Richard Walker
It would seem to me you did it "right" as it brought a strategic challenge to light. It's been the source of some great posts and conversation. It's not as though things are unsalvagable even if you made a miscalculation. As a strategist I don't think there is a generic right or wrong way. You have to align your social media activity to meet your goals. If your approach on Twitter wasn't working to meet your goals then you did the right thing. - Jim Goldstein
There is no wrong way to use a resource that is infinitely customizable. Well, perhaps there are illegal or immoral ways, and thus "wrong." But not the case here. - Justin Long
I've seen everywhere (it seems) that social media is all about the user's experience, that they should determine what's best for themselves. Yet, I constantly see posts and threads about how to do it right. I don't care what Robert is doing, because he has other reasons for using it than I do, and on down the line. Too much of social media "time" is spent discussing social media. - Steve Lowe
One question, Robert: What would you guess is your reach in terms of unique users? (if you combine all the channels you are on?) - Edwin Khodabakchian
Do your thing man. You know leaders are always jeered before they are applauded -- don't wait for the applause <grin> - Pam Baker
Very much in agreement with what Steve Lowe just argued. - Marcos
" Too much of social media "time" is spent discussing social media. - Steve Lowe " SOOO TRUE!!! - cheapsuits
Robert I agree. The lists feature is one of the most valued. - Drew Lucas from iPhone
Robert, "right" or "wrong" is immaterial here. Each user gets something different out of their use of social media. So each user constantly adjusts their social media experience to fit what they want to receive. Your mass unfollowing is not wrong. Your user paradigm changed. - Jack Wilson, K4SAC
Robert: can you write a blog post about how you setup your groups in friendfeed? I this it would make for an interesting read. - BRҰANSAҰS
When you were using auto-follow, it made the most sense to do so. Twitter changed, you examined what was working and what wasn't working, and made some adjustments. You are still doing it right. You also invested your time in FriendFeed pretty early on. That was also a good decision. (That will be $25, thank you.) - Mark Davidson from BuddyFeed
I'm not of that mindset, if all adopted that mindset and only followed very close knowns what would you have? A phone call - JuneM
Tinym: He used one of the premium services on SocialToo.com You have the ability to either Unfollow everyone that isn't following you back or you can unfollow everyone. - BRҰANSAҰS
i dont really understand their argument...i had to mass unfollow some people as well, as I was getting spam and it was clogging up the stream. - Crackle
I just joined FF today due to a few factors: 1) Twitter went down and a light bulb went off 2) I've been following you for quite awhile and you're not lame nor do I think you're doing it wrong and 3) I finally acted upon all the advice you've shared about FF. If you follow me back, fine. At any rate, I'm following you here. I do like the threaded message form, which trumps any Twitter app. I'm also looking for value, not noise. - MR
It just signified your preference to communicate with high numbers on FriendFeed where everyone can be organized, searched and found- it is thus more meaningful. On Twitter it was chaos for you that way and everyone lost. Why lie? - E-Advocate Network
MR:Welcome to FriendFeed. - BRҰANSAҰS
I thought you should've done it sooner. - Ben Parr
agree w/ Ben - michael sean wright
LOL. Just a theological point: God's following everyone (or not) is not a theological explanation for why bad things happen to good people. But I'm guessing you're speaking tongue-in-cheek? - Justin Long
Change is natural. It's part of innovation. We adjust to new tools and technologies as they evolve, and because our methods of using them change, the tools evolve. Sometimes they (or us) take even a bigger leap and revolutionize. Then we get the next big thing, or take the next significant step in history. It's far better that you adapted, Robert, based on your findings, needs and experiences, than continued on with previous use patterns. - Cathryn Hrudicka
People are haters. Ignore the idiots. - Nile Flores
I second Nile even when I disagree with you Robert! (((pu liki))) spreading Aloha! - Arleen Boyd
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