Andrew Baron - Likes

Congrats Robert... best wishes to all - Rhys Amos

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Congrats. Now the fun begins!!! - Mike Shields

Awesome! - dstamand

Congratulations! - Stephan Planken

Congratulations! Welcome, Ryan! - Lance M. Brown

Awesome - RetiredTeacherD

Yay! Congratulations! - Jesse Stay

YAYAYAYAYAY! Congrats to you and Maryam!@#!@#! - drew olanoff

congrats Robert and Maryam, Welcome Ryan. - rick

Welcome to the world. - Dave Mora

Congratulations!!! - Mike Doeff

!!! - sean percival

Born 11:32. - Robert Scoble from iPhone

LOL He was keepin ya'll on yer toes. CONGRATS! - Danny Minick

Yay! Congratulations to you and your wife! Now off to buy RSS and iPhone - Lise

Congrats!!!!! - Mark Evans

Congratulations! - Kenneth

I hope you're well rested, Robert ... ;-) - Hieronymus Murphy

Congrats Robert! - Charlie Anzman

Congratulations! - 321

He looks like you. - Cjay

Congratulations! - Mahendra (SkepticGeek)

Congrats to you all - JanLawrence

Congrats Robert and welcome RSS! - Robb Brock

Congratulations! Happy Birthday Ryan! Lots of love to the whole family. - Jodi Church

SUBSCRIBED! - drew olanoff

Hello World! - CannonGod

Congratulations!! Welcome to the world Ryan!! :) - Laura Zickus

<rss> awesome! </rss> - sean percival

welcome to the new world little one! all hail our pink squirming screaming overlord! - bear (aka Mike Taylor)

LOL at CannonGod's comment. It's like he started a Wordpress blog. XD - Danny Minick

When does he start micro blogging? - Cjay

20.5 inches long. 7 lbs. 13 oz. - Robert Scoble from iPhone

nice alpha version. welcome RSS ! - Kaïs Miled

congrats!! welcome rss! - barbarars

Ryan is no longer in beta! LOL :D Congrats, Scoble! - Danny Minick

Congratulations :) - امیرعباس

RSS is finally here! Congrats Robert & Maryam - Dennis Jernberg

Congrats Robert... best wishes to all - joupy

Congratulations! - Aaman (Clone of FF)

Blessings, and the best Robert! - Nakeva Corothers

Cute! - Charlie Anzman

مبارک باشه Congratulations - ملک

Congrats!!! - Jim Williams

Grats! - Denverken

مبارکه رفیق رابرت . خدا حفظش کنه - جـوان ایرانی

If Dave Winer comes on here and claims to have invented RSS I will smack him. - drew olanoff

Congratulations! - joey

Congratulations and all the best. - Bryce Roney

Welcome Ryan!!! - Phil

Welcome Ryan :) - giuseppe c. | markgreene

Awesome. Congratulations! - John McCrea

Congratulations :-) - ѕнαнιη

Congratulations! - anna sauce

Congratulations :) Welcome Ryan :) - Mohamed Marwen Meddah

Congrats, Imagine where RSS and the web will be when he turns 30! - James Watters

Congratulations to you both. - Don McAllister

congrats Robert and Maryam :))))) - ----

congrats to the family!! - erik yuzwa

Welcome to RSS in Pubsubhub mode :) - Ouriel Ohayon

Congrats to you all!! We had our second child, a boy, on Tuesday. Enjoy!! - Alex Cordiner from iPhone

Yay! Congrats to you, but mostly congrats to your wife for doing all of the hard work. ;-) xo - Jennifer Leggio

Mazel Tov! - Robb Vaules

Congrats Robert....wishing all the best to your family.... - Carlos

Congratulations! Wow! Seems like we were there just the other day! Looking forward to your late-night feeds and tweets and blog posts! - Louis Gray

You rock! Congrats. Thanks for sharing. How's mum doing? - Steve Lacey from iPhone

congrats! and welcome ryan - Daniel Levine

Congrats Robert - It is a fine family.... - Simarprit Singh

"beautiful new baby" by Robert Scoble, photojournalist. I stepped away for coffee and bang! RSS - Brian Hendrickson

nice! - Josh Haley from iPhone

Thank you so much for sharing - Sherrie Belken

:) congrats - Shandiz

Born on Talk like a Pirate Day, too! Yarrrr! - Josh Haley from iPhone

congrads ms & mr scoble, :) - chaz2b

Thanks to the good Docs! - Keith Rowland

congrats!! ^_^ - Christine Lu

Congrats! - Mycaptain

Steve: mum is sleeping but got to hold Ryan. Instant love! - Robert Scoble from iPhone

Welcome, Guest dear to our world / Now the world is on your own - ----

that feels good - Brian Hendrickson

Gonna have to learn to operate that iPhone with one hand. - Keith Rowland

Congratulations! - Parth Awasthi

Congratulations. Hope Maryam iis doing well - Rachel Clarke

Congratulations! Wish him all the best! - philos

Welcome Baby Ryan!!! My baby Ryan (17 years!) and I are honored to welcome another superstar to our planet! Love, hugs, and lots of kisses to Baby Ryan, Mommy Maryam, Dad Robert and big brothers Milan & Patrick and of course Grandma!!! My guess on Ryan's arrival (predication) was only 23 hours off. I thought he would arrive on Friday, Sept. 18th at 11:45 pm. Love to all, Kelly & Ryan Kim - Kelly S. Kim

Congrats, Robert and Maryam. - Derrick

Congratulations Robert, and well done Maryam! You are truly blessed :) - Nicola Quinn

So happy for you Robert and Maryam. Yeay...another FF baby! - Mark Krynsky

Congratulations! - Surachart Opun

What a moment, eh? I remember when my daughter came into this world, it was so exciting there were no words for it. Congrats on your wonderful baby boy! - Michael J. Carrasquillo

Congratulations - testbeta

Congratulations! Welcome to the world, Ryan. :-) - Yvette Ferry

Congratulations Robert and Maryam! And welcome Ryan. If I was having a baby today, I'd begin a blog for him/her straight away as an online diary they could look back on when grown up. - Sandra Large

he's so cute... - Sinem Vural

Robert, Congratulations to you and Maryamie! - Mike Fruchter

Wow, congrats to all of you! - Paul Salzman

Congratulations to you both! - Forrest W. Kobayashi

Great news guys! All the best! - Chris Nixon

الهــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــی چقده ناز نازیه.اینو فارسی نوشتم مریم جان بخونن ....راستی به باباش که نرفته:)) خوشگلتره:)) پس به شما رفته - joupy

congratulations!! - Jeroen De Miranda

Congratulations to you and your wife Robert! - Randy

Congrats Robert! - Terry Jones

congratz and welcome RSS! - Jon Winters

Congrats Maryam :-) - Terry Jones

Felicitations and humble prayers for your new son. - Victor Panlilio

congrats and best wishes! - Mike Chelen

Congratulations Robert! Welcome Ryan! - Jeff P. Henderson

Congrats!! - Tan Kaiquan

congrats and best wishes to all. :) - Naor Mark

Congratulations - Meral Alabaz

I was a c-section six week preemie in an era when that was seriously life-threatening, they didn't know if I would make for the first week. It always gets me a see a c-section / preemie come howling into the world. Welcome, little guy! - Bob Morris (polizeros) from iPhone

Beautiful baby! Congratulations daddy man :) - Gary

:) Congrats Robert... best wishes to your family! Get her name in twitter and ff! - Business Blogger【ツ】™

Congratulations to you and Maryam! - Elwin Witzke

AmazinG!! congratulations :) - Nakul

cutie pie baby - Debby Bruck

Congratulations :) - Baard @ Pixum

Ryan, good to see you. - Burçak Çubukçu

تولدش مبارک ^_^ Congratulations! - ‎‎Emad

Warm wishes and congratulations. Love that you posted him crying. - Irene Koehler

Congratulation to all of you! All the best for baby ryan!!! - Arne Krueger

Congrats to both of you :) - zephyrlily

Congratulation....best wishes to all - Opium

woooow like :) - کلیشه

Congrats M. & R. - Giuseppe M.

ووووی مبارکه، به مریم خانوم هم تبریک ما رو بگو - Zahra (raoros)

Congrats Robert and Maryam, Welcome to geekdom Ryan! - Andrew Wardlaw

Contrats!!! I'm so excited!! - Jannifer @wordsforliving

Congrats.That pic brings back memories of my own baby's birth only ten months ago. C-section baby boys rock! - Georgiana Comsa

Mazel Tov to you and Maryam. - Michael Markman

Congrats... a few more Scobles make the world a better place ;-) - Aad 't Hart

Congrats! - George Mitsopoulos

Congrats... and Welcome Ryan. Good to have you among us. - fatima

Congratulations! I - Michael Fidler

Wonderful news. Congrats. - Keri

Congrats Robert, and the best to you, Maryam, and of course Ryan! - Chris, Taskerrific Guy

Congratulations Congratulations !! - Farzad

Congrats - Sandeep Swaminathan

looking to to the same in 3 weeks - ROBIN SMITH

Congrats on the blessed event! :D - Joel Lovato

Congrats Robert and Maryam. Welcome Ryan !!!!!!!!! - Nir Ben Yona

Congratulations, Robert! - Mark Trapp

Congratulations to Robert and Maryam. - George Hall (Australia)

Right ON! I am so happy for you. I have 4 kids of my own and they are my greatest joys. Take care and I hope all goes so smooth for him and mom. - Robert Anderson

Congratulations! - J. Abdul-Qahhar

Daddy Scobleizer!!!!!!!!!! First things first....when will he be signed up for Twitter and FF? - krystyl

Congrats!!! - eric susch

welcome Ryan, it's a beautiful world - Michele Costabile

Congrats!! - Olivia Lovag

Congrats to the Scoble family from South Africa! Welcome to the world @RSS - Shaun Trennery

Good luck beatiful baby. - Oğulcan Selçuk Akbulut

Congrats, Robert! :-D - Kol Tregaskes

Congratulations Robert, and welcome Ryan! - Giorgio Zarrelli

Congratulations Robert and R.S.S.: "Hello World" Cheers! - Louis Trapani

warmest congratulations - Peter Holland

what a beautiful baby=)Congratulations=) - Candan Celik

Such a miracle and a blessing - Congratulations to you and Maryam and "big" brothers! - Marla Schulman

Congrats, Robert. Amazing pictures! - Jordi Soler

Congratulations to all of your family! Enjoy! - Ed Richardson

Congratulations ... enjoy! - Hitesh Parashar

Congratulations!!!! He's beautiful! Welcome little one! I'm proud to share a birthday with you! - Martha

Congratulations Robert and Maryam! Welcome to the world Ryan :-) - Rasmus Lauridsen

happy birthday BABY - ≤ M@RzI

Best congratulations!!!! :) - CantorJF

Congrat Robert. It is wonderful what this new media could do to share your joy! - Gianto Widianto

congrats! - Pradhap Nirmal Natarajan

Congratulations! - Steve Garfield

به به . قدم نو رسیده مبارک مریم جان . خیلی نازه :) - RokhSaare

Hope the baby and mum are well. Congratz. Happy Ied Mubarak =) - zʍıɔ

WoW,Congratulations! - atalmatal from MojiPage

Congrats on the blessed event! Welcome to the world, Ryan - Jazz Baker

Congratulations! - Jim Hearts FF

appena nato e già dal dentista? - paolo beneforti

Congrats :) - Maryam Ardakani from FreshFeed

He was delivered by a Blue Man? - paul mooney

Congrats Robert. It's allways a special moment. I still have my child birth in my memory! - Rui

What a happy day! A healthy new Scoble and mom. - Dave Winer

آخي ، بچته ؟؟؟ مبارك باشه تو روز به اين عزيزي به دنيا اومده ، بت نميخوره بچه انقدري داشته باشي شيطون - mohammad

My goodness, congratulations! - DGentry

Congrats! - Ivo Mortani

Congratulations!! and best wishes - Johni Fisher

congrats! - masstrovato

Congratulations! I hope everyone's ok?! - Holger Eilhard

حاجي خانومت ايرانيه جدي ؟؟؟ پس خيلي مباركه ديگه - mohammad

Congratulations, Scoble family! - Bill Scherer

wonderfull - braciolanet from BuddyFeed

Congratulations to you and your family Robert! A very handsome baby boy! Cant wait to see more pictures! - TiffanyCarr

Congratulations, Robert. - motownmutt

Congratulations! - :: Kim Sherrell ::::

congrats :) - £lham

مبارکه :) - خیزران Never Changed

Congrats! - Roozbeh

Congrats to Robert and Maryam! - Bec Rowe @d0tski

WooHoo! My best to the whole family. I hope Maryam is getting some rest after all that hard work! - Robert Couture

Congrats to you and your fam, Robert :) - LANjackal

Ryan was born when the Berlin Marathon was finishing. Perhaps he'll be a long-distance runner. Congrats. - Carl Jacobsen

Congratulations to you and the wife, Robert! Job well done. I see he is gonna take after his Daddy! ;-0 ,hehe:-) - Duliece

One more congrats won't hurt, right? Thanks for sharing the pics. - Kevin Sablan

Congratulations :) - A35G

Congrats - Exciting & now the fun begins :-) - PXLated

Wishing you and yours the best on this wonderful day! Congratulations! - Steve

Congrats on the RSS feed update :) I hope you've pinged both rsscloud and pubsubhubbahubba ! - Ahsan Ali aka. Slick

Starting today. Sleep will be nothing more than a fond memory. :) Congrats. - Richard

Congrats! - Herb Hernandez from iPhone

Congrats! - YusufOzanTasdemir

Congrats Robert!! - Taehoon Kim

Congratulations! - Thomas Hawk

Congratulations to you both :) - 1x29

Congratulations to all! - malackey

fantastic !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - michele ficara

Awe!! Congrats =) - Brodie Beta

Congratulazioni!! ^______^ - Andrea | amnesiak1978

congrats!! - Clarita

Congratulations to your whole family, Robert :-) - Glen Mistletoe

Welcome Ryan! Congratulations Robert and family! - Tim Probst from iPhone

Congratulations!!! God bless.... - Bob DeMarco

Congrats! - Jason Williams from iPhone

Congratulations Robert, Maryam and Milan! All the best to the four of you. - Eiso Kant

Congratulations :-) - Jalada

Congrats! Enjoy. - Jim Peake

Congrats - BeeLing

Congratulations!! - Paolo Leonardi

Congratulations, Robert and Maryam! - Helen Sventitsky

Congratulations! - John (a.k.a. dendroica)

Congratulations. - ashish

Congrats - Brian Appleby

oooww wonderfulll :)) - Ucandepik

Well done, my son's name as well. - Robert Kenney

Congratulations - Caleb Scribner

Congrats - Manuel Mas

Congrats! Best wishes to you, Ryan and all your family! - Lenny Post

congrats ^_^ - Furkan Tunalı

Conga Rats! - Michael R. Bernstein

Wonderful! Enjoy! - Alan Morris

Hello! - N.G. Gordon - RadarSync

Absolutely wonderful. Welcome to the world Ryan! - Loren Heiny from iPhone

Congrats :) - Hasan Al Shehabi

Congratulations to both of you. - Roberto Bonini

OMG Congrats to both of you, he looks healthy and promising. - Jeunelle Foster

Congratulations to everyone! He looks healthy! I am sure you must all be very happy! ;) - Altan Khendup

Congratulations! May your tribe ever increase in happiness, joy, and fulfilment. - trey pennington

Congrats! - Ben Parr

what would be ryan's reaction when he would read this post someday, so many folks who knew dad congratulating him! - testbeta

Congratulations! - Anne Bouey

hiya RSS! - Laura Norvig

Yah!! Congratulations. - Micah Wittman

Congratulations to the whole Scoble family! - WorldofHiglet

Congratulations to the whole family! Enjoy these most precious times. - Marylene Delbourg-Delphis

best wishes to all - Hamza Şamlıoğlu @TEAkolik

congrats Robert and Maryam - Kevin Tunis

Congratulations, Robert! - Sabri Küstür from FreshFeed

Wonderful. Best wishes to Ryan... - Mitchell Tsai

Congratulations to the whole family :) - Chris Saad

Congratulations - Samaneh

Congratulations. cute :) - FFTornado

Congratulations. First picture on twitter! - Cindy Makonin

I just came to make sure you were getting a proper congratulations - Sherrie Belken

Welcome :))) - Flynn (Michael A. Volz)

congrats;) - خاتون

Congratulations to the Scobles! - Carlton Prest

Congrats Robert! - Jorge Escobar

congratulations, Robert and Maryam. - Valeria Maltoni

congrats! - Daniel Brusilovsky

WOW - what a miracle - congrats! - Mark Harai

Congratulations Robert & Maryam! - Rodrigo Jaroszewski

Congrats from Italy, Ryan! - Federico Bolsoman from iPhone

Congratulations Robert and sorry for delay, Best wishes - erfan

He is crying: "I want an iPhone". Felicitations! - William Mougayar

May he be blessed throughout his life! God bless you, Robert and Maryam! - Melanie Reed

CONGRATS!!!!!!!!! - Greg Ness

congrats :) - Erdinc [bilimdiyari.com]

Congrats Robert & your family :) - Sampad Swain

what a beautiful little guy! congratulations! rock on! - B.L. Ochman

great day, congrats - imran

Wow congratulations to both you and Maryam you must be so proud :) - David Richardson from Android

Congratulations - Eric Logan

Wow, Congratulations, Robert and Maryam!! Ryan looks beautiful.:-) - Cathryn Hrudicka

Congrats man. That's so awesome. - Give 'Em DBizness

Happy Babbie Day! - Jack (a.k.a. Jeber)

Congrats! - Zachary TG

Congrats! I wish a long and healthy life. - Muammer Okumuş

Robert, you newest addition is too freaking adorable. I hope you and Maryam are doing well. Congratulations! Here's to a long, prosperous future! - Mike Nayyar

Welcome, Ryan - you picked a good family! - Matthew Blaisdell

congrats to you and Maryam! And welcome, RSS! - Joshua Allen from fftogo

congrats!!! Welcome to Ryan - Dario Salvelli

Congratulations to you and Maryam! E benvenuto Ryan! - Marco Fabbri

Congrats! :) - Emmanuel Anumonwo

Congratulations! - mlazopoulou

Such auspicious times... Welcome, Ryan! - Red Label

O HAI, Ryan! Congratulations to Daddy and Mommy, too! - Ladybug Heather

What's Ryan's Twitter address? - MVB (Curmudgeon of FF) from iPod

قدم نو رسیده مبارک!congratulations - Jan Valjan

Congrats, best wishes. :) - Hunt

حوزه جان بیا در گوشش اذان بگو - مـــــــــمد

woohoo! congrats! - Tyson

That is a wonderful moment! All the best to momma, baby and the family! - Mary Gilmour

Congrats Robert! Welcome Ryan! - Garin Kilpatrick

Awesome, Congratulations Robert and Maryam! And welcome to the world Ryan. - Mitch Baldwin

Happy parenting! Congrats! - Natallini

Groovy + one geek on the planet - Yann Ropars

Congrats!!! Robert - Steve Chou

To the proud Papa.....Congratulations!! - Bonnie Foster

http://www.youtube.com/watch... - kevin fitts

Congratulations Team Scoble. Best of good wishes to all of you. - Morrie Johnston

Congrats Robert and family!!! Welcome Ryan :) - buvanesh

congrats Robert! - Joshua Guffey

Congratulations! RS - Sean Kelly

Congrats :D - Emre Misvaklı

Congratulations. he's so cute :) - Armando Grati

Beautiful! - Ryan Sholin

Congratulations - Kreg Steppe

Congratulations! - Gordon Saunders

Congratulations! - Hamid Reza

Congrats Robert....How amny more before you have your baseball team :-) - Alex Marrow

Seriously, Best whishes.............God Bless...... - Alex Marrow

Mazal Tov! - Raanan Avidor

All the best! Fun Times!!!! - Jim Turner

congrads now the fun starts, beautiful baby - Debra Moore

congrads ! - ★ Soner Gönül

Congrats and Best Wishes! - Tracy Benham

Looks like the baby's first trip to the dentist - Steve Borgman

Welcome, Ryan! Congrats, Robert! - Thierry R. Andriamirado

Yeah, that is something that I have been thinking about. - Kevin Bondelli

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Less thinking more action ;) - Alberto Reyes

A tooltip maybe on hover over the quote graphic. Keep it clean - Andrew Smith

Optional feature - timestamp - not default. - Susan Beebe

great idea! - Sarah Perez

it must be part of the API, since fftogo seems to include a time stamp on the comments - Trent Olson

I'm sure they do store the timestamp, even if it isn't currently displayed. - Mack D. Male

Yeah, it's in the api, all comments & likes are timestamped - Glenn Slaven

I think this is a perfect plan. The only issue I might have is that the time information might take-over the conversations. It might just look more cluttered than FF already is. - Ryne Nelson

It would be useful sometimes. - Morton Fox

concur, very useful to have. Make it a display option. Those who would think it's clutter can turn it off then. - Alexander Falk

It is in the API (I use them in fftogo). I vote that the timestamp should appear as text when you hover over the "thought bubble" to the left. - Benjamin Golub

All comments are time-stamped in AlrertThingy and feedalizr - Stephen B from Alert Thingy

Comments are time stamped in bTT as well. - Francois Bochatay from bTT

and also in twhirl - Marco Kaiser from twhirl

agreed. Timestamps are important - Peter Dawson

What about a comment alert?! How do you follow conversations on ff!? - TommaSorchiotti

Not sure if this will add to the functionality, but should be something they can try out... - Dennis Goedegebuure

Not sure a comment alert is necessary. Comments bring the post up to the top of the timeline, which makes it available for anyone who is currently paying attention to Friendfeed. (Not sure why anyone would want their attention brought to Friendfeed if it isn't already there, that would be a huge productivity drain). - Jason Wehmhoener

Please, please remember that the whole world doesn't run on PDT. I don't want to see timestamps in my FF in gReader and have to always try to guess whether the west coast is 17, 16, or 15 hours behind. If you must display timestamps, please put them in GMT. Setting the timestamps on my FF page/in my FF feed to be correct in my local timezone would be even nicer. - James Polley

yeah ! and a hide fonction for each comment - Jonathan

منم به فارسی تایید می کنم - Kamal

we know which came first... but in n argument the comments can edit. that makes time stamping very important so we know when someone made a change - Noah David Simon

a timeline function in general would be nice, make everything more timeframe friendly - Ruben Llibre

Show times either in GMT or in my own timezone, and just make it a tooltip for the quote balloon or something. Don't want it to look cluttered. - Pat Hawks

just make the time relative from each comment, so I know who said what when in perspective. like 5 minutes later Noah David Simon said. <--this opens up - Noah David Simon

like i said earlier about plurk :) - kosmar

Is i really important to know when every single comment is made? Only the last one would really be useful, could have 'last comment on june 1 at..." right beside the date of the post. - John Duff

If the timestamp is a tooltip, then it isn't really "in the way." Maybe we can have all the timestamps as tooltips, except the most recent comment will have the timestamp printed out below it, like John said. - Rishabh Mishra (p248)

I am so tired of entering an empty room and talking to myself for twenty minutes. lol - Russellreno

A needed feature for sure I agree. I suggested this to the FF feedback room some weeks ago. - Mike Fruchter

Any news? - Amiroo ™

<--- try hover your mouse cursor on that little dialog icon - topo

Sorry it's not more obvious, but if you hover your mouse over the comment icon you will see the time that the comment was made. Thanks for letting us know that it's hard to find! The feedback is much appreciated. - Ross Miller

I believe they are timestamped but this data is not yet displayed.... you're right ! - David Berrebi

other than timestamp I also want to be able to like the comments individually =] - Özgür D. Cyric

This thread shows what happens when nobody reads the comments before theirs - Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah

Agreed. The entire time... - Zachary Poley from twhirl

Rahsheen, your point is awesome right now :) - Zachary Poley from twhirl

this feed tells me that noone reads the comments before theirs =] =] j/k - Özgür D. Cyric

Yes,sure. The problems is how to realize it? - Motor Industry

Ross Miller:Thanks, my bad lots of greasemonkey junk keep me away to recognize that - Amiroo ™

Feel free to point to blogs, videos, or other things. - Robert Scoble

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Hello Y'all - Kreg Steppe

Where do you want it, in the comments? - Ton Zijp

www.whitehouse.org :) - Stephanie Segel

hell NO.. too much noise !! - Peter Dawson

Don't tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results. -George S. Patton - Ross Miller

Define Leadership: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... - Kreg Steppe

HBR : Ten Fatal Flaws That Derail Leaders http://hbr.harvardbusiness.org/2009... - David Peacock

or would that be www.whitehouse.gov -- dammit :( - Stephanie Segel

Leadership means taking risks, calculated or otherwise, and being willing to either fail or succeed, but to learn in any case. For many, social media's risky--and that's exactly why you may find leaders here. - dontgetcaught

"I'm going to do something I never do; give a direct order." Captain Hawkeye Pierce, M*A*S*H - Dan Messer

WIKIPEDIA about leadership ---> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... - Qbat

http://www.risesmart.com/risesma... - Ton Zijp

desmond tutu on leadership - http://www.youtube.com/watch... - Netbooknews

Peter Drucker's books are a good go-to for a start... - Helene

The Art of War (on Google Book Search): http://books.google.com/books... - Josette Torres

If you have to say you're a leader, you probably aren't. - Ladybug Heather

Ok so which thread do you want us in? Leadership means trusting the people who work for you to be good at what they do. And getting out of their way and letting them do it! - Ken Camp

658.4092 - Dan Messer

Best leadership quotes: http://houseofquotes.com/quotes... Because saying something is more important than actually doing it ;) - Carlton Prest

A leader is a dealer in hope. Napoleon Bonaparte - Stephanie Segel

VIDEO - Seth Godin Explains Why You Need a Tribe -> http://www.youtube.com/watch... - Qbat

Leadership is practice what you belive in..courage to stand up in hard times.. and the will to make a difference !! .. - Peter Dawson

Leaders know when to sit in the passenger seat and button the lip. Leaders empower others rather then themselves. - Vincent Lowe

Ken: this thread. This is awesome. - Robert Scoble

How long do you plan to run this class for? 10 years? Leadership is not taught, it's learnt. - thomasrdotorg

thomasrdotorg: this thread goes forever. The physical class is for the next 50 minutes, though. - Robert Scoble

Let the students run the class. - Carlton Prest

A leader is someone who allows his people to do what they need to do, stay out of the way, protect them from interference and let them shine. - Steve C

Carlton: you're running the class!!!!! - Robert Scoble

I haven't had this much fun in a class since I skipped history classes in high school.... - Stephanie Segel

Great idea for a thread but the best I could do would be post a reading list... Leadership is such a deep subject... Siddhartha, 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, How to Win Friends and Influence People, Fierce Conversations... it could go on forever. - SAM

I remember someone from Pixar did a great speech on Leadership for TED not long ago. I can't seem to find the link. - DocileWalnut

Napoleon Hill wrote that these are the major attributes required to be a successful leader 1. UNWAVERING COURAGE 2. SELF-CONTROL 3. A KEEN SENSE OF JUSTICE 4. DEFINITENESS OF DECISION 5. DEFINITENESS OF PLANS 6. THE HABIT OF DOING MORE THAN PAID FOR 7. A PLEASING PERSONALITY 8. SYMPATHY AND UNDERSTANDING 9. MASTERY OF DETAIL 10. WILLINGNESS TO ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY 11. COOPERATION - Dave Amphlett

Leadership: Don't fake it, people smell fear - Dave Hodson

Listen and take good notes! - Mark Layton

Being a leader is very different from being a manager. - Ladybug Heather

Leadership also means trusting yourself. No wavering or waffling. A leader doesn't flip flop - Ken Camp

Leadership is standing up for what you think is right, and leading the way in that effort - Jesse Stay

open source leadershi p via joi ito :)- http://joi.ito.com/archive... - Peter Dawson

A leader does not command respect or demand respect, he earns respect. - Aron Michalski

"Leading Minds" by Howard Gardner: http://www.amazon.com/Leading... - Fred Yankowski

http://friendfeed.com/search... - Dan Hsiao

Compassion. - Kenley Neufeld

I can show it to you http://www.youtube.com/watch... - Lee

Larson, anything by Seth Godon is just brilliant - Shawn Hickman

Leadership - when you post a question on friendfeed and hundreds reply in several minutes. For free. :D - Sasha Kovaliov(.com)

This is real, real time - watching the number of comments from 0 to 41, 42..43 44 45 - Ashu Joshi

I am trying to think of a way to tie the Darth Vader Corset featuring boobs into the leadership conversation. - Steve C

Join Toastmasters - Prolific Programmer

Leadership is influence. - SAM

http://www.amazon.com/gp... Good book. cheap too - Manuel Arroyo

"A successful leader seeks and accepts responsibility and accountability"- http://www.scribd.com/doc... - Capn' One Eye - adrift

Leaders ask, listen, then decide...a lot like social media best practices. Maybe the technology's helping us catch up to where we should be. So let me ask: what do *you* think leadership is? - dontgetcaught

on the Jack welsh style :)- http://peterdawson.blogspot.com/2007... - Peter Dawson

Leadership lessons from Ulysses S. Grant - Manuel Arroyo

good leaders listen and realize that good ideas can come from anywhere and anyone. - Sara DelektaGalligan

The picture says a thousand words, but a caption helps: http://www.mos95b.com/New... - Carlton Prest

teach people correct principles and let them govern themselves - Jan Dawson

agree with Sara - Manuel Arroyo

Be decisive - Shakeel Mahate

Asking the right question at the right time and listening for the answer. - Aron Michalski

To unleash creativity, sometimes you need to be ready to lead from behind - Sameer

do not be afraid to make decisions - Manuel Arroyo

Building a Dream: The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy: http://www.imdb.com/title... - Ton Zijp

Today I read a tweet in Dutch which translates to: "Power is not a good reason to lead: a good leader creates leaders, not followers". - Patrick Mackaaij

Leadership: doing something no one else does...showing the way. Showing the possibilities. Paying attention. Engaging, reciprocal conversations. - Sheryl

"The Art and Science of Leadership:" http://www.nwlink.com/~doncla... - Carlton Prest

A different way to learn about leadership is to read Memoirs of Hadrian, a novel by French writer Marguerite Yourcenar about the life and death of Roman Emperor Hadrian. http://www.amazon.com/Memoirs... - Paul Rodriguez

Define a leader with Google Search: Just type this in the search field: define:leader - Qbat

The Purpose of Pedegogy - http://elgg.net/vinall... - Peter Dawson

And like Sheryl said. She said showing the way. I like lighting the way. Shine a light in the dark scary cavern, then lead your team into the dark and out the other side. Lead by risk, by example, by doing. - Ken Camp

Hello class: “A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” Ohh, and you should bare in mind - Popularity is not leadership. - Nir Ben Yona

Henry Ford once said "If I asked people what they wanted, they would have said 'A faster horse'." So try something dumb or unexpected at least once in a while. - DocileWalnut

Best book I've read on leadership: http://www.amazon.com/Leaders... - Tim Costantino

Robert, are you putting this up on Kyte? - Manuel Arroyo

A good team makes a good leader. Without a good team leadership is nothing but herding cats. - Dilip Dand

Leadership = Responsibility. - Sasha Kovaliov(.com)

Hi Class. I taught a few leadership classes at U of Arizona - Jeff

Learn from the mistakes of others, what you should not do as a leader - you cannot be partial to some, or have favorites, you cannot intimidate, you cannot lie - Shakeel Mahate

I disagree with the "waffling" comment. A good leader continues to consider new points of view and isn't afraid to say, "I've reconsidered." - Vincent Lowe

"A very generic concept of leadership is that of directly or indirectly influencing others, by means of authority, formal or informal, or by personal attributes, to act in accordance with one's intent or shared purpose" - same ref as my last - Capn' One Eye - adrift

The Manager's Cheat Sheet: 101 Common-Sense Rules for Leadershttp://www.insidecrm.com/feature... - Ton Zijp

Leadership: Having the best BS detector in the room. Even if the room is expanding and expanding... like this one... - Mark Zip

"If you're dumb, surround yourself with smart people. If you're smart, surround yourself with smart people who disagree with you." Issac Jaffe on SportsNight - Andy Roth

If you aren't the lead sled dog, the scenery never changes! - Jim Tierney

according to Carol Bartz of Yahoo, it involves "███████ drop-kicking people's █████ to ███████ Mars" - Karim

"A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don't necessarily want to go, but ought to be." -Rosalynn Carter - Leanno Software

oh I 4got to like this thought tapestry.. this is actuall open source cull point.. Scobles is da man !! :)- - Peter Dawson

Sorry, I'm not doing video, didn't have a video compatible ccomputer. - Robert Scoble

Leadership is Michael Arrington whining about the lack of a decent tablet device. Then making his own, and making it look really fantastic. - Carlton Prest

How does a company get Leaders in management positions? and why doesn't it happen more often? - Steve C

Monday Morning Leadership was also a decent book http://www.amazon.com/Monday-... - Manuel Arroyo

@Sasha it's more ... Leadership = seeking out and accepting Responsibility - Capn' One Eye - adrift

Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it. - Dwight D.Eisenhower - Eric Logan

Recognize your own support organization. Leaders are made by the teams that they lead. And borkien by failing to acknowledge that. Never forget that you are the leader "for now". It's not an appointment forever. - Ken Camp

To lead you have to fight the urge to run when things are scary. If they're scary, that's exactly what you need to do. You grow by trying new things. Complacency achieves nothing. - Sheryl

Listen voraciously, speak cautiously, invest in others before asking for something in return, don't assume influence - build it, maintain vision, back it with understanding and knowledge, and continually focus on being the best most creative and humble person you can be. Then try to get others to do it all with you. - SAM

Here http://bit.ly/IRqOk - real time "leadership" on the net :) - Sasha Kovaliov(.com)

at this 2:38am all I can say, what my teacher once told me, take the responsibilities and don't be afraid of them, help people by showing the right way of doing things - Hameedullah Khan

In case we're in a techy mood, Steve Jobs once said that "“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” - Nir Ben Yona

When you scream, tell, me to do something be sure you tell me exactly what to do or you may find you get what you asked for. rough paraphrase of Neil Young (as heard on PBS earlier today) - Angela E. Taylor

One thing I will say is people use the word leadership when they should be using the word management. It is more than a skill set it is a developmental process. - Jeff

@Capn' One-Eye ☠ - agree :) Btw, this is better than http://www.ask500people.com/! - Sasha Kovaliov(.com)

Leadership and management are NOT the same. Large companies have far more leaders who are not managers. - Ken Camp

well said @Hameedullah Khan - Capn' One Eye - adrift

@Carlton , wth was that about leadership and Mike A ? thats Total BS !! - Peter Dawson

management can be taught, leadership cannot. - Sherri

Leadership is knowing your team, their passions, and treating every employee, customer, partner with the respect and dignity they deserve as human beings, regardless of their position, status, tenure, success and failure. Leadership is being able to admit when you're wrong and accepting the consequences. - Brian Daniel Eisenberg

Just read 'The Prince' leaders are defined by their victories; even companies its the same; once they win in a major market its hard to move to a new style of victory. - James Watters

@Sherri - leadership can be cultivated. - Capn' One Eye - adrift

If your looking for bullet points the John Wooden Leadership Pyramid is a pretty good place to start: http://www.entrepreneur.com/managem... - Bill Rawlinson

@Peter, the man wanted a decent tablet device. Instead of whining about it constantly, he decided to make his own. It's called initiative, and all good leaders have it. - Carlton Prest

@Sasha - agreed! - Capn' One Eye - adrift

Great Leadership doesn't boast. It doesn't need to. It's almost palpable. - Sheryl

@Capn' One-Eye - yes, but only if the seeds are there. - Sherri

Leadership theories in MS-Word format http://www.snc.edu/lsi... - LPH™ and his dog P™

+10 Sheryl! - Ken Camp

@Sherri - yes that's true - Capn' One Eye - adrift

hey scoble! thanks for using social media to change the world! - Jason Pollock

Top 100 Leadership Blogs http://www.bestuniversities.com/blog... - Eric Logan

To Sheryl's point, if you have to ask who the leader is, there isn't one. - Ken Camp

I believe Leadership can be learned, by observing a good leader. I think this counts as leadership can be taught to those willing to learn. - Steve C

Are the people at this conference impressed with your social media prowess yet? i hope so! - Jason Pollock

http://knol.google.com/k... - Nicholas James

An answer I posted on StackOverflow about leadership in tech - before I had an account - http://stackoverflow.com/questio... - Capn' One Eye - adrift

I seen on a t-shirt that said "if you're not the lead dog, the view never changes" - Jason

Leadership comes from people who have a clear vision of what they want and then they go out and get it. - Jason Pollock

+1 sheryl - mehdi

As a starting point I'd want my class to read and try to appreciate Machiavelli's "The Prince" within the context in which he lived: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... - Rick Bucich

Leadership comes from the dude with the biggest camera lens. - Jason Pollock

A leader does not have to ask to be followed. A leader is one who people want to follow. - Dilip Dand

@ Rick Bucich; The Prince is just about all you need to understand about leadership - James Watters

http://psychology.about.com/library... helps to identify "your" leadership style - Nicholas James

hey nobody brought up knowledge at Wharton - series :)- http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/categor... - Peter Dawson

Leadership is a cloudy concept because people confuse the art of being followed, with the art of directing followers well. - James Watters

And leadership is similar to Fonzie teaching Richie Cunningham how to face down a bully. You have to have actually hit one at some point. Leaders are NOT afraid to step on toes. They don't walk on eggshells. - Ken Camp

Leadership Rocks: http://www.shop.slustore.com/images... - Ton Zijp

Lead Follow or get out of the way! - DivemasterDoug

My answer on StackOverflow is the green one ;) - Capn' One Eye - adrift

Woodrow Wilson said: The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people. - In other words, in order to lead you must pay attention to those around you. - Sheryl

leadership comes from people who take a chance when everyone else thinks they are crazy.. like the characters of my new feature film.. The Youngest Candidate, http://theyoungestcandidate.com - Jason Pollock

http://www.nwlink.com/~Doncla... is you want to throw in a bit a business studies theories - Nicholas James

best read of middle eastern leadership :)- Dubai Media Deputy CEO Najla Al-Awadhi: Empowering Others through Information - Peter Dawson

The ability to move and direct people to a certain destination. - Michele Lorito-Chase

Leaders don't just post links or quotes - James Watters

oppyss heres the linky for my previous comment http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article... - Peter Dawson

Leaders don't need social networks either, James... - Ton Zijp

@ Peter Dawson; don't you think empowerment is slightly separate from leadership? - James Watters

Ton: Zuckerberg is a leader...he needs Facebook ;) - Nicholas James

Leaders may not need social networks, but they use any tool available as a weapon to win. - Ken Camp

I believe everyone is a leader to some degree... it's not a definition but an innate part of being human and being involved in society. Like a sense of humor... everyone has one, even if you can't detect it from the jokes you're telling. - SAM

@James, no its part of being a leader. empowering others ! - Peter Dawson

This exercise has proven a rare breed of leadership - realizing when those around can add incredible value and letting them take center stage. This is a very tough lesson for most leaders to master, but it's illustrated quite well here! - Tom Parnell

Nicholas, Zuckerberg needs money to be a leader. ;-) - Ton Zijp

Leaders don't waste time being critical of others. It's to their benefit to raise their groups morale, not pull it down. - Sheryl

General Petraeus at Harvard ROTC comissioning: "“1st, lead by example. If you lean forward in the foxhole, your troopers will too.”" http://www.julescrittenden.com/2009... - Charles Fenwick

A leader who empowers others will never say it in those words. Thatn's a manager delegating power's phrase, not a leader's words. - Ken Camp

@Ton; I'm not the leader in this case, scoble is, I'm just in the rank and file - James Watters

Interesting, the student is very silent. Is he listening or has ADD :) - Dilip Dand

Mental toughness. No one can lead without being criticized or without facing discouragement. - Jannifer @wordsforliving

A leader listens - Michele Lorito-Chase

Robert, are the students commenting also btw? - Sasha Kovaliov(.com)

@James, most leader empower their team and then get the hell out of way so the team can run the race. they (the leader) are there only to remove the hurdles.. most CEO are chief Hurdle removers !! - Peter Dawson

A truly great Leader can lead with his mouth shut. - Sheryl

+1 Peter. Good point. Remove obstacles. - Ken Camp

Ton: Facebook isn't profitable yet ;) - Nicholas James

people browser is awesome - rich price

I maintain that leadership is just the art of being followed; management is what comes after - James Watters

Scoble, you mind if I sell this thread to Franklin Covey or John Maxwell? - SAM

Nicholas: so Zuckerberg is not a leader yet, one could say. - Ton Zijp

A leader gives credit when contributions are made, understanding that perceptions vary among the collective intelligence. - Michele Lorito-Chase

We are here posting for Scoble because he was one of the first big victors in corporate blogging; case in point; we arent posting for a also ran; being followed stems from victories and conquests always has - James Watters

@Scott, only if you give the $$$ to the SickKids foundation :)- LOL - Peter Dawson

Ton: He's the CEO of Facebook of course he is a leader - he's a leader to his employees - Nicholas James

Interesting that so many people are posting "traits" of a leader - only one portion of leadership. - LPH™ and his dog P™

Michele, there were lots of leaders who didn't listen, but they still lead. They should've, but they didn't. - Ton Zijp

Some Good Leadership blogs: http://www.leadershipnow.com/leading... and http://stevefarber.com/ and http://www.leadershipturn.com/ and http://www.jimestill.com/ - Nicholas James

@LPH - hey yeah traits are better, after all Hitler was a leader too !! let not forget that .. likewise Pol Pot, Stalin and a host of others.. there is the dark side of leadership too ! - Peter Dawson

Leadership is about being genuine, and enabling others to achieve their full potential with your guidance. It's the capability to deliver and achieve while compelling others to do so as well. - Louis Gray

@ Louis Gray; -1 squishy - James Watters

Louis - Agree. Authenticity is a huge part of leadership. - Ken Camp

++1 Louis Gray ! - Peter Dawson

Nicholas: but maybe Zuckerberg is being lead too (not that I totally agree with what I'm saying myself, but I like questions ;-)). - Ton Zijp

A genuine person without a victory will not be followed - James Watters

Also good leaders utilize all the different types of leadership styles depending upon the situation. - Nicholas James

Peter - yes - I was meaning traits is only one theory about leaders. Followers are just as important - as are circumstances - as are so many other factors. - LPH™ and his dog P™

Ton, you are correct. Bad leadership desires a thread of it's own. - Michele Lorito-Chase

Leadership is optimistic! :) - Sheryl

Great leaders need to adapt and change based upon the objectives, needs of group members, and situational factors. - Nicholas James

http://www.leadershipjot.com/ - Thoughts, suggestions, and tips to improve leadership. - Jannifer @wordsforliving

Leadership is listening to all the input from your advisors, then throwing out the crap and not kowtowing to curry favor with your own people too. - Ken Camp

http://www.siliconangle.com/ver2... post responding to gap between social and business leadership traits - James Watters

apparently leadership = speaking in cliché’s - Jeff

The Leadership Challenge from Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner (suggesting leadership is a learned behavior) http://www.leadershipchallenge.com/WileyCD... - LPH™ and his dog P™

@Jeff +10 - James Watters

Jeff: talking about leadership is talking in cliché's? - Ton Zijp

don't be a turd. Bosses are normally turds. Leaders are people that lead first by doing and teach you how to do it the right way without being overbearing or conceded. - Zach Scott

When wolves fight for pack leader they don't fight to the death or great injury; just till the moment they know who would win - James Watters

A leader also needs to inspire the team and motivate them to fulfil the tasks required - Nicholas James

It's worth noting (if it hasn't been already) that great leadership involves setbacks almost by necessity. It's how those loses are learned from and adapted that differentiate how well individuals move forward. - Rick Bucich

Leadership is not about directing followers, rather it's about influence; acting in a way that others find useful, interesting and engaging. - Marcia Conner

@ Marcia +1 distinguishing between influence and management; thank you! - James Watters

The best leaders I've seen are wise enough to surround themselves with very smart people. Smarter than the leader in many cases. - Kevin C. Tofel

If the students aren't interacting, this is like listening to 300 lecturers at once. - Bruce Lewis

+ Bruce - Todd Hoff

Did I miss someone posting about transactional leadership? People are motivated by reward and punishment. - LPH™ and his dog P™

@ Bruce; yes and since no one can clearly win for best lecture there is no leader - James Watters

Kevin - Agreed, but that doesn't imply a leader should always blindly listen to them. - Ken Camp

LPH: Depends if they are Theory X or Theory Y workers. - Nicholas James

Theory X - only concerned by financial incentives. Theory Y - concerned with being praise and recognition. They need different leadership styles accordingly. - Nicholas James

Robert: I feel like a guinea pig. What are you teaching the students about this? :) - Sheryl

Nicholas: Yes - McGregor's ideas -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... - LPH™ and his dog P™

Sheryl; I believe his hope was more about the human search and link engine than our personal thoughts - James Watters

Sheryl: He's REALLY teaching them how knowledgeable the FriendFeed users are ;) - Nicholas James

Thus, they'll join FriendFeed when they get home tonight incase its banned at their school ;) - Nicholas James

http://www.co-intelligence.org/I-leade... - Michele Lorito-Chase

http://www.co-intelligence.org/leaders... - Michele Lorito-Chase

did i make it to the screen - rich price

I'm spent. l8tr - Capn' One Eye - adrift

In a healthy environment motivation comes from within (not reward/punishment). We need people who think & act, not retrieve & salivate. - Marcia Conner

Don't be afraid to make mistakes... or own up to them. - Steve Lynch from twhirl

[adjusts monocle] ja, ja, but reward & punishment in ein hierarchy is der basis of der Führerprinzip ("leader principle"). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... a TRUE LEADER demands ABSOLUTE OBEDIENCE from those below him. you Amerikaners are so soft.... [swats riding crop into palm] - Karim

Well, one thing you could teach is that geeks have a short attention span. Over half an hour and we move on.... - Sheryl

Karim - Are you channeling Werner Klemperer? It sounds like Col. Klink is in the house. lol - Ken Camp

glad @marciamarcia pointed me to this. when I've led, I've followed 2 principles: 1) Shunryu Suzuki's principle of control: the best way to control a person is not to try to control, but to watch, and give them lots of space and 2) peer pressure. a person follows me as a leader because the group wants to and the person wants the acceptance of the group - Lou Clark

lol Ken http://www.angelfire.com/pa... - Karim

way 2 go, robert! - Adri Munier

Leading without being in charge: http://www.slideshare.net/selenam... - Michael R. Bernstein

Many of these comments are about a top down leadership style. Leaders are not only at the top they are throughout the entire organization. If you are going to study leadership read about real leadership theories, not the 7 things, or the 10 principals of what ever. I recommend the leaders companion by Wren. Great complication of Leadership authors. - Jeff

Jeff, do the principles that effect good leadership change when you're doing it from the head of the pack as opposed to within? - SAM

Kouzes & Posner are the best foundation ever. 5 practices - their pentathlon: inspire, challenge, model, encourage, enable. Can't beat 'em. www.theleadershipchallenge.com - Dan Mulhern

I think as a leader you are always growing and changing. As you move up your skills will continue to develop and get better. - Jeff

What is the purpose of the class - why do you want to learn everything about leadership? Is it to improve the participants leadership skills or just to tickle their curiosity? If you really want your class to improve their abilities to lead, you need to put them in a position where they do lead. People learn from what they do. So go ahead and give each participant (or group of participants) a challenge: lead us out of this crisis! - Olavur Ellefsen

Jeff: +1 you make a great point. A person does not have to be a top dog, so to speak, to be a leader. Leaders come in all shapes and sizes. (Statuses too) - Sheryl

WOW. The class was blown away by seeing this happen in real time. THANK YOU!!!! - Robert Scoble

Robert: How many in the class already use FF? - Sheryl

Sheryl: only a couple. - Robert Scoble

I would love to stay here longer, but I have a presentation in 20 min. Sorry If I did not respond to any comments. Robert, I hope the class had fun! - Jeff

are you looking to train a new leader or just come up with metrics for identification, Mr Scoble? - Prolific Programmer from IM

Robert: And how many will be on FF tomorrow? Show of hands? - Ken Camp

Robert: WOW! That's amazing! We can still teach those young whippersnappers a thing or two! WOOHOO! :) - Sheryl

And was there somebody to film them being blown away? :-) - Ton Zijp

What an amazing accumulation of thoughts and links to pursue. Thanks for mentioning it on Twitter. - Violet Bliss Dietz

Never try to lead people. It doesn't work. Better off building and guiding a team. If you can organize a team that works well together, you'll spend less time trying to hold the team together and more of your energy guiding them and being productive. Treat every team member with respect. If you don't listen to them, they will not listen to you. Keep your ego and temper in check. It... more... - April Russo (app103)

Leader listens to everyone but when he/she speaks everyone listens. - ashish

Leadership & personal development often go together. I'm inspired by @BrianKlemmer & http://klemmer.com. Repetition & Experience are best ways to remember & learn. Leadership is a choice and an ongoing way of life. - Courtney Engle

Leaders who inspire me have the knowledge: "If I can see further than anyone else, it is only because I am standing on the shoulders of giants" Newton, etc. do not pop up in blogs much, but it seems the game changers know exactly who to thank. - E-Advocate Network

Stupid is as stupid does. - sime0n

What Only the CEO Can Do A,G. Lafley http://hbr.harvardbusiness.org/2009... - Jorge Barba

“Leaders are visionaries with a poorly developed sense of fear and no concept of the odds against them.” - Jorge Barba

Gary Hamel: How to Tell If You're a Natural Leader http://blogs.wsj.com/managem... - Jorge Barba

I'm sure this is mostly finished by now. However, I thought I'd add that the Horatio Hornblower novel series, by C.S. Forester is a wonderful lesson in leadership. I believe that the series is required reading at at least one of the US's military academies. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... - Trevor Carpenter

We need to get her over to FriendFeed too ;) - Nicholas James

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It would be too fast for her. - Lokei Atikus™®

Twitter has officially jumped the shark. - Brad Williamson

Brad, I don't see how that reference applies at all here. - Tyler Hayes

Twitter has not jumped the shark. It is not dead. It is simply popular, however quickly it's on its way to jumping the shark. - Matthew Allen Horton

This looks encouraging for the people of half her age to join the web bandwagon. - ashish

This is wonderful! PS: Why are there always some people who have to make stupid comments? - Verena Fuchs

Not only is this a testament as to the popularity of the Twitter social networking service, but it also disproves the old stereotype that the elderly doesn't understand today's technology. - Thomas Ward

Exactly so, Thomas! well said. - Melanie Reed

It wouldn't be too fast for her. There are assistive technologies (puff and sip) and new ones coming that can keep up. - Melanie Reed

Just use pause, like I do. Live streaming is too much like watching TV, which immediately turns me off. - Ernie Oporto

I hope some more people "follow" her and enjoy the internet. It does not replace the joy of social life but she can enjoy having the feeling of being connected. - ashish

Way to go, Ivy!! - Robert Couture

Why wouldn't you link to the original article? http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol... And she's 103, and the oldest Twitterer in UK, not the world. - Mark Trapp

Twitter is waaay past jumping the shark - Annika from Nambu

I wouldn't even bother trying to explain Twitter to my parents. - Donald Forth

Oh, my... Remember the news: http://edition.cnn.com/2008... - Alp

Longevity isn't for wimps. However, if you make it to 100+, you too can enjoy an exciting rewarding future as a media-prop for some random future technology. Of course, you'll suck, because you're old; for we all know that http://alloldpeoplesuck.blogspot.com/ -- #Sardonic-Hyperbole-With-A-Message - michael silverton

Apparently this is a scam. techcrunch article has more: http://tr.im/lz2B - Angus Burton

Scam is bullshit. She's on there and still tweeting. Whether she's on Twitter because of a newspaper or because someone but a gun to her head, ages still on there, 104 years old and still Tweeting. Ahh, there, I feel better :) - Zee.

oh and she just tweeter twice in the last 45 mins - Zee.

Ivy is so sweet! A living testament that social media demographics are constantly evolving! - Anna Barcelos

Cute! Here's some fabric sushi from my family's 5/21/08 visit to Japan http://friendfeed.com/e... - Mitchell Tsai

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yum? impressive salmon roe - Cee Bee

When you expand, there's a multi one.. ALL SORTSA WIN! - Mona Nomura

Mmmmmm... sounds yummy. - l0ckergn0me

his entire stream if PHENOMENAL - Mona Nomura

mmm. sushi....... - Connor P Jackson from twhirl

that wasabi is the raddest thing i've ever seen - Mona Nomura

i'm getting hungry, were\s my lego - Naor Mark

ok, that solves what I'm having for dinner tonight (no, not lego)... - Trent Olson

when i was 4 i had a Lego stuck up my nose and my mom took me to the hospital.. the only time i've ever been hospitalized =\ - Mona Nomura

sounds like you tried to eat a bowl of lego :) - Naor Mark

I was actually sniffing every piece to see how it'd smell. Lego = my crack - Mona Nomura

:o .. each of us and his own kick :) - Naor Mark

Mona, that wasabi! LOL - Kenichi Matsumoto

It's like Jabba the Hut LOL - Mona Nomura

Jabba the, bwahahaha! I didn't think of that:) - Kenichi Matsumoto

I love the little tail on the shrimp! (there's a better angle for it if you click through) - Shannon Jiménez

this entire set is AMAZING. every angle is perfection. ie: http://www.flickr.com/photos... - Mona Nomura

Okay... Now I feel like I need to bust out my LEGOs and make me some sushi... - Ross Miller

I think this guy is like a Lego artist or something.. I cna't get off his Flickr stream - Mona Nomura

Feels so 8 bit :D - Mo Kargas

Seriuosly, I'm in awe. I've never seen anything like this before. Thumbnails and up close, his pieces are insane - Mona Nomura

where's the tataki-seared Tuna legos? - Iain Baker

and no tartar! BLASPHEMY - Mona Nomura

please do not eat. ;) - funkyboy from Posty

Now I'm hungry for Sushi and thirsty for Sake, thanks a lot. (not lego sushi/sake tho) - Geoff Schultz

I'll have a spider roll, please. - Bren, Not Grinchy

must not eat lego make me hunger... stick to star wars Vader doesn't look as tasty... LOL - Cecil Sandus

added @ 7/25: putting these together ;) but siiiiiince... (check your email) - Mona Nomura

Lego Sushi! - Mona Nomura

very kool! - (jeff)isageek

Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Lovely. - pazzer1

RISE FROM YOUR GRAVE! - Geoff Schultz

mmm chewey - Matthew Snape

When two Domino’s Pizza employees filmed a prank in the restaurant’s kitchen, they decided to post it online. In a few days, thanks to the power of social media, they ended up with felony charges, more than a million disgusted viewers, and a major company facing a public relations crisis. In videos posted on YouTube and elsewhere this week, a Domino’s employee in Conover, N.C., prepared sandwiches for delivery while putting cheese up his nose, nasal mucus on the sandwiches, and violating other health-code standards while a fellow employee provided narration. The two were charged with delivering prohibited foods. By Wednesday afternoon, the video had been viewed more than a million times on YouTube. References to it were in five of the 12 results on the first page of Google search for “Dominos,” and discussions about Domino’s had spread throughout Twitter." - Thomas Hawk from Bookmarklet

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OMG, that's freaking gross - Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah

This is like Michael Phelps. Why tape or take pics of yourself doing something that can be your demise? - Shevonne

Customers are not the only source of bad buzz for the brands... - Aurélien

I bet this seemed like a good idea at the time. What idiots. - Kreg Steppe

criminal arrests and now a civil lawsuit. Not smart. - Thomas Hawk

You can mess up your life and your brand very quickly online. Glad these two people aren't making food anymore. - Robert Scoble

I've only ordered pizza delivery from Domino's once in my life. Never did that again because if I'm at home, I might as well cook something. - Morton Fox

Such an endemic problem in the fast food business: young people, first job, bad management, insufficient training. Add in social media and you have quite an explosive dynamic. What should/could Domino's corporate do? - Francine Hardaway

Vile. I'm so glad I don't order from Domino's right now. *adds this story to the why you need to monitor your social media presence even if you don't have one on purpose file* - Leslie Poston

I just ate a Domino's pizza :| - Parth Awasthi

Yes in the viral webs it's a lot harder to quietly fire idiots like this. Dominos needs to a) do it publicly, and b) launch a whole "see how clean we are campaign". - Ryan Stanley

This is why I link to the conversation @dsilverman -- in this case the conversation here is just as interesting as the news item. Also, this is why you need to hire smart people if they are going to post stuff online. You no longer have any control of our employees and whether or not they talk with the public. So you better hire well and train them for the new PR world. - Robert Scoble

"As the company learned about the video on Tuesday, Mr. McIntyre said, executives decided not to respond aggressively, hoping the controversy would quiet down. “What we missed was the perpetual mushroom effect of viral sensations,” he said." - A lesson every company needs to learn about the Internet - BCK

Even more "ick" than previously thought of the company (buy local pizza!). Reminds one of http://www.crunchgear.com/2008... - Shane Curcuru

...but it makes me wonder about the food "security" of ALL restaurants. you think Domino's is the only food chain with sketchy employees? This is the best argument I've seen for cooking at home. Hello Food Network. - Landor Associates

I think Domino's did as well as they could handling this. They seemed to get on it pretty early. I'm not sure that there is much else that they can do. I don't eat Dominos pizza generally speaking, but this video wouldn't keep me away from it. This could happen to any company. Remember when that woman faked the finger in the chilli at Wendy's? - Thomas Hawk

I stopped going to the local Burger King because of racism. I also stopped going to the local Taco Bell because the manager yelled at me. I'm not even going to speculate on what they've been putting in my food. Fast food chains really don't have much control over their employees beyond firing them when something bad comes to light. - Morton Fox

It was disgusting. A lot of damage control to do with the credibility of employees under scrutiny. - Kannan

Looks like they weren't able to avoid the Noid. - Rob

Domino's fiasco also about video camera/phone in workplace? Many folks are not allowed. I think we will see a growth in corporations taking cell phones @ the door similar to schools. - Catholic Meme

Problem is we never know about this kind of stuff until after the fact. And the brands are at the mercy of franchise managers and the potential psychos they may have hired. Could be *any* food service provider. - Ryan Stanley

@Shevonne: I think they did it because they thought it was funny... - Landor Associates

that's all well & fine, but I can't remember the last time I ate Domino's on purpose... they're like pretty much last on my list of pizza options - Krikit Media

This will also force more businesses onto social networks. If I worked at a large brand with millions of customers I would have teams online that would work just to make sure that if something like this does happen that there wold be people to answer it. - Robert Scoble

I don't think it's wise to assume such acts are rampant across fast food chains and yes having an online team for such large organizations is a must. So how do you think they handled the situation ? what could they have done better ? - Mayank Dhingra

Trust is a big issue. Over the years we've placed a lot of trust in others who prepare our food. Anyone remember when Julia Child accidentally dropped a chicken on the kitchen floor, placed it back on the platter and chortled "no one will ever know." - J.D. Deutschendorf

Robert is right, all these exposes seem to be happening via social media, yet businesses still have to rely on traditional media for their damage limitation. - Iain Baker

Iain: businesses have no clue anymore how stories are built. The quotes from the Domino people demonstrate that. They assume that bloggers or Twitterers with 15 followers don't have any power. I know they do. - Robert Scoble

Iain: when I quit Microsoft I told 15 people and in three days had millions of media impressions, according to Microsoft's PR firm. 15 people can DESTROY a brand, if they have something like these videos in their hands. - Robert Scoble

Wow, this is a great example on so many fronts. Think before you act, Think before you POST (most certainly)... and Aurélien makes a great point about customers not being the only source for publicity with Robert really fleshing out some of the reasons why. AND this is why I love FF... so many great comments describing varying facets and the ripple-effect this type of medium now offers. - Ken Stewart | ChangeForge

@Chris White. Zachry's does make damn good pizza. it's also a coop with a majority of the business owned by it's employees. I'd think employees would have a strong incentive to make sure that this sort of thing would never happen there. Their Mediterranean pizza is amazing. - Thomas Hawk

Robert: Absolutely. We're going to see more of this sort of thing happening, can't understand why firms aren't preparing strategies to deal with it. - Iain Baker

Iain: most businesses think this stuff is unimportant because it seems "small." Businesses are committees. Ask 100 people whether the New York Times is important. You'll hear 99 yesses. Ask them whether some Twitterer with 15 followers is important. You'll probably hear 87 nos. - Robert Scoble

Chris: objectivity is overrated. - Robert Scoble

Hmmmm, I don't think it's a question of making social Media important, it's about recognising that information and news, good or bad, flows freely along whatever channel it can find. - Iain Baker

Paging the Darwin Awards. - Mike Doeff

BTW, I noticed no one has posted the video. Here it is! http://www.youtube.com/watch... - Andrew Baron

What a silly couple. Didn't they know they were getting into trouble? Or maybe they wanted trouble and attract attention to something... uhhmm... I wouldn't be surprised if we see these two running their own show on MTV. - Alexis Bellido

Domino's video response http://www.youtube.com/watch... - Valeria Maltoni

Valeria: good response. - Robert Scoble

I wonder how much this really "damaged" their brand. They don't make very good food. They are a bottom-rung fast food joint. How much do people really expect from them to begin with? - Jeremy Brooks

@Chris White: If you are close enough to get Zachary's, you are close enough to get a real pizza from Lanesplitter. ;-) - Jeremy Brooks

The response from Dominos is going to be text book. Here's a discussion of why: http://beta.friendfeed.com/scoblei... - Robert Scoble

Sorry, here: http://beta.friendfeed.com/scoblei... - Robert Scoble

Kamikaze 2.0! - Dimitar Vesselinov

Urgh *barf* :( - Tyson Key

Based on the photos, these two aren't 16 working their first job. - Bill Sanders

So the question I have at this point is which SNL cast member gets to play Kristy in the reenactment of the skit this weekend on snl? - Thomas Hawk

they may call in the big guns for that one - another gig for Tina Fey. - Karma Martell

Where's the video? -

FAIL - johnpiercy from Bookmarklet

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So a single tweet is a construction project complete with subcontractors. Wow. - Micah Wittman

She can write her own tweets but can't do her own links? Really? Lame! - Robert Scoble

If she has people to fix up her tweets, she should have people to capitalize them and punctuate them correctly. Ugh. - Eric Florenzano

And even with help she can't find the shift key. - Alix Whitmire

LOL. Martha wouldn't be Martha if she couldn't delegate certain tasks she feels aren't worth her time. - Trish R

Time? What does Martha Stewart really do? - Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah

If she struggles with spaces, no wonder links aren't easy! - Sean Carmody

Give her a break, you should see what she's doing with paper stars and moons and graffiti. - ha3rvey (needs soup)

Tweeting for Martha is like a big project with some planning and a staff of 4 :) - atanas

... it's a good thing - Johnny Worthington

So what is she a Zombie twitter? Not fully a ghost but still kinda dead and false? - Luke Kilpatrick

So much for Martha being a hands on type of person... - Allen Harkleroad

Well, at least *she's* on Twitter. - Larry Hudson

Wow. And to think that I didn't need any help unfollowing her. I must have too much spare time. - Michael Kacer

Martha did it to me again! I feel so inadequate... - T. David Drake

Karim - found him: http://twitter.com/thetechguy and not only are his tweets link-less, there are no tweets of his own. That would detract from the ultimate brand - of course, makes sense now. - Micah Wittman

Oooh! Here I joke about @thetechguy and then realize it's Leo's (twit.tv) bot for his radio show. Well I'll be! - Micah Wittman

sorry... joke deleted by the tech guy... lol - Karim

It takes 2 people to tweet? "And that's a good thing". - Keith Barrett

That's the dumbest tweet I've read in a while. That's saying a lot. - Michael Hocter

wtf, fills in the links. - Will Higgins™

lol@Karim - Micah Wittman

She needs to hire an Internet Geek to post and link find, a College English professor to spell check her mistakes, and a Researcher to find "interesting" things for her to write about. - rob friedman

Poor Tech guy ... maybe he gets fed well ? - johnpiercy

Sigh. martha, martha, martha. thats like making a cake but not putting in eggs yourself because "I don't have time" wtf?? - anna sauce

This just adds credence to my opinion that Martha makes *everything* more complicated than it has to be - Mary DeSive

Her tiled background is driving be crazy. - Brandon

I actually think this is kinda awesome. I want a Chief Linking Officer, and if the economy recovers, I'll hire someone to click the buttons. Maybe the ones that fan me with palm fronds? - Eric Rice

bollocks... how can they fill links in.. after she writes her supposed tweets? - Rob Sellen :o)

Please tell me I didn't see this - Charlie Anzman

Failed "self" tweet. :p - Helen Sventitsky

DEAR GOD what a FAIL! Yup, their assistants do them all I'm sure. - sofarsoShawn

How much does her 'link-er' get paid for sticking in the links? - Will Higgins™

Well they ARE jobs, and that's something.. in this freconomy. - Richard ¿digame? Walker

Ok, so the integrity question boils down to, do you have a professional Linker (like http://www.spoke.com/info... or http://www.indeed.com/job... ) Or, do you outsource to an overseas Linker factory http://www.tradeim.com/company... - I think some transparency is called for here. - Micah Wittman

Knowing Martha she probably has an "undocumented insider slave linker" off the books & totally jail time worthy - sofarsoShawn

Excellent point, Micah. Amazon Turk for all we know. - Richard ¿digame? Walker

Martha must have a Drafts button on Twitter that's just for celebs ("Save for Intern"). ;-) Actually, there are a couple of explanations. She could be using CoTweet, for instance. She could be writing tweets as emails and sending them to someone. Maybe Martha does them in .doc form -- would explain the janky word spacing. Or it could just be BS. Looking at her stream, it's obvious there are at least two authors. - Chris Baskind

Don't forget folks this chick vacuums her LAWN ok... tweets are hard! LOL - Susan Beebe

And that's a GOOD thing. I'm just waiting for her first typo, though. Anything less than perfection will just KILL her! - Stan Scott

SYDNEY, April 7 (Reuters Life!) - A list of Jews saved from the Nazi death camps during World War II by the German industrialist Oskar Schindler has been found in research notes at an Australian library and will go on public display on Tuesday. - Lindsey is Fierce!

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This is a great find. - Mark Wilson

Interesting. - Alp

But... but... I thought the Holocaust didn't happen! - Akiva Moskovitz

a friend and i introduced another friend to lolcats LAST WEEKEND. - edythe

I think I'll start sending this link to my late-to-the-internet-party friends. "See how I sent you the link instead of the actual 8MB video?" - ha3rvey (needs soup)

@edythe, I showed my wife the "I Like Turtles" video last night. I thought I was going to have to take her to the emergency room. She laughed so hard, she had trouble breathing. :) - ha3rvey (needs soup)

I must be old or something, because I definitely hadn't seen at least 20 of those. Very heavy on the YouTuberati. - Mark Trapp

I HATE how the article depicts this as part of global warming. Studying a tenth of any cycle doesn't give the whole picture - Ⓐ ☠ slayerboy ☠ Ⓐ

yes, and yet, still the powers that be seem to think it is a hoax, purely from a money point of view. - Tatty Gibson

It says 'thought to be changing'. What are your thoughts? - Will Higgins™

Target brands, and they'll come - Jesse Stay

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but do we want brands here? - Jeremiah Owyang

There are already tons of people working on behalf of their companies here. I think the tipping point for me will be when I see Jon Stewart mocking the talking heads about being in a "kerfuffle" over FriendFeed. - Mitch

Personally, I like it more when experts of a given subject gather around that subject. Be it the LOLCAT talk way :) - directeur

The tipping point for FF is when CNN and other media outlets use the FF service to expand their own reach; through self-interest they will use FF. - LPH™ and his dog P™

We (pitchengine) have been enabling brands to engage on Twitter in a more conversational manner. We're considering ways to integrate FF, but quite honestly, it takes a different level of sm understanding and I don't think marketers are there yet. - Jason Kintzler

What??? You mean Robert Scoble doesn't count as a celebrity???? - Lindsay

When I overhear the local weather person directing me to his/her FF page like I've heard with Twitter and Facebook recently. - Tony, Paradox of FF

Balderdash! Did Google get there via celebrities? Or AOL? Or Facebook? Or WordPress? Or any number of other sites. Just because Twitter brought celebrities to the forefront doesn't mean that every new site must have celebrities to reach critical mass. - AJ Kohn

The other thing FriendFeed needs is better mobile support - SMS at the very least. Celebrities understand that. I'm not saying I want it, but for them to hit that point, that's what they need. - Jesse Stay

Lindsay: I am only a celebrity with 18 geeks. - Robert Scoble

Robert, you missed a few zeros ... - LPH™ and his dog P™

It will probably happen on Monday when the new UI is rolled out. Look out for fail whale sightings to come as a result. - Alex Scoble from fftogo

I'm not sure. FriendFeed really isn't a 'broadcast' platform. Those who are 'successful' are those who interact :D - Johnny Worthington

I think many celebrities would just be confused. - Eric @ CSTechcast.com

Alex, I hope the new UI is as good as the expectations. - LPH™ and his dog P™

FF definitely isn't as user friendly when compared to twitter. It doesn't have the same "mainstream" appeal, more of a niche appeal. - David Spinks

What do you mean David that FF isn't user friendly. Is it easier to just shout into the wild (twitter) or have a conversation requiring listening (reading) what others have to say? Or did you mean something else? - LPH™ and his dog P™

Adding facebook status updates and replys may push them over the edge. - Brian Kenyon

I'm not a celebrity. No one is sending me free tequila for a PR stunt. - Alex Scoble

Wait you want Tequila? All you had to do was ask. - Eric @ CSTechcast.com

I can imagine certain celebrities kicking it here. Like Jimmy Fallon. - Rodfather

So what is the purpose of saying this here, Jeremiah? - Louis Gray

Celebrities? Not sure. At some point even celebrities are going to say ugh I have to have another profile. Utility, discussion and a little fun will push friend feed toward greater adoption. Rapidly liking friend feed more than fb and twitter but that is because it is because it compliments both vs replacing them. - Patrick Boegel

- 1 because, editing is funky on iPhone friend feed - Patrick Boegel

Never happen. Thank god. - Leo Laporte

Wil Wheaton (aka weasley crusher) is on here :) - Roberto Bonini

Wil Wheaton's Twitter and Flickr are imported here, but he has no comments or Likes. I don't think you can really call that "on here." - Ken Sheppardson

Maybe I don't want FriendFeed to have a tipping point then. I don't know what celebrities would add to the conversation. I'd rather have all "experts on the sidelines" here, and even better, experts NOT on the sidelines but actually up high in business and government. John McCain, hold your next "town hall meetings" here! - Meryn Stol

Not that Mccain would. He doesn't understand the internet. But I sure would like to see representation from political parties here. - Meryn Stol

How significant will text messaging be? Twitter has the 140-character limit because of that, FriendFeed doesn't. Though I hear too many complaints from Twitter users, saying that the FriendFeed interface just isn't as friendly - maybe this will change tomorrow. - Colin Charles from twhirl

My theory on this: Most celeb's have been texting for years. They've mastered the160 char format and Twitter is a natural fit for them. FF feels more like a discussion forum and most celeb's aren't used to that format. - Mike Doeff

"celebrities" are not a monolithic group. It will click for some based in part on their personality and part on the fluidity with which they find it a useful curatorial and communications venue. My judgment will be based on creativity, level of interesting info contributed, and authenticity of conversations with whomever comes. I won't hold their celebrity-ness against them, and it's no free pass either. - Micah Wittman

Well one measure of "success" for friendfeed is that spamming has started. - Alex Scoble

CNN should have thier own room.. for each of their shows.. - CW™

FF Success will be like Twitter, when marketers subscribe to you and tell you how to make money on FF... - CW™

First, FF needs to change their recommend list. New members only see tech people. - LPH™ and his dog P™

LPH: I have an account with only Iranians on it. Friendfeed does not recommend tech people there. The recommended list is based on who you follow and who they follow. - Robert Scoble

Robert, has this changed recently? I recall signing up and only tech people being available on the recommend list. As time went, and I subscribed to different people, then the tech people recommendations decreased. - LPH™ and his dog P™

Robert, you *what*? You've just been added to a few anti-terror watchlists I think. ;) I bet you gonna tell me next that you can actually read and write Iranian. That would make you really suspect! ;) - Meryn Stol

when the best of the day post ends up being this one, you know where FriendFeed stands in terms of "mainstream." Best of the day usually is a post about FriendFeed, Twitter, or something other social network anyway... - Vincent van Wylick

I felt the same thing about Twitter a year ago. - Jamie

yea I thought the same thing....the trick is making it so twitter can still be popular. Friendfeed will just be the method that I use to access Twitter. Friendfeed needs to be able to post/get info from all of my networks seemlessly, that way I don't have to ever go on Twitter.com - Jason Stephens

Why do we want Twitter and FF to be popular? I'd rather they stay a bit underground. Celebrity on the Internet doesn't mean the same thing to me. I get a lot more useful info out of non-celebrities. - Dave Sanders

coming soon; demi uses FF to rescue timmy from well. too bad lassie can't tweet - Todd Randolph

BEST. NEWS. EVER! Happy Friday to me! - Mona Nomura from Bookmarklet

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OMG! That really is the best news ever! My hatred for those know no bounds! - John Wang

happy and sad. Sad b/c more ppl are out of jobs - Zulema ◕ ◡ ◕

I feel horrible since they're folding but ECSTATIC those things will FINALLY no longer be produced!!!!!! - Mona Nomura

I'm kind of sad. They are good for the beach. - Rodfather

Hit the close out sale, Rodfather - Mona Nomura

I wish I could LOVE a post. - Chieze Okoye

of course. by no means am I happy that people will be out of jobs. but i really am happy beyond belief that the horrific monstrosities will be gone. - John Wang

What are you guys so excited about? There are already knock-offs out there, and established footwear manufacturers will make them as long as they sell. - Kevin L

YAY!!!!! - Mathew™ one of a kind

What will we have to make fun of now? - Tamara

Knock-offs are made because ogs sell. If the OGs are no longer produced - so long knock-offs! It's only a matter of time until they become EXTINCT. Thank god!!! Tamara - Bluetooth headsets ;) - Mona Nomura

As many people as I see wearing them, this is surprising news. Awesome news, but surprising. - Sarah Perez

YES. - felix

YAY! I always thought crocs looked like toys on people's feet! - ursi

My favorite house shoes. - Yolanda

oh no... will there now be a whole secondary market for these things? collectors and croc junkies paying obscene money for the dwindling supply?? Maybe I'll stock up on them now. ;) - felix

Over like - Pete Delucchi

Dust off your ebay accounts! - Mona Nomura

@Mona Yes! I like this idea - Tamara

They may be "comfortable" but they sure aren't cool. - Nicholas James

I probably wouldn't have that big of a problem with them, if more people took care of their feet. OMG gross. - Mona Nomura from IM

Sad, really. I know people who work while standing all day who thought these shoes were a gift from God. Hate to see them go for that reason. Personally, I never "got into" them. - Anthony K. Valley © from fftogo

THere are tons of other options - in soles, bunyon shoes, podiatrist certified, etc. Those things are just plain ugly. - Mona Nomura from IM

Boo! Great as house shoes or on the beach! - WorldofHiglet

Flip flops are your best friend! - Mona Nomura from IM

I hate flip-flops too - but they're comfy at home :) - Mona Nomura from IM

Andru you just broke the interwebs - AJ Batac

Hide for Andru Edwards comment - Mil∂d

AND with flip-flops, there's COMPLETE foot exposure going on so people tend to take care of their feet! - Mona Nomura from IM

Mona, what about those cool platform flipflops from Japan that Mugen wears on Samurai Champuru? - Matthew DeVries

my kids love their crocs. I love mine. and they are cute sandles. not ugly. - Erin @queenofspain

Swiss cheese for feet = DO NOT WANT - Mona Nomura from IM

A) We're not going out of business. B) we have other stuff that aren't the "ugly" iconic shoes everyone knows and c) Losing my job wouldn't be the best news ever. :-p Seriously though - if people talked about our OTHER shoes, maybe we can move on from the comfort but ugly talk into just comfortable and EVERYONE will be happy..... - George Smith

the company is also very active in social media - Erin @queenofspain

I AM SO HAPPY - Mike Nayyar

I hear their social media guy is wicked awesome, cute, and funny....errrr hi everyone - George Smith

Hahahhaha. Omg I am mortified - George, I will never celebrate you losing your job. SORRY. I just HATE those shoes! - Mona Nomura

They are ugly--and they seem like they last forever--we'll still be seeing them around for awhile yet. - Rob Michael (Atmos Trio)

Must pass this on. - Kevin Pedraja

http://www.shoemall.com/product... see! - Erin @queenofspain

Erin - those look like logger women shoes. - Mona Nomura from IM

Best story ever - when I was interviewed at Crocs, they asked me what I thought of the company. I said I was impressed with their growth but, and I quote "I'm from New York - You'll never see me wearing those ugly shoes." I was hired immediately. I wear Crocs daily - not the iconic ones - but all our other shoes. I don't like some stuff we do, hate others, and am completely passionate about the ones I love. We're not just a one shoe company! ;-) - George Smith

George - I stand corrected http://twitter.com/Mona... Good to know you still have your job! And I LOVE the interview story LOL - Mona Nomura

Whoa. EDIT: +10 George. Good to see you're up and working. - Derrick

No problem. I figured I'd correct you because I knew you'd listen and you're also always online. ha. We are making some cool stuff and I always want to hear what other people WANT. I mean - our consumers are "people with feet." If you don't like what we do, tell us what you want and let us try. Comfort doesn't have to come in swiss cheese shoes. lol - George Smith

hahahha but props to you for being up on your game! - Mona Nomura from IM

Hey - the reason I know you're always online is that I'm always online. That and My patented crocs spidey sense. - George Smith

Mona, not saying you are one, but the fact someone went to the trouble of writing a definition for "croc-o-phobe" says something about the croc wars. http://shoeblogs.com/2007... :) - Micah Wittman

Major props to you George, for being up on your social media game. You epitomize a 'good' community manager. ;) Though I still hate those shoes hahahaha ;) - Mona Nomura

Hey - I don't own a pair with holes. I wear these: http://bit.ly/OzTKG or our Flip Flops religiously. I would probably quit if they made me wear the ones with holes on them. I may love working for Crocs, but I like being the real me a lot more. - George Smith

Didn't Crocs acquire Bite Shoes (the running sandals company)? Glad they're not going out of business. - Andrew C

so long... farewell... good bye..... - Harold

Well I'm going against the grain here and have to say for a long time I was a croc mocker but I had a change of heart when I wore my mates pair fishing on my boat. Yes they look bad and the bright colours suck but talk about the best shoe for walking in the water fishing and grippies shoe for fishing on the boat. For me a sad day to all you hates please spare a though for me when my fishing crocs wear out where do I turn what do I wear suggestion are welcome. 8( - John Spencer from BuddyFeed

The free market has spoken! It doesn't like crocs! Yay! :p - Rudolf Olah

@Andrew - yeah we did acquire Bite (they did golf shoes and running sandals). Here's an initial example of the golf shoes: http://bit.ly/BiteisnowCrocs - George Smith

Jason hahahha. Chia pets are 10+ years and still going strong. But you are FUNNY. - Mona Nomura

HAAALLELUJAH - Kamilah Gill

wait...chia pets are cool. At least the og ones are. I don't know about the new versions of them though - Tamara

So what will be the next fad? - Joelle Nebbe (iphigenie)

Pope condoms joelle - Steve C

Yeah, I hate that crap! - Susan Beebe

wait, I just saw that George here said that they *aren't* going out of business. so what actually happened? - Kamilah Gill

They og article said they MIGHT. George said no. So I Tweeted a rumor smash. :) - Mona Nomura from fftogo

Gee... I wear them at work. As a nurse, their great at work. - Sean

All this over some shoes? what the heck people? - Bwana ☠

also? lookie at her shoes http://twitpic.com/2imp1 - Erin @queenofspain

<3 - George Smith

OK, QofS, those are some cute crocs on a cute little princess! - ursi

Nooooooooooooo - Mr K from Nambu

Dru OMG I can't believe it took this long for me to figure out your super long comment. Deleted, btw. And Erin's Hala is an exception. - Mona Nomura

Mona, i LOVE my Crocs :-P my feet are in perfect shape thanks to this brilliant brand, thank you! - Majento

I'm so happy! My wife wears 'em and buys for my youngest as well. I think they are SO ugly. - Herb Hernandez

You people worry about what others wear WAY too much. Best stick to your own foot wear. - CW™

Goodbye and Good Riddance! - Kyle Judkins

It becomes other people's concerns when WAY too many people that don't take care of their feet expose it for COMFORT. Plus, Crocs colors are atrocious. It's criminal, unless you do it right (like Erin's daughter) - Mona Nomura

but i just saw earlier a pic of a new line of crocs and they looked good :( - chaz2b

Relax, they're not going out of business! This was a rumor that was squashed :) - Mona Nomura

no, i just posted the link i was talkling about, http://shop.crocs.com/c-4-foo... - chaz2b

wooooohooo! - Christian (Simply X)

I hate this world - Bwana ☠

It's true that some of the colors are way off, i only buy black ones & they're cool - Majento

I don't think they will ever go away. Just because you are all hating on them doesn't change the fact that they rock. And wall mart will always sell knock off crocs because they can make a killing. Parents love crocs for kids. If Crocs need to reorg to get past relying on debt to operate so be it. - Christian Burns

Lol - I'm so far behind this week!! Glad to see George already dropped by and squashed the rumor - after Crocs saved my feet in Austin @ SxSW (thanks to George) I'm a die-hard fan - and no, not of the old-style Mickey Mouse shoes - but of the cute ones I wore all over down there that no one would've known were crocs except I couldn't help telling everyone! :) - Lucretia Pruitt

I was a "croc-hater" too for awhile. My kids absolutely love them. Personally, I own Nike, Adidas, Prada, Tommy Bahama and Croc flip-flops (normal looking) and the Crocs are by far the most comfortable. - Adam Rogers

I'm with Adam. I don't wear them myself, but my daughter loves them. And if she loves them and can put them on herself (she's 3), they're winners in my book. - Jen (SquirrelGirl)

And like someone above said - they're not going away. There are too many knock-offs for the style to go away. - Jen (SquirrelGirl)

heh. at the horrific prices they charge for original Crocs, I went and shamelessly bought knock-offs at roughly 10% of the price - a whole rainbow collection. my feet love them when I go malling. I save my original Hush Puppies for the times I need to put up an "image" for other people. =) - Starshadow Rivaulx

My kids love them. I do not. To each, their own. - Martha

what features are desired in an sdk app that are different from the browser? - David Vasileff

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Think Twitterific for Friendfeed. - Steve Rubel

David, for me it would mostly be about having things like the tabs, show best of in big iPhone style category links that are easier to tap. and then possibly mitigating the need to send pics via mail2ff, and just have it direct through the app and the iphone's camera roll - Robert Seidman

Is http://friendfeed.com/iphone/ not suiting you? - Jim Stanger

Jim, it's fine, but not optimal. - Robert Seidman

oooh, just loaded twitterific up, nice eye candy. - David Vasileff

I realize this is not nearly as exciting, but anyone know of a good FriendFeed application for BlackBerry?. . . - DaveFriesen

as an aside, I can't help but wonder if the Facebook iPhone app will win back some of the digerati. Dave F, have you tried fftogo.com? it's not blackberry specific, but it is a mobile app. - Robert Seidman

Robert, have tried fftogo. Nice, but spoiled by clean BB app's like Gmail, Viigo, etc. - DaveFriesen

For FriendFeed iPhone app - how about some geo action (Brightkite)? Oh, and how about some grouping functionality (TweetDeck style)? Not too crazy, just some features that fit and exploit the iPhone's capabilities... - Bryan Landers

Definitely agree with this, I am surprised there isn't one!!! - Joe Dawson

I'd rather have a FriendFeed N95 app than an *P**ne thingy - Ivan Pope from twhirl

http://www.friendfeed.com/iphone is plenty great. - Robert Scoble

I want an app to favorite articles while reading on my iphone! - Tim G.

I'm using buddyfeed. Highly reccommend it. - Can Koklu from BuddyFeed

No, no I beg you not to develop an iphone app. Develop an s60 app for us Europeans first :-) - Richard A.

Buddyfeed was built to fit your needs. That's the best ff app ever. - pastas9 from BuddyFeed

Ping.fm ? - Patrick from twhirl

There's BuddyFeed but I don't like the interface and at times fails with a slow connection. Nambu has a nice interface and supports multiple social networks but its FF integration isn't complete. - Rodfather

I don't love BuddyFeed, on the other hand, I seem to always be in it instead of on the ff.com/iphone, so that must mean something, too. Probably just convenient - it does boot up quick. - felix

Rodger Roundy (Yale BFA 1991) does Escher-istic works. Rodger Roundy Paintings http://rodgerroundy.com See writeup at 2006 Mississippi State University exhibition http://msstate.edu/web... - Mitchell Tsai from Bookmarklet

See ~640 photographers/artists at "Psycho world - NoMaMe" http://pschocreature.nnm.ru FriendFeed http://friendfeed.com/e... - Mitchell Tsai

Rodger was featured 3/08 http://vacascom.blogspot.com/2008... at the "Eclectic Cow" photo blog http://vacascom.blogspot.com FriendFeed http://friendfeed.com/e... - Mitchell Tsai

Amazing. - dkb

Rahsheen inspired me, and now I...I..I still can't reach my shoelaces. - Josh Haley from Bookmarklet

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GAH! - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)

Er, I don't want to alarm you but you...you appear to have kerploded... - WorldofHiglet

Oh...HELL nah. LOL. That dude can't even wipe his own ass - Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah

is that genuine? surely not. - Zee.

HA HA HA HA - Thanks for being a good sport Rah :D - Josh Haley

If he's getting laid, I want to bash the broad that he's with over the head with a frying pan and ask her WHAT THE HELL!?!? - ::Kristen::

Ewwww!!!! - Corie

grody - Danielle

There are a few pics like this floating around. I'm pretty sure they are all fake. Ronnie Coleman would no longer be Mr. Universe otherwise. (I think he still is) - Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah

If you look at it, it's obviously a worked on photo - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)

totally Akira. and yes, Photoshopped. - Kamilah Gill

I would rather be thin than this. gross! - Randy

I'd rather be fat than this: at least I'd get to eat what I wanted. - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)

Tina: not only do a agree with that remark, I am living it as we speak! ;) - Josh Haley

Wow... today's version of Stretch Armstrong isn't as good as the classic, is it? - Michael W. May

as Danielle said, "GRODY!" hahaha - Mark Wilson

why you shouldn't hold your farts in... - tagami

tagami++ - Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah

HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! ewww! - Anna Haro

This guy should sooooo be in the NFL! - Michael Forian

are you kidding, he wouldn't be able to move. - Zee.

it looks like tumor have grown all over your body...yuck - Caroline

Just so we're clear, Caroline...that is SO not me. - Josh Haley

probably has ball implants. - mjc

@Michael Yeah, they release steroids into the bloodstream every hour - Mo Kargas

Ugh. Do. Not. Want. :P - Jennifer Dittrich

Super cow, meet super hulk-smash dude! - Josh Haley

I've been wondering for years if that picture is fake... I really hope its fake... - xero

a little much! - Brandy Lea

it's fake, but not by much. by the way, this is actually A-Rod back in 2003. - Morgan Haley

gross - MicahBear78

Use the force, Andrew! - Richard Black

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Save one is far cooler than the other :) - Mo Kargas

@Mo who? - Steve Rubel

Wow. Double the pleasure, double the mint. Double Mint Gum! - Martha

there is another skywalker - esther ♥ ♫

More like hidden progeny/prodigy... - Robert Worstell

@Steve The one with the lightsaber skill :) - Mo Kargas

dude u need to lay off the gerber peaches :) good concept tho i like it - next time let me do the "nay" and you do the "yay" lol - Allen Stern

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*yawn* -- deeply appreciative of your work louis; however, it's all make believe and always has been make believe; so as i blustered earlier http://tr.im/cok9 it's the PROCESS that is broken. the entire silicon valley vc community is one big Social Network Poster Child for Group Think Cronyism. i doubt Jeffrey Skilling used the words "get it" vs "don't get it" more than the Sand Hill lot. #broken #fail - michael silverton

Allen, we can do point/counterpoint any time. But I bet you end up being the "counter" more than I do. - Louis Gray

Okay. So you did point counterpoint. But what you said at the end of your first post, "but at the end of the day, I would be investing", gives away which is your real post and which is your post playing devil's advocate. - Gregg H.

im always the counter, never the countee - Allen Stern

That said, Gregg, I said in the first that I would ask many questions, and in the second that one should exercise extreme caution. Of course, it'd be wonderful in the first place to have enough cash to be courted. - Louis Gray

Clever, LG! - Mona Nomura

Two drafts? Louis, you know we love you but I think you've done a Scoble overdose or something .... Can't wait to see how this plays out if you leave them both up. (Pretty weird stuff coming from you?!). - Charlie Anzman

Don't you get it folks? This is what happens to people who have twins ;~) - Ed Shahzade /NextInstinct

Louis, haven't had time yet, but if it says what I think, remember; they're not investing for 'today'. - Ed Shahzade /NextInstinct

Charlie, both posts are staying up. There is a definite case to be made for both sides. I want Twitter, FriendFeed and others to succeed, and I am always biased and bullish in favor of the tech sector. That said, I think now is a hard time for anybody to raise money and get strong value. - Louis Gray

And Ed... the twins are a major reason why I've been "quiet" this weekend. Had them practically all day yesterday and most of today. (Including now) I had a break from 6-7 so ... back to back. - Louis Gray

Louis, you can ask the questions. But Twitter won't have any good answers. And to all those wondering about Twitter's super secret plan for a business model. Sorry to kill the mystery, but there is no secret plan. It's advertising, gobs and gobs of advertising, with a healthy dose of data mining sold to marketers. - Gregg H.

I can understand Louis. I often had my 1st 2 like that when they were infant and 2. Different needs, but non stop, and not sleepers. What I'd give to go back for 1 day... - Ed Shahzade /NextInstinct

Still think you should have given Matthew and Sarah the byline for the second piece ... By the way http://friendfeed.com/e... Good week my friend .... - Charlie Anzman

I'd counter that. There's no way it's NOT worth $250mm - Bob Walsh

in many respects, twitter is perhaps akin to an application-layer arpanet: it's Too Useful and Promising to Die. in addition to w/e other sugary glaze attributed to it, it's also become a public utility, a substrate for extended, augmented social cognition. there are all kinds of vitally positive & powerful human and technological advances that the market would gleefully earmark for infanticide. i understand the anomie & existential angst of the industrial capitalist vc's; i just have no compassion for it. - michael silverton

Bob, if that's your take, then this approach is more your style. http://www.louisgray.com/live... - Louis Gray

@Greggish: Inside info there? If that's the case ... Twitter is going nowhere fast. SocNet CPMs are abysmal, major CPGs (aka Clorox) don't want to purchase in the space and most CMOs are sick of Web 2.0 (and yes, that matters since they have the purse strings.) If I were a potential investor I'd tell Twitter to launch the alpha/beta version of ads so I could see the trajectory. That Twitter doesn't do this ... speaks volumes IMO. - AJ Kohn

@louisgray can't go wrong here - and I agree that Twitter is more useful than Google on breaking news. - Mike Reynolds

I'm reminded of Robert's similar no/yes posts on FriendFeed going mainstream: http://bit.ly/1457K (won't) and http://bit.ly/102mM (will). - Hutch Carpenter

:-( - Kol Tregaskes

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And it's a slow, slow death. - ·[▪_▪]·

LOL But he's still smiling! - Dawn

Heart melting - Jemm

Don't worry, Frosty will come back. Some day! - Chris, Taskerrific Guy

"We have the technology. We have the money. We can rebuild him. The bionic snowman!" - Jemm

Cue Bionic music.... - Robert Miller

Chris - "Happy birthday!!!" - Ontario Emperor

Someone needs a magic top hat. - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)

@Ontario Whose? Not mine. Not for another 10 weeks. - Chris, Taskerrific Guy

Wheres the carrot :o - Nia

@Nia: You don't really want to know... ;) Edit: Tip: That's the reason for the smile :D - Jemm

Jemm, LOL. - Kol Tregaskes

HAHA! Nice way to look at it. - "Joey"

Jemm beat me to it, so I'll just sing, "There must have been some magic in that big white posterboard..." - MiniMage TKDteacher of FF

word?! - nakachi

Another victim of this thing called 'global warming'? - Jemm

not soon enough. is it spring yet? - Jim Hearts FF

LOL Jim. Seriously! - nakachi

Part 1 (#1-17) of awesome list. Some cute ones I'm looking to try are... (11.4) Sticky Search (11.7) TinyURL Resolver, and (23) Fluid. (9.1) Hao's Better FriendFeed Recommended looks cool. (11.12) FriendFeed Grid has bigger pictures of random FriendFeed people. (21) Jimmy's article finally pushed me to add FriendFeed to my blogs with Javascript. - Mitchell Tsai

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NOTE: I'm adding correct links as I find them (and sub-links to interesting items on linked pages). Tons of bad links in the original article (4/13 of links were bad so far). Jimmy needs to test his article posts. Discussion at Mike Fruchter (51 likes, 13 comments) http://friendfeed.com/e... - Mitchell Tsai

(1) AlertThingy 1.3 http://alertthingy.com (2) Feedalizer http://feedalizr.com (3) FriendVenn http://ff.deasil.com/friendv... [Corrected link, article has malformed URL] (4) Gridjit (Sign up for alpha) http://gridjit.com [Corrected link, article points to local bookmark] - Mitchell Tsai

(5) My Social Air http://mysocial247.com/air (6) Posty - 4/11/08 http://spreadingfunkyness.com/posty [Direct Link] Article about Posty http://downloadsquad.com/2008... (7) TWhirl 0.8.4 - 7/21/08 http://twhirl.org (8) Swurl (beta) http://swurl.com [Corrected link, article points to Feedalizer] - Mitchell Tsai

------ Firefox & GreaseMonkey Apps ------ - Mitchell Tsai

(9) Better FriendFeed "subscribed to me" http://userscripts.org/scripts... (9.1) Better FriendFeed "recommended" http://userscripts.org/scripts... (9.2) FriendFeed Profile - Retrieves Twitter and LinkedIn info if available. http://userscripts.org/scripts... (9.3) Add Favicon to FriendFeed Room links http://userscripts.org/scripts... - Mitchell Tsai

(10) Filter FriendFeed by Service http://internetducttape.com/2008... - Mitchell Tsai

(11) FriendFeed Apps - a list of Grease Monkey Apps http://ffapps.com (11.2) Show Domains http://ffapps.com/showdomains (11.3) Read Later http://ffapps.com/readlater (11.4) StickySearch http://ffapps.com/stickysearch Save your favorite search queries - and optionally add them to the Live Watch List and be notified of new results instantly. - Mitchell Tsai

(11.5) Show Likes http://ffapps.com/showlikes (11.6) Filters: Friends & Groups http://ffapps.com/filters (11.7) TinyURL Resolver http://ffapps.com/tinyurl Instant inline preview of TinyURL links that show up on FriendFeed - Mitchell Tsai

(11.11) Twitter Client http://internetducttape.com/2008... (11.12) Pagerization Filter http://internetducttape.com/2008... (11.13) Reshare Any Link http://internetducttape.com/2008... (11.14) Increased Entries per page (50 or 100 per page) http://internetducttape.com/2008... - Mitchell Tsai

(11.15) Even More Expander (e.g. more Entries shown in each clump from Google Reader/Del.icio.us/Twitter) http://internetducttape.com/2008... (11.16) Easy Unsubscribe http://internetducttape.com/2008... - Mitchell Tsai

(11.17) Who are you? 0.4 http://labs.internetducttape.com/2008... [Updated version, DOESN'T WORK for me] - Massive update to the Who Are You? script. Useful for browsing your friends and strangers on Friend Feed. Adds a "Who are you?" link on profile pages AND on that little popup box when you hover over a name. (a) shows who they are on all of their services (b) shows which friends you have in common (c) shows which friends you don't have in common - Mitchell Tsai

(11.18) Hiding the Oldies (Hides any entries older than a week from your Friend Feed.) http://labs.internetducttape.com/2008... - Mitchell Tsai

(12) Add Twitter Profile to FriendFeed http://haochen.wordpress.com/2008... [Direct link to Hao Chen's blog] Extend Twitter Profile with photoshop PSD file http://readwriteweb.com/archive... [Corrected link, article has misspelled URL] - Mitchell Tsai

(13) FriendFeed Tabs http://inquisitr.com/820... for (13.1) ReadBurner http://userscripts.org/scripts... (13.2) Plurk http://userscripts.org/scripts... (13.3) Twitter http://userscripts.org/scripts... (13.4) Google Reader http://userscripts.org/scripts... - Mitchell Tsai

(13.5) Netvibes http://userscripts.org/scripts... (13.6) Facebook http://userscripts.org/scripts... (13.7) TechMeme http://userscripts.org/scripts... - Mitchell Tsai

how many things on this pimping friendfeed... !!! - Giuliano [out1968]

(15) MySocial 24x7 http://mysocial247.com Sidebar extension for Firefox - Mitchell Tsai

(16) Read Later http://userscripts.org/scripts... [Not sure how this and the 11.3 Read Later compare...] - Mitchell Tsai

(17) Remove Visited Links http://internetducttape.com/2008... - Mitchell Tsai

--- More FriendFeed Stuff --- - Mitchell Tsai

wow, MItchell thanks for this!! - anna sauce

(11.8) Is FriendFeed Down? http://isfriendfeeddown.com (11.19) FFToGo http://fftogo.com (11.20) Benjamin's FriendFeedStats appears to be down. It redirects to his blog page (11.21) FriendFeed Grid http://blogoscoped.com/friendf... Show a whole page of random user pictures from FriendFeed. Mouse-over descriptions and click-through. [The rooms list is ancient...] - Mitchell Tsai

You're welcome ana. Thanks to Mike Fruchter for posting this packed article... - Mitchell Tsai

#18-41 in part 2 thread (FriendFeed makes threads unviewable if you make too many comments) http://friendfeed.com/e.... - Mitchell Tsai

[Update Fri 8/22/08] Justin Korn added a "Rejaw" tab for FriendFeed http://userscripts.org/scripts... Thanks Hao Chen for the Rejaw shout http://rejaw.com/Detect... - Mitchell Tsai

Thank you for this very helpful list - Iván Abrego

"Playing the video game "Tetris" after a major shock could reduce the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, claim scientists. British researchers found that playing the popular computer game shortly after the trauma helped wipe out the bad memories and reduce distressing flashbacks. The psychologists from Oxford University believe the discovery could lead to new treatments for accident victims in hospitals as well as those involved in war zones. "This is only a first step in showing that this might be a viable approach to preventing post traumatic stress disorder,' said Dr Emily Holmes of the Department of Psychiatry at Oxford University, who led the work. "This was a pure science experiment about how the mind works from which we can try to understand the bigger picture." - RAPatton from Bookmarklet

"The researchers who published their findings in the Public Library of Science One journal showed 40 healthy volunteers that included traumatic images of injury from a variety of sources, including adverts highlighting the dangers of drink driving. After waiting for 30 minutes, 20 of the volunteers played "Tetris" for 10 minutes while the other half did nothing. Those who had played the... more... - RAPatton

"Dr Holmes said: "Tetris may work by competing for the brain's resources for sensory information. We suggest it specifically interferes with the way sensory memories are laid down in the period after trauma and thus reduces the number of flashbacks that are experienced afterwards." Co-researcher Dr Catherine Deeprose added: "We know there is a period of up to six hours in which it is... more... - RAPatton

I loves me some Tetris! There's definitely something wonderful about making things fit. My brain works that way and I'm sure it affects me positively when it all works out. - Lisa L. Seifert

<3 Tetris! - Bibi

Tetris is great. I still play whenever I can. It's usually when I'm waiting some place with nothing to do if I happen to have my iPod on me...which is pretty much all the time. - Give 'Em DBizness

Read the original paper: http://www.plosone.org/article... - Bora Zivkovic

Oh Yeah! - Susan Beebe

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He's a pterodactyl. - Mona Nomura

LARRY KING SHOT FIRST - Akiva Moskovitz

HA HA HA! - Anna Lynn M.

IT'S A TRAP! - donato

Looks like a doppelganger moment. - imabonehead

Larry accidentally a TARP. - hellonm

It's a Mark Trapp! - Josh Haley

LOL! - Mathew™ one of a kind

Thank You! - Ken Stewart | ChangeForge

Ackbar >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Larry King - Mo Kargas

Watch out LArry ,... Its a TRAP - johnpiercy

lol Josh - Mark Wilson

"We've got to give those fighters more time! Concentrate all fire on that Super Star Destroyer!"... Ahem... I think you will find that to be a Executor-class Star Dreadnought, colloquially known as the Executor-class Super Star Destroyer </comic book guy> - Johnny Worthington

lol - Anna Haro

haha - Parth Awasthi

We have no choice! Our cruisers can't repel firepower of that magnitude! - Peter Ghosh

wrong question!!! what we should be thinking about it if Admiral Ackbar is really Larry King!!! - Anurag Gupta

Ok, I'm going to cheat on the whole flippin' the bird meme on FF today and instead of a photo of me, just post the three photos that I currently have in my "Flippin' the Bird" set on Flickr instead. - Thomas Hawk from Bookmarklet

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I'll allow it. - teh Dork Knight aka Kenny

Only three? Obviously you are not pissing off enough people! - Tom Harrison

only three so far, I'm sure that there will likely be more in my lifetime though. - Thomas Hawk

Wait...wasn't it you that had the guy with the bluetooth earpiece flipping you off..or was that Jeremy Brooks? - Kreg Steppe

I'm sure you'll have good odds of expanding your "Flippin' the Bird" collections if you take pics of people in LA/Hollywood and NYC. Beware of being labeled as a paparazzi. :P - imabonehead

@Kreg, I had one earpiece guy but he wasn't flipping me off. Jeremy Brooks had another earpiece guy too. - Thomas Hawk

I'm pretty sure I have a photo of Nick Douglas flipping the bird as well from a few years back somewhere but don't think I've processed it yet. Have to try and track that one down someday. - Thomas Hawk

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