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Even if one doesn't want to be like this Mike, your idea of participation premium bringing more people/perspective into your life can be an enriching learning experience for anyone. Just started Friendfeed and it does make that participation easier for this ordinary Jane. It's almost time to share it with all my friends and family but the selling point for them is ease of participation not wanting to be followed by scads of peeps so much. - Boo

"The Participation Premium" - I like that. I told a co-worker the other day that FriendFeed is like discovering a place where the cool AND smart AND talented people hang out. - ha3rvey (Ho)^3

Scoble you do talk about FriendFeed a whole lot more than Arrington does which might be a reason why you have more followers. Also is there not a FriendFeed plugin for WordPress yet? I saw Allen Stern has FriendFeed comments showing up right after his blog posts. I would expect you of all people to have this functionality on Scobleizer. We need to get someone to build a plugin for WordPress now! - Ben Kessler

Great post. Arrington tends to use FF as a broadcast medium where you use it as a two-way conversation medium. Engaging in a conversation is more appealing than just reading what someone is doing online. - Kevin Bondelli

I'm trying to say this without sounding like a complete groupie, but here goes: Robert, you (yes, "you") actually communicate with people on FriendFeed. It's not just, "Here's my cool new camera." or "Here I am at Davos." etc. It's actual, honest-to-goodness two-way communication. I think that makes the difference. - ha3rvey (Ho)^3

Thanks Harvey and Kevin! - Robert Scoble

Well said Harvey! Really well said :) - directeur from NoiseRiver

I have another take on it. I think it is because you are more of an evangelist for FriendFeed. You influence more people to come into the service because you state its case so well (and frequently). And, FriendFeed has little value when you are the "first" of your circle to get in. So, the natural thing to do is make sure subscribe and closely follow Scoble.I don't mean to discount the... more... - John Trainor

This is sooooo true. When people realize it, they'll enjoy and learn from twitter (and Friendfeed) ten times more over time - Charlie Anzman

Robert: Thank you for this post - you nailed it! Let's talk about not only participation but also evangelism of FriendFeed service ;-) Some of the "A-Listers" barely even use FF let alone participate in it. You've gone way beyond that standard by actively engaging your growing audience... impressive! I followed you on Twitter as a mere follower / acquaintance along with the masses, but it wasn't until FF that we became conversant / friends. Thanks! - Susan Beebe

Great post, Robert. As with anything else, you get what you put into it. - David Risley

Much like I wrote back in May to participate... http://www.louisgray.com/live... - Louis Gray

Sonciary Honnoll nailed it in what she wrote.Friend Feed allows people to engage in conversation with like minds. Information flies through FF faster than most other communities I am a part of. Everyone wants things to be faster..almost instant. FF almost allows that with the subscriptions and comment system they have up. You can post a news story or opinion and, in seconds others are talking about it with you. - Candace

We are busy at fragmenting our identities, thoughts, relationships all over the net. FF makes meaning of this fragmentation - Peter Efland

Good study! - Ariel Waldman

Link is down now, but I saw it a couple hours ago. Basically it's about increasing one's own 'brand' or 'value' within a community by participating in conversations. Robert knows his audience and knows how to effectively engage with them. edit: link was posted in an earlier comment in FF - Franklin Naval

Franklin: it's at http://scobleizer.com/2008... -- TinyURL is having some troubles right now. - Robert Scoble

The Friendfeed surprise discussions are great! - Mark Trapp

had no idea! - Ariel Waldman