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RT @_supermonkey http://twitpic.com/861xp - I love typography... and yea i feel like such a nerd when i find something like this funny haha

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some people have been telling me they prefer FriendFeed to Twitter so I created an account there too: http://friendfeed.com/kriskrug

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Which person is making biggest contributions to the 2010Web? I'm making a list, see it here:

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Here's the list: http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub... I need your help in improving it! How did I make this list? I scoured my business cards and my contact list and we brainstormed and came up with this list of 325 people. It's just a starting point. - Robert Scoble

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The green lines, by the way, are people who are on friendfeed. That tells me whether they are really exploring the 2010web or not. - Robert Scoble

Got any other people who should be on this list? Let me know here. - Robert Scoble

Over the next few days this list will get dramatically longer and better. - Robert Scoble

*waving* hey Robert. have you met Xiao Fengjin? Founder of Linkool Labs behind the Juice app. http://www.linkool.biz/ and her Twitter http://twitter.com/xiaofengjin -- try not to base opinion to heavily on FriendFeed use. You'll miss out on some cool folks overseas not using it. :) - So Much More Hawaii

Some on this list are journalists/bloggers. Some are very techie/developers. Some are marketers. Some are VCs. Some are entrepreneurs. Some are CEOs. Some are researchers. Some are power users who are pushing the web in interesting ways. I am looking to build a diverse group of people who are pushing the 2010web forward. - Robert Scoble

I don't know exactly who are the folks who are doing it - but the people who are making the great "detect your browser and if a mobile browser, show a well made, fully functional but mobile browser friendly version of the site" (see Gawker's site on an iphone for example) are among those making a big impact on the 2010 web - Shannon Clark

I suspect the people who will are not on the list yet - they are in china, india, or perhaps south africa or denmark and not on the Anglo Saxon radar - Joelle Nebbe (iphigenie)

So Much More Hawaii: I agree. I'm off to look through my Twitter and Facebook lists next. Joelle: that's why I'm asking here, so the list gets better. - Robert Scoble

Good point by Shannon - fixing what's there might be a bigger impact, but it will never be recognised as such. - Joelle Nebbe (iphigenie)

But everyone on this list will eventually be on friendfeed. Why? Because I'm building a private group to discuss some stuff with them. That'll help us all eventually. - Robert Scoble

*ack* that was me Robert. So Much More Hawaii aka Christine Lu. (i'm in Hawaii this week for Hawaii Tourism Authority) :D -- anyways, previous comment still stands. Go through all the folks you met in China last year. oh and the Poken folks. they're up to cool stuff beyond what they have on the market right now. - Christine Lu

Robert, send you a request to add some people in mobile 2.0 area. - Rudy De Waele

Rudy, names, we want names! Heheh. Thanks. - Robert Scoble

not directly the 2010 web persay, but I think what companies such as Barco are doing at the very highest levels of display technology (their LED screens were used, some 2000 sq. meters of in fact, for the amazing Eurovision set in Moscow) will have a huge impact in years to come on what we all use for our displays. If display resolutions finally start to really rise (on average) that will impact the web considerably - Shannon Clark

I'm mostly familiar with developers, since that's my profession, so I'd add: Damien Katz (developer on CouchDB), Terry Jones (founder of FluidInfo), James Tauber (creator of the Pinax Project), Brian Aker (developer on Drizzle), Mikio Hirabayashi (developer at Mixi.jp), John Resig (wrote jQuery), Malcolm Tredinnick (probably the most active Django developer). There are definitely more but that's off the top of my head. - Eric Florenzano

Marco Derksen - (founder of marketingfacts.nl, www.upstream.nl), Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten (Next Web, Wakoopa), - Erno Hannink

You should put there tarpipe folks... - Marcos Marado

@robert add Lars Hinrichs, founder of XING http://www.xing.com, the only web 2.0 company to successfully IPO. http://www.reuters.com/finance... -- He's likely to be starting something new in 2010. - Jason Goldberg

Wouldn't it make sense to start out with less people then increase until you find your getting interesting, relevant conversations Surely with too many people the conversation would quickly become overwhelming quickly, and maybe less focused - Chris Lloyd

Chris: there's a method to my madness, but, yes, I have a hard constraint that I have to live within. - Robert Scoble

Matt Jones & Matt Biddulph of Dopplr / Felix Petersen - Founder at Plazes.com, now Head of Product Strategy Social Location at Nokia / Christian Sejersen - Mobile Engineering, Mozilla / Raimo van der Klein - SPRXMobile & Layar (watch that name!) / Greg Skibiski - CEO Sense Networks / Ilja Laurs - CEO Getjar / Tommy Ahlers - Founder Zyb - CEO at Wayfinder Systems - now Head of LBS at Vodafone / -> most of them all at http://mobile20.eu conference in Barcelona in June :) - Rudy De Waele

I don't envy your task, but if you get it right it could be very important for future web development. Will anything be published from the group? To aid future web developers? - Chris Lloyd

Robert, maybe Bill Balderaz at Webbed Mkting. About to release an awesome monitoring tool that will push the folks in that space. And maybe Beth Kanter who does wonderful things in the non-profit marketing space. - Gregg Morris

Chris: this list will form the core of Building43 and will discuss the 2010web in a private friendfeed group that will be opened to everyone else on June 11th. - Robert Scoble

And some of the guys at the W3C Mobile Web initiative - http://www.w3.org/Mobile/ Maybe Daniel Appelquist? Also add Mike Rowehl (coded Admob, Mowser, Skyfire, etc...) - Rudy De Waele

there seems to be an overwhelming US bias to the list at the moment - Europe? Asia? - Russell Lack

If you're making it a closed discussion group elite, I urge you to try not to just have all the known incumbents - they're the people that made 2008. Get some new thinkers in there, perhaps people that see the needs and weaknesses, perhaps a few critics, and by all means people from outside the core US/UK/Australia/Canada/France/NL group. Of course it depends what you want to... more... - Joelle Nebbe (iphigenie)

Russell: got any names? That's why I put it out here. - Robert Scoble

Bwana McCall - Savvy, all-around blogger and technology reviewer...Bwana.org - Ciro

That's going to be an interesting list. Has it changed much from your older lists? Some user names both on ff or twitter would be great. I'm going to check to see if I can suggest some. Maybe Michael Fruchter should be included too. - Carlos Lorenzo

If we're including journalists, how about Caroline McCarthy? - Chris Lloyd

Carlos: I'm adding names from Facebook right now. The list is getting longer by the minute. - Robert Scoble

You'll be testing the limits of google's spreadsheet app by Wednesday - Joelle Nebbe (iphigenie)

I see other Jasons, but no Calacanis.. - Simon Wicks

Is there any particular reason a) why you're making this list b) why anyone should help and c) why anyone should care? The 2010Web seems more like a Robert Scoble PR campaign than a project with any depth. Where's the substance behind this? Someone please point me in the right direction. - Andrew Eglinton

Andrew: a) I'm building a community of people who are fanatical about the Internet for http://www.building43.com which is why I'm doing it. b) why should you help? Well, because maybe I've helped you along the way. c) why should anyone care? You shouldn't. Move on. - Robert Scoble

Interesting mobile 2.0 choice, Rudy. I'd say Andrew J Scott, Rummble Founder & CEO, should be on the list (@andrewjscott). - Alex Housley

Robert. Is building43 a non-profit outfit? - Andrew Eglinton

Andrew: no. It's a community sponsored by Rackspace. - Robert Scoble

Robert, this is a great exercise. But why do you assume those making the biggest contributions are the ones who are fanatical about the Internet? - Kevin Werbach

Kevin: because I have to start somewhere. - Robert Scoble

Kevin, plus, fanaticism without contribution seems pretty empty. And keep in mind what my goal is: it's to try to get more businesses and people into the 2010 web. To do that I'm going to showcase people who are changing the world with the Internet. That will get their attention. Then we need to show them how they can do it too. - Robert Scoble

Is there any danger of building43 becoming an A-list ivory tower or is this going to be the tech savvy giving back to the cyber peasants? Just curious (which obliterates point C of my previous interjection)... - Andrew Eglinton

Andrew: yes, there is that danger. But it will be short lived because after June 11th you'll be interacting with them. - Robert Scoble

on a country (Fr) & corp filter level I can mention those 2 guys in France. For the corporations they really use and promote 2010 tools to the highest level of those orgs: @ChristianFaure, @dlafont (Denis Lafont-Trevisan) - both Cap Gemini but I do own 0 stock there. They just really get it and they are on FF. Another one that really gets it / use it = Régis Gaidot @rgaidot. also in Germany/austria @bodenseepeter toursprung.com (not on ff). Alexandra Carmichael: Curetogether.com. - Harscoat

If you want to stay ahead of the curve, follow tipjoy: http://friendfeed.com/brlewis... - Bruce Lewis

So in other words, you're channeling Barry Goldwater -- extremism in the defense of the Internet is no vice. - Kevin Werbach

Kevin: heheh. I'm just looking for people who are using the Internet to improve lives, improve businesses, or just plain build something cool. Stuff like Epochrates that's helping doctors around the world. Or Zappos. Or Twitter, friendfeed, etc. - Robert Scoble

I think you can add Nicolas Dengler co-founder of cocomment and co-founder of mixin. - Frédéric Sidler

June 11th. I'll be there man. Just make sure you've installed a helipad on top of that building though :) - Andrew Eglinton

The challenge is that most people don't want to change the world. They want something safe and comfortable. I'm with you -- the fanatics are the interesting ones, and life is too short to hang around boring people. Anyway, since I'm listed as an "Obama tech advisor", I'd suggest people from that world -- Beth Noveck, Susan Crawford, Vivek Kundra, Aneesh Chopra, and some others not yet announced. What they are doing is still in alpha, but is incredibly important. - Kevin Werbach

Kevin: are you in DC? I'll be there first week of June and would love to get some interesting interviews about the broadband policy stuff. - Robert Scoble

Robert, DM me and we'll tawk. I'm in DC about once a week, helping out and making trouble. - Kevin Werbach

You've said how you made the list, presented the list. But why are you making the list? (I hate lists btw -- when presented by magazines, newspapers, websites seem like blatant pandering - to both the people on the list and potential consumer) - Brian Sullivan

Brian: a few reasons. For one, I want people who have done something interesting. Having someone like Tony Hsieh or Joe Hewitt or Kevin Werbach or Tim O'Reilly as a founding member of a community will get attention. Having 200 of them will get a lot more. Second, I want to focus my content efforts on these people for the first month. They have more to show about what the 2010web will... more... - Robert Scoble

Robert: so the bottom line is that you are pandering? ;-) - Brian Sullivan

Brian: no, we are making sure we have a good list. - Robert Scoble

There's a method to our madness. The first 100 people you invite to start a community will decide how that community goes for a long time. So we're being very picky about who we start with. - Robert Scoble

towatch - Arvind

In response to your 'method' Robert. I agree, the first wave of people will decide the story of a community - providing they have ownership of it. But building43 is a top-down model, what's to say that the people you invite will want to buy into the ethos of your community? Doesn't community begin with collective impetus, collective need? - Andrew Eglinton

Andrew: Building43 is both going to be top down and bottom up. June 11th you'll see just what we are building (it's not just me working on this) and you'll understand. Hint: it's very friendfeed centric. - Robert Scoble

Well in that case I'm sold. Final question from me, and incidently I appreciate all your responses above,will there be a provision in building43 for artists? - Andrew Eglinton

Andrew: I have designers in mind, but how far off of graphic design and web design do you want to go? - Robert Scoble

Robert: While not being sure exactly where you're going with this, it might make sense to include at least a few (call it a control group) of stodgy old CIOs and/or a person or two from the likes of MSFT, ORCL or others that you would say don't "get" the 2010web (full disclosure I work for MS). Without this I think you risk having some serious groupthink even with the luminaries on your list. Maybe this is planned for later in your efforts but I can't help but think it would be a benefit from the get go. - David Ziembicki

I wish I was doing a big contribution, yet I am sitting here and waiting for it to come. So that I can use it :) - Alpay Erturkmen

David: I have a bunch of Microsoft people on the list. CIOs? I'm gonna go for stodgy old companies later. :-) - Robert Scoble

Robert: Better add David Hyatt (founding member of Safari and WebKit) and Maciej Stachowiak (another lead developer) - Charles Ying

Peter Norvig - Charles Ying

Robert, I see some startup people, but the list looks blogger/journalist heavy. What about those developers who may be the Bret Taylor of tomorrow, like Jesse Stay, Cesare Rocchi (Posty) and others like them. - Rob Diana

Oh I do so use Friendfeed :-) And thanks @ericflo! - Terry Jones

And, BTW, FluidDB is nearly nearly out (as a restricted alpha). End of June, we hope. - Terry Jones

Robert Robert Robert, do you ever sleep? - Myrna

This is all fine and dandy but we've got to have last mile bandwidth. Why isn't there a pure Conduit Communications company out there that doesn't have another agenda? The phone companies have their legacy phone business, the cable companies TV. Fiber to the home is what we need. Not geeks. All those people on that list times a million mean nothing compared to fiber to the home. Why is... more... - Web Nex

Wish this list had a way to breakout who is in Michigan. I would love to connect with these folks. - John Minni

Robert: What about Chris Garrett? Maki (doshdosh)? I was gonna propose Tim Ferriss, then changed my mind, then saw he was already on there. ;) - Shéa Bennett

FYI, Andy Baio is on FriendFeed (http://friendfeed.com/waxpanc...) as is Jeremy Zawodny (http://friendfeed.com/jzawodn). And I'm pretty sure Kevin Fox is on here too... ;-) (http://friendfeed.com/kfury) - Tony Ruscoe

Mark Silva at Real Branding; an outstanding thought leader on the possibilities of Social Media. - Mark Evans

You should add Allyson Kapin who is the founder of Women Who Tech - Sandra

I've been working on how to automate the routing of data streams (such as Twitter/FF updates) so that the network as a whole will begin doing the work of selecting our content for us, eliminating most of the need for manual following/unfollowing. It seems like these ideas could congeal into a definite algorithm very soon. http://joshmaurice.livejournal.com - Joshua Maurice

@rob thank you very very much! glad to be compared to Bret! - funkyboy

theres a top 50 CEO's that twitter here http://images.businessweek.com/ss... on business week - this would be a good starting point - although I think most of them are on here already. - Nigel Walsh

may I be part of Building43 please Robert? - Thomas Power

@Thomas - you are moving to the US? or is this the virtual building.. - Nigel Walsh

Thanks for including me bud :) - Chris Saad

I'd add @bitsweat aka Jeremy Kemper, who worked really hard to merge mirb and Rails into a new version of Rails. It took diplomacy to mold two rival coding teams into one, and as well genius level coding skills. It's hard to find someone on your list, Robert, who is both a diplomat and a great coder. - barce

a bit corny, but in line with Time Magazine - isnt it all of us? - Nigel Walsh

okay, one more not on the list: When Marc Andreesen was on the Charlie Rose show, Charlie asked him what the next big thing was. Marc didn't answer. Then Charlie asked him about who was working on the most interesting stuff. Marc's answer: Andrew Chen. http://andrewchenblog.com/ Andrew came up with the Freemium model spreadsheet... okay, I'll stop. :-) - barce

More fields on Robert Scoble's spreadsheet would be helpful: Affiliation, Title, Facebook Page, Friendfeed Page, Twitter Page, Email Address. (URLs for the pages.) - Sean McBride

Max Levchin ? is another good guy. Co-founder and former CTO of PayPal. - Guy Vander Heyden

'Us' - AJ Kohn

Someone who you don't even know exists yet. - Dean Clark

@yoast for WordPress SEO - Jeroen De Miranda

Robert - I know you have met Sol Lipman and David Beach, founders of 12seconds.tv. - Justin Korn

Robert, btw, John Furrier is on Facebook as well as Friendfeed (you have him listed as FF only). I'm on both - I'll let you decide if I should be on the list or not, though. - Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins

I think you should add Sheryl Breuker, Robert. Her Incidental Interviews are becoming quite a staple and she's a central connector in the social media and communications space. She's on both FF and FB. I think her contribution of bringing the personal side of personalities into view is important. - Ken Camp

Robert- I hate to disagree with you, but some of the folks on this list were movers & shakers in 2007 and 2008 but have since failed to produce anything of note, even simple ideas or concepts. I wouldn't name anyone specifically, but you could stand to be a bit more critical, imvho... Of course, I'm probably critical enough for both of us, and then some. ;) - Jolie O'Dell

have you investigated @andraz and @gandalfar from Zemanta? I think that understanding text will be a killer application for tracking citations and topics between bloggers - Michele Costabile

thanks for the include robert, btw i'm most definitely on friendfeed ;) - mike "glemak" dunn

Dave Armano (now working with Peter Kim, et al) - Susan Beebe

Mark Zuckerberg is on facebook ;) hehe - add X - Susan Beebe

@eldsjal and @MartinLorentzon from Spotify, and if there is someone out there who have not tried spotify yet, ill strongly recommend you to do just that. This is the way it should be done not just with music but also with video! http://www.spotify.com - Nerkez

It's pretty good, but Andrew Keen belongs on there. Also, so few women on Web 2.0-3.0, eh? Glad you include VWS with Rosedale and Koster. Wagner James Au has not done anything original in 5 years. - Prokofy Neva

Barrett Lyon of BitGravity and who was one of a handful of people who mapped the Internet - Loren Heiny

Maybe Steve Gillmor because at least he is always thinking about this stuff all the time and working it, even though he's always wrong. - Prokofy Neva

Prokofy: Steve Gillmor not being on the list was a major oversight. I always treat my friends the worst. Hmm. - Robert Scoble

What about Dan Cohen, the Digital Historian leading the Zotero project? He's on twitter @dancohen. They're going to be launching a social network for researchers from undergrad to professor that will open up the research process to everyone through their Firefox plugin. - Aram Zucker-Scharff

Paul Todd [ http://bit.ly/ek9P0 ]. Involved in development of useful apps ( like OneBridge http://bit.ly/XbOMs ) for Symbian phones... - Arvind

Damn, need to work harder to make it on this list - Alexander van Elsas

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Do you Poken? Click here to see a Poken in action and learn more about how business cards might go away:

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http://wwww.doyoupoken.com is what you're looking at. Here the founder, Stephane Doutriaux is demonstrating them. - Robert Scoble

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My Poken is the pink one. You hold it against his. They automatically have "poken sex" and trade your information, which you can then see up on the DoYouPoken website. Very cute and would have saved me a lot of money in scanning business cards in. - Robert Scoble

That is, if everyone had them. Right now they are too expensive to go really viral, though. - Robert Scoble

Most stupidest thing ever IMHO. - Peter Kruit

Robert, I have one. I agree with You, too expensive (15 euro each one) - Luca Conti

I can't wait until these are cheap and available to everyone, which hopefully will be soon. - Trish R

12 of them costs about $189, which is way too much. If they can get the cost down to $1 or $2 a piece, then I could see them taking off. Until then, they are fun game if you get one for free at a conference or something like that. - Robert Scoble

in italy poken is amazing and overbooked !!!! - michele ficara

This is hilarious! Poken sex is better than no sex! I actually heard something about the iphone app that sort of does this by exchanging info as you get close to another iphone user who also has the app. I do think physical cards will go away. - Sheryl

I would get one seems like fun - Matt Bebich

probably wont catch on here in the states, but cool idea - sean percival

It's a cool technology, though, and lots of fun to do at a conference if everyone has them (they are building them into badge holders, too). - Robert Scoble

Way too expensive, and would you really ask a client "Do you Poken"? - Bruce Fraser

Pondering Facebook pokes in a whole new unhealthy way... - Ken Camp

They need to make one of those with "The Big Blue Monster" from GapingVoid on them :) - Sean Kearney

If I asked questions like that in some of the pubs I go to it would be the last question I asked :-) - Gordon Wheeler

What happens if someone just walks by and they have one do they automatically get your information - Matt Bebich

Gordon: I wouldn't advise using that as a pickup line! :-) - Robert Scoble

Matt: no. They have to touch to exchange information. - Robert Scoble

I have one but at the moment not so many people have a Poken! - Michela Cimnaghi /cimny

Oh, and they have "executive" versions coming out that don't look cartoonish. - Robert Scoble

Sean, when they go down in price, they will totally catch on in the U.S. I went to a conference here in Houston where your badge was also a thumb drive with everyone's contact info on it and we were talking about how handy these will be when people are using them. - Trish R

embed this tech into a mobile and you have a winner - Richard Spalding

I just checked them out... The price for one isn't ridiculous. Under $20. I've spent more on memory keys and Walkie Talkies in the past. :) - Sean Kearney

Consider the cost of a box of business cards before saying these are too expensive. Richard +1 - Justin Hopkins

Business cards can be used with everyone, these things can't (yet) Cards are still king. - Bruce Fraser

I thought you couldn't buy them individually yet. - Trish R

I like the idea. It's definitely neat. I would pay for a "Poken" with a custom logo on it. It definitely is unique. - Sean Kearney

FireBox sell then here in the U.K. - Bruce Fraser

This won't even last as long as sending vcards via IR. - Hartley Spurlock

Would love to have one but can imagine me never encountering anyone to Poken in my world. At least not in the near future. - suecosby

We do Poken Robert! And we also organized a Poken Party for the launch of the new FIAT 500 Cabrio in Milan: http://www.flickr.com/photos... - Marco Massarotto

If they are going to replace business card maybe they should not make them look like something that comes with a Happy Meal. - Brendan Clancy

Maybe they should give them away with Happy Meals, then we'd all have one... - Bruce Fraser

There are new models coming that look very "executive." - Robert Scoble

And if they really went viral, and someone Pokened profligately and started spreading PSTDs that ruined your Poken's ability to replicate... - MiniMage TKDteacher of FF

Scoble: $1 or $2? $10 seems worth it, the savings in business cards alone could justify the expense. executive would be a plus... (i'm picturing a monkey in a suit.) - Marco

Saw these about six months ago and thought it was a fart in the wind. Can't believe this is still around. - Chris Menning

I'm all for adding a bit of fun to productivity. We take ourselves so freaking seriously all the time. This seems like a useful step away from somber zombiefication. Now for the corporate types who want faceless uniformity, surely custom Poken with suitably unremarkable appearances and all the functionality could become reality. Am I FFing myself out of my next job? Maybe I should go for a ride. - MiniMage TKDteacher of FF

Robert -- i've got a cute little Geisha girl one. They're up to cool stuff. The cool thing is, the info isn't stored so if you lose it, you don't give up info. It's just an exchange of ID's. I love them. Ok, i'm partial. Had dinner with Renate and she rocks. Don't write cuteness off just yet guys. They're up to stuff. :) - Christine Lu

I have one, KPMG gave some Poken at a professional forum for my school. I think, there are two problems. First it really doesn't look business, but as you said, a business version is coming. And, it only works with another poken, it should works with Iphone or blackberry using the bluetooth and a free application we can download for Iphone or Blackberry. - tristan

If you poken, what's your poken score? I'm "Fan 244 points" - KyleHase from twhirl

I still have a few Pokens that I'm willing to give away... Read: http://www.aadjemonkeyrock.com/2009... - Aad 't Hart

Yeah, I still remember when Palm's IR beaming was going to kill business cards... - Joel Bennett

This is the most bizarre idea I have ever heard of, but I like it. I doubt this will ever catch on though, unless it becomes cheaper and more "professional". I can't see cute little avatars being taken seriously in real world business. - Angus Burton

they could be free and then it would be possibile to buy and exchange virtual goods. I do not see any future for business card: it is something that you can do with your mobile phone and I wonder why it is not yet implemented in the address book. - Nicola Mattina

Really strange idea to replace personal cards... - Marcos Vicente

you can get them in States at www.startpoken.com - Roger Huitt

Mobile phones need to adopt/embrace this technology. I think it'll be a hit. - Richard Merritt

There's also an app that does this for the iPhone... http://www.bumptechnologies.com/ Just need one for the BB. ;-) - cmiper

I really think that business card will go digital. - Keven

... the business card already has gone digital. Check out Contxts http://contxts.com -- I've been using it for a few months now... Works Great. And Saves Trees! - Richard Merritt

Try it here if you'd like to see it in action... SMS/Text the word: RichardMerritt to 50500 - Richard Merritt

I do poken. It's been a while :-) - Paul Papadimitriou

If u meet a sexy babe in a club, a sure way to turn her off is to pull out your poken. - Tokyo Dan

I met a girl. I gave her a good poken. It was her first poken. Now she gives every man a good poken. - Tokyo Dan

If you want to get arrested in Japan, walk into a police box and pull out your poken. - Tokyo Dan

Need a design that more effectively accommodates the Japanese meishi-kokan culture. - Daniel Fath

I like this. Even tried to buy a 12-pack. Link is broken. This does not bode well for this company. - Leo Laporte

Once they get Poken with a bigger size limit (I think you can only store the contact information of 12 contacts at one time), maybe add a few more useful features in there as well, then we'll have a good product. Make them look like real high-tech business cards and THEN it will really catch on. - Malcolm Bastien

@LeoLaporte Yes the website is their biggest weakness. The "card" information editor is abysmal. - KyleHase

Cute and all but seriously, no businessman outside silicon valley is going to carry one of these things around. - David Jacobs

Good point tristan: "it should works with Iphone or blackberry using the bluetooth and a free application we can download for Iphone or Blackberry". - Jadito

Reminds me of that line from Singles when that once character is trying to convince everyone that they will want to ride the train but everyone answers, "but i love my car". People love business cards for better or worse, it's a way to be a designer without being one. - adolfo foronda

You can store 64 identities on the current model. Once you reach that limit, it erases the first one. The device signals you at 60. I have three poken, just in case, but most of the time, I don't reach that limit. As soon as I go to my Mac and connect with doyoupoken.com, contacts are saved. - Paul Papadimitriou

Note: beware of putting multiple pokens in one pocket: they talk to each other ;-) - Paul Papadimitriou

I love the idea/bought 12 and have tried to push them a bit with my networking group however the lack of effort on the companies part to promote them in the US is really slowing things down. Adoption will not come with out some serious evangelism and seeding on the companies part. - Joel Ordesky

Poken are doing great here in Japan. I helped the launch at a blogger event a couple of months back and there's been steady progress since then. I'm helping evangelize Poken here. The company has really done a lot of thinking in order to make Poken a success. Will definitely be interested to see whether they can get to a critical mass. I certainly hope so as they are are a huge time and cost saver. (If you think of the cost of one business card, one unit will pay for itself in a short amount of time). - Andrew Shuttleworth

@ashuttleworth You're the Poken Pimp of Tokyo. Most people I've pokened said they got it from you. - KyleHase

Always happy to pimp a good thing :-) - Andrew Shuttleworth

@papadimitriou The Poken are conspiring against you. Quick, wrap them in foil before they know too much. - KyleHase

The Poken are clearly conspiring against me :-) Hey, I'm the official evangelist along with Andrew, so I had to test things out for you all ^^ - Paul Papadimitriou

Had a nice chat with Robert Scoble a few weeks back where I offered him a Poken by mail. He didn't know what I was talking about at first but then realized he had forgotten he had received one at SXSW. I mentioned how popular and relevant they were becoming and didn't receive a response. Wondering: what has changed to make them interesting now? - Robert Sanzalone

Poken hype or no hype ? In the Netherlands it's a great success and Belgium is following. - Mike Verdugt

robert do you remember when i first showed you that at last LeWeb08 in Paris in the cab? - Ouriel Ohayon

No I don't (yet), what about you? - Gianluigi Cuccureddu

I have one but I haven't met anyone else with one yet in the UK. Think it's a great idea and reckon it won't be long before businesses are using them. - Lindsay Davies

what do they say about a fool and their money? - Gee Ranasinha

Why can't this just be on a phone, seems like a waste of money to have a separate piece of hardware - Ben

Complete waste of space. Buy a Poken but nobody has one. Pointless. Should be a phone as everyone else says. It's been said over and over with this product, why don't they just patent the technology and sell it to a mobile phone maker? Job done. Tired of these bullshit Web 2.0 gimmicks... - Andrew Eglinton

Cucat, anyone? - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... - John Craft

I actually think http://www.mynameise.com will appeal much more to people actually using business cards. The connector is coming and brings much more than people giving each other an online card to look at. They did not win The Next Web Award for nothing :) - Ruud van Wijngaarden

There's a free app on the IPhone called 'Bump' that does the same thing as far as I can see. - Rob Bell

They have been available in the United States for 2 months at www.startpoken.com - Roger Huitt

Cool! Poken are available in Japan too, at http://poken.jp/en/ . Buy one and get poken! - Rick Cogley

They are here in NZ but I don't know anyone who has one and it's all about mass adoption - I prefer the snapdat iphone app - you can get someone to download it on the spot and bam - you got their details. - James Stewart

MG Siegler

Twitter Is Down: 15 Alternative Things To Do - http://www.techcrunch.com/2009...

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Twitter just went down. Don’t worry, it was planned. It should only be offline for about an hour today but there’s another downtime planned for Monday as well. I’m sitting here not quite sure what do with myself, as I’m sure many of you are. So I’ll go ahead a prepare a list of alternative activities for today and Monday, in order of importance/likelihood: - MG Siegler from Bookmarklet

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lol mg had this in the can, brilliant! - sean percival

16. Start the weekend early, have a beer. After an hour tweet, twitter and thank them for a long weekend!!! - Dean Blithe

I am talking to Walt Mossberg and Jimmy Wales about Twitter being down. This is the funniest TechCrunch post in quite some time! - Robert Scoble

It does seem to me that the best time to maintain one's social web site is Friday evening. - Leo Laporte

I think the best part about it ...is I can finally use friendfeed for a bit!! - AlexKaris

it forces you to really miss them. You can't really miss them during a reasonable maintenance window, say, at 4:00am. - andy halvorsen

Twitter down? I don't even notice anymore. That's a good sign. - Nick in Manila

My favorite is "Think about Twitter being down" - Veronica

Well, it seems that Twitter is on again. We just have to wait till monday for the next party. ;-) - Ton Zijp

i love the image! - John Fu

And then this morning, Australia time, friendfeed was offline due to svcolo datacenter problems. Over here in Oz, we were wondering what the friendfeed equivalent of the failwhale was. Pity Scoble's hulk picture is his normal avatar, because that would be a great failwhale equivalent. - George Hall (Australia)

So the ultra amusing thing is: while twitter was still down, FriendFeed went down So we did infact sit on Facebook wondering when the two might come back up. And whether or not it was actually Louis Gray's fault. ;-) - guruvan (Rob Nelson)

Robert Scoble

Seesmic just got me back from TweetDeck. New Facebook integration rocks.

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when is the update available? - Jason

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Robert, but ther's a integration in tweetdeck? - Frank

Used Seesmic Desktop since it was released and I must say, its FUN when we can give feedback to team seesmic and you get answer from them almost at once, AND the best: they try to fix it for you - Qbat

I was watching when you typed that :) - Simon Wicks

and, yes, when is the update available? - Frank

I think in about 1-2 days. Think that was what Loic said - Qbat

Loic said "in few days" in its last Seesmic video (http://ff.im/2oV1P) - Jérôme Flipo

man, it's possible to have one, just ONE application with friend feed, twitter, facebook and myspace integration?It's possible? :D - Frank

Frank: Ping.fm ? :P - Qbat

when are people going to realize that ff is the superior platform and just develop for here and be done with it? - Jason

Still looking OK? - Robert Scoble

yes Robert. GREAT - Qbat

Thanks Larsen, but I want an application that integrate all my social activity. I want to see all my friends, all their status update and their activity. Ping is a simple service that makes updating social networks :) - Frank

and lastly, someone needs to make an app that keeps ff and twitter friends in sync. I hate adding them manually to ff. It's a pain in the ass. - Jason

OffTopic: Is it just Larsen that is displayd after my messages? or Larsen aka Qbat ? - Qbat

So is that 1-2 days for even teamseesmic? - Kevin Whalen

Hope they can keep memory usage down to DestroyTwitter's levels - Manuel Mas

I'm hoping to get some sort of app that con hook up to everything under Eeebuntu on my Eee 701 and both be intelligible and not completely eat the CPU and memory. - Joseph Zitt

@ Joseph Zitt I want to replace my eee 701 with an eee 901 it has loads more memory and battery life. - Aidan Mann

SD keeps getting better and better and Loic is very responsive. Now, all we need is FF support and this will be the perfect app (and since Twhirl already has FF suport, can SD support be far behind?). - Chris Sparno

Until the UI is fixed, and it's off AIR, I won't use it. Native apps, FTW! - Daniel Brusilovsky

I downloaded the last version of SD and it overwrote all of the user lists I had worked so hard to create. Until that is fixed, I won't be using SD for more than updates. I posted my feedback to Seesmic's user forum and no one responded. Lovely. - Rachel Polish

I went back to try it out but I am going to stick with TweetDeck. I think Seesmic needs to learn from TweekDeck. - Rohit

Agreed! I've just created a userlist called ScobleFeed, it only has one user... ;-) - Luke Gregory

http://bit.ly/Bj0dC has got more potential than TweetDeck, and doesn't require any plugins/downloads either. - David Semeria

Rachel, that user list bug should be totally fixed now. Daniel, you have no idea what it takes to create and maintain native apps as advanced as SD on both PC and Mac, I talked to Evernote today and they have LOTS of people to be able to do that. - Loic Le Meur

Great job, Loic! It's great to have prompt response on our feedback and questions. - Gerald Neo

That's just because Seesmic got preference by Facebook to present and see the OpenStream code before TweetDeck. Seesmic got a lucky, free head start. I'm happy for Loic in that matter, but TweetDeck will launch the same stuff, I'm pretty sure. Props to Loic for keeping good relationships with the Facebook team to be able to get opportunities like this. - Jesse Stay

I am still super impressed with Tweetie desktop. - Daniel Zarick

@Loic ... umm dude it's Thursday here in Africa ... I can haz new SD? ;) Since I deleted my Twitter account (thanks to Kutcher, Winfrey and "Twitter Trick" spammers) my SD testing has been on hold. - Andy Kruger

Thanks, Loic! I will check it out again and am excited about the Facebook integration. - Rachel Polish

Now all we need is Friendfeed integration and I'd love it. - Brandon Mendelson

Giving it another try, but on initial start-up, I am still seeing some of the «issues» that have been irking me since the beginning: too much wasted space in the UI, CPU consistently over 5 to 10% usage, refresh problems lists not getting update or notifications not appearing & my twitter account icon not showing. I will continue to run it for a few days see how... - Thomas V. Fischer

They got me too. Until tweetdeck does multiple profiles! - robwest from Nambu

Seemic Desktop is a great example of iterative/customer focused development. A few more iteration and they might get me to switch from Tweetie (which is an amazing application) - Edwin Khodabakchian

Does Seesmic Desktop suffer from the same memory leak issues as TweetDeck? - Chris Poulson

TweetDeck is a lot better lately. But I don't care, I run TweetDeck/Seesmic on its own laptop that gets rebooted once a day. So steal my memory, please! - Robert Scoble

What memory leaks does TweetDeck have? I run it on my Mac and never had any issues. - Joe Lima

Joe: if you are following lots of people, like I am, it used to leak memory until it would eventually freeze my machine forcing a reboot. It no longer does that. So far neither does Seesmic's new desktop. - Robert Scoble

I don't get Seemsic interface, staying w Tweetdeck - Bob Morris (polizeros)

I'm getting tired of changing clients every week. I'll stick with Nambu until more dust settles. - Doug Kaye

polizeros: you can make Seesmic look very similar to Tweetdeck by dragging things to create columns. Until I got that I didn't like it as much either. - Robert Scoble

why is it a "seesmic" desktop while it has twitter, facebook... but not seesmic? it's got a cute UI but less features than twhirl used to... - Jean-Charles VERDIE

I think twhirl is being phased out, and seesmic desktop will eventually include additional services. - Kevin Whalen from email

Excellent! I was just getting ready to switch. - Kelly Williams

Can't wait for the FriendFeed integration coming soon! - Garin Kilpatrick

Jason Toney

Mint Juleps | Joy the Baker - http://www.joythebaker.com/blog...

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"These bourbon laden treats were inspired by two things: those still spring, but almost summer days that give you a hint at just how blazing hot this summer is going to be, and… this weekend’s Kentucky Derby." - Jason Toney from Bookmarklet

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Hey just noticed your avatar, swingin' - anna sauce

Liquor and gambling, come on down! - Amber, Random Time Lord

I felt so thirsty looking at it. - Gerald Neo

Now we're talking! - jcunwired

anna, thanks for the avatar compliment. - Jason Toney

You're coming to come visit for Derby one year right? - Michelle Jones

me to friend: "dude, this is way too southern right now. we're on a porch with a hound dog..." friend: "and a mojito is basically a Cuban mint julep." - tiffany

mint juleps are quite tasty. also according to the bourbon house website, Kentucky makers got the idea to age bourbon in barrels from new orleaninans. the story is that while they were shipping it down river, it went from clear to brown. when they'd ask for some "red liquor" the Kentucky folks were like what? and bourbon as we know it was born. that could be total B. S. though :-) - tiffany

Michelle, let's pencil in the derby for next year. That sounds like fun. tiffany, do you have a big fancy hat? - Jason Toney

loren feldman

Im telling you for me I can tell much better jokes and schtick at friendfeed. I follow people there. Easier to.

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loren feldman

FF is so goddamn good. So simple and functional, just blown away. Twitter=PC Friendfeed=Mac that simple.

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Facebook != Linux - William

Robert Scoble

The really cool Twitter/friendfeed users were on those services "before they were Scobleized." Were you? Check in here with your story:

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I'm pretty sure I was on Twitter BS (before Scobleized), but not FF. FF is where I heard of Scoble, and followed his lead by making FF my homepage. - shaun mclane

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I made my Friend Feed account way before we met at Gnomedex last year, but it was after meeting you that I started being active. So that is your fault. Twitter however was the first micro-blogging (for lack of a better term) site I was active on. I think Leo is to blame for that one. - MarkCarras

Was on Friendfeed when it was in beta looking for something to show all of the social networks I was at in one place. I think I joined a few days before it became open to the public. Come to think of it I signed up to Friendfeed before I did Twitter. - Michael Ryan

scoble, i think its going to be more "before it was oprah-ised", they've got some hashtag in twitter going now... - Terry O'Fee

I was on Twitter early but heard of FF through you - Mike Brewer

Was on both before I heard of you.. I learned of you through someones tweet. - Drew Paul

Mark: Leo is to blame for getting me to really use Twitter too. - Robert Scoble

i discovered twitter through the madness that is warren ellis. i dont know if you were here before or after. no idea. - Terry O'Fee

Leo and Kevin Rose were my inspiration to use Twitter. I was a Pownce user before that. - Jesse Stay

When did you start on FF, Robert? I didn't join because of you but I can't remember if you were here when I started or not... I know eventually I "found" you on here and started following. - Lindsay

I believe I got on Friendfeed just a hair before you started getting really popular here. - Mathew™ one of a kind

Scoble: Leo is to blame for a great many things. :D - MarkCarras

Honestly, I think I was skipping most of what you wrote before I was on FF or twitter and was just using Google Reader to follow stories. However, once here on FF where I was able to see the discussions around the stories I have quickly started reading and paying attention more to what you have to say. - John Spyers

Lindsay: I was on friendfeed the last week of February 2008 if I remember right. - Robert Scoble

Duncan Riley bought FF to my attention when he called Loius Gray a nasty name. remember that little shitstorm http://twitter.com/duncanr... - James Beake

Ok, then you were definitely before me... I started sometime last April... I guess it's about my anniversary now! - Lindsay

I thought I was on Twitter BS, but turns out according to Twitterholic.com Scoble was on nearly 5 months before me! Guess it's all a blur. Pretty sure I was on Plurk before Scoble....oh, he's not on Plurk. Incidentally, Scoble joined Twitter 11-20-2006. As far as FF, I thought Scoble pretty much put it on the map, singlehandedly. - Paul Salzman

I was on Twitter and FriendFeed before they were Oprah-ized - Hutch Carpenter

I started in Twitter in March 2007, but how do I find my commencement date here? - Ian May

Louis Gray got me on friendfeed. - Robert Scoble

I must admit that I need the scobleizer to get me on certain services... - Troy Malone

Pfft: of course Scoble was here before me. But I feel like I've been using both ff and twitter forever at this point. - Susan Reynolds

My first Tweet was in March of 2007 on my Jeber account. Referred by Chris Pirillo, as I recall. - Jack (a.k.a. Jeber)

I can't remember when I started using FriendFeed. I think it was shortly after Scoble though. - Jesse Stay

I think with the username /and, I might have you beat on FF Robert. Twitter you surely were in before me. - Andrew Leahey

Joined FF before Scoble because I saw it was by some ex-googlers :P Way after Scoble on Twitter though. - Brandon Titus

So Scoble, where are we all going next? - shaun mclane

Chris Pirillo turned me onto both Twitter & FF--Scoble was already here (and there). - Rob Michael (Atmos Trio)

Joined Twitter June-07 and FriendFeed (in beta) Oct-07. Mostly consuming value rather than adding it. - Ryan Miller

I was on Socialmedian, Strands, FriendFeed, Toluu, ReadBurner, RSSmeme, before Scoble. :) - Louis Gray

Scoble got me on to Google Reader. Fighting with Mark Hopkins of Mashable got me on to Twitter. Feedheads got me on to Facebook. - Louis Gray

I registered and used both before becoming communication active with you Robert, but I will confess that because of you I am now 10x times more active on FF that I was prior - Keith Barrett

I got on Twitter because of you, and FF because of you. Other things I do because they are beta and I love beta. Or even alpha. I can put up with a lot of discomfort to see if something's going to be interesting. - Francine Hardaway

No, man, I follow you wherever you go like a dumb little zombie. - MiniMage TKDteacher of FF

I'm with Francine. We may have a beta addiction that we need a 10 step program for - Susan Reynolds

Shaun: that is the big question, isn't it? Based on how many people are trying to get me to participate, FourSquare is the next thing for early adopter types. - Robert Scoble

I was on FF, but really decided to check it daily and make an effort to contribute after it was Scobelized... - Jamie Ginsberg

What is FourSquare? Got a link? Google turned up nothing useful... - Internet's Tad

Tad: Third result on google, http://playfoursquare.com/ - Brandon Titus

So does that mean that once Scoble is on a service it's no longer cool? - xero

Ahh - I figured no way did that look interesting. LOL After taking a moment or two looking at it, it does seem like it has possibility, but it looks like no one is fooling with it here in Phoenix. I'll give it a few months and see if it generates more buzz. I'm a technophile, but I'm not an earliEST adopter. - Internet's Tad

Xero: for some alpha geeks? Yes, that's exactly what it means! :-) - Robert Scoble

I'm not sure if I was on either service before Scoble. I actually seriously doubt I was...but I also doubt the service was any different having been scobleized. I followed Louis Gray here to FF, though. I think I do remember him getting Scoble here. - Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah

Well Robert I should have listened harder when you said FriendFeed was the place to be. I signed up but admit I only used FF to monitor a few rooms. Funny you should post this question on the day I had a FriendFeed epiphany and made the decision to go full gorilla. - Jesse Newhart

Jeremiah Owyang's post had me met cool tweeters and more.. I was silently and rarely visit my friendfeed until I knew Mona and learned that she was a prominent friendfeeder.. - Pico Seno

I joined FF in September '07, the week before the first beta launched. I'm not an early adopter, just a mainsteamer with connections! - Anne Bouey

It was in July 2007 that I signed up to Twitter and FF so definitely not before Scoble... although, you were one of the first tweeps I noticed and followed. I wouldn't be without them now. Both Twitter and FF are useful in my business and I'm learning more each day! - Ange Recchia/angesbiz

I was after Scobleizer. I actually joined after I heard Leo Laporte mention it on TWiT. I didn't know what Twitter was at first. I found out about FF after Steve Issacs mentioned it at Twitter. - Mol, Santa Claws

I joined both Twitter and Friendfeed yet before i first stepped on your blog ;) And BTW, not meaning to offend you Robert, but before i started reading your Frendfeed i never read anything of your - i thought you were a... Wellm something that Arrington has become now (with all the respect to him) =) Now you are my top priority source of trusted metadata =) - Kirill Bolgarov

Kirill: I'm an aaarrrroogggannntttt bbbaaahhhssstttaaarrrrrddddd. You can say it. :-) - Robert Scoble

Or at least I was until @ev took away my license. :-) - Robert Scoble

no, I didn't join twitter until you drove me over the edge one day with your constant yammering about it when I was jumping up and down trying to get your attention about Julie Amero. It drove me to a rant and a challenge, which I ended up answering by joining twitter. LOL. I did join Friendfeed right away, before it caught fire with you, but it took me the better part of a year to figure out how to use it. - Karoli

there's joining and then there's using... very different thing. Many of us have signed up on many things we don't really use except the occasional "how has it changed?" test, but should it become popular some will go "noobs, i was there early". Sure, there is satisfaction to having seen the value first, or even helped build it, but are we sure we did see the value and helped build it,... more... - Joelle Nebbe (iphigenie)

I think it was JJ talking about it on twiiter, myself... - Terry O'Fee

The one thing I know is I signed up for friendfeed before I signed up for twitter. I think next month marks my first year on ff. I started right around the same time as Robert did, if I’m not mistaken. I can’t remember, but I think it was a press release, which brought me here. I remember reading about it several times that week. Other than what I had read, I signed up not knowing what to expect. I don’t remember if I participated my first day, either - Michael Fidler

. But, I can recall the conversations that day fairly well. I remember Robert making comments about how much less noise there was here. He was excited at the prospect of being able to have longer conversations, finally. He also loved the idea of rooms, and the different uses they might have. I also remember that everyone else was tired of the Fail Whale, and friendfeed might be a... more... - Michael Fidler

Robert: maybe just a little if you insist ;) But to be serious, coming back to Twitter vs. Friendfeed discussion: to me it's about context. On FrF you have tons of it, maximum one click away,and most of the time it's even embedded! Twitter is like web search - you have to make zillions of clicks and maybe, *maybe*, then you will find out the context of the conversation. That's why i didn't follow you (along with some other people) much - because basically all I saw the tweets, which were out of context. - Kirill Bolgarov

If the target is lucrative enough spammers will find a way to circumvent the system. Rooms at this point seem particularly vulnerable. - Brian Sullivan

I was on Twitter before Scoble got in. - Vijayendra (V-Mo) Mohanty

I just realized I've been saying it wrong all along. - Craig Brownell

I'm decidedly uncool then, as I'm sure I joined both services after Robert. - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)

LOL, it was Louis Gray that showed the way for me. Sorry Robert, :-) - Dan Morrill AKA Techwag

Dan: why be sorry? It was Louis who got me on friendfeed too! - Robert Scoble

I discovered FF through you. Changed my online experience ! Thanks. - Guy Vander Heyden

@Robert - Awesome. - Dan Morrill AKA Techwag

I knew about Twitter from nonRS sources. However, Twitter did lead me to RS who then led me to FF. I did resist until the new Beta, however. :) - CAJ, somewhere else

robert I am guessing we joined the services around the same time. i think I was one of the first 1300 people on twitter and pretty early on FF as well. so probably pretty close. - (jeff)isageek

I don't know if it counts if you are the type that signs up for anything that launches. - coldbrew

You were on twitter before me but I am pretty sure that I was on FriendFeed before you. It seems like I had to pull you in as imaginary. - Seek Ground

I was on facebook before you. I remeber when you joined and I was able to "be your friend" within the first couple hundred. - Christian Burns

Joined Twitter last September and was FF months before that. Twitter is "played". Too noisy. FF is so much better. Will be spending most of my time here. - Carlo At Your Service

i have an idea and thought that friendfeed.com domain suits very well. enter the site and then the awesomeness begins by luck. - İzzet Emre Kutlu

I did not realize the value of friendfeed until Scoble was accused to be an addict by Arrington. :-) - Martin Seibert

I was on FriendFeed.com about 1 week after they launched in early 2008. Joined Twitter in Feb 2008. I had heard of Scobleizer only a little bit, but was hearing him make more and more noise on the tubes! @Spin Eric Rice gave me the URL link to FriendFeed. Then this guy LG, err.. umm... oh yeah... Louis Gray kept pimping FF, so I stuck around a while and wow, it's all been good ever since! Robert Scoble "Scobleizer" soon became another great person to follow on FF... you guys all rock!! woo hooo!!1 - Susan Beebe

Martin - I was a fervent defender of Scoble on that TechCrunch blog post re "Scoble needs intervention" crap. Mike didn't "get" FriendFeed; in fact, he STILL doesn't value FF...augh! I love Mike anyway, but man catch already! LOL - Susan Beebe

Twitter was because of an article I read about it, but FF was because Scoble was the first person I followed on Twitter and he was just starting to discuss FF. - David Cook

I found twitter, ff, and Robert Scoble via Ed Dale and the Thirty Day Challenge 08. Glad to have found all 3! - LeighaB

Yes I actually was on FF before becoming Scobelize which oddly enough I found through Facebook as sort of famousfriend Ryan Leech famous Canadian Norco mountain biker http://friendfeed.com/rleech keeps us updated through FF. The rest in terms of being Scobelized is history PS he could help you with your mountain bike question: though i'm sure he'd say Norco all the way - sofarsoShawn

I was on Twitter before I ran into Robert Scoble. However, he talked enough about FF that I decided to figure out what he was talking about. Here I am! - Damond Nollan

No to twitter, yes to friendfeed. Surprised it took you a while to get on friendfeed. I enjoy all that you do. Thanks. - Harold Cabezas

What Harold said. - Bruce Lewis

I have no idea. - Anthony Citrano

I was on Twitter after you, but I think I got on FF around the same time, though at the time I was thinking it wasn't that great, I am sorry to say. - Neal Jansons

I have to admit I never heard of you before I got on Twitter, but followed you because of stuff you posted. I think it was you who brought me to Friendfeed in March 2008 and I'll be always grateful for that ;-) - Gaby K. Slezák

Nope after Scoble for, twitter and FriendFeed, joined both due to the TWiT effect (ie. constant talking about them on TWiT shows). But was on Jaiku and Vox before Leo and Scoble, unfortunately Jaiku use has died down in the last few months. Jaiku's threaded comments are still superior to twitter for conversation any day of the week. - LonelyBob

New web 2.0 terms: "Scobleized" and "Oprah-ized" - James Guske

Yeap; joined twitter in April 2007, and FriendFeed soon after launch. But was anything ever not Scobleized? - Keith Barrett

Live4Emma (L4S)

studio shulab: 'lightpot' - http://www.designboom.com/weblog...

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"designers kfir schwalb and orit magia of studio shulab have sent us images of their latest work 'lightpot', a small pot for growing plants and herbs indoors. it works with the use of LED lighting. 'lightpot' can be placed anywhere in the house and in any light condition." - Live4Emma (L4S)

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Oh, I need one of these... - .LAG liked that

Great idea! - Éric Senterre

i like it! - Cee Bee

clever! - Manuela

would really be nice in a new apartment... :-) - Live4Emma (L4S)

Very cool! Would love one of these for my desk - Tamara

looks cute..!! - Praveen Vasudev

Love this! - Shannon

This is great! - Kol Tregaskes

Awesome! I can't grow plants at home because there's not enough light. That could be the solution - Brome

Robert Scoble

The largest SXSW party/event list? http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user... Discuss which events are best to attend here:

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Rackspace is the early favorite for throwing a kick ass party, but let's be honest, wherever Scott Beale goes is where I'm going. - Robert Scoble

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:) I'm with the LaughingSuid - spend so much time talking to Scott Beale, I need to meet him! - Rob La Gesse

i thought you weren't going ? - Allen Stern

Allen: I am now. Things changed. - Robert Scoble

The best party is the Playboy party during SXSWm. Unfortunately it is invite only and has the rarest invites. Other than that the Rachel Ray party always has great food and the purevolume parties tend to have some of the better known bands. The British party this year has The Proclaimers playing (I would walk 500 miles) and it is the first time they have toured in many many years. If you are talking solely SXSWi stuff then I am guessing that the live Diggnation at Stubbs will be the biggest party. - Hans Watson

Hans: I went to the Playboy one last year. It was good, but too big. I like Scott Beale's events better. - Robert Scoble

The Mashable party on March 16th is gonna rock. Our soon to be announced SXSW celebrity charity event is going to kick off there so i'm a bit biased. And we're not just talking social media celebrities either. Musicians, actors and the internet famous getting together for good causes. :) - Christine Lu

Sweet Leaf Tea & Do512 are throwing a party at Do512's HDQ's. They have a festive & great team over there & I am sure Tito will be bringing the Vodka to this gathering knowing the SLT folks - Lyn Graft

Nice to hear you're going again. Hope to see you there. You don't happen to need a roommate to split costs with do you? I still don't have a room :) - Mark Krynsky

@Scobleizer - you going to SXSW this year after all? - Kenneth

*yay* Scoble is going. I'm off to Shanghai tonight to kick off SXSW China panel. I'll say "hi" to the folks over there for you. http://sxswshanghai.eventbrite.com/ - Christine Lu

Mark, I just locked down my hotel and flight this evening. There's still stuff available, at least to registrants. Now get on it! ;) - Derrick

Mark, nope, sorry. Kenneth: yup, going! Christine: you gotta come to the Rackspace event with me, then we'll go to the Mashable event afterward. The Rackers are doing their first party and gonna blow it out. Anyway, cloud computing is where web folks should be hanging out. - Robert Scoble

Derrick and Christine in the same city? NOW we have a party! - Robert Scoble

I hope the "nope sorry" was referring to the room and not meeting me. Hehe - Mark Krynsky

@Scobleizer rock on! SXSW has just got better! haha... - Kenneth

Mark: yeah, I was talking about the room. We'll definitely hang. Gotta do something "friendfeedy" there. - Robert Scoble

I'm going to RSVP for all of them and then I'll use Twitter to find the best ones - of course I'll need to at least stop into that Mashable party for a min or two ;) - Jennifer Van Grove

Jennifer: last year Scott Beale and me made instant parties just by finding an empty bar, sitting down, and Twittering. Lots of the parties had long lines and really weren't that great. - Robert Scoble

that was fun :) - Chris Saad

Chris: Amsterdam was fun. SXSW was a warmup. :-) - Robert Scoble

hah truethat... u going to amsterdam? - Chris Saad

Chris: no plans to, but I want to go back. I love that city. - Robert Scoble

Thanks, Robert. But Mark is the party starter. I learned everything I know from him. - Derrick

Robert -- what's RACKSPACE? you have a knack for going to parties and hanging out with companies with interesting names. like LOVESAC during CES. so since you're at SXSW after all, can we count you in for the celebrity charity thing? i'll email you an update of who's confirmed. pretty awesome list my friend. :) - Christine Lu

me too - but its no where near as fun if you're not on the speakers list so u can hang out with boris at those dinners - Chris Saad

Robert, last year I stumbled upon an impromptu private party with Gary Vaynerchuck at a near by wine bar. He shut the place down and bought wine for everyone. That was the standout party for me. - Jennifer Van Grove

Christine: Rackspace is a huge hosting company that went IPO last year. They are headquartered in Texas and are competing with Amazon's Webservices with its cloud offerings. They own a 1.1 million square foot mall which they are building into a huge datacenter. Pretty impressive stuff. Here's Scott Beale's blog about Rackspace which points to my video tour: http://laughingsquid.com/robert-... - Robert Scoble

Jennifer: I hung with Gary Vaynerchuk last year too. That dude knows how to party! But I kept up. :-) We'll do something fun at SXSW again, I'm certain of it. Who knows, maybe we'll get him to do a show at some cool bar in town. Weirder things have happened and you do know that Austin is weird, right? - Robert Scoble

@robert emailed u and the crew about amsterdam - we *need* to do that again. - Chris Saad

Derrick, perhaps you are referring to my knowledge of beers and spirits which will be necessary for perfecting my rumpshaker to be as good as yours if that is even possible. Look forward to hangin' with you again as always my friend. - Mark Krynsky

Derrick: last year I partied with guitarist from ZZtop and saw REM Speedwagon and had a private tour of Austin City Limits studio. The year before I was hanging out with Robert Rodriguez' crew at the Austin Film Festival. So, dump that Mark dude and hang with me and let's make magic happen this year. ;-) - Robert Scoble

Robert: I dunno. Mark's pretty bad ass. He got me all O_o on some liqueur from South Africa a month or so ago. He's got skills that would turn ZZTop's beards into french braids. No comment on my rumpshaking abilities (how do you think I got through grad school?) - Derrick

Derrick: well, you can drink exotic alcohol with anyone at anytime. But hang with me and you'll have experiences that Mark won't be able to match. :-) Of course, I might gang up on you and invite Mark too. :-) - Robert Scoble

At the Rackspace party we'll have Hookahs, hummus, henna. Beer, wine and wells. Belly Dancers, too :) And some surprises. Best of all, I'll be there :-) - Rob La Gesse

Robert, Twitter notifications will be on for both you and Gary during the duration of SXSW...I'm happy to tolerate the noise for a chance to hang with you two. :) - Jennifer Van Grove

Jennifer: unfortunately Google Latitude still crashes on my Nokia, but I have figured out how I can send my location out. - Robert Scoble

I'll be sitting on my couch here in Australia watching the tweets on FriendFeed. You guys are welcome, I have dip... - Johnny Worthington

Ooh Rackspace has hookah's. Nice. Apple and Mint flavors too I hope. - Mark Krynsky

Fyi, there is a SXSW room here: http://friendfeed.com/rooms... & the Meetups room I created here where I just added a feed for SXSW tagged events: http://friendfeed.com/rooms... - Mark Krynsky

Great event list. Looking 4ward to SXSW-I and Nuclear Tacos! - JimmyJet

Why is upcoming.yahoo.com SO slow? I know it can't be due to actual use. What gives? - Jay Cuthrell

V Mary Abraham

Research: well-connected people communicating a lot are more productive - http://blog.contentmanagementc...

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"Since information does not diffuse randomly in organisations, but rather reflects the nature and structure of human relationships, providing the right tools that support human social relationships, communication and interaction, will provide a significant ROI to the enterprise." - V Mary Abraham

I seriously want to see the research mentioned in the first reference-- which is not a link to the actual research. I've written Pentland asking for a citation and have received no response. I've seen that quote about productivity several times and it needs to not be repeated so frequently without referencing the real deal. - Kevin Gamble

Kevin: If you get a reliable link, could you kindly share it with the rest of us? Inquiring minds want to know. Thanks! - V Mary Abraham

Mark Krynsky

Happy Valentines Day Honey...Surprise!

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congrats! you should've gone for the slanket (a more fibrous cotton/poly blend) or even this more upscale, druid-like, woolen fabric of wonder: http://www.srulirecht.com/index... - Cee Bee

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Cee Bee yea, but does it come with a book light? Kidding aside, that looks great. Perhaps next year when we escape these rough economic times. - Mark Krynsky

OMG I have a Slanket and cuz I wore it like a second skin it's so rank right now - sofarsoShawn

thanks for that info shawn. lol - Cee Bee

Wow I just realized I have Mark Wilson eyes in that photo. It must be contagious. - Mark Krynsky

So after she stopped laughing uncontrollably she planted a wet one on me. Success! - Mark Krynsky

*cheer* - Haggis (Sean Loyless)

yup everybody laughs at first, but once you try it you'll never take it off - sofarsoShawn

Just woke up from a nap. Was wrapped in my slanket. You will <3 your snuggie! - BEX

O NO YOU DIDN'T!!! - Josh Haley

@Cee Bee, holy crap, that upscale woolen snuggie with shipping and USA conversion is $350.00. It is awesome but not for that money. - Janet

Nice product picture Mark !! LOL that is FUNNY!! - Susan Beebe

this is wrong on so many levels. i don't know where to begin. - mike fabio from twhirl

I just aired mine out so it's pretty much as good as new & I'm sporting it right now: commando style :o) - sofarsoShawn

Duncan Riley

Verizon boots 1938media over previous mistakes, boycott call - http://video.knbc.com/player...

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What's not clear: were the videos in question ever on the phone, and second, surely if this was an issue, they would have done due diligence before the deal. - Duncan Riley from Bookmarklet

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From the news report: "Verizon said the controversial video was never shown on it's vcast service, and was never intended to be made available." - Ken Sheppardson

The video in question was posted A YEAR AGO! Didn't Verizon see this coming? - Pat Hawks

Pat, my question exactly. Ken, I heard that bit, but then what were people protesting about? the context doesn't fit, how can you boycott something that wasn't there? - Duncan Riley

Someone found out about the video, a huge public protest happened, it would become a media circus because someone used a keyword "racism". So Verizon went nuts and said "Ohh we need to make a statement and do something now! Who cares what?" - Candace

Maybe people are just upset Verizon would do business with Feldman? - Pat Hawks

Verizon is full of shit. Loren is not a racist... I'm not going to stand for this PC crap! - Noah David Simon

ok, is it just me or did Channel 4 News spell "activist" wrong? acctivist? just sayin' - Christine Lu

Now, THAT's funny. - Michael Markman

It doesn't matter when the videos were made - much like it doesn't matter when a scandal arises over someone else's past behavior - like Obama's pastor & McCain's association w/ Gov. Williams. The behavior may be in the past - but the "guilt by association" is always in the present. Verizon clearly decided not to get behind Loren in this. Sometimes, your past does come back to haunt you. Even if it's not 'fair'. - Lucretia Pruitt

Lucretia, the thing that doesn't make sense is why Verizon didn't think about this BEFORE making the deal, sense the videos didn't just pop up. - Pat Hawks

Too bad the social media doesn't have the power of the mainstream media yet. Verizon could get a load of us calling "bs" on the whole thing. Though I doubt that will make them panic as much as this story did. ...It's terrible but, I'm laughing. Because this...this is funny. - Candace

fuck Verizon. ...bunch of pussies this is for @1938Media ...kiss it http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips... - Noah David Simon

I like the Rev Wright angle. That's double groovy with one and half twists. - Oldengrey (Jay)

I think video is racist. Verizon and 1938 is a different story but the video is racist. - Akshay Dodeja

Verizon is just a bunch of dolts wearing suits. If they didn't see it before it's because they didn't look for it. In other words: they didn't do their job. When they awoke from their slumber they were being pushed around by a bunch of hysterical PC ankle-biters. - William, CPU Media

Media Circus time-Loren gets to follow the elephants and clean up. - Mark Forman

this is for @1938Media ...kiss it http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips... - Noah David Simon

hahaha this is great. I feel like 'internet people' have a much healthier conception of racism. Taking tech nigga out of context could easily make Loren a racist. But it really started a conversation, which is what I think what Loren originally hoped to do. - Daniel Morgan

"Hello LA Humanity? This is Dave Winer. Did you know..." Have to say, glad to see feldboy getting nailed. Yep I am. - jeneane sessum

@daniel morgan . I'm sorry but your comment "internet people" I find degrading to those of us who use the internet. I am afraid I am going to have to begin a public boycott of Friend Feed since they are allowing you to be on Friend Feed spouting such degrading stereotypes of people on the internet. ...I guess the internet is serious business after all. - Candace

It appears things flared up over the weekend. I would just guess that in the wake of the announcement, the public started browsing Loren's back catalog. The video is linked to and/or embedded on a number of sites over the past few days. The earliest references to the boycott by Najee Ali, Project Islamic Hope, that I can find are from yesterday: http://tinyurl.com/5k4bxq and http://tinyurl.com/6s86yh. - Ken Sheppardson

damn it... time to kiss Jesse Jackson's ass! ...kiss it http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips... - Noah David Simon

Project Islamic Hope's last protest: June 10 : "Ashanti Should be Ashamed of Herself" http://www.singersroom.com/news... - Ken Sheppardson

Project Islamic Hope's "Protest Against Pedophiles and Candlelight Vigil" http://www.eurweb.com/story... - Ken Sheppardson

you are so missing the point. Feldman was being referential... - Noah David Simon

let he who is without sin cast the first stone. enough of the Jimmy the Greek Witchhunt. long live Geraldine Ferrara - Noah David Simon

Cordiva says she's the one who called for it ... http://shegeeks.net/i-reque... - Tom Quinn

While we're at it -- screw YOU for not having some frickin respect. - Shey, Jamaican of FF

There's a difference between the state quashing free speech and people using free speech to influence the financial dealings of a private actor. Just sayin', 'tain't censorship. Loren owes his success to controversy, but that's a double-edged sword. - Madsimian

Thanks for sharing this, Duncan, since I wouldn't have seen it otherwise, inasmuch as I'm ignoring Los Angeles local TV news, VCAST, and Najee Ali. Not boycotting, ignoring. - Ontario Emperor

one more time. can't resist http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips... - Noah David Simon

http://delicious.com/simonst... information relating to Loren Feldman - Noah David Simon

Noah just contacted Godaddy by phone. http://noahdavidsimon.com/ is gone - ❁ⓟⓘⓝⓚ❁ⓖⓐⓡⓓⓔⓝ❁

I win Loren Feldman. http://delicious.com/simonst... I beat 1938Media - Noah David Simon

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LOL - Dobromir Hadzhiev

She doesn't really seem to mind thaat much. - Will Higgins™

This megaphone seems to magnify breath too. - Mo Kargas

How many microphones is one megaphone? - Jemm

so that's what AKIVA looks like? - Jim Hearts FF

This is my favourite time of the night. - Bryce Roney

@Jemm. One megaphone = 10^12 microphones --> 120 dB. - Tapio Kulmala

@Tapio: Thanks ;) - Jemm

Yep, that's Akiva. - Steven Perez

Turn that down !!! - Susan Beebe

OKAAAAAAAAAY - Haggis (Sean Loyless)

lol failspam! - Will Higgins™

Inappropriate Spam inappropriate :D - Yuvi

Majento

LOL JumboURL - http://jumbourl.com/

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http://jumbourl.com/about - Majento from Bookmarklet

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Let me guess ... this is NOT tiny URL? but huge ass URL service?!!! LOL - Susan Beebe

I love it! - Mathew™ one of a kind

World first URL enlarger! :-) - Majento

http://www.hugeurl.com/...... more... - Micah Wittman

This picture cracks me up. - Mona Nomura

Monaaa, glad you liked it :-) - Majento

Antonio Altamirano

@Scobleizer while on the jobs topics just wanted to mention to folks looking for work to keep an eye on @accenture on the upcoming weeks

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Robert Scoble

I really hate IM. People get on there and ask me how I'm doing. What a lame way to start a conversation.

January 11, 2009 - Comment - Like - Share

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Isn't that what Twitter asks? *teehee* - Bwana ☠

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MSN Messenger. Now do you get why Twitter has taken over my world? - Robert Scoble

Twitter doesn't demand an answer to such a stupid question. - Robert Scoble

Robert: Neither does IM. - Ken Sheppardson

@Scobleizer... but really. How are you doing? - Enrique Gutierrez

Funny, Twitter demands an answer from me...or maybe that's just the addiction - Bwana ☠

Almost as bad as "Who are you?". Kidding! : ) - Mike Doeff

what do you recommend saying when starting a conversation then? - Ahmed

Bwana: yes, but Twitter does it in a scalable way. On IM I have to answer that question over and over and over and over and over and over. Aaaaaaaarrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhhh..... - Robert Scoble

This is why I almost never open any IM client other than Skype. Skype doesn't seem to get that kind of boring garbage. - MarkCarras

Ahmed: say something like "I have something cool to show you, do you have time?" - Robert Scoble

How are you doing today, Robert? ;-D - Ken Stewart | ChangeForge

@Scoble - What's a better way to start start a conversation? "Hey Robert...you smell" ? :) - Justin Korn

Or, "I am starting a company and need some PR advice that I can't ask for on Twitter, can I get a minute of your time here?" - Robert Scoble

How are you doing? - Ben

LOL, Robert cracks me up - Bwana ☠

Seems like reasonable IM protocol to me robert, maybe you're thinking about the tool the wrong may? Or I am! - Richard Anderson

"What are you doing" <-----worst. question. EVER! - Mona Nomura

IM is quickly becoming outdated, given the rise of the real-time web. I suppose there are still some valid uses (work and/or customer service?), but I haven't used IM in a long time. - Chris Luckhardt

But what happens when you don't have anything to show the other person and you just want to talk business/get to know new people better? - Ahmed

I've never (as far as I can remember) started any IM conversation that way - Steven Hodson

Personally, I don't set my IM client to show online/offline/idle.. it's always on. I screen/defer IM messages just like I do phone calls, email, or any other source of interruptions. - Ken Sheppardson

I'm confused, I always thought asking how someone was doing was a nice polite way to start a conversation... I didn't realize so many people took such offense. Not everyone has to speak about news and tech every second of the day. A simple, "Hi, how are things? How are the wife and kids?" doesn't sound bad. Or maybe I am missing part of this conversation. Anyway, I am not much of a fan of IM either, but I don't see anything wrong with saying "How are you doing?" - Dennis Jackson

Yeah, I'd hate it so much if people cared enough about me to ask about my day/life/wellbeing. - Caleb Cherry

Richard: it is the WORST way to introduce yourself to someone new on IM. Get to the point and tell me what the fuck you want to know. My brother can get away with such a lame start. No one else can. It's why I don't usually turn on my MSN Messenger. - Robert Scoble

Hey Robert! Am I disturbing you? - Vaibhav

It's considered manners to ask the person you are starting to chat to how they are, before going on to subjects like weather, rugby, etc. before getting started on what you really want to chat about. - Jacques

I think the point is that we are busy and people need to just get to the point. This is work and the cliche greetings just slow us down. - MarkCarras

Oh, maybe you meant from like a stranger. I was kind of thinking a close relative, or close friend. That's the only reason I still use IM is to chat with family and close friends. So, I understand where you are coming from. - Dennis Jackson

I always forget to do that bit 9the polite how are you)..usually just jumping straight into the question. Unless it's with the 1 or 2 where we do just exchange inanities regularly. - Rachel Clarke

I'd really like to go audit a "Business Communications" course at a first tier university these days and see what they're teaching. Do they teach "business IM"? How to compose email? How to leave voicemail? - Ken Sheppardson

So, how are you, Robert? :-p - amygeek

Yeah... you might accidentally start talking about THEIR needs. - Marc

IM almost gone from my workflow. Twitter direct message for past IM-type discussions and back to IRC for team collaboration. - Bill Rice

Chris (Luckhardt) IM has its place - one on one conversations, private conversations. More people have an IM than are on the other services, so far easier to use for many - Rachel Clarke

Dennis: that doesn't work for someone with a high public visibility. If you read my friendfeed you know all that shit anyway. It just marks you as horribly clueless from the start. - Robert Scoble

MSN Messenger is the really annoying. Facebook Chat is too. Due to the way people conduct converstations - Hey. Hey. You Ok? Yes You? Im Ok. This is what converstations are like all the time. - Nicholas James

@Bwana No, Twitter asks "What", and that can be a lot more interesting! :~)) - Ed Shahzade /NextInstinct

Dennis: exactly. Close friends and family are fine to do that kind of talk with. But everyone else? It just wastes time and frustrates me. That's the kind of stuff that Facebook is great for. - Robert Scoble

Caleb: if 50 strangers ask you the same question you'd get frustrated too. They don't really give a f**k about you. They are IM'ing you to get something from you. - Robert Scoble

Marc: I love helping people get what they want. But it's the noise that is lame. It keeps me from using services. This one guy right now went back and forth with me. Turned out he wanted me to see his email. Just get to the freaking point. Geesshhh. - Robert Scoble

Common courtesy need not die for expedience, does it? - Mike Mackley

Robert - ok, if you don't know the person and you're looking to save time, I'd go with your"FFS get on with it" protocol, but, it does sound like a bad tool to use for your needs. IM is good for one to one / privacy / non-noise in my books. - Richard Anderson

Jason: I apologize. It's just that I turned on MSN Messenger, got a ton of really lame interchanges. Pissed me off. And I'm venting. - Robert Scoble

this is a freak'in hillarious dialog. I 'spose the reason some may not understand Scoble's position is they haven't yet seen the "global" nature of viral networking. On the other hand, I can understand why some people might not get it. - Jim Sparrow

I only use Messenger to tell my daughter when dinner's ready. - Nicola Quinn

Richard: yes. It's a horrible tool for someone with hundreds of strangers. FriendFeed and Twitter are taking over our lives for EXACTLY this reason. Now I can tell you all I'm pissed off once. Imagine if you all IM'ed me. I'd have to repeat it 30 times. :-) - Robert Scoble

How about an IM spam filter? rejects lame text and you can define it...sounds like a good fit for you :) - Richard Anderson

yeah i try and stay away from it, or just leave up a perpetual away message directing people to one of my URLs - Adam Singer

empty the glass man... empty the glass - Bwana ☠

Robert, if I ask you how you are doing today, I actually mean it. I was raised to use "How are you" as one general conversation starter, but to never ask the question if I did not care what the response is. :) - Robert Miller

would u prefer them to ask you what u are wearing? - Joshua

Jason: yup, exactly. It's why I don't even use IM anymore. Anyway, when I talk with a stranger I don't pretend to care about their family, or their lives. It's rude. You don't start a conversation at a cocktail party like that. You get to a point "Hey, Jim over there told me I should talk to you about your new business." or "Louis said you have some new kids and that you're looking for playdates." - Robert Scoble

Robert: it's one thing to ask that after you are familiar with someone and friends. Then I'll understand the context and why you want to know. But to IM someone out of the blue and ask them? It's a waste of time and rude. - Robert Scoble

Bwana: this is how I stay sane in an insane world! :-) Most people just block people like that. - Robert Scoble

Good day sir, I hope this day finds you well. That is all. - Andrew Smith

I can see how being a personality can make it hard to wade through the clutter. When I work with CEOs we don't spend a lot of time on pleasantries - I see your point. - Marc

IMHO, if all you want to talk about is how somebody's feeling, great, ask how they're doing. If you just want to say hello, just say hello, but if you actually want something, say so right up front, without requiring syn/ack/syn/ack/... e.g. "Hi Robert, how are you? I was wondering if you might be able to help me by X, Y or Zing" - Ken Sheppardson

The problem with instant messenger is that people think it is some kind of branch of normal conversation. You do not have to introduce yourself -- That's what your profile is for. I agree with Robert, just get to the point already. Unless I know you I don't want to spend ten minutes talking about the weather. - John Bellone

I second that John Bellone! - MarkCarras

Set up your IM with an automatic answer: What can I do you for? <- works great - Qbat

How about "Very busy. Did you need something? I don't have time to chit chat." - MarkCarras

I just got turned onto Twitter, I like it because it's more focused, more intimate and I can find like minded people in the subjects I like. It reminds me of a cross between IM (kept for family, friends and some clients when they need help) and Email Lists. This past week has seen me posting more on my blog because of Twitter. I also like it because it's short and sweet,I don't have to think too hard or get the code right, I just type away. I have just signed up for FF after following convo's to here. - Tina Clarke

MacGirogia: I think that instant messenger is a little more intimate than posting on friendfeed. - John Bellone

I wholeheartedly agree. Granted, if you're friends, that's different. But people that I rarely talk to and play 20 questions with me (I did this the other night), I just think, "Ok, why don't you just say 'so can you do this for me?'" I'm so used to it by now. - Zach Flauaus

I agree with Jason H here. Building rapport is a lost art in this world and a simple "I am doing fine, how can I help you?" will suffice. If I ever need to IM Robert, I will be sure to get right to the point. I prefer IM to twitter, b/c it is more personal and closed. Note: I do not have a ton of followers yet though. - Amani

I hate IM too--haven't used it in years, literally. And when I did use it, it was for work...sometimes we would all be working on a project together but be in different rooms (or different states) and it was an easy way to get information. - Kelly W.

I cant live without MSN Messenger.. - Qbat

DO YOU KNOW- what bothers me more?? When I show good info to "A-list" folks, or engage in interesting discussion, and they don't bother responding(But often take the nugget or news I shared and retweet or even blog it with No attribution or nod) - Ed Shahzade /NextInstinct

IM is turning into a protoco, XMPP is taking off. Mayby people will move with the medium - Alex Kessinger from Alert Thingy

I agree. Even if it's superficial chit chat, at least make it interesting! - timedalkat from twhirl

surprised you still use it - BEX

Hey Robert, how are you doing? - Alex Scoble

How are youd doing? ^^ - natadd from twhirl

Mark: the thing that got me mad this morning is I tried to say I was busy, what do you need, and he didn't get the point and kept trying to make small talk. Aaarrrrgggghhhh. John is right. Get to the point. The new polite is to be impolite. After we share a beer and a meal then let's pull out the baby photos and talk about the weather and the mall trip we're doing this afternoon and all that! :-) - Robert Scoble

If I run into you here in Vegas, I am still going to have to ask you how you are doing. It's just how I was raised. - Josh Haley

Alex: I'm doing really freaking great. We're going to the mall to buy some snow boots for Davos and Milan is running around doing his happy dance. I gotta film that and post it for all of you. It's hillarious. Life is good and it's nice to be home from Vegas. Also, my computer is running like new again now that it has Windows 7. People are going to like this if they are Windows users. - Robert Scoble

Robert I agree if that's where it's going anyway, and only where it's going: respect my minutes- don't spend them for selfish reasons. HOWEVER- last year we were reaming folks for just asking for favors without so much as a "how are you" so, they may be 'there'. I'm looking for both; at least some real friendship with folks I have any business/commercial contact with. And being disabled, and a full time single dad of 3, I'm not getting to 15 conferences a year like a lot of you :( - Ed Shahzade /NextInstinct

Ed: I don't mind building a friendship but the stuff I am talking about isn't that. They want something and the chit chat is fake. - Robert Scoble

I only ask "how are you doing" to start an IM conversation if I've not heard from the person in a long time. Usually if I start a conversation on IM it's to inform someone about something, or get them to do something for me. Niceties can be for phone or in-person meetings. - Chris, Taskerrific Guy

You seem rude at all. If you don't want to chat, simply put yorself invisible and go away. You have options. And this comment is a fault of style and a fault of respect, imho. But, i agree, style is not required here. - giuseppe

Being a friend means not wasting your friend's time. That is what friendfeed is for! :-) - Robert Scoble

I think in some ways that is just a way TO start a conversation..maybe just Human nature. - Kreg Steppe

Then just say you hate fake people. I do too. End of issue. - Josh Haley

Kreg: yup. Lots of people were taught it was polite to chit chat about the family and the weather. That stuff is still important but online with strangers it comes across as clueless and creepy. Anyway this is why Twitter and Facebook are taking off. Scalable chit chat. I only have to tell everyone once what is going on. On IM it is an "n-times" problem. - Robert Scoble

Being a brother means annoying your brother whenever possible, just because you can...just remember it's all in love! - Alex Scoble

Ahhhh Robert the Price of fame ,,, a lot of people genuinely like you , probably want to seriously ask how you the family etc are , Ive seen you online since the early 90's . Ive never talked to you in person but I would prolly ask how are you doing also . Its not meant to insensitive , but people know who you are , what you have accomplished and just want to say Hi and Hello . - johnpiercy

Josh: everyone fakes it at times. If you have a fight with your wife or kids are you likely to share that with a stranger? No. I hate the friction this stuff brings. There is something deeper here though. I will think about it at the mall and come back to this later. - Robert Scoble

It's a pleasantry and just a way to start a conversation. Some people might genuinely want to know how you're doing, though with an attitude like this I'm not entirely sure why. It could be a lot worse. I often start conversations with "wazzzzzuuuuupppp???" - Lindsey is Fierce!

Hey Robert, How are you doing? ;-) - Bill Scherer

I completely agree. I would never walk up to someone I'd never met before and ask how they were without at least introducing myself and explaining what I wanted. So why would I ever do that online? - Tony Ruscoe from fftogo

Tony: exactly. After we have some context and history then asking how my kid is makes a lot of sense. But not as opening line. It's a bit creepy, actually. Especially when a minute later I learn you really wanted me to do something for you. Plus, if you were really clued in and following friendfeed or twitter you'd have a much better opening line than that. "Glad you're home with your son from CES, I love seeing the photos you post about him." It might be fake but at least you've demonstrated you know me. - Robert Scoble

You guys wouldn't last in the South. :) But I understand online is quite different.. but this brings up a good point. Are we seeing a culture clash online? The more and more we interact, the more likely we'll have to adapt. Hmmm. - Bwana ☠

Down here, it's common courtesy to ask "How ya doin?" when you encounter a complete stranger, but that ain't so common in other cultures. I remember when I first started consulting, I got strange looks for being "so nice" :) - Bwana ☠

Oh god I always start with How are you? - Rob Brammeld

This strikes me as a very weird peeve. It's a very normal way to start a conversation - some variation of "hi", "hi" "How are you?" "Not bad you?" "Not bad - hey listen I was wondering..." is just about how all my conversations start. The "How are you" is a polite way of giving someone a chance to let you know they're busy or in a bad mood or otherwise can't talk before imposing on them with a question or thought or whatever. - Eric P

I'm feeling that more often too. - Meryn Stol

Rob and Bwana: those are appropriate starts when dealing with people you know, but on IM they are friction. I know that isn't the reason you are chatting with me so it starts the IM on a bad note. - Robert Scoble

I think it's a culture thing for me, but I don't have thousands of followers, so your situation is obviously different. Keep the vent going, get it all out Robert :) - Bwana ☠

Robert: If I have it on good authority that you went through something perilous since we last talked, say passed a kidney stone or nail gunned yourself to a 2"x4", is it cool to ask how you're doing, since I have evidence that you many not actually be fine? - Matthew DeVries

Robert: BTW, I full agree with this peeve too. - Matthew DeVries

+1 Bwana I have travelled to the Myrtle Beach + Charleston area frequently and can wholeheartedly agree with your " How Ya Doing " statement . Im used to people staring down in a elevator , for fear they may have to say something . In charleston , complete strangers walking by you will say Hi ,,,, Im loving the southern hospitatility - johnpiercy

This happens to me at work, where we all use IM. Huge company. IM is The way to contact people. When a co-worker friend says "Hi, how are you this morning?" I answer "Good? You?". But when my manager or a co-worker client, or someone I don't know (especially someone I don't know!) starts with "Hi, how are you?" I am, shall we say, suspicious. And I agree with Robert -- you want something from me. Please get to the point already. - Vicki Brown

@Jason Heubel, but it's even ruder for some random to ask me "how I am" - as if they really care - then tell me what they're selling. Just get to the brass tacks. If it's not actually interesting to me it'll be ignored. There's nothing wrong with "hello scoble, here is a link to a great app i thought you might like ->" ... given it's robert's business to filter new apps for us. - Scot Mcphee

Generally, I don't expect people to reply me after my greetings. The same goes vice versa. If people want something from me, they can say it. I "will" answer them whenever I have the time. Just because of that, I haven't replied any of my cousin's messages for months :) So for me, IM is no different than e-mails. It's just faster when there is a "conversation". - Koray AL

I like starting with something very short that is essentially "Ping?" unless i know that the other person is someone like me that uses IM as short form email. - Sam Pullara

Dealing with vendors and salespeople at the office is much of the same. They feign interest in your life, but really don't care and are just trying to get a sale. Cut the small talk and tell me what you are trying to sell me. - Jim Bednarz

Sam: I love starting a conversation with "ping." I always answer "pong." Starting a conversation with a little short game like that makes me smile and get things off to a good start. - Robert Scoble

@scobleizer I put stuff on Facebook and twitter all the time. If they want to know how I am doing I already said it there. And yet they still say it on FB IM, "How are you guys doing?" - Christian Burns

I rarely use it anymore. If I really want to message someone, I probably have their number and can text them. IM usually just makes you talk to people just for the sake of talking with no real purpose. - David Spinks

I don't care for IM either, but not for the same reason. While immediacy is a nice thing to have, it's a productivity killer, not to mention it sets some kind of strange expectation that I'm always in the mood to chat, regardless of my status setting. - Victor Solanoy

I didn't know the sentiments around IM had changed so much!! - Meryn Stol

So how ARE you doing? - Will Higgins™

I agree with Sam and Pwana, Robert. I only IM with people I'd give my phone number to. You put your phone number on your blog; we are talking different approaches and veeery different numbers here... - Alexandros Georgiadis

Plus, IM is sure to get one's attention, where microposts can easily pass unnoticed - Alexandros Georgiadis

Stop replying to this kind of messages, simple as that ;-) - Sebastian

I'd much rather have a friend ask me how I'm doing than immediately jump at me out of the blue for a favor. Then again, I simply have no time for smalltalk nowadays. - Tamar Weinberg

I don't like IM because the conversations feel inescapable and like I have to give my full attention without being able to really multitask, whereas on Twitter I can go in and out and get work done. - Leslie Poston

I hear ya - I sometimes hate IM too. A lot of people just want to get on there and shoot the breeze because they're bored. But I'm working! Or they just want to ask for something that could have been emailed - it's critical to them, but not to you. It's a huge interruption. That's why I'm often logged out of GTalk which wants to add everyone in my inbox and then some. I use Windows Live Messenger but am very selective about who goes in there. Work colleagues, personal friends, family. Twitter is best - Sarah Perez

so Bob, what are u doing? - Daniele Di Gregorio

I think the worst way to start a conversation is: "Are you busy?" - James Bailey

I have to disagree with that, James... at least it shows honest concern that you might be disturbed and gives you an out to say "yes!". The worst way to start an IM conversation is "Hi". I HATE that... get to the point and tell me what you need from me! The only response you can send back is "Hi". 2 wasted lines and minutes of my life.... - Lindsay

well, how would you start a conversation? hello and then..... what? - denise

Robert Scoble

Milan and bacon. Gratuitous photo warning.

January 11, 2009 from email - Comment - Like - Share

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Friendfeed has a thing for bacon so Milan delivers what the people want: bacon! - Robert Scoble from email

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OMG, he is soooo cute. Keep posting pictures. I wonder what he would think of people looking at him all of the the internet? - Sweyn Venderbush

ehheheheheheheeh looks like he approves ... little guy aint so little ... - johnpiercy

Holding him with one hand and taking photo from other, have to say *brave* - Veetrag

OMG Milan! - Mona Nomura

No kid that grows up in this age will have a problem with regular pics of them posted on the net - Christian Burns

I will not like because it has bacon in it! As I must keep with my won't like anything that has bacon in it! - Mathew™ one of a kind

your at a Costco .. Kirkland Bacon - johnpiercy

Man, did that little guy grow up fast! he must be on power bacon..! - hansveld

I find this strangely amusing. - stezton

scobles and bacon. two great tastes that taste great together! - B. Hatin

Great pic, mmm bacon! - Tony Fluharty

Does he grasp the vast significance? The sheer magnitude? Oh my. - Martha

BACON + CUTE KID ALERT! *falls out of chair due to "cute" overload!* - Susan Beebe

I can hear it now "Milan, can you move a little closer to the oscar mayer? Just a little bit more. If you do, I'll buy you a KitKat. Say "Bacon"." - Martha

Bacon is amazing, oh, Cute kid too :-) - John Bellone

Actually that was Maryam holding him. He loves the iPhone a lot more than bacon. He also loves running. - Robert Scoble

He looks a happy kid :-) - Sally Church

Sally: he's so happy most of the time but he is tempermental. If he doesn't get his way he lets you know. I guess he got some of my bad traits too! ;-) - Robert Scoble

I think he is Irish, by the way. He does this funny little Irish-style dance everytime he is really happy. Did it right in the middle of Costco today. Why can't kids stay cute like that forever? - Robert Scoble

Robert, did you have the Bacon Martini at the Double Down Saloon while you were in Vegas? - Joe Lima

Such a cute smile! Soon he will want an iPhone of his own. - TechMama Beth Blecherman

Joe: no, I like keeping my meat and my alcohol separate! :-) - Robert Scoble

Hi, Milan! ^^ - Toni @ NavinoT

I always thought it unfair that you could buy pureed pork baby food, but there was no bacon baby food. - David Thomas

That's not bacon. it looks like just plain ol' pork rashers - Bryce Roney

Can't believe Scoble is fishing for likes on FF ;-) - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)

but which is the bait? Milan or bacon? - ɐ ɯıʞ sıɹɥɔ

He's having fun T. Whatever it takes :) - Charlie Anzman

Babies AND Bacon - how many new followers did you get? ;-) - Jesse Stay

Jesse: I'm getting close to breaking 25,000 followers, so a few. :-) - Robert Scoble

No the question is what will get him on the front of social news sites...cute kid or bacon. - MarkCarras

Something about this that isn't Kosher .... - Charlie Anzman

*rimshot* <--- for Charlie :) - Lindsay

Cute :) - Arvind

Some people... exploiting their kids for photos on FriendFeed! Horrible! - Louis Gray

Bacon Baby Food - who's exploiting whom? (Liver & Bacon Casserole http://www.bbfood.co.uk/product... ) - Micah Wittman

Robert Scoble

@scrabbler99 you probably don't know this but Palm hired much of the iPhone team. Thisis NOT the Palm of old.

January 10, 2009 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

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Is it true? wow, great strategy by Palm. - Alif Rachmawadi from twhirl

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Watching the CES Presentation now. I can't wait to get my hands on one. - Leo Laporte

Wasn't Palm founded by the ex-Newton guys? Hey Robert, check my response to your Pre review on my blog. - Prolific Programmer

I love the Pre. It's gorgeous and the OS engineers have really hit it out of the park in terms of UX and UI. What I don't understand is all the love for Pre Apps. The iPhone had the same developer package at it's release. You aren't developing for the Pre you are developing for webkit. Therefore any app that runs on the Pre should run on any other platform.. ie the iPhone. Web applications are web applications.. no matter what the stylesheet looks like. - Dave Senior

This may be the first true iphone rival judging by the first impressions. I can't wait to see what Apple does to counter. Although Dvorak says "bleh" as usual http://tinyurl.com/7bkaq6 - David

I haven't even considered Palm in years but now.. Its a different ball game. Sad that its on Sprint though. They want to make it for the masses release an unlocked version for GSM networks. - Sloan Bowman

Yeah, being on Sprint is going to kill it. Sad, but true. - MarkCarras

Alif: it's very true. The head of software for Palm showed me his iPhone that had pictures of me and my son buying the first iPhone inside the Apple store. He wrote key pieces of the iPhone and now runs the Palm Pre's software team. This is a totally new piece of software. Totally new team. - Robert Scoble

Dvorak has been wrong about everything for 10 years. He still owes me $100 (bet me that McCain would win). - Robert Scoble

lol @robert ..You called him out on TWIT for that C note and he STILL hasn't payed you? - David

@Dave it sounds like the platform provides APIs into the phone's native functions so those apps wouldn't be portable. - Alan Cheslow

Spidra: pizza and diet coke. Don't you know how programmers work? :-) Seriously, people at this level like a challenge. Imagine someone came to them and said "here's your one shot to do something better than the iPhone." Apple wasn't doing it. Why would Apple do something newer and better thought out than the iPhone? It already is the best. Companies don't destroy things when they are on top. So, they needed to go to Palm to see if they could do it there. - Robert Scoble

Not every webkit implementation is the same: compare building websites for a Nokia S60 phone and iPhone. Similarly, we have lots of variation in the web-tech widget platforms out there. This is starting to resemble the browser variation of '95-'98 and will slow market development down. - Ian Fogg

i hate that i have to sign a 2 year contract with Sprint to get one. is there an unlocked version coming out? maybe i need to buy it in HK if it gets released there. - Christine Lu

Palm isn't an airline. It is an investment is something you think is of value. - W. Kirk Crawford

ScottBourne: my son and I will be first in line at the Palm store in Palo Alto. Just like we were for the iPhone. - Robert Scoble

Speaking as a non-US person, this product is nowhere unless they get a HSDPA/GSM version out in the same timeframe - Ian D. Nock

How does the Pre compare to, say, the N97 or even the Storm in terms of features for the dollar? Thx - Rui Pereira

Christine: It's worth making the distinction that as opposed to the iPhone/AT&T relationship, Sprint is simply the exlusive "launch" partner for the Pre. The Centro rolled out on Sprint, Verizon, and AT&T within six months of launch. - Ken Sheppardson

"The Pre will indeed be available in H2 [2nd half] within the UK and selected European markets" -- Paul Ghent, VP Sales, Palm Europe http://is.gd/fodI - Ken Sheppardson

RE Hiring Apple engineers at Palm, they've been working on it for a while, e.g. "Paul Mercer joined Palm with two employees from Iventor, the independent design firm that he headed in Palo Alto, Calif." -- http://is.gd/fofG - Ken Sheppardson

I'd love for Palm to be back in the game. But design is only half the equation. What drove me from Palm wasn't its creaky old OS: it was horrific customer support and manufacturing quality control. Robert, are they addressing this? I *want* to love Palm again. - Chris Baskind

Chris: the new CEO of Sprint says he is, but that one is a hard one to prove and will take years to see if they raised the bar. Palm hired the best supply chain in the business to make the Palm Pre. These guys know how to work with the Chinese to make great products. They already know the ropes over there. I wish I could say more, but the guy who runs the supply chain over there asked me not to. - Robert Scoble

Well, power to 'em. In a down economy, we're looking for things like durability and support as much as feature set. I'll certainly be paying attention as my current iPhone contract winds down. - Chris Baskind

Live4Emma (L4S)

*SMILE*

January 11, 2009 - Comment - Like - Share

Чмоки, tinypants - Hagitha of FF, Sparky and 34 other people liked this

OH HAI! - Anna Haro

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RUN! NOW!!! - Caroline

PANIC!! - Mona Nomura

*SMOOCH* - Live4Emma (L4S)

well now as soon as I go to bed that'll be what I'm imagining is crawling across the pillow towards my face... I have to cut out FF before bed! - Joe Pierce

Aww - Rodfather

Woah what species is that? Freakin sweet! - Mo Kargas

Never trust a smiling spider :) - Mirco

اين چه حيوونيه ديگه؟ چه باحاله! :) - NiMA

Mirco, ALWAYS trust a smiling spider! :-) - Live4Emma (L4S)

Robert Scoble

We are pimping our way to #ces09 on the Lovesac rock and roll bus. Wifi? Check! CNBC? Check! @christinelu ? Check! :-)

January 6, 2009 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

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thank you for not leaving me behind. :) - Christine Lu

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Visit here to see our CES blogs, we'll keep adding to it as more people join the Lovesac mobile lounge:

January 6, 2009 - Comment - Like - Share

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Christine Lu is posting videos, photos, and other stuff here: http://www.geekgirl.me/ (UPDATE: I opened a room to discuss the Lovesac bus: http://friendfeed.com/rooms... - Robert Scoble

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We are beta testing AT&T's Cruisecast, which brings us TV off of satellite. http://www.cruisecast.com for info. - Robert Scoble

Wifi is thanks to Autonet. http://www.autonetmobile.com/ has details on the system that we're using. I did a video with these guys a while back, too. - Robert Scoble

The bus is sponsored by Lovesac http://www.lovesac.com/ and is what the founder uses to go around the country. Very comfortable. It's a showcase for its furniture. - Robert Scoble

Bloggers on the bus: Christine Lu's Twitter is http://www.twitter.com/christi... ; mine is http://www.twitter.com/scoblei... ; Beth Blecherman http://www.twitter.com/techmam... ; Drew Olanoff http://www.twitter.com/drew ; Steve Broback http://www.twitter.com/sbrobac... Jack Ludington http://www.twitter.com/jluding... ; Rebecca Fannin http://www.twitter.com/rafanni... and Brendon Wirtz http://twitter.com/brandon... are all on the bus. - Robert Scoble

We're just leaving the Burlingame train station and we'll be making our way to Los Vegas for about the next 10 hours. - Robert Scoble

hi guys! i'm on the Lovesac mobile lounge and trying not to get carsick while tweeting. where's the bucket? - Christine Lu

Nice Scoble.. thank you..I'll be tuned in at the FF blog - Qbat

More pics of the bus please.. looks amazing - Qbat

Morten: we'll load more photos soon. We have 10 hours ahead of us, so I'm sure it'll get more fun over time. - Robert Scoble

If I click my heels three times and say Scoble, will my geeked out party bus arive? Hmm, let me try......Nope, I must not believe enough. - Eric @ CSTechcast.com

w00t, the lovesac bus is teh b0mb0rz - drew olanoff

http://twitter.com/brendon... wrong url i guess - Kiran Patchigolla

Christine - great work with the vid. - Jim Mitchem

I hope you all are properly drunk when you get to Vegas. >> The las vegas room if you need help with the party >> http://friendfeed.com/rooms... - Eric @ CSTechcast.com

We'll move this to the Lovesac bus: http://friendfeed.com/rooms... -- we'll shove videos and more into there. - Robert Scoble

You guys are late, I got my Blogger Badge and have been at the Storage Visions conference. Going to an Asus meeting now.....CES Unveiled party in one hour! I'll have a drink for each of the bloggers on the bus - paul mooney

Paul: yeah, but did Seagate give you a 320GB hard drive? It did to everyone on the bus! http://www.seagate.com and we have fine Scotch Whiskey too! - Robert Scoble

Kiran, sorry about that, we fixed that URL. Thanks! - Robert Scoble

Make sure you all say hi to Dick DeBartolo! - Jim Bednarz

Have a great trip to Scoble and all the Scoble Friends!! - Dave Winer

ok I WANT a Lovesac bus now. - Elliott Ng

Mona Nomura

@franswaa Quick heads up, I miserably FAIL at Twitter. I'm one of those I don't get it people. Sorry if I disappoint. ;) FriendFeed rules!

December 29, 2008 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

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What happened? I thought you said you loved Twitter. - Yolanda

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Ooooo. Mona. Not good. But you're better at FF I imagine. - Roberto Bonini

You're saying it wrong, just tell people you play by your own rules! - Joe Pierce

I really stink at Twitter. I'm not a fan of @replying and it's tough for me to filter and keep with the conversations. When people wake up and respond to EVERYONE at once and flood my timeline, I get annoyed and close the window. 3rd party publishing apps HAVE helped, but I miss A LOT of things from a lot of people - and it sucks. - Mona Nomura from IM

I also feel bad when I reply to one person and miss another, I can't stand people who @reply me just to say "HEY I AM FOLLOWING YOU, FOLLOW ME!" uh who are you? Seesmic and FF cross posts into Twitter is annoying, I also don't like how you're getting talked at and not to (my gripe since day one) - Mona Nomura from IM

Ok, but to be fair the upside of Twitter is the ease of publishing and I can broadcast my FF posts and direct people to here. A great example is the iPhone concept post - Facebook and Twitter people came and participated. It was pretty neat. - Mona Nomura

I just use FF as my Twitter client. Works for me. - Roberto Bonini

Mona always has great opinions... one of those people that even if you completely disagree your like" damn Mona, that's a good point" - Cody Heitschmidt

One thing with Twitter is that it's ok not to reply to every message - in a way that's expected and should not offend. Also a good mobile client helps LOTS. I also use Twitter as more of a way to update Facebook than to have many ongoing conversations which as you say are very confusing/time consuming. - Wayne Schulz

Cody - that's just my overly caffeinated motor-mouth at display. ;) <small>thank you for the words, I can't take compliments well haha </small> - Mona Nomura from IM

That's what I don't like, actually. If a person takes a few seconds out of their day to respond to somethign I said, they should get the courtesy of a response. Even if it's a "hi" or "thanks". I don't know about you, but I want to feel like I am visible and not yelling at a wall, so I make sure to treat people the way I want to be treated. Expecting to be ignored is stupid. - Mona Nomura from IM

i didn't say i like this because i agree with it, but rather because i wanted to rebroadcast it. IE friendfeed doesn't have a way to ReTweet, but rather just "liking" something.. which implies emotion, agreement, etc. I'd rather discuss with people in shorter more conversational bursts than longer rants. so that's one of the main reasons i like twitter. - mary

Mary: your disclaimers are hilarious. I should've added hashtags just for you hahaha! - Mona Nomura

Also, i prefer to have a clean conversation like in Twitter, verses having my yelp feed, my photos, and lots of other things that often don't apply. but FF for me overwhelming, whereas twitter is smaller, more intimate. so i respectfully disagree, but understand your thoughts. - mary

@mary Just think of it as: "I'd 'like' other people to see this post." - MVB (Grinch of FF)

Mary - I totally see where you're coming from, since your network is already established and you know who you want to listen to. Heck, you're a newsmaker and I'm still a listener, so perhaps that may be part of it, too. - Mona Nomura

Aww, it's ok Mona. This is why you're the FriendFeed Queen and we love you for that. :) - Daynah

It's too hard to follow conversations on Twitter. - Thomas Hawk

it's almost like- some people's brain works in a "twitter way" and some people's brain works in a "friendfeed way". Me: FF. - anna sauce

Which is really weird because apparently my rank is pretty high - whatever that means. - Mona Nomura

I have wondered about the Cross posting: I find it helpful (for myself) do use FF as a "Catch all" depository for various content--but I feel like it must "pollute" the public timeline with out-of-context stuff. - Rob Michael (Atmos Trio)

FriendFeed is more useful because I can filter the information - @replies (Tweets) are grouped and so I'm not bombarded with sudden floods. - Mona Nomura

Right! I need to watch Scoble's video again. - Rob Michael (Atmos Trio)

Robert Scoble

Steve Gillmor alert: most people missed that Seesmic was rearchitected on top of XMPP. The video firehose is open!

December 17, 2008 - Comment - Like - Share

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what does that have to do with Track? - Steve Gillmor

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Steve: where XMPP goes, track goes. :-) - Robert Scoble

How on earth would you *track* video? - Shawn Farner

track in Seesmic is coming with the new platform :) - Loic Le Meur

Track will only return when Twitter allows it. - Steve Gillmor

Steve: Twitter isn't the only tracker under development. There are others coming. You will have your wish in 2009 whether or not Twitter does it. - Robert Scoble

Shawn: Seesmic will no longer be just about video. That's a hint. - Robert Scoble

XMPP foundation = track platform - Susan Beebe

robert: twitter 's track is the real thing. face it. - Steve Gillmor

Not to nitpick but XMPP is a protocol not functionality. So XMPP can not = track... it can only enable it. - Brian Roy

So is Seesmic going to enter Twitter's space, maybe become like Pownce? I'll hop on that train. - Shawn Farner

correct, Brian - Steve Gillmor

Leo Laporte had a great show last week on XMPP (the recent episode of FLOSS). - Rolf Schewe

seesmic is looking a lot like tokbox - adolfo foronda

http://twit.tv/floss49 - Rolf Schewe

Brian: exactly. But there are several people who will turn on track using XMPP features. - Robert Scoble

only when Twitter releases the stream, which I bet is to themselves - Steve Gillmor

Robert: Sure... no argument. XMPP is an enabler of track. But saying XMPP = track is like saying HTTP = Blogging - XMPP can enable lots of stuff. - Brian Roy

track has never been about technology, always politics - Steve Gillmor

what are you saying, loic, that you have permission to access the full twitter firehose? - Steve Gillmor

Steve - I'd have said it was about data (and access to data) - but what you said nails it. - Brian Roy

Steve - you mean the politics of who has access or not? - Michael Krigsman

I can't wait until we get track so we can go on to the next political issue:-) - Francine Hardaway

Robert, why is it earth-shattering news that Seesmic will no longer be only about video? They tried something, it didn't achieve their goals, so they'll try something different hoping to making it work. Big deal. - Michael Krigsman

Michael it is a big deal when a startup shifts to a better plan - Steve Gillmor

Steve, doesn't say much about the general intelligence of startups, in that case. I suppose that's a key reason so many fail. - Michael Krigsman

Yes, Michael, think of Track as Twitter's daughter and Twitter standing in the doorway with a baseball bat when you bring her home from a first date. - Steve Gillmor

Steve Gillmor has just made me realize that I've failed with countless daughters in real life as well as Twitter's daughter. Maybe I'll go for a walk. - Shawn Farner

Steve: we're going to route around Twitter's track. The groundwork is being laid. But it doesn't matter. By the end of 2009 you will have your wish. Either Twitter will turn it on, or the rest of the industry will route around it anyway. Or both. - Robert Scoble

unfollow josh. learn to use your tools. - Steve Gillmor from IM

The real time web is about to explode in growth. - Robert Scoble

Robert route around. I think not. Wanna bet? - Steve Gillmor

Steve, except in this case it's ultimately about the economics of investment, which is then expressed through the politics. Viewed from this perspective Track emerges as an fascinating human drama rather than remaining an arcane technical issue. Thanks for helping me understand the significance. - Michael Krigsman

Nice catch Steve G - Dennis Howlett

Route around is problematic - since today, like it or not, Twitter is the "backbone" (to extend your network analogy). - Brian Roy

just wait till the marketers try to get a hold of the real time web. it's going to be funny and sad. - Sam Harrelson

since robert forked this to his seesmic and friendfeed promo, http://tinyurl.com/4zup7b - Steve Gillmor

Josh - No question aggregation is a potential solution... but I don't have access to that backbone either... do I? - Brian Roy

Steve: if you don't have track, how did you find this post so fast? - Robert Scoble

Robert: through friendfeed realtime. when they have track, it will be that much quicker - Steve Gillmor

Josh pick one - bored or asking questions. - Steve Gillmor

text friendfeed xmpp is almost quicker then realtime ... almost - John Blanton from IM

Steve Twitter's very close to opening their Firehose - they've admitted it on the dev lists. See my post on LouisGray.com: http://www.louisgray.com/live... - Jesse Stay

yes louis,Thanksgiving at the latest. However, Fred's comments to me were just a few days ago at LeWeb. It's coming, just gated on the Summize team feeling it's ready. - Steve Gillmor

Josh: Steve has been pushing for track for a long time. Just Google his name and the term. Have you ever heard of the Gillmor Gang? This is not Breaking News. - Rolf Schewe

wow, interesting thread ... I'd love to see Track get some traction...let's go! - Susan Beebe

Steve yeah - should be any day now based on what I'm hearing on the dev lists (a lot of developers there have been asking as well). (and my name is Jesse, not Louis) ;-) - Jesse Stay

hahaha Jesse! LOL - Susan Beebe

hey hold on we're not competing with friendfeed here! And yeah, FF updates are blazing fast as well as the entire site - Loic Le Meur

Mona Nomura

@christinelu: "Good guy to follow: @davemc500hats - angel investor, advisor, entrepreneur, and blogger" -agreed. Dave RULES.

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@davemc500hats is awesome. Even better in person. Highly recommend people follow him. - Jesse Stay

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Thanks Mona. I'm going to check him out - Adriana

Check out his blog, Adriana. Progressive thinker, brilliant, rational, and an authoritative voice - he is one of my favorite people around. :) @Jesse: I don't understand why more people aren't subscribed to him. He should be top five. Easily. - Mona Nomura

I took your advice, and grabbed his feed - Ian May

His blog is a must read: http://500hats.typepad.com/500blog... Check out his entry from Dec. 2nd: http://500hats.typepad.com/500blog... "This past summer, I did a presentation called "Facebook Big Pimping" for some entertainment execs down in LA. The presentation was about using Facebook, social networking platforms, news feeds, & apps to drive content distribution & commercial transactions." Big pimping LOL - Mona Nomura

And don't judge him by his casual language, the man has paid his dues and his pedigree is insane: http://500hats.typepad.com/500blog... Yet he is so down to earth, the no. 1 reason I am a HUGE fan. :) - Mona Nomura

Dave totally rocks and he is very optimistic which I need a lot lately. - Robert Scoble

AND he comes around and interacts with us on FriendFeed - though he's been MIA as of late. Hmph. - Mona Nomura from IM

Guys endorse me too, newly, I started to follow people on Twitter! http://www.twitter.com/erhaner... ;-) - Erhan Erdogan

Coolest part - he's on the board of Unitus. - Jesse Stay

Coolest part - he likes Dr. Seuss! - Mona Nomura

wow. late to the "me" party, but feeling the love all warm n fuzzy :). thx mona, christine, jesse, robert, & friends... lemme know where to send my check! - dave mcclure

TOTALLY late to the party, Dave. We miss you 'round these parts. Stop by more often. :) - Mona Nomura

He is a real guy doing real stuff making a difference for real people and leading by example. oh, and i declared myself a fangirl last night because i got to the meeting hungry and he fed me lasagna. - Christine Lu

Christine - I am the president of that club. Been a fan since I saw his handle "500 hats" ANY Seuss fan is good people in my book. ;) - Mona Nomura

Dave, my paypal account is paypal@staynalive.com ;-) I will promote you for free though. - Jesse Stay

The question is, where do we write out our checks? - Jesse Stay

Hi Dave glad to see you arrived to your party! *love and hugs from FF!* <3 - Susan Beebe

Alright! Welcome to FF Dave. - Bill Sanders

Mona I took your advice. I went to his blog and didn't get to bed until late because I was so intrigued. Amazing man. And looks like my X fiance! LOL - Adriana

Robert Scoble

I am watching CNN and seeing bad employment numbers from US auto industry. Interesting, though, here in China US brands, like Buick, are very popular.

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That's refreshing. US Autos need some good news (especially here in Detroit), regardless where it is coming from - Ken Burbary

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Toyota own's here in Uganda, American cars are very hard to find. - Jon Gosier from feedalizr

It's likely that in China US brands are popular because they're an import and therefore a status symbol. - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)

US brands like Buick are actually made in China. They're popular because historically before China was communist, Buick was a very popular brand. So when GM entered the market in the 90s, they thought they'd begin by bringing a well recognized brand back. It worked. Became status symbol for all government officials and wealthy folks. Now they're introducing other GM lines like Cadillac etc. - Christine Lu

Very cool, Christine =) - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)

Interesting about the Buick "brand's" adoption. When I visited (Guangzhou) China in 1987, Mercedes seemed to be the popular auto (and truck) there (aside from waves of bicycles). - Jim Courtney

Buick seemed very popular 2+ years ago, when it was primarily the only car on the road, but now don't see it that often in Shenzhen or Songjiang. (there are few re-branded cars there sold as Buicks, like the Suzuki) Buicks in the US use Chinese engines, but the cars I think are made in the US(though it is cheaper to replace the whole engine nowadays then to fix parts). You will notice slight refinement differnces; such as how much better a German VW is made VS a Shanghai VW. - clarke thomas

I read an article, I'm pretty sure it was about Buick, how they designed a model in a Chinese design shop specifically to appeal to the Chinese market. - mikepk

And at Ford, we've seen profitable results this quarter in South America and Europe, where the Blue Oval is particularly popular. - Scott Monty

All the western brands are majority-owned joint-ventures by Chinese. Mercedes is still the most prestigious brand for government officials, and Audi for the richest in China. - Joshua Allen

@Christine Lu: That's very interesting. Though I did guess they were produced in China. I wonder if there is ANY real goods import from the US to China. - Amit Morson

"There were some bright spots around the globe for GM. It saw a solid 4.3% jump in sales in China, even as industrywide sales there declined, allowing it to pick up market share. China has become an increasingly important market for GM, one which accounts for more than one in ten vehicles it sells worldwide." - http://money.cnn.com/2008... - Steve Wilhelm

Buicks rock. My Buick set on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos... - Thomas Hawk

the auto industry has been have problems for a long long time, just ask anyone who lives in the state of Michigan which has been in a one-state recession for almost 5 years - Jonathan Jesse

The problem is that money is sitting offshore. Corporations aren't going to bring it back into the US just to lose 35% to taxes. - Chris Mayer

Agreed, Chris. That's why potential auto manuf. bailouts are disgusting to me. They made their beds by just moving junk metal and pumping up stock returns, instead of focusing on making a good product matching customer desires and making profits through customer satisfaction. Hope China can learn lessons from us. - Kevin Leroux

I don't know if its wise to save the big three. Capitalism is about renewing the old and I cant see Ford, GM, and Jeep changing anytime soon. What if we let them fail. Doesn't that give companies like Tesla a real chance of changing cars in this country? - Erik Weese

president-elect obama will bail out the big three, think about he has massive support from the unions and also has governor granholm (of michiga) on his economic transition team. we definitely see an economic bailout for the big 3. also i doubt very little limits on these companies as any more would put even more constraints on them and more job loss/facotry closure, less union employees, etc - Jonathan Jesse

Erik... are you saying if we lose Ford GM and Jeep then we'll all be able to afford Tesla cars? How's that work, exactly? - Michael Markman

Well, American brands are actually quite popular overseas. People actually consider it a.. mark of wealth of sorts, if that makes any sense. In some countries, anyway. Which is a good thing for us, of course. Whatever little help we can get, we probably could use. Also, by what I heard on CNN last night, it sounds like Ford doesn't need a bailout as much as GM does. - deepikaur

Yes, Ford seems to be better positioned. GM has been having issues for quite a while; years. I really do not think Chrysler learned from their last bailout round and that bothers me. - Robert Miller

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