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Louis Gray had a new status message on Gmail/Google Talk
“If I were a new FriendFeed user, and I were automatically signed up to the noisiest people, w/all their sites, I'd be dead. There should be a "FriendFeed Lite" for first-timers that shows only blogs, Flickr and the basics, and then you try "Medium" and "Firehose". Don't scare away the newbies.”
yesterday at 7:01 pm - Link
Rawr! - Bwana McCall
Trial by fire, I say! - Bradley McSpinn
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Yeah it can be pretty over whelming at first... but most tools like this are... I guess. - Adrian Nadeau
Maybe someone should put together some themed rooms for newbs and newb graduates - Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins
I am a newbie and it is quite overwhelming. But it's very cool at the same time. - Dtrizzle
i say jump on in the water's warm! - Morgan
They should join the same way my dad says he was taught to swim. Just jump in, if you make it, YAY; if you don't... ;) - Harvey Simmons
I've been here for a few weeks and would have freaked out if I signed up to the intense users. I feel like I'm slowly getting the hang of it, adding people a little at a time, and participating more and more... - Corie Allison
Don't scare the newbies! scare the devs! MORE API! repeat after me: MORE API ! :) - directeur via NoiseRiver
A newbie coming to FF will have their lists populated by their friends, first and foremost. That kind of goes to the point of the name, I think. There's no reason they WOULD sign up for the noisiest people. - Alexander Williams via NoiseRiver
I'm only here for the Twitter. - Cyndy
That's not true at all. I came here because of one person who told me about it. Other than that, I knew no one and couldn't get any friends to join. - Corie Allison
I'll be franck: I'm building in my small and humble sorcerer's lab a smarter "recommended page" that when optimized will be the cure for noise! Hear me Scobleizer? :) - directeur via NoiseRiver
agree with Louis, I guess for many there must be too much noise, so that they can't even think of a thing to say themselves - Peter Efland
I signed up for a lot of noisemakers because i didn't have any friends who would join. I still hide a lot, a LOT. But I do think that the recommended page should be geared towards a variety of interests other than 'how to write a blog' and 'twitter wahhh' and 'iphone blahblah.' Rooms need exposure and love. - sergiooo (droffset)
They also need an automatically scrolling version to make it look like something REALLY important is happening in real time. - Mike Seidle
@Peter Efland (phefland): I dunno, there seems to be quite a lot of folks saying quite a lot all the time. They just have their own insular environments / friend nets which yours (and mine, likely) don't necessarily intersect. Beyond that, as I've said elsewhere, if you own a theatre why does everyone have to be an actor all the time? An audience is not just good, it's necessary. - Alexander Williams via NoiseRiver
@sergiooo: I like the " 'how to write a blog' and 'twitter wahhh' and 'iphone blahblah.' " :-) More of that coming soon. - Louis Gray
Deep dive or nothing - Dave Martin
Good suggestion. I am on firehose setting for now... but I am here INSTEAD of Twitter. :-) - David Muir
@alexander williams: True - good comment - Peter Efland
@Alexander Williams (squidlord): Totally agree! very wise! - directeur via NoiseRiver
Why not give newbies the opportunity to view a short intro-to-FF clip, perhaps narrated by LG, showing them the basics. Things like how to follow/stop following people, the hide feature, etc. Having a basic understanding of how to use the service and being signed up with one or two noisier, not the noisiest, people seems reasonable. - Dan Boggs
Louis, shock therapy worked wonrders for me. If I hadstarted with the light version, I would not be so psyched about it. - Rodrigo Leme via twhirl
@Luis Gray :) I'm not saying those feeders shouldn't be recommended, just that there is a whole world outside of the few topics that are so well represented, and if the goal is some sort of mainstream acceptance a bit of diversity deserves the same opportunity. - sergiooo (droffset)
LOL...good one. I started using FF a few weeks ago and find myself spending alot more time reading, commenting and looking around than on Twitter. Much more interactive and engaging. - Geoff Peterson
I had mentioned in another post that it would be great if you could individually select the portions of one's feeds to have piped in. That way you could open up the fire hose and skip what you have not interest in (i.e. last.fm posts, etc). - JA Castillo
I thought FF was a cult =( - Mona N
I need FF Lite some days, too. LOL - Sarah Perez
Got outa control myself and made a mess ... Finally back. This is Louis right ?? :) - Charlie Anzman
Sink or swim - Tad Donaghe
FF lite: Putting friends on a diet. LOL - LPH
I quickly put together that Scoble and Laporte = Noise, so I discovered the Hide feature. Then I closed off the Friend of a Friend bit. Bam! It was readable again. Now I just follow too many interesting people to keep track of everything. I get about 11 pages worth a day. - xero
yes, it would be easy to say 'What are you interested in' on sign up. From there filter specific services and... oh yah, KEYWORDS! - Tim Hoeck via NoiseRiver
FF lite: subscribe to just the a-listers. :O - Hao Chen
i cannot follow anybody, that would leave no time for following the flow ..... - gregory lent
Interesting idea on FriendFeed Lite, they would have to subscribe to a lot of people to be overwhelmed though right? - Joe Dawson
I'm a newbie and I'm already overwhelmed! All it takes is adding two crazy FF'ers and joining two active groups. - Judy L. Lin
Along those lines I'd like to control which users I promote from my profile too. See this http://friendfeed.com/e/f27543... - Mark Krynsky
Perhaps FF should have an equivalent of Twitter Packs (http://twitterpacks.pbwiki.com...) that could be offered to newbies. - Andy Murdoch
An easy and non-obtrusive way to implement would be a simple checkbox on reg path that says "Start out with just blogs, flickr, etc... You can add more services to your FF anytime!" And new users must opt-in for that "light" service - Eric Berlin
lmao - that's actually a great idea - Marco
Nah...throw them in the deep end and see how well they swim - Live4Soccer
But that's the whole point of FF isn't it? To swim and survive in the sea of "noise".. - Winston Teo
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Mike Fruchter posted a link
Social Media Landscape on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Social Media Landscape on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Wednesday at 10:28 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
very cool - andy brudtkuhl
thats like looking at my dna :) - (jeff)isageek
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i noticed it didnt have disqus on there though - (jeff)isageek
Nice image but I don't see why Socializr is listed under Lifestream. Perhaps it got lost and had no place to go. - Mark Krynsky
The rest of the image set can be seen here - http://www.flickr.com/photos/f... - Mike Fruchter
Needs to add disqus - Dave Martin
I agree with Mark Krynsky- socializr seems outta place and no disqus!! My favorite new app! - anna
Very nice diagram -- I agree with Disqus -- as well IntenseDebate and SezWho. If Digg is there, I'm not sure why Mixx, Reddit, and Propellor wouldn't be there as well. - Shey
http://www.flickr.com/photos/f... french version is more accurate (IMHO) but still no disqus - anna
Social media can be a new way for shut-ins to remain connected to the world - Dave Feldman
damn - interesting thought @dave, I can honestly say I never considered that - Marco
I think it's a wonderful visualization, hope people discover the blog it came from - http://tinyurl.com/fredcavazza... - Nice Fish Films
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l0ckergn0me posted a link
I hate to break it to the rest of you, but Mona N is my favorite friend on FriendFeed. She's always finding things that I wouldn't have seen anywhere else.
Monday at 7:12 pm - Link
Mona rocks! - Susan Beebe
what's it worth we don't rat you out to Ponzi? - ron k jeffries
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Don't worry, I paid Ponzi to make Chris advertise for me ;) - Mona N
Mona N has a cute doggy. That makes her very cool. - Dread Pirate PJ via NoiseRiver
Subscribed to Mona N on your recommendation. - Michael Hocter
^ ditto - Vezquex
yay Mona! - Dylan McIntosh
That's because Mona isn't following the steps over at FriendFeed Anonymous! (http://friendfeed.com/rooms/fr...). Mona does rock though :) - Justin Korn
The power of one person on the internet is unbelievable. btw, CP someone sent me a 'classic Chris Pirillo' youtube clip. It made me LOL - Mona N
LOL @ Justin Korn and his shameless plug WTF ROFL - Mona N
Can't argue with that. - Jonathon
She subscribed to me first. Then I looked at her feed and couldn't figure out how I hadn't seen any of her stuff before. Instant-subscribe, right there. - Jordan Hofker
+1 for mona rocking - Marco
if i was in cali i would treat her to gelato or cake - Cee Bee
Jordan: that DIY heart bokeh find was SO awesome! And thanks for the love guys... I really don't know what to say.... - Mona N
Hehehe, Mona - Mona - Mona... - Elijah Bailey
I don't remember how I spotted Mona. Probably via Edythe... but yeah, Mona kicks a lil' bit of ass. - Roger Benningfield
Oh you're so right! Subscribing to her too. :D Thanks! - Daynah
Going to have to agree, Mona is one of the best filters around here. - Steve Spalding
Go Mona... - Mitchell Tsai
Mona is a gem and a must follow on FF. Also she has the ability to make men cry in a pair of bongo shorts or so we've been told :) http://friendfeed.com/e/dc6e46... - Mark Krynsky
gotta love Mona... Anyone remember that Kyle Mclaughlin song? "heyyyyy Mona...oooh Mona". Something like that anyway... - Zee from WeDoCreative
thanks so much for the love everyone =) - Mona N
101% agreed, there needs to be an MVFF (most valuable friendfeeder of the month) page. - Michael Narciso
I believe Mona turned up on the Frienderati list today. - Chris Baskind
That's right Chris. Mona, as well as a few others I noticed showed up tonight after an update http://friendfeed.com/e/e9d715... - Mark Krynsky
thanks for introducing me to her - added her tonight. - Phillip Jeffrey
Does it even have an algorithm? Or is some random person picking and choosing people.. I'm honored but it sounds a little suspect to me.. Just saying - Mona N
Mona, from the TechCrunch story: "Update: In an email, Kawasaki says the list is “based on all the other articles about the top people to follow plus our gut." So, no...not an algorithm. http://www.techcrunch.com/2008... - Mark Krynsky
Well either way, I'm sure FFers possess enough common sense to pick and choose who they want or don't want to follow... thank you all and thank you Chris P :) - Mona N
She does friggin rule. - James O'Hagan
the Mona rox thread = +1 more - Pete Delucchi
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Feed Radio: an entry from ReadBurner Weekly LIVE!
EPISODE7 - ReadBurner Weekly LIVE!
July 9 at 9:57 pm - Link
this one had some lady on it as a guest...what was her name again? hmmm :) - (jeff)isageek
I think her name was...oh wait that was me :P - Corvida
Best episode evar. Will you come on again this Wednesday Corvida? - drew olanoff
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Mona N posted a link
Google Viewer? SO ultra cool!!
Google Viewer? SO ultra cool!!
July 10 at 8:48 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
Link: http://www.google.com/googlevi... - Mona N
still loading... :) - Brandon
so whats the url?! ;-) - Matt Harwood
I gave up before it loaded. - Russellreno
LOL you guys rock - Mona N
This is better than Lively! Bookmark'D - Outsanity
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Mona N posted a link
Cakes Inspired by Circuits
Cakes Inspired by Circuits
Cakes Inspired by Circuits
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July 11 at 3:33 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
I'm starting to get hungry. - Raymond Phillips
you would eat that? that's so much awesome, i'd keep it until it starts to mold - Mona N
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cakes? aren't those graham crackers? Yummy in either case. - Lindsay Donaghe
mmmm... cadmium... - Karim
Yummy. Next time I dig into my pc, I'm going to want to eat the motherboard - Dylan McIntosh via fftogo
Note to self, do not leave graphics card next to cake. - possible248
I think that was the single greatest thing that I have ever see, well other than bacon cake. - Steve Spalding
Yum! - l0ckergn0me
i still don't understand how this person got all those details on that teeny graham cracker. seriously - Mona N
Oh my! this is the perfect combination for my husband and me: Circuits and Sweets! That's awesome! - SharnAtlanta
Agreed! This thing > gingerbread house :) - Mona N
awesome cake for geeky friends and family! - imabonehead
looks like the feminists crossed a circuit and got a Ding Dong - Noah David Simon
can you imagine making a tray of those for a bday party? wow - Mona N
or maybe it isn't a Ding Dong... it is a funny Bone. Gloria Steinem isn't laughing again - Noah David Simon
@Mona:yes, but with real LEDs to replace the candles : ) - LouCypher
or a tengu omg YES PLEASE - Mona N
Awesome! - Mitchell Tsai
@Steve, bacon cake? Really? - Bryan Clark
Brilliant. - Clay Newton
Quality, I am going to eat a Jaffa Cake as a sign of my appreciation for the craftmanship!! - Joe Dawson
LOL @ Jaffa!!! - Mona N
Oh, man, I must get one of these for my partner, @Marantzguy (don't tell him)! ;-) - Cathryn Hrudicka
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Mona N posted a link
Liquid Sculpture WOW
Liquid Sculpture WOW
July 11 at 10:47 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
Gallery: http://www.liquidsculpture.com... - Mona N
Wow indeed. Reminds me of Masaru Emoto's water experiments... (not the same kind of stuff at all though, but very interesting nonetheless) - Vincent X
I'm not a fan of their gallery though.. but i guess containers > flash - Mona N
edit: i took a screen shot haha - Mona N
Karoli does great water shots: http://www.flickr.com/photos/d... - Michael W. May via twhirl
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Mike Fruchter posted an entry on MichaelFruchter.com
30 Friendfeed non tech related rooms
July 11 at 4:08 pm - Link
good stuff... I think you just predicted the election! - Tim Hoeck via NoiseRiver
Thanks for writing this - I subscribed to four of the rooms you mentioned! - Michael Nielsen
Thanks Mike. Bare with the page, having some wordpress issues at the moment. - Mike Fruchter
If I am missing a room you feel should be on the post, list them here and I might add them. Non-tech only. - Mike Fruchter
great list. my rooms tab just got a whole lot bigger. - (jeff)isageek
good stuff. found some groups I didn't know I needed to join, until now. - David Billingham
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Louis Gray shared an item on Google Reader
Jason’s long goodbye: Give me a break
July 11 at 8:29 pm - Link
Here's the truth on the matter. If Jason wants to toss out blogging in favor of a one-way conversation via a newsletter, then what is everyone's motivation to follow him on Twitter? What about friendfeed? I'm debating whether or not I want to keep tabs on him anymore. - Shawn Farner
That's what I have been thinks since I seen the post - Kevin Tunis
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I love how the person who wrote this entry ended it with "..and I refuse to care". Well, then why did you waste your time writing about it? - Candace Holly
Candace, I wrote about it because I think Jason is trying to put one over on us. The part I refuse to care about is if he's actually quitting. Plus, it was meant to be humorous :-) - mathew ingram
Mathew: I totally agree. Jason loves creating drama. This was totally about that. - Robert Scoble
drama - absolutely & mathew is that what :-) means - humor ;) - mike "glemak" dunn
I call media stunt. - Jeff P. Henderson
I stopped following Jason the same time the Mahalo spam started. - Tac Anderson
Am I the only one calling "who cares?" I mean alright, if Calacanis decided he was disappearing from the internet, selling Mahalo and going to retire somewhere in North Carolina then we'd have some news. But, he's not blogging anymore. OK...? He's still got Mahalo, he's still very present on the social networks, I'm sure we'll hear him on TWiT again soon...I just really don't see it to be something so relevant that I've seen a ton of blog posts about it today. - Candace Holly
i'd rather read this than all the iphone posts... just saying - Mona N
@Mona ...hmm that's a tough call... - Candace Holly
This sounds like when David Bowie and Frank Sinatra initially "retired" from performing. - Helen
Feldman called and want's his shtick back Jason. - Jim Kukral
Heh I thought this was a WinExtra headline. Glad to see it was Ingram :) - Jason Kaneshiro
I don't believe half the spin, but he's made a call for email, Twitter, FF, and other platforms over his blog. I don't believe it will be a trend, but as we consume more and more services, people will start dropping off parts as the whole thing gets more unmanageable. Either that or his testing the waters to start a paid email list service - Duncan Riley
is that the new rickroll? - Nathan Eckenrode
It means someone is going to make a "Leave Jason Alone" video. - Candace Holly
I can sympathize with him so cut him some slack, people. Blogging is hard. Being in the spotlight is hard. He is moreso than me, but its still hard. I think of hanging up my cleats everyday and one day I'll do the same. Fact is, this could be a media stunt. Not like he hasn't pulled one before, but please.. if not, cut him some slack. :) - Aaron Brazell
Friendfeed needs a "Yawn" button - Dread Pirate PJ via Alert Thingy
Jason is way too in love with telling us loudly and often about how cool is his to stay aay. He might be having a momentary rough patch but the second he buys another quater million dollar luxury sports car he will need an audience to brag to right away. HE wont wait for email. - Soulhuntre via twhirl
I blocked him about 4 months ago and don't regret it one bit. He takes unfair advantage of his community IMHO. Jason Nation = bunch of wannabee penguins if you ask me. - Brian Daniel Eisenberg
My only hope is that certain other (and unnamed) "A-List" bloggers follow suit. - Ross McKillop
Honestly, I'd miss Jason and I'm looking forward to his comeback tour. Then again, I see a lot of the A-list antics in the same way that a lot of people see Soap Operas. I'm not proud of enjoying it but I do. - Steve Spalding
Damnit. I thought I'd managed to prune the pro-bloggers gossip-arama from my feed - Slippy Lane
I have zero problem with this. Anyone who can look at something popular, see that they don't want to be a part of it anymore and walk away from it has boat loads of courage and deserves all the respect we can muster. - Roberto Bonini
I think Jason's post was hilarious, and that he was honestly giving up blogging, in an entertaining way. I'd much rather read something like Jason's post than another super-serious "Why I'm Giving Up Blogging Forever" post. As others have said, good blogging takes time and work, and I can understand if he's walking away from it. (I can also understand if he changed his mind and came back, for what it's worth.) - Brent Newhall
Disqus
Shey commented on a blog post on Disqus
Re: On Race
July 11 at 6:56 pm - Link
"Duncan, I appreciate your viewpoint. In a perfect world, yes, we would and should all be colourblind. And believe me, I'm happy to hear folks say that they are. I agree that the distinction between the two occurrences: Feldman and the Sutton/Corvida interview. Feldman was acting a fool to get attention at the expense of race representation to gain publicity. Granted, that one incident alone does not make him a racist, just incredibly foolish. The Sutton/Corvida incident was outright racism - the hate speech uttered was unconscionable. But as much as they are separate incidents, the big FAIL that's been happening the community is treating them as isolated incidents instead of acknowledging that this is a common type of behaviour that is NOT acceptable towards ANY race. And that's very unfortunate. Don't get me wrong, free speech is free speech. But it should never be ok to back that kind of behaviour. If we fail to recognize the areas in which we fall short as a society and as a..." - Shey
Aren't we quite the advocate these days :). Really good response shey - Corvida
Thanks Corvida -- you don't even know the half of it :) I'm pretty passionate about certain topics, and this is one of them. - Shey
Based on Duncan's description of Loren (who I don't know) as not beng a racist, I wonder if perhaps people are pillorying Loren based on the fact that ignorant racists might be amused by his satire. Does he get judged on his intent or on the reaction to his video. - David Thomas
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Louis Gray posted a message on Twitter
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Robert Seidman posted a link
iPhone 2.0 review - infoSync Reviews
iPhone 2.0 review - infoSync Reviews
July 10 at 2:18 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
"The new Apple iPhone 2.0 firmware offers some nice improvements for business users, including Exchange Active Sync support, as well as the new App Store. Unfortunately, the software didn't address many of our ongoing concerns with the iPhone, and we even had trouble getting the Exchange support to work properly. The App Store was truly impressive, but the first-party software didn't go far enough to make this a version 2.0 release. Of course, as a free update, the price is right, and we're still happy that Apple is paying attention to original iPhone buyers." - Robert Seidman via Bookmarklet
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Frederic posted an entry on ReadWriteWeb
Meebone Brings Meebo Back to the Desktop
July 10 at 8:40 pm - Link
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Louis Gray posted a message
“Allen Stern is a Slave Driver”
Allen Stern is a Slave Driver
Allen Stern is a Slave Driver
July 10 at 5:46 pm - via mail2ff - Link
Once again, Matthew fell asleep at the office after putting in a hard day's work. Allen, can't you pay this kid a little OT and stop snaking his snacks? - Louis Gray via mail2ff
poor guy! :) - directeur via NoiseRiver
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i hope he's signed up for a 401k! - Cee Bee
LOL!!!! - Mona N
That is so funny and so adorable. - Candace Holly
wow... it looks like he's already worshiping at the Alter of Apple ;) - but he looks like a cutie! Jeez, you even Web 2.0'd his tush! - David Silvernail
وای نی نی چه خوشملی:) - shandiz
that's it. i'm banning centernetworks. he's running a tech sweat shop. - Hao Chen
Allen Stern needs to be stopped! - Mike Doeff
lol ! a much needed laugh - Wayne Sutton
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