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Louis Gray published a video on YouTube

The Social RSS Geek Twins

September 24 at 5:48 pm - Link

Michael J. Cohen (mjc), Dobromir Hadzhiev, Susan Beebe and 3 other people liked this

Did you say fight? It's a little unfair considering your team has 2 people. - Dave Stanley

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Now we know how Louis Gray is able to have a larger web presence than Scoble - Jesse Stay

+1 Jesse! LOL - Susan Beebe

why does matthew get to rock and sarah has to sit there - Allen Stern

Allen, one is automated, and the other requires toe-tapping to get going. :-) Right now, this second, Matthew is in the one Sarah was in during the video, and I am toe-tapping to keep him rocking. Sarah is laying flat, considering sleep. (Hopefully nobody notes that I got the date wrong on intro!) - Louis Gray

ok good - equal rocking is important - Allen Stern

Susan Beebe posted a link

BumpTop - cool 3D desktop software !!

September 19 at 4:30 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link

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Great screenshot!! --> http://flickr.com/photos/bumpt... - Susan Beebe

Neat idea. Horrible name. I think it's cool as Hell but I don't even allow one icon on my desktop so it makes no sense for me. - Akiva Moskovitz

I saw a similar demo a while back. Great stuff. I'd love to have this functionality on my desktop. - Dave Stanley

me too! just signed up for beta..... can't wait! - Susan Beebe

Thomas Hawk posted a link

New Canon 5D Mark II, $2,700, 21.1 Megapixels, Full Frame Sensor, Anti Dust Technology, Shoots HD Video

September 17 at 6:42 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

Nir Dremer, Christopher Hagner, Jesper K. Hansen and 41 other people liked this

The new camera will sell for an estimated price of $2,700. It will have a full frame 21.1-megapixel sensor, DIGIC 4 imaging processor and an expanded ISO sensitivity range from ISO 50 to ISO 25,600. It will shoot at 3.9 frames per second (a disappointment to some who were hoping for a faster camera). Canon says that the new camera will be available at the end of November. It will also shoot 16:9 full 1080 HD video. The maximum length for videos on the new camera will be 4 GB per clip or 30 minutes, whichever comes first. The new camera will also have an input terminal for external microphones in addition to it's built in sound. - Thomas Hawk via Bookmarklet

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Glad to see it's finally here. Sounds like a great camera - here's hoping it has or improves upon the superb image quality and low-light performance of the original. - Tom Harrison

I'm a "Nikonian" but something like this is would make me very, very happy - João Almeida

I really wish I were a good enough photographer (or wealthy enough) to justify this. It sounds absolutely fantastic. - James Williams (willia4)

How long before you snag one, Thomas? - Jordan Hofker

Been a long time coming. I want one. - Dave Stanley

I'm a little disappointed in the fps but, overall, I'm counting the days 'til I pick one up - Shawn Duffy via twhirl

I'm excited. The 5D is my workhorse camera, this update adds so many cool features, right at the core of the camera. It addresses its (few) weaknesses, too. 25,600 ISO? nice! 3.9fps? Nice - I really didn't need 5fps for sports, even 3 was fast enough for me. Live View 1080p HD video?!?!? Awesome! Now I know what I want for Channukah. :-) - David Sifry via twhirl

$2700? Cha-ching! And yet, if it were a video camera with those capabilities, I wouldn't blink an eye. We're seeing the collision of two photographic schools. Notice, an SLR is still shaped like its chemical-film-loaded predecessors. That's the only thing that makes this a "still" camera. - Rick Wolff

Jordan, I'll buy one as soon as I can from B&H. Not sure if they are taking pre-orders or not yet but going to check on that later this morning. - Thomas Hawk

Dave I agree with you on the 3.9 fps being enough. Personally I'm doing more fine art photography than sports stuff and I rarely shoot burst. It's only been a few times when I've been out there that I've wished for faster frame speed. 3.9 fps is plenty fast for me. - Thomas Hawk

Now I'm kinda pissed about my recent 12mp XSi purchase =/ - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)

I'm glad this will be around when my original 5D stops working. I was getting worried they might abandon the model and come up with something else that would be a pro upgrade that I don't need. - Tom Harrison

I am $2,700 dolllars away from purchasing this. I wonder how much I can get for my kids. - iMorpheus via twhirl

Most definitely on the "want" list, but having just spent some moola, it may be awhile before this ends up in my bag. - Jeremy Hall

wow! - Susan Beebe

noise? with so many pixels? - Gregory Lent

HD video. Wow. Guys will buy this just to record their kids. - Russellreno

Curious to see in-depth review, but its definitely the DSLR I will purchase. Thomas, any idea whether date is preserved when batteries are changed? :-) No preorder at B&H, first thing I checked when I saw your post. - Shout out 2Jody

Jeff Henderson found a link to some sample video clips: http://www.pdnpulse.com/2008/0... - Andre Maltais

Tina, I just got the same camera (the XSi). I'm loving it. And I'll definitely use it for a good long while. Buy good lenses for it and you'll be set when the time comes to upgrade. - Jordan Hofker

Thomas, I'm looking forward to a "hands on" with this camera from you. - Jordan Hofker

Jordan, that's my intent. Still working with the original Canon kit lens and debating on what to get next... - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)

Wow, thanks for the link, Andre. Those videos are pretty impressive. - J. McConnell

I hope Santa Claus will give me one of these this year :) - imabonehead

JA Castillo posted a link

Carl Zeiss surprises with lenses for Canon's EOS EF mount - Engadget

September 15 at 9:42 am - via Mento - Link

Casey, Mahdi Ebrahimi, Baard Overgaard Hansen and 11 other people liked this

if a little german Carl Zeiss voice suggested a better F-Stop while I was shooting, my world would officially be rocked (that's what this image is suggesting to me). - Marko Bon

Who wouldn't love it if a little voice would tell you when to move to a better f-stop! - JA Castillo

Thomas Hawk posted a link

My 16,000th Photo Uploaded to Flickr

September 14 at 5:47 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

Jason Lister, Lynette Batton, Bryan Villarin and 136 other people liked this

16,000 down, 984,000 to go. - Thomas Hawk via Bookmarklet

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Not long to go! - Andrew Trinh

And what a fine one it is! Congrats - Michael Fidler

it'd definitely going to take me a while to get to a million. I'm publishing about 200 photos to flickr a week right now and at this pace it will take 92 years to get there. I'll get the pace up to 400-500 a week in the future though. Better technology should make processing easier and someday my kids will be grown and I'll be able to quit my day job and focus on this even more. The best photos have yet to be taken. - Thomas Hawk

When I think about this I realize your best days are ahead of you. - Russellreno

That is a great photo - Darin - "Doc"

What's your shot/publish ratio? I mean, on average how many shots do you take to produce those you publish? - Yuval Atzmon

atzmon, I probably average about 2,000 shots a week that I shoot. And I'm probably processing 300 or so of those a week at present, so I'm probably keeping about 15%. The other 85% never get processed and are kept in my archives. I'm trying only to process and publish the shots that I think meet a certain quality criteria. - Thomas Hawk

You upload a lot more than I do. I have about 40,000 pictures but only about 2000 uploaded. Mostly because I have not gotten around to processing more. =) - Jauder Ho via twhirl

Wow and Congrats!! - Vox

Dude, you're a machine. - Zee from WeDoCreative

Jauder, the good news is that processing will only get easier in the future. I've watched it get better with each successive Adobe release. Lightroom 2.0 is the best processing tool yet. It's not necessarily faster per se though because with more tools there are yet even more ways to tweak a photo hence even more time. But the tools to speed things up are coming too. auto geotagging, better anti dust tech, faster processing speeds, easier online tools with faster broadband are all around the corner. - Thomas Hawk

16,000 ?? Yikes. Cool number. Congrats. - Charlie Anzman

big numbers don't mean squat - Ivan Pope via twhirl

big numbers means someone (Thomas) is dedicated to his art. He is pretty talented as well! - Michael VanDervort via twhirl

Perseverance furthers. - Michael Markman

This photo is total awesome. It is made even more awesome by the knowledge that there are 15,999 more photos just as awesome as this one. EDIT: This photo is now my desktop background. :) - possible248

Congrats! - J. McConnell

beautiful, congrats! - Carmen

Awesome!! Keep going Thomas!! beutiful work... YOU are such an inspiration... thanks! - Susan Beebe

congrats Thomas! - Shey

Damn that is all kinds of awesome. - Mattb4rd

<3 - Nicholas Kreidberg

Wow, quite an accomplishment! - Jeff P. Henderson

Great job Thomas. Keep it up. - Andrew Smith

Congratulations.. keep going! we'll be watching :) - Juan Pablo González

Congratulations Thomas! - Holger Eilhard

Congrats & cheers TH. Your images confirm, you are, indeed, sui generis. - Dave Martin

Dave Stanley commented on a blog post on Disqus

Re: louisgray.com: The Tech Adopter's Lament

September 12 at 11:55 am - Link

"Now imagine all that with 56k" - Dave Stanley

Louis Gray shared an item on Google Reader

5 Reasons to Move Your Startup Out of Silicon Valley

September 10 at 2:19 pm - Link

Dave Martin, jeneane 'the wink' sessum, Kyle Lacy and 17 other people liked this

I would add Indy to the list of alternative cities. With incredibly low cost of living, and solid Tech and Informatics programs at both IU and Purdue turning out lots of qualified talent, central location, and growing creative class, we are a attractive alternative.. And did I mention our cost of living/ - Lorraine Ball

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Yay Austin!! - Joshua Dilworth

Austin/San Antonio seems to be the place....The City of San Antonio has been very accommodating and friendly with hosting giant RackSpace. - Sean McGee

Know any good places in Europe? - Zack Brandit

@Zack, the UK is a good place. They score higher than the US as a place of doing business and London has a good VC and startup culture so financing and hiring are not problematic for a young company. Zack there is a group on FF for Europe related discussion - http://is.gd/2pB7 - Roger Kondrat

Come to friendly New York City! - Ernie Oporto

Rochester, NY is sorta cool... ok I WANT it to be more cool. We are heavy into IT here...lots of students and universities...nice spot! (no earthquakes, hurricanes or tornados either!) - Susan Beebe

NC in the house! For those interested, there is a Research Triangle Park, NC, but this is largely home to big research campuses (as you might guess). Folks live in Durham (like me), Chapel Hill/Carrboro, Raleigh. This is a great place to live. - Ayşe E.

Zack: Trondheim in Norway is good for tech. companies (e.g. search, electronics and energy) - http://amundblog.blogspot.com/... - Amund Tveit

didn't feel any of these reasons were that strong. Silly valley ain't going anywhere. - Elliott "NonScoble" Ng

I completely agree with Lorraine on Indianapolis! We have a surprisingly large tech start-up base in the city - Kyle Lacy

I have the only web start up in my city, maybe the entire state, but I still love it here: http://bit.ly/2qQ3X9 - Jason Kintzler

Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins posted a message on Twitter

“Why do people persist in calling Chrome an OS? It's not an OS. It's not even analogous to an OS.”

September 3 at 7:29 pm - Link

Denton Gentry, Dave Stanley, Charlie Anzman and 22 other people liked this

You'll come around eventually. Correct me if I'm wrong but don't some motherboards or Linux distributions allow you to bypass the OS and boot to a browser? - Mitch

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Name names man :) - Josh

Whatever is on the proposed TechCrunch internet tablet is supposedly a boot straight to browser Linux. - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)

@Mitch - that still doesn't make it an OS. It's still a browser, or at best, a runtime environment. - Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins

Firefox is my OS. I can see Chrome definitely replacing it as it continue to improve. - Sam Harrelson via twhirl

@Tina: even for TC's example, that means the browser is a service or process of the OS, not the actual OS. - Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins

@Sam: I promise you, it isn't. To say it is indicates you don't understand what an OS is, or are at the very least misusing the term. - Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins

I think it's because they don't know what an OS does. it's become so invisible for a lot of people. I'm glad that you took the time to set them straight. - ~C4Chaos

not at all. I operate fully within Firefox nowacross computers and traditional "OS's like this Macbook Pro on Leopord or Ubuntu or on the Asus eee. Firefox is the system in which I operate, not on the actual desktops. - Sam Harrelson via twhirl

because they're dim? - Anthony Citrano

@Sam: The term you may be looking for, then is "meta-desktop" or "cross-platform runtime environment." Operating systems deal with hooking hardware to software. Your browser sits in the application layer, and doesn't have any direct hooks into your input, output, storage or network devices. - Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins

i know the technical definition, but it's just splitting hairs at this point and going forwards as web apps continue to eclipse the hardware-software paradigm. "Runtime environment" is too clunky for non-geeks and those of us existing mostly in the browser at this point. - Sam Harrelson via twhirl

What? Splitting hairs? Look, if your soundcard malfunctions and stops working, do you troubleshoot that from your browser, or your operating system utilities? Do you click on the little wrench in Chrome to troubleshoot that? - Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins

Browsers are the operating systems for webapps. It's perfectly analogous. A runtime environment is also an operating system. It provides services and environment for hosting applications. If you're limiting your definition of "operating system" to GNU/Linux, OS X and Windows, look at the words themselves: "operating" "system". It's a very generic term. - d[▪_▪]b ♫

Maybe the biggest misconception would be the multiprocess approach chrome adopts when handling tabs. But still yeah, I do not call it an OS. :) - Ron

Browsers are operating systems for webapps only if you don't understand what an OS does. Words mean things, and the definition of an OS goes back to before I was born. I could say: "It's limiting to only call the sky the sky since if you go into a cave, there's air above your head and stuff can fly through that air like bats." I'd also be wrong. - Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins

Google Chrome is an interface between users and web-centric applications, utilities. Maybe the first browser designed for Web computing http://bit.ly/DwgE3 - Yung-Hui Lim

People call Chrome an OS...because they're stupid. - Art Lindsey III

Most people insist the web and the Internet are the same thing. You gonna correct them? Nah. - Andrew Warner

@Andrew: You obviously don't know me well enough. :-p I'm a guy who thinks words mean things. If a pundit who thinks themselves qualified to pontificate on technology issues on a regular basis, or even for profit, there's no way I'm going to let them get away with mixing up the difference between the Web and the Internet, much less the difference between the desktop, a window manager, a runtime environment and an OS. - Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins

They are only doing it to get on your nerves, Mark. It's a conspiracy. - Rahsheen™

bwahaha. That's fine. I correct them to get on their nerves. It's a symbiotic relationship. - Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins

Agreed, not an OS. People being overzealous in the service of Google? :) - Mo Kargas

I think a lot of them mean "Desktop" or "application environment," which is a valid argument, I think (though not one I agree with). A little bit of fanboi-ism, mixed with some definition confusion. I think Google may be going for the "web is a platform" thing, just not with Chrome. - Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins

True it's not an 'Operating System' on paper but then again cloud computing doesn't mean we are accessing our data in the skies above - Joe Dawson

No. Another definitions lesson: "cloud computing" originates from the symbol used in flowcharting networks. http://mashable.com/2008/08/19... - Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins

True but it's as you put it a definition of ignorance for the ignorant. It makes it easier for people to understand and relate to the terminology used. If I were to sell the average person an apparatus providing combustion for substance consumption they would scrath their heads but a cooker is much easier to digest! - Joe Dawson

@Joe true, but the cooker doesn't make the meal or does not include the chef or the supermarket access. you still have to go to the (super)market and do the meal before using the cooker. - Olivier

Saying Chrome is an OS is a metaphor I think. People are saying that they don't care what actual OS they are using - if they can use webapps through chrome then they can do their work. - Richard Bradshaw

"Words mean things." I love it. Chrome is an OS because Arrington says it is and what Arrington spake is writ large upon the sky. - Carla Thompson

Carla, never thought I'd read something so poetic written about Chrome :) - Patricia Hanrahan

Likey'd for Carla's comment ... heh - Charlie Anzman

Thank you, Rizzn. Earth to everyone who disagrees with Rizzn: this is not a matter of debate. The operating system only ever refers to something like Windows, MacOS, or Ubuntu, something that talks directly to all the hardware in/attached to your computer. Period. - j1m

"Earth to everyone who disagrees with Rizzn: this is not a matter of debate" - Appreciate the agreement! Can I just get you to comment that on all my blog posts now? :-p - Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins

Mitchell Tsai posted a link

Yellow - Lego Sculpture (600×537) [Nathan Sawaya: The Art of the Brick - 2/06]

August 15 at 1:50 am - via Bookmarklet - Link

Chris Maughan, Kol Tregaskes, Christian Farley and 54 other people liked this

35" x 13" x 28" http://brickartist.com/lego-ar... Nathan Sagawa says it "sells for more than 10,000s of dollars" in this awesome CNN video interview (7/4/08) http://cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/07... - Mitchell Tsai via Bookmarklet

'Yellow' has emerged as the iconic sculpture in my nationwide art tour. I really see this piece as someone pulling themselves apart. - Mitchell Tsai

See "LEGO artist building bigger career" [CNN - 7/4/08] http://friendfeed.com/e/f65f0d... - Mitchell Tsai

The travel schedule for Nathan Sawaya's "The Art of the Brick" tour http://friendfeed.com/e/454641... includes Philadelphia Aug 20, 2008 - Nov 30, 2008. - Mitchell Tsai

Andrew Baron posted a link

Comet Between Fireworks and Lightning

July 5 at 11:21 am - via Reshare - Link

Muammer Okumuş, Dinçer, Alexander Ebel and 314 other people liked this

This will be a photograph in the top 10 of many future lists. - Andrew Baron

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Explanation: "In January 2007, people from Perth, Australia gathered on a local beach to watch a sky light up with delights near and far. Nearby, fireworks exploded as part of Australia Day celebrations. On the far right, lightning from a thunderstorm flashed in the distance. Near the image center, though, seen through clouds, was the most unusual sight of all: Comet McNaught. The photogenic comet was so bright that it even remained visible though the din of Earthly flashes. Comet McNaught has now returned to the outer Solar System and is now only visible with a large telescope. The above image is actually a three photograph panorama digitally processed to reduce red reflections from the exploding firework." - Andrew Baron

wow indeed - Michael W. May via twhirl

مثل ساحل لاست میمونه :دی - Mil∂d

wow, Greattttttt - Zahra HB

That is an amazing image - Kreg Steppe

It's worth being subscribed to friendfeed for that photo alone. I wouldn't have found it if you hadn't been a friend of Scobleizer. - James Robertson

Dude. - l0ckergn0me

So becoming my wallpaper. - Ben Parr

Very nice wallpaper for dual monitors setups! - Éric Senterre

What a spectacular photo !!!!! - Nellie Root

echoing what james robertson said......worth being here for that photo alone. amazing. - carlotta fancypants

I am setting this up as a dual monitor type display between my two work systems! - Joe Dawson

that is unbelievable. astoundingly awesome - Paul Rj Muller

Wow! That's amazing! - Marcus Beagley

That is gorgeous! Check this out: http://www.jeffmccord.org/when... - Jeff McCord via twhirl

thanks for sharing, great photo - sean percival

Amazing! - Jiri Fencl via Alert Thingy

Incredible! Thanks Andrew for finding such a beautiful shot. Lovely to wake to up to such beauty on FriendFeed... - Mitchell Tsai

Oldie but a goodie! - Steve Rubel

Breathtaking. - James Mowery via twhirl

Amazing. Thanks - Parvez Halim

Wow ... this is incredible - Nick O'Neill

Mind-blowing! - David Fendley

this is really kewl...!! - Peter Dawson

Wow - Aaron Myers

very hip, I've seen this photo before (might have been on APOD) - Michael Kowalchik

sometimes good photography gives me goosebumps! - Phillip Jeffrey

great image - Pete Delucchi

incredible image - johnpiercy via twhirl

Wow, 153 people 'liked this" so far and almost 30 comments. - Andrew Baron

Absolutely incredible shot! Then again some of the best shots on the web come from NASA, National Geographic, Discovery and, of course, Hawk :) - Charlie Anzman

Not to be too cynical but that shot seems to good to be true -- I wonder if there is more processing going on than the text seems to admit. - Brian Sullivan

I'm enamored with that lightning. - Jason Toney

ahhh good one - Dobromir Hadzhiev

I'm going to side with Brian here. What is right: Comet McNaught was that bright in WA (I use to live there), but I checked my attempted pics, they predate this by over a week. I'm sure the comet was only that bright for less than a week. Second, the main Australia Day fireworks occur in Perth City...which isn't near a beach . Maybe it's Leighton Beach with Fremantle to the left...but it doesn't seem right. I did check the weather records though, there was a storm that night, and it's in the right direction - Duncan Riley

I do hope it is real though...and I forgot how wonderful the environment there is - Duncan Riley

Now the wallpaper on my iMac - ☛ Adam Helweh ☚

Duncan, last year both Fremantle and I believe Hillarys held their own fireworks for Australia Day. I myself was trying to guess the location this morning. Being a regular on Leighton beach though it doesn't look familiar so I was thinking it may have been taken to the north of Hillarys. It also made me very nostalgic for Perth :) - Penny

wow, just wow - Mark Douglass

Amazing shot! - Timo Heuer

Unbelievable! - fbrunel

This is for sure a record post for me! 333 people liked this! - Andrew Baron

Congrats Andrew... this is truly a unique share!! thanks! :o) - Susan Beebe

Though I like the picture, I do agree with Brian Sullivan :( - directeur via NoiseRiver

Crazy looking - didn't even notice the comet until reading the site... - George Smith

Kick ass photo. - David Risley

smoke on the water - Harry Myhre

At 302 likes, the #1 most liked post of all time on FriendFeed. Antti Kemppainen Photography - Here's Antti's original picture http://jkemppainen.com/antti/i... Antti's e-mail is kemppaisantti@gmail.com, and you can scroll through Antti's other photos. - Mitchell Tsai

just incredible! - Geoff K

An absolutely stunning shot. - Brandon Wood

Still lovin this shot days later. :D - Andrew Baron

amazing. I guess the timing for this shot couldn't be better - Dan V

I forget which Greek philosopher said it, but "Right timing is everything is most important." - Scott Kitchen

THATs GREAT.THATs GREAT.THATs GREAT.THATs GREAT. - DSaad69

Amazing photo!! - Kol Tregaskes

Robert Scoble posted a message

“I didn't realize how much I missed Google Reader. Reading items there I feel a lot smarter than after just reading headlines in FriendFeed. I definitely need to rebalance my reading between the two. Anyone else feel that way?”

June 30 at 9:29 am - Link

tinu, Josh, Patrick Jordan and 81 other people liked this

Love Google Reader. I end up with both news and insights that I never would have gotten anywhere else. - BISQ

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I can't seem to get away from Google Reader. There's so much interesting stuff in it that haven't been shared to Friendfeed yet. With Toluu, I'm finding more and more things that I like, and just haven't made their rounds on Friendfeed. - Mark Trapp

I had been neglecting my Google Reader, lots of actual reading to catch up on. - Kevin Cuneo

Google Reader is my everyday start. - Håkan Dahlström

I feel like if I don't listen to NPR in the monring I miss the news all together. If I just read the things i see on FF or Twitter I get a whole lot of random web news but not much whole world news. - Whit Scott via twhirl

I always read through Google reader before coming to FriendFeed in the morning. - Louis Gray

I read everything through Google Reader. - Josue Sanchez

Back and forth between the two. - Andrew Smith

Google Reader seems to offer me more control over what I see. Also -- much more variety. FriendFeed offers a wider range of subjects. (Content developers don't need to subscribe to FriendFeed.) Plus -- anything Google I am a fan of. - Charles Barthold

Absolutely. FriendFeed has a bit of a swiss army knife feel to it at the moment, with lots of folks trying to using it to replace a bunch of specialized tools like feed readers, forums/threaded comment systems, IM, etc. - Ken Sheppardson

FF has really cut into my feed reading time. I need to rebalance, too. - ha3rvey

yeah FF is just grabbing more and more of my attention - Stefan Hayden

Exactly. Feedfeed is great catching trends but I learn more from my regular readings in Google Reader. - Leon Ho

I used to hit FeedDemon in the morning after email, but now Snackr and Netvibes (thanks to Marshall Kirkpatrick's suggestion) let me get the quick hits and news. I glance at FriendFeed via Twhirl as it ticks by just to see what's up. - Tris Hussey via NoiseRiver

Yeah, but I don't necessarily agree that it is Google Reader as much as it's an RSS reader of your choice, with my choice being NetNewsWire. - Andru Edwards

There's something about seeing the full text of an item that makes reading feeds much more satisfying (and more efficient, because here in FF I have to click on interesting headlines and wait for the item to load to read it). - Robert Scoble

Google Reader all the way. - Andrew Ruess

Actually, at this point I prefer SocialMedian - it gives me a fast view w/ summaries - Lucretia Pruitt

What is it about FF that makes it addictive - that (1) people like it (2) but they still think they are using it too much? Maybe other social media startups need to figure out what the FriendFeed-juice is? - Mitchell Tsai

The key to Google Reader is balancing volume with quality. I'd rather follow many feeds that have only a few entries per day than those that have dozens. - Georg

I am using a mixture of FF/Google Reader and Netvibes - riaz

Feedly is quite nice when I can get it to work through my corp proxy. - Greg

Yes, this is why I really like the practice of using the "Share with a note" feature in Google Reader to quote a relevant part from the original content so that it can appear as a summary comment here on FF - Vlado Handziski

I moved all my RSS reads to Feedly. It's foundation is Google Reader, but served up in a magazine format. I can get through it in less than half the time as directly through GR. - Bob Finch

Google reader, for sure. I like FF for the random stuff it throws at me that I can follow up on somewhere else, but I need Google to feel caught up on the things I need. - K Welch

Good lord, Robert -- I never left Google Reader. GR is vastly more efficient for processing news feeds than Friendfeed. With a few tweaks, FF could bring itself up the level of GR, but so far we haven't seen much feedback from FF developers regarding these suggestions. My lead folder in GR is a stream of pure gold with no dross or distracting trivia. - Sean McBride

FriendFeed is more about specific people. Google Reader is more about feeds in general. We all need to balance the specific and the general. - Mike Abundo

Would you rather have a sandwich or a snickers bar for lunch? I love the snickers bar, but most days I will definitely choose the sandwich, if I must choose. - J·Phil·Glockner

I'm a netvibes man, it enables me to peruse 90+ article titles on one page/tab and I have 7 tabs. The sharing option on Google Reader makes me jealous though. - Toby Graham

For me, FF is good for tech geek stuff, but my GReader is much more science focused so I balance the two probably more in favour of GReader atm - Sally Church

At one time, I tried reading all my feeds through FriendFeed, but quickly returned to Google Reader...they serve different purposes. - Chris Rossini

Feedly is quite nice - LPH

I've never stopped reading in my RSS reader (spoonfeedr.com). FriendFeed is much more manageable there than on their website. - Sam Pullara

I second BSCQ - Martin Liechti via fftogo

Starting to use Feedly rather than GReader - it's perfect, stops me reading so many articles without being boring. I looooove it! - Richard Bradshaw

I find that I read articles on FF that don't show up in Google Reader and everything else in Reader. - Roberto "Maverick" Bonini

Totally. Plus I have full text and robust filing systems. - Steve Rubel via fftogo

Pretty surprised that you even considered ditching a newsreader to begin with. Sure you're feeling ok? - David Chartier

Google reader is my main RSS feed reader. I'm totally addicted. I just added Feedly and now I get recommeded feeds which add another dimension of social news aggregation. - Larry Kless via twhirl

I spend quality time in Google Reader. Try Feedly. It displays your Google subscriptions nicely. - Michael Tefft

Feedly & FriendFeed are the ticket, gReader alone seems like a one sided conversation. - Roger Penguino

Yes. I find myself scanning FF for blog posts. - Andy C

I'm all about the netvibes: www.netvibes.com/kdoohan - Kevin Doohan

I honestly don't know what I did before Reader. It is the best thing out there for me, for sure. Plus I can use it on my phone! - Ann Coleman

I can't stand gReader's inability to start FF-style "conversations" around shared items. And I can't convince my gReader buddies to move over to FF :( - Jake

I've abandoned Google Reader and all RSS Readers at this point. Traditional RSS readers are dead as far as I'm concerned. Social filters are much better at delivering content than RSS readers. Every second spent in an RSS reader is a second spent away from a socially filtered news and information experience. - Thomas Hawk

Thomas Hawk: I think that you are right. This is why all RSS readers have evolved towards social filters. Let's not forget that Google Reader invented the concept of shared feeds. - Edwin Khodabakchian

If you subscribe to the right feeds and blogs, you get a better perspective on the topics you care about. That's something that these services can quite do it as good as a feed reader. - Jay Cruz

did You try Feedly? It works with GReader, great! - Luca Conti

Its like reading a newspaper and talking about it. One won't replace the other, so I'm happy with the serious Google Reader _and_ the friendly cosy FF. Thanks to "best of day" I can balance the time spent with both. Not sure I want one app to rule them all :) for now, a mix of GR and FF is quite ok. - Dani Radu

I'll have to give feedly another look, but lately I've been subscribing to my FF RSS feed in gReader, so almost best of both worlds in one - nick carrasco

Hey now that you're reading feeds again, how about doing a shared item feed just for new tech products, or features of tech products, or reviews of tech products, even ones that aren't new. I promise I'll use the feed and give you credit of course. I'm going to ask Marshall to do one too (I bet he already does). - Dave "Maverick" Winer

I jump between the two anyway, I wouldn't abandon one over the other as they both have many plus points!! - Joe Dawson

yes, deep breath. as awesome as friendfeed is, it's not going to replace google reader, it's not going to replace twitter, it's not going to replace _______ . it makes all these services more useful, but you need a starting point. google reader is one of them. - MG Siegler

Google reader, never leave home without it! Friendfeed is definitely not a replacement. I see feeds on my reader that don't make it to the Friendfeed universe. - Alexander van Elsas

Although, I use GR less, I could never do away with it. FriendFeed does help a lot because I find myself marking a lot of stuff read (wish there was an easier way to do that) and being able to move on to to other content. - Shey

None of these services are an either or thing. They joy is in how they all work together. - m.0

can't get enough of Google Reader especially when I can find more exciting, techy blogs in the "Discover" section which I cannot live without. In respects to reading Friendfeed headlines, I don't really see this site as a news site. More as a conversation ABOUT the news! - Josh Chandler

I suffered your pain. Then, as some kind of experiment, I spent some time creating imaginary friends and tweeking feeds and the list of people and rooms I subscribe here. Awsome, now I cannot think about swapping FriendFeed by something else like an RSS reader. I still have to better manage my FF, specially trying to reduce the noise, but this is definitively better than the "old way"... - Marcos Marado via fftogo

I just found 44 items from you on your Google Reader shared items feed. I guess you're back. :) Google Reader allows me to more easily see things from a particular person; if I had to rely on finding them in their FriendFeeds, I'd probably miss them. - Ontario Emperor

Here's my balance: http://friendfeed.com/e/6250a4... - Bwana McCall

I don't know if I feel smarter when reading google's reader, but I feel like I am smart when reading it. - Mike

@Robert start using feedly with Firefox 3. Now that feedly has integrated Friendfeed into their plugin, I'll never leave Google Reader. - Chris Rodgers

yes - rambn

Robert - a combination of http://mionews.com + creating a private room with your RSS feeds in it may get you best of both worlds. Though I know you don't like that mioNews isn't a river-of-news, but we're working on that :) - Patrick Lightbody

I feel the same and I like it even if you did not like me saying thanks to friends saying that they liked my roadmap video - Loic Le Meur

Yes, I'm reading both. I read a lot more than I have time to share, but it helps to have both Google & FF formats available. - Cathryn Hrudicka

I'm using both, but for different purposes. Add Feedly, which is getting some of my casual browsing. - Chris Baskind

I agree but the issue is if I find something there and want to then ind the conversation here about that post I can not easily do so. I can post my own link but it would be nice to find the relevant posts here for any given item in my Google Reader. - Joel Ordesky

I've been wandering away from Reader for a while. See too many headlines that don't interest me. - shelisrael1

I've always felt that Reader did a fantastic job of presenting the content I want to read. - Trevor Carpenter

I tried giving up reader for a day - FF just doesn't replace what an rss reader can provide - Jesse Stay

They serve two totally different functions in my workflow. Google Reader gives me the news from the outlets I value while FriendFeed gives the news (and other stuff) of the people I value (I wouldn't consider all you internet celebs friends, sorry!). FriendFeed complements Google Reader. - Dennis Laumen

Yes. In fact, I read my Friendfeed through GoogleReader. For me, FF is a subset of Google Reader. Just another "Outlet." - Francine Hardaway

FF is great for finding things you may have missed in GReader, but it's no replacement. - Sarah Perez

Adding my 2 cents to the many comments here - I read both - Google Reader is a must for me and I don't see anything replacing it. FF is the conversation for me. - Kevin Cearns

GR is news, FF is conversation. They serve different purposes for me. - brian junyor via twhirl

GR is daily homework, FF is hanging around with friends - Nikos Anagnostou

get the cream from Friendfeed and then go on with gReader - Dobromir Hadzhiev

Absolutely, I get my best ideas from some of the great feeds I subscribe to. I realize too that I tweet and share much less when I don't go through my reader. - Sonciary Honnoll

First of all,FriendFeed & Twitter - Igor Poltavskiy

Friendfeed needs j + k shortcut keys like Google Reader. It'd make scanning through things much easier. - Martin Bryant

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A really deep insight here about what is driving a revolutionary civilizational change in text media: print is INERT. Digital is globally interactive 9,999 ways to Sunday. - Sean McBride

This is new media madness! - Mike Lewis

Books aren't "info gathering" but rather something deeper. As far as ephemeral media goes, I do still read Harper's magazine. The nice thing is they've put their entire archive online in PDF form for subscribers, so if I really need to discuss an article with a friend, I can send it to them easily. - Jason Wehmhoener

Does no-one read a book in bed before going to sleep any more ? Do we really need to keep up this unhealthy obsession with tagging, bookmarking and sharing the story ? - Andy C

I assume you're talking about news only.... - Steve Lynch via Alert Thingy

Interesting. This twit has been sent to the Social Media, Making it work room: http://friendfeed.com/rooms/so... - Chris Herbert

speaking of that, anyone know of a good, reliable pen scanner? - joneilortiz

At least for me books, magazines, and other printed material definitely have their place. Technical books are handy for a quic