Im using it. Pros is that you get to blast out messages to multiple services at once. Some might find that its send-only set-up is a con. I don't. - Maki
Ping.FM as a service is great, especially because no matter what service they decide to use, you can have a presence there. My original intent was to be able to send updates about blog posts to "mainstream" social networks like Myspace, Bebo, and Hi5. However, I discovered that many of those networks don't allow links out. So, while I have found success with building profiles there and keeping them active with announcements of new blog content, for the most part, users have to manually type out my blog address. And we all know how lazy people can be sometimes. - xorsyst via twhirl
"Are you tired of your awe-inspiring article, mind-shattering blog entry or rambling anti-government manifesto not getting the web traffic you know it deserves? Did you add a “Digg It” button to that brilliant epic poem you wrote about your recently-deceased cat, Twinkie, but nobody seems to be clicking it? Are you starting to suspect that MS Paint drawing of Draculanana might not be funny enough to make it to the front page of Digg after all?
Think again." - Maki via Bookmarklet
At first I thought there were no diggs for this cleverly poignant article, but then I removed the "#" from your URL and saw there are almost 1900 diggs so far. - Dave Dugal
No chance that such an article will have no diggs :) - Maki
"Are you tired of your awe-inspiring article, mind-shattering blog entry or rambling anti-government manifesto not getting the web traffic you know it deserves? Did you add a “Digg It” button to that brilliant epic poem you wrote about your recently-deceased cat, Twinkie, but nobody seems to be clicking it? Are you starting to suspect that MS Paint drawing of Draculanana might not be funny enough to make it to the front page of Digg after all?
Think again." - Maki via Bookmarklet
"Nope. We're here to read cool stuff. The quality of stories is subjective, that's something every content producer or site owner will have to live with. Some people will hate and others will love the same story. And they use comments to express that. And yes, Digg like every other busy public space is going to be full of people itching to display their internet wit... just let them be. And deal with it. It's not something you can change." - Maki
"This symmetric cloud dubbed the Boomerang Nebula was created by a high-speed wind of gas and dust blowing from an aging central star at speeds of nearly 600,000 kilometers per hour." - Maki via Bookmarklet
build/get links to your site using the keyword that you want to rank for. create content that is valuable so people will link to it. that's it in a nutshell. - Jason Peck
I agree. From my experience valuable contect wins. If you create posts that people like and get linked you're on top. - Nir Ben Yona via twhirl
Increasing relevant content on your website is the first step to increasing your Google and Yahoo rankings. Before you start writing content, first do some basic keyword research using tools such as Google Keyword tool (URL: https://adwords.google.com/sel...) and Word Tracker (URL: http://www.wordtracker.com/). Once you know how your audience is looking for your content. Write relevant content using such keywords/key phrases. Use these key phrases in page titles, content titles, and links within your site. Once your content is enhanced, then gather inbound links; it’s never the number of inbound links but the quality of inbound links you have. So ensure your inbound links are from quality sites. You’ll notice this will be a long term linking strategy. But if you do have relevant helpful content, this is easier to accomplish. - Pre Priyadarshane
Start by reading SEO and link building blogs. They usually offer a good deal of information on ranking well. Best place to start is http://sphinn.com ... try their 'link building' section. - Maki
get backlinks. think about your tags. use descriptive <h2>headlines</h2> in the body of your article. For 'value' posts, ensure that they address and answer s specific small problem. Get your feeds sorted out so you'e got timely news. Stick in an aggregator or two relevant to your niche. get an extensive blog-roll together, link to them, and send them each an email. And that's a start... - john conroy
now all the twitter whores can make stalk accusations within the system. wonderful. - Noah David Simon
Nice. I see they already redirected summize.com to search.twitter.com - Maki
I hear its official. i kinda wish this hadn't happened, simply because Summize was doing a brilliant job already. I hope they got plenty $$ for it ;) - john conroy
http://simonstudiotheatre.blog... TUESDAY, JULY 15, 2008
twitter is social media abuse (@jack @Biz n @EV is under the influence of the leftist bigots of aMANdaChapel PurpleCar and eMailOurMilitary) - Noah David Simon
Crap - now Summize is going to break. - David Cohn
"The war in Iraq has distorted America’s foreign policy, cost it thousands of lives, tarnished its image and emptied its treasury, Senator Barack Obama said on Tuesday." - Maki via Bookmarklet
"The war in Iraq has distorted America’s foreign policy, cost it thousands of lives, tarnished its image and emptied its treasury, Senator Barack Obama said on Tuesday." - Maki via Bookmarklet
"Because the article was dealing with the communications director for the 'Republican Jewish Coalition', the same coalition which released the press release. The author used the word 'Republican Jewish Official' in the title and I don't think its bigoted at all. It's factual. The article was dealing specifically with facts: Hagel going to Israel with Obama (or not)." - Maki
He'll also work to improve relations with the Ottoman Empire and will campaign heavily with Cleopatra in the coming weeks. - Shawn Farner
You know, I can't wait for the debates to start. McCain is so gung-ho about having them, but I can't wait to see the blank look on his face when he has to think on his feet. - xorsyst via twhirl
Just as many of New York City's most iconic landmarks rose in breathtakingly brief succession a century ago, Beijing has been re-inventing itself since 2001 with a rush of showstopping buildings by internationally renowned architects - Maki
"Sure. I can tell you how I did it. Cuz its not 4 submissions in 1 minute. You're flat out wrong here. Here's proof (screenshot of my submission page): http://farm4.static.flickr.com... ..." - Maki
"Social media is no different from all media. The number of people who at one point were interested in your content or service is not that meaningful. What matters is the number of people who engage with your content or service on a daily basis and how engaged they are. And RSS subscribers, Facebook app installs, and follower numbers don't measure that." - Maki via Bookmarklet
"Micro-blogging darling Twitter and the charming aggregation site FriendFeed are missing one huge thing that most users don't mind overlooking: profiles. While, it really isn't a big deal profiles can be helpful when determining whether or not to add someone as a friend. So if you've been missing those features, here's a way to add a profile to FriendFeed and extend your Twitter profile." - Maki via Bookmarklet
""No need to get defensive here. The article does make a valid point. For those who do not peruse digg 24/7, make dozens upon dozens of friends, or actively promote their submissions, it's nearly impossible to make the front page regardless of the quality of the submission." I'm not getting defensive. I'm just tired of this whole 'top submitters' v.s the little guy dichotomy. For some reason, we're always hung up on this issue. I wonder if there's some way to move past that. I do understand your point. What you've mentioned above seems to be the biggest cause of frustration for most casual users. And the crux of the problem lies in the fact that from some point onwards, digg became dominated by the trend of digging other people in order to get diggs back, a trend that resulted in the overall increase in diggs for each story... and hence, the required amount of diggs needed for a story to frontpage. The algo adjusted to meet the rise in competition between stories. This perpetuates a..." - Maki
Stats seem to point in this direction for most of the social sites I'm a part of. A handful of users make the most contribution. Some view this as a bad thing and call it skewed, but I personally think that if the contributions are good, there's no problem. Besides, complaining about it (no pointing fingers here, just stating) is useless. If people want to unseat the top contributors, they should just do the work it takes to become one themselves. - Paul Short
Let me clarify it, as an ex Digg user it served no purpose to me, but I do thank dedicated Diggers for bookmarking interesting sites that I find on FF stream. - Igor The Troll
"FTA: "Still, one of the goals of the Digg algorithm is to promote diversity. With such an infinitesimal number of submitters controlling the front page, is there any room for the rest of the users?" This article makes the claim that a number of submitters are 'controlling the front page'. First of all, you can't 'control the frontpage'. That's absurd. People are still going to be digging up stuff they like and burying crap they don't like. If the algo decides that a story has got enough votes to swing it to the frontpage, it's going to promote the story. That's just it. It's silly to ask if 'is there any room for the rest of the users'. There WILL ALWAYS BE room for other users, to hint otherwise is just fear-mongering. As long as a story has enough diggs, it will flip over to the frontpage. It's simple logic, every shout-spammer knows that. That's why they go around begging for diggs to push a story up. That's why you see blogspam on the frontpage. That's why you see dupes on the..." - Maki
These days, of course, extreme weather is only one of the many perils we face. Terrorist attacks or technological accidents involving nuclear weapons; pandemic diseases that cannot be cured; comets and asteroids that could wipe out the human race. We live in an age of risk assessment and risk analysis, when doomsday scenarios have become daily anxieties, and planning for improbable but world-changing events has become a focus of disaster policy. - Maki
one of the first two, video is a turndown for me since I rarely want to stop listening to music just to see some video... - Marcos Marado via fftogo
In the last one, you have the choice not to view the video, but you know there is also a video for the news which you could see if you like to - Nikpay
text+photos, but i stopped using news sites and now just subscribe to goognews search result feeds (with photos). filtering places i frequent & general topics, if that helps - Graham Garland
I agree with Marcos, if you're going to include video (or podcasts) make them easy to filter out for those listening to music or in quiet offices. - Andy Murdoch
It really depends on your niche focus. I like and use all variations....the community is the main draw regardless of features offered. You can always start slow and then expand when the site grows. - Maki
congratulations!!! I gave a look to your other projects and we'll say "bravo" :) - marco giusti
oddio, la funzione "flusso di coscienza" era quella che speravo di vedere da sepmre qui su ff e ancora non conoscevo spy?!? ma è bellissimo! :) ti diggo subito! - Alessandro
congrats! I've just checked out friendfeedspy and its pretty cool :) - Maki
non capisco perchè insieme a post di pochi secondi fa compaiano anche altri, ogni tanto, scritti parecchi minuti (una decina in realtà) fa... sono pure tutti o quasi senza commenti... come mai? è voluto? - Alessandro
@alessandro in realta' la public timeline di FF non contiene per ovvi motivi ogni singolo item che viene postato da chiunque su FF ma solo una manciata di questi che suppongo siano presi in maniera abbastanza randomica (ma non ne sono completamente sicuro sto chiedendo ai diretti responsabili) - michele
"The lesson: Once your user base has grown beyond a certain point, you cannot take features away from them. They will freak out. Whether the feature is good or bad, once you launch it you’ve married it. This changes the economics of feature additions. If you can’t destroy what you build, each addition holds the threat of clutter. Empty pixels and free space where a new feature could be added are the most valuable real estate on your app. Don’t be quick to sell it, because you can never get it back." - Maki via Bookmarklet
Hey Brian, drop the direct link next time instead of the Sphinn link. There's no point in pointing users here to Sphinn and make them click extra to reach the article. Direct link: http://www.techcrunch.com/2008... - Maki
Um, yeah, that was the point... sphinn helps people on sphinn see this article too... that's why it's good to sphinn it. FF isn't enough for me... I like to get salient news from multiple sources. I suppose it would be different if techcrunch had a sphinn button, but as far as I can tell, there's no place to do that from the blog post, not even in the "share" pop-up. And that's pretty much the only news voting service or bookmarking service I use right now, so it's important to me. - Brian Carter
Brian, I know you want more votes for your submission but I still feel its annoying for non-users to have to click twice to get to the article. Seeing that there's zero value-added discussion on Sphinn, its virtually a useless interstitial for those who aren't Sphinn users. Just my two cents... - Maki
I'm going to add my two cents as well, which will most likely offend some. Had I been in Maki's place, I would have deleted this post and reshared the direct link to the room. That's better than what I normally do when someone attempts to "share" their submission with me through another social media site (i.e. Stumbleupon). Defriend the user and bury the article. - Gerard Barberi via twhirl
Yikes, sorry guys, didn't realize it was such a breech of etiquette here. Noted and changing behavior! :-) - Brian Carter
I've tried most of these desktop clients, and Twhirl is my favorite. It handles friendfeed the best and still lets me see what's going on in the twitterverse. Noiseriver and Friendfeedmachine look particularly interesting - and useful. - Gerard Barberi via twhirl
Hey, relax! One or two Sphinn articles isn't going to kill anyone, as long as it doesn't become a regular occurrence, right? - Andy DeSoto
