Ed Dale

that's ok. everyone has a different style of learning. some reading, some videos :) - Nikki

The thing that bugs me is I know it is or is going to be so important to the search engine even though it means nothing to me... I am a salesman and have been a guest speaker at a number of national conventions (not to mention being beautiful:-) so I can speak.... but I am going to buck all the way - Mark South

Half of it was right. And I'm not posting this from Twitter. ;) - Chris White

Time will tell, but I think it was correct decision. - imran

It's made you one of my favorite bloggers, if that makes you feel any better about it. If you weren't heavy on the social exploration I probably wouldn't read. - Daniel J. Pritchett

what outcome were you going for? - zach

From my perspective, yes. It's a much more interactive and broader experience for all. - Kevin C. Tofel

The right decision from which perspective, Robert? Did you increase "eyeballs?" Revenue? Both? Other? - Mark VandenBerg

I like FriendFeed and Twitter, but don't see how they compare to developing thoughtful, deeper blog posts. Really, I think FF and Twitter have their place, and I love them as well, but that place is certainly not a replacement for blogging. - Michael Krigsman

I think yes. Most folks can read twitter 100% of the time -- blogs are scanned. You tend to link to good stuff from twitter and have good headlines. - badgerworks

No question about that. In the past, websites were static compared to blogs. Now blogs are static compared to microblogging services. - Berci Mesko

I think only you can be the judge of that. We're all beginning to look at blogs as sort of the core of our outreach, so I'm not sure investing time in microblogging elsewhere is an either/or question. You are you. Your blog and social media network are simply extensions. If you're happy with your business model and continuing to grow, what's the problem? :-) - Chris Baskind

Mark: Revenue? Didn't change much. Eyeballs? Well, I have almost 21,000 followers here that I didn't have at the beginning of the year. Zach: I just saw that FriendFeed was going to be one of the most interesting new services of the year. Seeing how it was on the screen at the Chinese BloggerCon I think I picked the right services. - Robert Scoble

I consider FF as blogging in many ways and more interesting than a blog. - imran

You certainly moved the ball forward for the two companies. And if you think they're a vital part of the "internet plumbing", you absolutely made the right decision in helping to secure their futures. - Christopher Galtenberg

I've shut down my blog for the time being. Not getting the interaction out of it, the way I'm getting out of experiences on FF and Twitter. I think if you want more conversation online, the blogs (for now) would not be the way to go. - Helen Sventitsky

are the 21K followers different from people who followed your blog already? if so that is in increase. if not then the eyeballs are moving from your blog to friend feed. - Jonathan Jesse

Just wondering. Thanks, Robert. - Mark VandenBerg

My twitter lives alongside my blog in the sidebar, and I keep track of all my tweets by feeding it into a lifestream stored on my server. i think that's the key, as the two platforms, microblogging and blogging, work nicely together. - C. K. Sample III

@Michael great thoughts on blogs allowing for deeper thought development. that greater development, might lead to more meaningful discussion on FF then what may occur in the comment section - Jonathan Jesse

Also, check out Twitemperature if you like Twitter. Tells you whether you're hot or cold based upon what you've tweeted and how it ties into online trends and community: http://twitemperature.com - C. K. Sample III

It's a good question -- I've been thinking (and writing a bit) about the question of a blogging / microblogging balance. My working theory: that going forward the most successful bloggers will be strong microbloggers, and vice versa. - Eric Berlin

Robert, then I have a wunderbar über wonderful idea for you! You know, you can trust me :) - directeur via NoiseRiver

YES YES YES YES YES YES! - Susan Beebe

There are plenty of people up at blog-level covering "the scene". You're on the ground with people as they're trying things, talking about what's missing, what they need, what they like and don't. I think this is a good place for a tech-head to be. But blog posts to send signals up and out to the other tech-heads, reviewing your time embedded with the troops, will still be vital for growth of the net. - Christopher Galtenberg

No =) The audience for the standard blog delivery system is different than a hyper-conversation micro-blogging system. While these services are great with interactivity, they do not generate useful long term content in most cases due to short posts (usually under 120 characters) and basically being a link farm rather than useful content. The initial "posts" are not as in-depth as a typical blog post, and the comments are often "me too" type of responses as well. Balance your tweets vs. your blog posts =) - RAD Moose

I found I moved too much of my activity to Twitter and FriendFeed - I have tried to return to more blog postings, since I do have a community of readers that is only there. - Richard Akerman

Hard to say. Who are you, again? :) - Matt Tuley

Yes, I've heard little about your blog posts, but I've heard plenty about you being very open & active on social sites. That kind of interaction with your audience is a refreshing change and I'm sure it helps your reach (though I'm sure that's not what you meant). - Cains

Honestly? You put you in front of me. I would not have gotten to the blog as often, as I've seen you here. Just too much to read. - Ed Shaz/NextInstinct

I personally miss the longer/thought out posts that used to appear on your blog. While I don't think that using FF/Twitter has been a bad thing, and I know that you don't have time for *everything*, your more "editorial" and reporting style of blogging is missed. - drew olanoff

Cross posting of comments between blogs and friendfeed would be an interesting development. - Andrew Leyden

Jonathan: I think I've gained a good percentage of new people who found me here on FriendFeed. That's why I have more followers here than, say, Michael Arrington does or Leo Laporte do (and they should have WAY more, because of the size of their audiences). - Robert Scoble

I ask myself the same question often regarding whether I should spend so much time on social media sites instead of just writing content on my blogs. What I don't think I realized is that I'm still creating valuable content at all of my outposts that are still ultimately leading to my blogging hub. I think its been well worth it. - Mark Krynsky

@Andrew WordPress has a nice plugin to link to FriendFeed activity. Unfortunately for my platform (TypePad) I don't know of an equivalent. - Richard Akerman

ppl will follow you anywhere on web i think, but this is the best place to folllow you. - imran

I find FriendFeed to be more engaging, but it would be nice to gauge the amount of traffic a post on FF gets. - Spencer

the #friendfeed, #twitter, #socialmedian instantaneous replies, directs, and comments distributed throughout feed aggregation access points establishes a better communication channel for your voice - shayne catrett

depends. did you sacrifice blog content & share it on FF/Twitter? - I stopped blogging about useless junk since I can simply throw that stuff up on FF or Twitter now. Less frequent are my blog posts, but more quality, at least I think - Enrique Gutierrez via twhirl

@Richard if you can migrate to Six Apart's Movable Type 4, they have a widget for FF -- in fact, I'm going to be trying to get it running on my blog tonight - Woodrow Jarvis Hill

Here's how you get your answer: (1) Go get some sleep. You just got back from China! (2) Wake up and look at the likes/comments on this item. (3) Compare those numbers against responses to your best blog post this year. - Bruce Lewis via fftogo

It depends what you're after. Knowing you, it was the right decision - twitter and friendfeed are like a quickfire conversation, here there, lots of input, changing topics all the time. Blogs are the considered discussion...or lecture. Different methods of communication, you choose which one you prefer. - Rachel Clarke

Blogging is more of a one-way street, FF and Twitter are interactive. It's pretty obvious they are the natural evolution and successor to web collaboration. - Tyler Hurst via twhirl

Absolutely. FriendFeed and Twitter are so much more interactive and personal than blogs. I'm liking the transition to more personal mediums. - Mark Martinez

Add one more who simply wouldn't follow you regularly if not for ff ... No other method gives the constant positive reinforcement and active conversation - David HC Soul

For those using a blog for SEO and drive quality links to their retail or commercial site, the answer would be no. However, I personally find it difficult to follow all my favorite blogs in a timely manner, ever on a reader. So for me, Twitter & FF is a better avenue to follow your messages. - Rick Bucich

Less smack talk about Twitter on this thread (any?) than FF smack on Twitter. Me senses some insecurity about the topic from those not yet FF-savvy. - Christopher Galtenberg

welp -- yes. I think for reblogging and some conversation both are great. Cross the streams and have a Facebook page updated regularly too. Use a blog for long form pieces and comment threads (although I see less value frankly in the signal to noise ratio on blog comments), and feed your blog to Twitter/FF as well... at least that's my tack. - Robert Denton

It certainly was the right decision.. In fact I didn't even know about you before I joined Twitter and FF...:) and I don't think blogs will get feedback like the way you get on Twitter of FF. Also Twitter & FF can be a major source of traffic to your blog. - Devakishor

Yep. - Mitchell Tsai

YES - Charlie Anzman

It doesn't have to be either/or, but there's no one right answer. Do what makes sense for you. - Louis Gray

I don't know if it was the right decision, but it's the same thing I've been doing this year. - Paul Rodriguez

I'm actually coming to realize that spending more time on Twitter and FriendFeed isn't so bad. The integration of FriendFeed + Twitter + General Folksonomy is like reading the headlines, when I want to write an Op-Ed or unique article or just some General Musings then I do. - Daniel W. Crompton

@webhat totally agree, its a great way to see the important stuff as you need it, from people you respect, as opposed to slow and biased news websites. - Simon T Small

depends on what your end goal was. - Duncan Riley

Duncan: well, it got me kicked off of the TechMeme leaderboard! So, if that was my goal, goal accomplished! :-) - Robert Scoble

Yes - Mike Reynolds

re drop kick from TechMeme leaderboard, also remember - on a slightly different note - Dan Lyon's Syndrome, Once Removed - David HC Soul

woah Matt Cutts on friendfeed - nice to see you on here! :) - Zee from WeDoCreative

I just saw the voice search is turned off by default for non-U.S. users. To turn it on, click "Settings" and slide "Voice Search" to the ON position. - Matt Cutts

this app is really great. g did an amazing job. - felix

felix, glad it works well for you! I'll pass the feedback on to the team, but they probably read here anyway. :) - Matt Cutts

I've been trying various addresses and it works pretty well with them too though sometimes if I pause too long while saying the address the search starts too soon. - Loren Heiny

Loren, after some practice you start to get a feel for what timing works best. - Matt Cutts

got a video here giving a run through, works great! http://www.seanpercival.com/bl... - sean percival

this app just made 5 or more apps I was using obsolete! - Kelly Johns

the local search aspect of this is amazing, it knows your location so you just speak the listing you are looking for and it appears on your iphone, brilliant! - Kelly Johns

agree with Kelly. I wouldn't use it for regular search queries but for local search its great. Saves opening up Maps, hitting the locate me button and then typing your query. - Jamie

Android is the elephant in the room here. Will the G1 be getting a voice search app soon? - David Erickson

This looks amazingly cool - andy brudtkuhl

What'd'ya mean, Groobers? (Not to look for holes, but to understand.) - LJF Wolffe

Just do it! Keep advancing and then go back and review. Sometimes this has helped me. When I knew where we were going it helped me to go back and see how it all fit together. - Stephanie Tautkus

It's really easy to do - the trick is to have a process thing to do a bit like "Today Im going to refine my keyword research" knock that off - and you'll feel a lot better about everything else. Overwhelm is the number two kiler of the budding Internet Marketer!!!! - Ed Dale

Who's going to ask him what #1 is? :) - Ed Shaz/NextInstinct

hang in there groobers, it's like swimming, you get to the deep end, get a bit scared and then realise you can swim all the way to the bottom and it's heaps of fun. One step at a time :) - Kath

The best thing I did was plan out stuff and just do it, I would procrastinate all the time, and while I would read tons of ebooks, I would never really put them into practice, my best advice is to just go for it, trial and error is the best way to learn, if you never try, you never know;)) - Elliot Webb

For me it was a matter of faith... I never really understood what I was doing in day 4 until I got to day 10 sort of thing. And then, miraculously it started coming together. One foot and then the other. You will do fine. - Cynthia Kasper

I'm guessing that #1 is procrastination. That's an uneducated guess by the way but after reading what @Elliot Webb had to say, I can see I'm not alone in that territory. - TechDogg

Hey Ed! What's the #1 killer of the budding Internet Marketer? - Frans

If you feel it you probably are out of your depth. I still feel out of my depth and I was on the challenege since pre-season and have made just under $400 from my blog. It still feels overwhelming to me but I don't care, I just want to learn and grow and still be here next year. Just keep going and don't focus on your negatives, it's a huge jigsaw and the pieces will slowly slot into place if you don't quit - Greg Martin

What a great place this is, I went to bed last night feeling totally overwhelmed by it all, posted my comment not really expecting anyone to reply, then when I logged on this morning and read all of your kind comments and suggestions, well I just felt totally humbled and raring to go again. I took Stephen Fry to bed with me last night (well not literally) but I wanted to forget all about this challenge and lose myself in a good book, I woke up this morning feeling better and then when I read what you had all written, well all I can say is watch out Internet Marketing world Groobers is in the House. Thank You all. x - Groobers

#1 killer of the budding Internet Marketer - Comfort Zone and hair care products springs to mind? - Groobers

Love this! - Michael Fidler

Sounds like a plan... - ♫ Rahsheen™

what a great tool - Svein Håvard Djupvik

Wild. Even looks easier to use thanYahoo Pipes.. - Chris Loft

Chris - agreed. The video in the article shows an example. Very easy to use. - Phil Glockner

Set up was a breeze, now it's play time! - Michael Fidler via twhirl

i'd like to use that, i'll do when my openid will start working - Ivy via twhirl

Yep, it looks like whoever's responsible for the app has gotten the pieces working! I noticed that last night. Yay!! - LJF Wolffe

You just have to add the FF app. The you can set it in your wall permissions if your want your updates to show. - Michael Netsch

I have done all the adding I can with this on FB and nothing shows! Wondering where you found your app? Mine was in Notes - s thomas

I installed the FF app from the applications menu in the lower part of the new FB. Just click on More Apps and you should get a search field, there you just need to type FriendFeed and it should come out. - Jorge Blanco

thank you Jorge - at last I know where to look for it there! Going there now! - s thomas

I just checked mine, and it's showing plenty of FF posts - but it's showing friends' FF posts instead of mine :-( . I'm really sick of my FB page being an advert for other people, the vast majority of whom I've never even interacted with. None of my FF feeds are in there (it says "Showing stories from FriendFeed"!) Any tips? - Marysia

must check my adsense lol! - s thomas

Congratulations! Good job! - Jorge Blanco

Awesome for you Bjoern! Keep it going! - Elizabeth

I join you in your celebration! - Allison

Congratulations! I am very proud of you...your efforts paid off! Well done :-) - Wendy Merritt via twhirl

Bjoern - well done my friend. I am struggling my ass off - I'm trying to do what you have managed.My personal 30DC has turned into at least 60, if not more. I really want - no, need - this, but I am wondering if I am just wasting my time. If anyone has any proper good advice then please, PLEASE let me know. Struggling and pretty bloody desperate. Thanks. San (sorry if this post comes up multiple times - there were a few edits). - san jeewoonarain

Hey me too Bjoern. I'm nowhere, but still plugging away. Hang in there. It has to work. If everyone else can do it, we can.!!! - lorna99

Only one dollar, should have been at least double that by now. Just kidding, congrats. - Greg Martin

Good Luck! - Ed Dale

hey chris. I thought your keyword was supposed to be part of your URl, title, and in the articles. such as "hand quilting". online quilting seems to me to be too broad a keyword to rank for. too much competition. - craig

i think online quilting is spot on - Kath

Craig, my first attempt at this blog, was importing articles from my older blog, Thought it might be good to have content. But I since removed them and am now adding all new content so that I can focus on the keyword of "online quilting" My first blog is still active and doing well, but there are many mistakes that I wish to correct on this one. Thanks for your input. - Chris Dahl