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I'd personally like to see developer fees to keep the crap away - Adam

The Top 100 free/paid lists would have to be replaced with something else. Maybe a Digg style system to get on the 'top' list? - Jim Bergman

2. Almost everyone on this list is a popular blogger. - Robert Scoble

3. There is a definite tech bent to this list. - Robert Scoble

4. In the first 100 I see only a handful of names that I didn't know a year ago. - Robert Scoble

5. Most of the people on this list have been to at least one conference or event I've attended in past year. - Robert Scoble

And yet the most of use don't really care about them... http://www.ffholic.com/Entries... - Johnny Worthington

So, lessons? 1. it's hard to get onto the top of the popularity lists and wasn't made easier when a new service came out. 2. such lists favor people who network their behinds off at physical events. 3. Participation in FriendFeed helps you move up a little bit, but only if you are both very active and throw interesting content into FriendFeed (like, say, Mona). What else do you learn by looking at this list? - Robert Scoble

Johnny: well, you might claim you don't care about them, but in aggregate I see that most of us follow people who are already popular, not people who actually participate. Of course, since FriendFeed is, at top, an aggregator, just putting your RSS feeds into here is participation, I guess. - Robert Scoble

We do subscribe to them, because they are beacons. But you also have to weigh that list by the amount of 'active' users who subscribe to them. I know of at least 5 people who are members here on FriendFeed, who subscribe to most if not all of the top 20 yet never come on here. The core group is what matters. Those who are recognizable names will always get more follows, but the core of the group http://www.ffholic.com/Users.a... is what drives it. Rankings are always skewed. - Johnny Worthington

I think part of this is that many people use FriendFeed as an aggregator. - Aram Zucker-Scharff via bTT

This list just looks like every top 100 for every mainstream (in tech) online service. It shows that in the main, the top 100 don't use friend feed but send feeds to it, I don't think that = participation, at all. - Kevin Dixie

Kevin: there is a participation effect, though. On Twitter Leo Laporte has twice the followers that I do, but not here. Why? The participation effect. I've gathered quite a few followers by participating here. - Robert Scoble

I agree - participation is key to any community see my example here (a userguide to my community) http://www.fuelmyblog.com/inde... Online has the very same rules as offline and glad you are showing that - Kevin Dixie

FriendFeed is far more of a 'community' than Twitter is, participating here counts for far more than almost anywhere else, however, participation (and how much you participate) is also a lot less visible here, in my opinion. FriendFeed (as a system) favors those who create content to import into the stream, not those who contribute to the community. - Aram Zucker-Scharff

The smart people (like you, Tina, Mona, and others) know better. The result is that being active on the community nets your rewards from the community itself, not the system. Is that a bad thing? - Aram Zucker-Scharff

Kevin : I disagree, when you are sending feeds in FF, you are pointing at us, poor human, what you find interesting. I think this is a kind of participation. Robert is doing that very well (too well ?). The only exception is twitter for me. I find it very hard to follow a twitter conversation here on friendfeed. - Olivier CASTETS

Good discussion. I interact and participate much more on FF than on Twitter. Why? Because FF is a much better tool for enabling engaging communication. I find myself being very careful conversing on Twitter because I feel it's easy to pollute the stream, whereas on FF you can do this without the same effects. - Mark Krynsky

The first thing I notice about the list is that NOBODY on FF has more than 20,000 subscribers. I reach more people through my blog on a regular basis. Is FF really all that influential? It does seem to be a great way to connect with the geek elite, but is that its only value? - Eric Hamilton

Is finally FF the blogging tool of the near future? You just posted one line and a link and the most interesting and remarkable thoughts and comments appeared in minutes from all over! - philos

Gem of a post! - Rahul Deodhar

"To be a company that society wants to exist." - Bill Strathearn

Entire industries, and nations, can rise or fall based on their understanding (or lack thereof) of this phenomenon. - Sean McBride

It's hard to understand. I don't speak the language. But the people in the back are very interesting. Great vibe. - Robert Scoble

its @davidfeng - Web2Asia

@Web2Asia, sorry, I just copied Shel Israel. - Robert Scoble

Blame it on Shel :) - anna awesomesauce

you've been there a week, you'd think you'd speak fluently by now...jeez... - Zee from WeDoCreative

If you can't understand it then...ok, nevermind! - WorldofHiglet

Looks like someone should've invested some time with Rosetta Stone. - Akiva Moskovitz

any cool tech company addressing the language issue? seems like a huge opportunity to make this country and whats happening more accessible - simonpure

Yup, after spam filtering, a week away and big session on the plane still didn't quite get there. Now zeroed :-) - Sally Church

Ah, week away - I thought it's everyday situation. :) - Pawel Szczesny

Pawel, no but I will get back to your email questions tomorrow - Sally Church

I wasn't referring to that (I was only surprised one can get so much email a day). Anyway, thanks :) - Pawel Szczesny

wow! Impressive!! - Susan Beebe

i love how Biblical Scholars debate the wood that Noah would have used, instead of debating how two of every animal on earth would have fit inside. - Trent Olson

It's all Evan Almighty. - Anika Malone

Very impressive endeavor. - John-David Lusan

Trent, don't forgot the small matter of all the food for the animals too. Although I suppose the thing is that when a big floaty magical being is in charge some shit just "happens"... - Grant Fitzgerald

re: animals fitting in the ark: http://www.christiananswers.ne... of course biblical scholars have asked these questions and more. you "enlightened" ones are embarrassing me a little with your prejudices. - jon madison

wait till it hits an iceberg; then it becomes the titanic :} But seriously, awesome job Johan. The faith is strong with you. - vijay

This is very cool. Whether you are religious or not. It's pretty freaking impressive. - Lon Cohen via twhirl

Totally agree - this is awesome. - Tad, Fool

I love this quote from the Christian Answers link from Jon: "It is evident, when all the facts are examined that there is no scientific evidence that the biblical account of Noah's ark is a myth or fable." Of course, it's also evident that there is no scientific evidence that the Flying Spaghetti Monster is a myth or fable. So, both must be true! - Tad, Fool

jon, where did anyone display any prejudices? besides grant's snarky comment, i have no idea why you would accuse everyone here of prejudices. - Anika Malone

This guy is rubbish, I wonder if he can build it when he's a spritely 600 years old - Toby Graham

jon, my point was really more about the merits of debating what kind of wood was used...why does that really matter? i would rather that Biblical Scholars spent their time debating more weighty topics. - Trent Olson

I wasn't really trying to be snarky. Just making the point that there is little value in trying to prove or disprove these kinds of things because at some point those who believe in God can say "He is all-powerful and he just made it happen". You either believe or you don't. Personally, I don't. - Grant Fitzgerald

To enter you need to bring two tens. - todd

We learn from the Ark: 1. Don't miss the boat. 2. Remember that we are all in the same boat. 3. Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the Ark. 4. Stay fit. When you're 60 years old, someone may ask you to do something really big. 5. Don't listen to critics; just get on with the job that needs to be done. 6. Build your future on high ground. 7. For safety's sake, travel in pairs. 8. Speed isn't always an advantage. The snails were on board with the cheetahs. 9. When you're stressed, float awhile. 10. Remember, the Ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic by professionals. 11. No matter the storm, when you are with God, there's always a rainbow waiting. - John Foss via twhirl

very cool. - Jasmin Smith

definitely pretty awesome - ♫ Rahsheen™

That's ALOT of wood - Gordon Swaby

Holy cow! and animals! - Susan Beebe

...and what will he do with it? if it'll become part of an amusement ride, sign me up! :) - ♣genieyclo♣

What an achievement :) Next he should build a Trojan Horse! - Joe Dawson (beta)

"Proto-date or not, he had a good time and was jumping up and down in elation as we dropped her off. He told her father that he "had a great time, and I hope she had a great time too." Her dad responded, "Yeah, I am sure she did." Michael's attention then turned back to Susanne, and he said with a sheepish enthusiasm, "Tonight.. do you have time to do know... you know what?" After the jaws were lifted off the ground, it was explained that he was talking about meeting on "Club Penguin."" - RAPatton

He's SO sweet!!! - Lisa L. Seifert

Aww, I love reading these and Susanne's a very lucky girl! :) - Emma

you took a sneaky little picture there rap - Caroline

Yep, it was a sneaky picture, which is why it is so grainy. I had it ISO 3200 and skipped the flash. He will thank me for these type of shots one day - RAPatton

My favorite part about this postcard is that I faved this picture on your Flickr before I saw the post. :-D - Lisa L. Seifert

CUTE - Shevonne Polastre

I am taking my sons and nephew on this the weekend before Christmas - RAPatton

I knew they had that in Chicago, didn't know it was in more cities. Very cool for kids. - Juan Pablo González

We have two different trains in my area that offer competing services like this. I'm really considering taking the wife and kids on it. It's a bit pricey, but it could be a lot of fun. My girls are 5 and 7 so i'm wondering if the youngest is "too young" to remember it. - Jason Shultz via twhirl

I hope you have video of THAT, AH! ;-p - Live4Soccer

L4S, you watched "In Living Color" didn't you? Remember the Fly Girls? Okay, I was a mini version of those broads. :P - Anna Haro

HAHA! You and J-Lo shakin your money maker?.....you know what? I think I believe you.... :-p - Live4Soccer

I second the call for video of anna as a flygirl! - RAPatton

lol @Rap - Anna Haro

This is no laughing matter. I believe there may be a growing demand for this video *sagenod* I also believe the matter has been seconded and should be put to a vote ;) - Michael W. May

That's what I'm wondering. I should also mention setting type="application/x-shockwave-flash". The question is if the browsers are reliable enough to only allow flash (and not quicktime) and if the flash sandbox is reliable enough to stop cross-site scripting. - Paul Buchheit

There are some flaws in various versions of Flash that allow malformed SWF files to execute arbitrary code on the client. - Gabe

Shey- why do you love your Zune? And why a Zune over an ipod? - Abby Martin

Here you go Abby: http://www.sheysmith.com/2008/... - Shey

Nicely written (as usual)! You make a very compelling case. [BTW- will resist urge to yell "OMG I made Shey's blog- I'm FAMOUS" :)] - Abby Martin

Katie: my favorite restaurant, Tres Amigos, is on Kelley. - Robert Scoble

Yes yes...good stuff! We walk there when I visit! - Katie

I used to live right by Tres Amigos. Loved that place. Who needed to cook? - todd

Exactly. I think we eat there at least twice when I visit and I visit once a year at least. And we spend at least every morning at the Coffee Company not as much for the food as much for the meeting spot. - Katie

Katie and todd: makes me think we should do a FriendFeed meetup there soon! - Robert Scoble

Now is that saying something about Twitter/FriendFeed or about Microsoft Dynamics? =) - RAD Moose

RAD: talking about enterprise software isn't as interesting as cat photos. - Robert Scoble

That's not completely true, lolcatz about enterprise software are fun too :) - Daniel W. Crompton

We are going to start using MS Dynamics for our Help Desk system (Nelnet, Inc. NNI) - Susan Beebe

As a former admin/developer, there really isn't much exciting to talk about - Wayne Arthurton

I kind of wish we'd look into it for our help desk. I hate Remedy (it needs a remedy), and we've already got our heads so far stuck into Outlook, Exchange and SharePoint that it might make sense. I'm no expert on these things, though, so I could be totally wrong. - MiɳiMagɘ (Sexy Scimitar)

Define your terms... Dynamic AX? GP? CRM? We use them all and, as a general rule, they are solid. To anyone contemplating CRM, consider publishing the Outlook client via 2008 Terminal Services. It will make your life much simpler. - John Denver

I think the Microsoft Across America events I attended were CRM. I am rather clueless beyond all that. - MiɳiMagɘ (Sexy Scimitar)

It is popular in India too, especially for small businesses. I know a couple of rapidly growing solution providers implementing and customizing Microsoft apps and not able to keep up with the load. - Dorai

It really does work well with Outlook and thus it makes it easier to go through the same processes. Their early versions were a big buggy when it first came out, but in the last year the program just flies and they did good with it, beats the heck out of SAP if you are already using Outlook by all means. - Barbara Duck

Speaking of SAP things must be a little tight there, working on SAP in "Second life", maybe the customers are more friendly there (grin). SAP has software that goes beyond CRM but that is a large part of it..http://feedproxy.google.com/~r... - Barbara Duck