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I just love this feature, and I love that it's open. :) - Matt Cutts

Justin Korn

"Justin Korn's Blog" as a title is boring...I want something fresh and unique. Ideas?

August 26, 2008 - Comment - Like - Share

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I originally had "Justin's Web Hub" - Justin Korn

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Korn on the Blog - Chris Nixon

Sorry - Chris Nixon

Think of something that you really like or an overall theme and work from there. Mine is simply my name because it's more for the purpose of what I do..blog entries are just "I feel like writing". You post a lot of your photography..maybe title it a play on words from photography? - Candace

1afia;lsf;alalg holy crlak;flag ppa Chrisa l;kfs;la a laahahha dying - Akiva Moskovitz

hahaha hseriously i am afyding over herekaj gfa SEND HELP afka; 1uP - Akiva Moskovitz

Chris: Genius... - Steve Isaacs

Chris just won. - Candace

I am going to have to hide this because every time I see it I start having a laughgasm again. - Akiva Moskovitz

OMG Chris. I can't breathe! - Yolanda

Kornucopia? And yeah, I'm dying from Chris' suggestion too. - Alex Scoble

Korn Blogging, Blog Korn, Justin's Views. I don't know, my blog title sucks too. (SheenOnline? Come on...LOL) - Rahsheen ™, Coach of FF

seriously Chris. Wow. *wipes tears away* - Yolanda

Think about how people will search Google for your blog and include those terms in your name. Use the Google AdWords Tool to research your theories: https://adwords.google.com/select... - Robert Scoble

Chris - don't apologize I can't stop laughing either and think it is brilliant - Justin Korn

Leave it to my brother to use this as a chance to pimp one of his favorite widgets, hehe. - Alex Scoble

+1 Chris! - Jeremy Brooks

Rahsheen - I like SheenOnline. It's somewhat orginal... - Justin Korn

Justin's Korn'er - Jonathan.Rivera

Not bad Jon, i like that one too - Justin Korn

I'm glad I'm not the only one doing an embarrasing LOL. Geez, Chris -- that was a hoot. - Cheryl Rice

It's the 'Sorry' that makes it genius. - Akiva Moskovitz

Yeah, CHRIS that was 2 funny - Jonathan.Rivera

And that's from someone named "Rice." Maybe we should get together, Justin ... do some kind of high-carb blogging thing. - Cheryl Rice

ROFLMAO... damn Chris that was good! funny stuff! - Susan Beebe

how about ijustin. maybe you would get some accidental traffice from ijustine. - nesman89

To borrow from lester you could do iKorn. :) - Alex Scoble

ha, iKorn...i can't believe that domain isn't even available. - Justin Korn

I am the proud owner of kornontheblog.com (not changing officially yet, but had to buy it) - Justin Korn

I dig Korn on the Blog... [Korn] Kobs of Wisdom... - Richard Goodwin from twhirl

Yeah it's still making me laugh. - Alex Scoble

That's Kernels of Wisdom - Nine

"Something Fresh and Unique" - Shey, Jamaican of FF

Nine - Like "Kernals of Wisdom" - Justin Korn

Well, at least there are too people in the world that like SheenOnline. Thanks Justin :) - Rahsheen ™, Coach of FF

Korn on the Blog ftw, omg HAHA - Mona Nomura

Just In Korn! - Didier Lahely from feedalizr

http://beta.friendfeed.com/e... - Justin Korn

bumping due to this post: http://friendfeed.com/sparkto... - Justin Korn

Korn's Kettle? - JA Castillo

Thank you Justin. My most favorite thread EVAR. I laughed so much, I cried. - Yolanda

JA Castillo - I've already settled with "Korn on the Blog" --> http://www.kornontheblog.com - Justin Korn

Yolanda - This was certainly an AWESOME thread! :) - Justin Korn

LOL...Justin, I am usually late to the party! Please pardon my ignorance! ;) - JA Castillo

JA - No worries, all good in the hood :) Though, I do like the ring of Korn's Kettle. I should open a Kettle Korn shop... - Justin Korn from IM

Mona Nomura

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September 27, 2008 - Comment - Like - Share

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HAHAHAHA - Johnny Worthington

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You guys, this image is SO huge! HAHA - Mona Nomura

Lol - Farzad

Ignore! :D - MissSaghar

ترابلشوتینگ: to solve your problem you must shut down your computer and fuck yourself immedately! - M∂hmood

eAHAoeuhAEOUAEhoaehoueaH - MustaBR

رافائل هنگ کرد! :)))))))))))))) - M∂hmood

Like for saghar :D viva MicroSoft :D :D - Farzad

They have those on Gilligan's Island. - Trish R

amazing - Marcos Vicente

This is one of my new favorites. - Kevin Bondelli

i wonder what mona is like at a flea market - she probably finds the rare gems! - Allen Stern

Too bad there isn't a StumbleUpon for flea markets. - Kevin Bondelli

Allen: Will work for free food! ;) - Mona Nomura

I want to randomly deploy this into a piece of software as an easter egg. - Kevin Bondelli

aaaahhhh, windows.... hahahahha - Melissa Maskevich

I made a Mac error pop-up to keep this one company. http://friendfeed.com/e... - Kevin Bondelli

This *still* makes me laugh out loud lollll!! - Mona Nomura

wow september? nice to see this again hehe - Alfredo

As Carlos said, I am "crate digging" . . . my feed used to be so visual. I am finding ALL sorts of posts. - Mona Nomura from IM

Oh shit that's funny! - BEX

just laughed at this one again :) - (jeff)isageek

Hehehe - Jon, the Beartato of FF from fftogo

lol! - guruvan (Rob Nelson)

Fly, little butterfly, Fly! - Martha

oh this must be at least thirty-seven years old. but still funny! - Kirill Bolgarov

It can't be THAT old; it's done in XP look-and-feel... - Karl Knechtel

Love it! - Marcos Vicente

nice! I've never seen this one before. - Phil Maxwell

- the f word - Monique

Karl, that was a joke - Kirill Bolgarov

XA x333 - Dobromir Hadzhiev

Classy. \p/ - ElijahBailey-Zu of FF <0,

Had me LOL ... Literally. - Charlie Anzman

:D:D - Orçun İlbeyli aka Nucro

Lol - yasin ghasemi

Daniel J. Pritchett

This week roughly marks the one year anniversary of my commitment to being a healthy dad.

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Record so far: 45 pounds dieted, 10 pounds gained back (mostly muscle I hope), doing calisthenics 2-3 times a week, eating healthier, sleeping more regularly, going outside daily. We still manage walk a two mile round trip to the nearest playground at least once a week. - Daniel J. Pritchett

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Wow. Nice work. - Kevin Pedraja

Way to go! - Anika

Looking good, Dan!! - Derrick

Thanks folks. It's a bit embarassing to publish this but I figure the evidence might help continue to motivate me. - Daniel J. Pritchett

Wow, cool. - Meryn Stol

Nice Daniel. Good Daddy! - Hutch Carpenter

Dan, don't...be embarrassed. I hope to one day post similar pictures and it's people doing so that keep me inspired. - Derrick

Congratulations. I'm doing the same. Lost 21 pounds since the start of the year and have another 19 to go to be 'healthy dad'. - Andrew Leyden

I've been working out 4 or 5 days a week since January. I've gained 7 lbs. :/ - Kevin Pedraja

OK, I really need to do this. Need some motivation. - Drew Lucas

@Drew - try the fitness rooms on FriendFeed! There's a nice mix of advice from FFers who are personal trainers as well as motivational journaling from the rest of us. I follow these three in a "Fitness" list: http://friendfeed.com/fit http://friendfeed.com/abs-of-... http://friendfeed.com/weight-... - Daniel J. Pritchett

you doing great Daniel - Dobromir Hadzhiev

@Kevin - surely some of that 7 pounds is muscle gain, eh? We're supposed to track our body fat using calipers but since I don't have any I just use family photos ;) - Daniel J. Pritchett

yea daniel! awesome dad - Lynne Pope

Wonderful, and the dad part just makes it extra wonderful. - Steve C

I have two toddlers and I have been trying to do the same thing. Great inspiration to all! - John G

A worthwhile project, congrats! - Glen Group

Daniel: That's what I'm hoping. I have one of those body fat monitor scales but I've chosen to disbelieve it. - Kevin Pedraja

gratz!! - timepilot

Congratulations, Daniel! - V Mary Abraham

Good for you!!! - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)

Wow Daniel, have you contacted Subway? :) You're looking great! - jcunwired

Congrats Daniel! - Corvida

Excellent job! I'm envious. - LPH™ and his dog P™

Woah Nice! - Shevonne

Great job! Very inspiring!! - MiaD

congrats! those before and after pix look like you could sub for Jared from Subway! .LOLz - .LAG liked that

Nice job! - You.

You're an inspiration! - Trish Haley

Super congrats!!! That's wonderful! It's been over a year since I started getting healthy: http://friendfeed.com/boxerca... I'm thrilled to say I've maintained this size since September of last year. But I'm always a work in progress. I hope to get even more in shape, but I never plan on being the size I was from roughly 2003-2007 ever again! Keep up the great work, Daniel! - Carmen

Well heck. I'm overcome by all of the kind words here people, not sure what to say other than thank you and have a great weekend. - Daniel J. Pritchett

Personal commitment to health should always be commended, congrats! - Patrick Boegel

way to go! - metalerik

You sir, are an inspiration! - Bwana ☠

Nice job keep it up. - John D Reasor

You know the actions louder than words axiom... You have a very lucky child (children?) to have such an expressoin of love and care. Congrats. - Jim Espinoza

LOL >>> going outside daily - Russellreno

Great results! - David Damore

Congrats Daniel...I need to do the same in a bad way and am slowly working towards this. - Mark Krynsky

I just got word from the doctor yesterday that I need to drop a few pounds as well. He also recommended a new job, but my heart and blood pressure are good so he could not say it was a medical requirement. - Rob Diana

Oh, and congratulations Daniel! Using pictures to gauge your progress is an excellent idea. Weight is a terrible measure as muscle is significantly heavier than fat, so if you really start gaining muscle mass your weight will definitely increase. - Rob Diana

A heartfelt congratulations to you and your family. You're hard work and discipline is paying off! - Sean

Congrats Daniel! #healthydadonff - AJ Batac

Kol Tregaskes to Kol's feed, Social Media, Social Media Club, Social Media Enthusiasts, Twitter

Tweetmeme Live: See What's Big on Twitter Right Now - http://www.readwriteweb.com/archive...

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"Tweetmeme, a memetracker that tracks popular retweets on Twitter, just launched a real-time version of its service that displays tweets that are currently in heavy rotation on the popular microblogging service. In order to filter this constant stream of messages, Tweetmeme users can choose to only see messages that have been retweeted at least twice, though the default setting is for five retweets and can go up to twenty." - Kol Tregaskes

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"Seeing every tweet that has only been retweeted twice is not for the feint of heart, as the stream scrolls by extremely fast, but once you filter it down to at least five retweets, the stream becomes quite manageable. Tweetmeme's Founder Nick Halstead tells us that Tweetmeme uses the same polling technology as Friendfeed, and that the company plans to implement these real-time updates on other parts of the site as well." - Kol Tregaskes

I think the live feature would be useful if it were in a mini window. I wouldn't want a whole browser window solely for this. I still love the site, it just looks good, love the design. :-) - Kol Tregaskes

I agree. If you had a widescreen monitor, you could run it side by side with the FF mini-stream. - Antony Jepson

Also, still awaiting the retweeting to be inside the site instead of opening up a new tab. But very good site, me like. :-) - Kol Tregaskes

It's old fashioned. - Richard A.

agreed out of date - Thomas Power

I'd rather find my hand trapped between the car door and the car in agonising pain than have anything to do with these boring meme. - Richard A.

Richard, Thomas, do you mean the design or the interface? - Kol Tregaskes

I don't like memes in general. - Richard A.

I see, Richard, fair enough. :-) - Kol Tregaskes

There are lot's of things I like, but I like real time conversations rather than eternally repeating ideas. - Richard A.

Tim Hoeck

The Beginners Guide to Yahoo Pipes: Part 1 - http://timhoeck.com/2008...

September 13, 2008 from rand(blogger); - Comment - Like - Share

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Tim, excellent job on this tutorial! - Mike Fruchter

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Pretty pretty neat ! Thanks a bunch! - embee

Very nice. Thanks. I've meant to learn something about Yahoo Pipes and now I have! - Todd Hoff

♥ pipes - LouCypher

Kol Tregaskes

Question to all the lovely ladies on FriendFeed... well what do you prefer to be called: 'lady', 'woman, 'girl', 'lass'... or couldn't care less?

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I normally stick with 'lady' to be on the safe side. :-) - Kol Tregaskes

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Bitch, ho, fucker, dime, you know - the usual. ;) - Mona Nomura

Valeria, please :) Lady is quite generic, n'est pas? - Valeria Maltoni

It depends on who is saying it and what the context is. - Rochelle

Mona... you just made me choke on my lunch... :) - Brian Roy

I get called "the woman" from time to time, I address others as ladies, because it sounds polite. - Vicky

I don't care unless it's not bitch - Shevonne

oooh, it's tough. With lady you have to use a sense of irony & humor, as it's formal, older-sounding. Girl is mostly for those intimate hip hop moments, which can also be a sticky wicket (and probably best avoided). "Woman" unless you're a doctor and comparing me to other homo sapiens, just avoid. Lass is cute, I forgot about that one. But kind of shows that you're uncomfortable with the other options. Mostly you just want to avoid calling someone by their gender-specific, anonymous word unless you're... - anna sauce

... identifying them in a crime. - anna sauce

the victim, anna? :D - directeur

Hehe. - Kol Tregaskes

I usually sing "Ladies" in a high pitched voice because it's funny, and it is from a song, which I'm forgetting. Something like "put your hands in the air, LADIES" also reminds me of my girl scout leader who used to yell "Ladies!" Woman reminds me of "Girl, you'll be a woman soon... soon, you'll need a man." LOL and of course, "...natural woman" I get criticized from my sisters when I refer to any, ahem, woman, over the age of 18 as a "girl"- so you probably will too. - anna sauce

+1 Anna (for educating us) +1000000 Mona (for being so damned cool)! - Shivanand Velmurugan

I think in the US you are to use the word "person". - Peter

What Shevonne said. - Trish Haley

Hmmm... I agree it depends on context. When describing a woman (or group of women) to someone else, then I'd just call her a woman (or women). But if speaking to them I'd say lady or ladies. - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)

Personnaly, I like to use the word "Lady", or even "Milady", no sarcasm intended at all. For me, it's a way to show a serious respect and affection. Call me old-fashioned but I like old things and manners... - directeur

dime? - Jim Hearts FF

Dime / dime piece (10 ... perfect ten but derogatory). :) - Mona Nomura

trick, shorty - Matthew DeVries

ok figured it out- it's Notorious BIG, big poppa "for all the ladies in the place / with style and grace / let me wax these miracle douches in your bushes" (sorry- but it is hip hop) - anna sauce

Shivanand don't mean to educate, just talking about my own perception of these meanings! - anna sauce

Anna we men, we need education. :) - Shivanand Velmurugan

I prefer to be called by my name - Manuela

Well, I'll tell you what I don't like to be called, and it happens way too much online: sir, dude, & that guy - April Russo (app103)

Please don't ever call me M'am, I am otherwise accepting to the above. - Janet

Funny how US- help call centers are told to use "ma'am" which pretty much offends all US women who don't want their age to be acknowledged. I end up calling my nieces "young lady" and nephews "sir" to make them more polite haha Rules of Auntiedom - anna sauce

I like Shorty, but I'm not short :( - anna sauce

I'm not fond of 'lady' myself - the plural for a group is fine, but the singular rubs me the wrong way. And I don't feel muture enough to be 'woman', even though I am. I think of myself as a 'girl' more than anything. I wonder how much of our reactions to this are cultural/regional/generation-specific. - Jandy, ConcertMaven of FF

Doll face?!?! - Andru Edwards

In all this talk, I forgot to add one word that might be acceptable: dudette?! - Shivanand Velmurugan

Don't really care much at all, but I do admit "ma'am' makes me cringe... - Far

Far likes it rough. Don't you bitch? <3 - Mona Nomura

Why isn't skirt an option? Butta face? nickel? Sigh ... - Amani

Madame? - Andru Edwards

@Andru, too close to the intention of M'am or Ma'am - not a winner in my book. - Janet

I actually don't mind ma'am too much. It doesn't have the "you must be old and married" feel to me that Madam does, despite how non-logical that is. - Jandy, ConcertMaven of FF

Mona knows me too well.... ;P - Far

Reading this thread, I just realized that I structure my sentences in such a way that I don't have to pick one of these terms...LOL. Avoidance FTW! - Rahsheen ™, Coach of FF

Rah - that's the best way, for sure. :) - Jandy, ConcertMaven of FF

Helen is fine. :) - Helen Sventitsky

Rah, good idea. :-) - Kol Tregaskes

Helen, hehe, yes. :-) - Kol Tregaskes

"Ladies" makes me think of Demetri Martin. I don't really have a preference, but I think when I refer to myself I tend toward saying "girl" for the same reasons as Jandy mentioned. - PENGUIN: MAJOR CAPS LOCK

So as a little thought exercise, how would I like my bf to refer to me to his friends, "I met this really nice ____ the other day..." - anna sauce

Anna.. always woman.. unless I sense a little immaturity then its girl. I"m more interested in woman though. Need to have most of their act together and real. - CW™

In my experience, using 'Your Royal Highness' is usually too much; with 'Broad', 'Honey', 'Toots', 'Tackle-Less', and 'Bee-Hotch' not being well received. I try to avoid 'Ma'am' unless I'm on the phone. When I don't know the person, but I want to avoid 'Hey You! With the vagina! Yeah, you!', I'll use 'miss', as in 'Excuse me, miss? Is this seat taken?' - Morgan Haley

Talking about someone in 3rd person, 'lady'. Directly, by name. If I don't know their name, I don't refer them to anything. If I need their attention, I guess I'd say 'Excuse me!' a bit louder but never say 'miss, ma'am, etc' - Rodfather

what rochelle said. depends on who's saying it and the context. "young lady," however, makes me want so smack the f*ckin sh*t out of whomever says it. it's SO condescending, particularly since i am a grown a** woman (yeah, i have a baby face). one particular person calls me "lady" and it kind of makes me swoon. - tiffany

tiffany: so, you have a baby face huh? :-) - Morgan Haley

one of the clients I talked to today kept referring to me as "Honey". It was all I could do keep my visceral passionate lashout at this condescension to heel. - Helen Sventitsky

Honey can be taken two ways.. insult and term of affection. I try to watch my terms with people. Especially women. - CW™

Wow - I've never had issues like that. That's terrible, Helen. - Mona Nomura

CW, I'm sure he didn't mean like that, but he DID come off as condescending. He was calling from Virginia Beach, so I had to tell myself, it's part of the territory, it's part of the territory...Mona, I'm over it, it just pissed me off at the time. I still don't like it when other people do it... - Helen Sventitsky

Glad you kept your head Helen. :) too pretty to lose it over something stupid. - CW™

yeah morgan. i haz a baby face. i look young enough that a teenaged boy once called me "young lady." i was almost old enough to have been his mama. a few months ago a woman asked me what grade i was in. a lot of times when i get carded, the reaction is something like "OMFG! you're *HOW* old?" i personally think i look my age. however no one else does. - tiffany

Cecily. Just call me Cecily. - cecily

I like to be called by my first name. never Ma'am!! - BEX

Tiff, I recently had a clerk at the liquor sto' ask me for ID. I actually asked her "Are you serious?!", that's how much she caught me off guard. I guess it's the braces. - cecily

To answer the question seriously: I don't care. It takes a lot to offend me. - Mona Nomura

c, i just hand it over. in my case, they're *going* to ask. it's more surprising when i don't get carded. - tiffany

hahahhaha Mohomed LOL - Mona Nomura

If you don't know my name I'll answer to "ma'am" or "miss." (except here in Baltimore I often get called "Hon." ) My coworkers are "the women in my office" whatever their ages, and the women I knew in college will always be "the girls." Somehow the expression "lady" sounds childish these days. (Jerry Lewis: oh Laaaaaydeeee). The men in my office have taken to calling me "Lady Jain" because they are younger and can't seem to use my first name. - m9m, Crone of FriendFeed

I also answer to "duuude". - m9m, Crone of FriendFeed

just call me honeybuns - sofarsoShawn

omnes is great, Mohamed. rock it. - anna sauce

Hehe, Mohomed. - Kol Tregaskes

Noted, Shawn. ;-) - Kol Tregaskes

LADY - Susan Beebe

M9m is also "Dame". - Nine

I prefer "Her Excellency". ;) - Her Lindsay-ness

LOL! Lindsay won! Sorry, I meant "Her Excellency Lindsay von BlueCockatoo" ;-) - directeur

I don't know that I have a preference. Though I did once date a guy who referred to me as a "dame" and I always thought that was kind of nice. :) And by "dame" I mean the early 20th century term for women, not the royal title. :D - tinypants - Hagitha of FF

@Mohomed - I am so used to being lumped in with "guys" that it's much less awkward if people just go with that instead of realizing it and saying "...and...um... ladies". I'd rather not be singled out... If it's a group of all women I might even say "guys"... I was working with two sisters in the kid's Aikido class and needed to correct their technique and addressed them as "guys" without even thinking about it... heh. I think that's almost a genderless term when used to refer to a group of people. - Her Lindsay-ness

lolol at "Bitch, ho, fucker, dime, you know - the usual. ;) - Mona N." I love some of your descriptions, I guess I could add depends on if he would buy me a drink later.... big boy lololol Too funny. But Ookay I will play I would say "woman" I like being called a woman. - Gabriella Sannino

Yes Your Excellency, I will never call you just Lindsey again. ;-) - Kol Tregaskes

I just want to say I'm learning a lot from Mona, as usual. - anna sauce

Just Martha. Or Lord High Executioner. - Martha

Depends on who is doing the calling. Also depends on the circumstances. - Paula W

OK, for example, should I have used "ladies" in the question or not? :-) - Kol Tregaskes

Anything other than ma'am/madame. Although those are technically correct for me. - fn (fairnymph)

Call us ladies. I doubt you'd call a group of men 'boys'. - Joy-Mari Cloete

I generally use "lads" and "lasses", hehe. :-) - Kol Tregaskes

it deponds , i like my friends call me girl but lady is too heavy for friendly conversation. - Viva Vida

How about, "female members of the audience?" - Martha

Martha, OK. :-) - Kol Tregaskes

Could we use Theme Restaurant Restroom divisions? - Matthew DeVries

Seriously, Kol, though, it is not the word used, it is how it is used or said that makes all the difference in the world. I don't mind group labels, as long as they are being used in a polite way. You know like the difference between when your honey calls you "honey" and when the guy behind the counter at the auto parts store who thinks you are a moron calls you "Honey." - Martha

Zee.

Lol Cat Obama! :) - http://ranajune.com/post...

November 6, 2008 from Bookmarklet - Comment - Like - Share

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LOL (cat)! - David Price

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LOL - Josh Haley

CAN IZ HAZ CHANGEBURGER? - Johnny Worthington

Best LOLCAT ever! - Zulema ◕ ◡ ◕

it was bound to happen, expected something better though - Dobromir Hadzhiev

yeah, i know what you're saying Dobromir - Zee.

HAAAAaaaaaaaaahhahahahahahhahaaaaaaa!!!!! - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)

Instead of the traditional dog, Obama should adopt a lolcat to the White House. - Jemm

oh God no, have you not met Mona? :) - Zee.

Awesome! - Susan Beebe

It was suggested by friend on Kwippy.com that I run in 2012, so long as I pick a "hottie like Sarah". I said that I would tap Mona and our campaign slogans would be "OMG KITTENS!" and the crowd would chant "O RLY" and we would yell back "YA RLY!" and every time we were attack in an ad our response would simply be "SRSLY? LOL!". - Neal Jansons

++ Neal! - Ladybug Heather

@Neal: that about sums my estimation about the future, when current internet-generation takes over ;) - Jemm

I just found this via advance search! LOL! - AJ Batac

Mona Nomura

I changed my username to @Mona following @Jesse's instructions - How you can, too. :) http://digg.com/tech_ne...

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Dammit, @Rob and @Robert are active Twitterers (Scoble probably would have a bigger claim on @Robert than me, anyway.) - Rob H.

couldn't get my name ....not until july if it was abandoned - Amber, Random Time Lord

Louis Gray

First Official Description of GDrive - http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2009...

January 30 from Google Reader - Comment - Like - Share

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Louis Gray

Twitter Seeking OAuth Beta Participants - http://www.centernetworks.com/twitter...

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About damned time! - Chris, Taskerrific Guy

Update from their site, "Well that was quick. The beta application period is closed due to overwhelming response." There were surprised at the response? Come on the community has been very vocal in their demands for this feature. - Keith - @tsudo

Andy Carvin

Twitter sure isn't cooperating lately. #ces09 Gator awesomeness = traffic slam, maybe? Does this bode poorly for #inaug09?

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Kol Tregaskes

4 Friendfeed Yahoo Pipes - http://michaelfruchter.com/blog...

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"This is for all you stats junkies. New Friendfeed Yahoo pipes courtesy of Tim Hoeck. These pipes will show who comments on your items the most, and who likes your items the most. The other 2 pipes will show, who you like the most and who you comment on most." - Kol Tregaskes from Bookmarklet

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My favorite is Carlo Zottman's http://pipes.yahoo.com/czottma... - LouCypher

http://pipes.yahoo.com/loucyph... cloned by me from Carlo's pipe - LouCypher

Thanks for the links, Lou and thanks for the invite!! :-) - Kol Tregaskes

When I try those pipes with my userid, it doesn't work... What a shame :( - Kristian Salonen

Wow a stroll through memory lane :-) - Mike Fruchter

Yep, none work for me neither. :-( I can't seem to clone them either. :-( - Kol Tregaskes

I just tried it as well, it worked in June :( TIm Hoeck a fellow FriendFeeder created the pipes. I will drop him a line. - Mike Fruchter

Thanks, Mike. I've found lots of good pipes that don't work now. :-( - Kol Tregaskes

Kyle Lacy

Social Media Marketing and the Advancement of Word-of-Mouth - http://kylelacy.com/social-...

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Chris Baskind

Let's vote: I left a gallon of homogenized milk in the car overnight. Probably never got warmer than 60, and the temps have now fallen to 54. Cool to the touch and smells fine. Whatcha think: safe or not?

December 21 - Comment - Like - Share

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I say no. Better safe than sorry. - Rochelle

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I'm inclined to toss it. Any contrary opinions? - Chris Baskind from IM

no way i'd test it - 54 is still too high for milk - Allen Stern

Toss! -

OK, voting is closed, and it's a landslide. It's about to be spilt milk -- no use crying over it. Thank you, FF Food Safety Panel. :-) - Chris Baskind from IM

is it worth a couple bucks to be sick .. for a few days ... try a spash in some coffee and see - johnpiercy

I always wonder. Once milk comes out of the cow, is it really kept cold until it gets to your refrigerator? I don't see that going down, especially back in olden times :) - Rahsheen ™, Coach of FF

That's interesting, Rahsheen. Of course, our bodies adapt to diet (which is why one can travel and get sick eating or drinking, but the locals are fine). I think I'm going to do some reading about this. But I'll toss this gallon for now. - Chris Baskind from IM

50 degree cool isn't cold enough to provide proper refrigeration. I agree with tossing it. A couple of dollars isn't worth getting sick over. - Jack (a.k.a. Jeber)

Soured milk is just like sour cream - won't kill you especially with homogenized processing. Sorry you wasted the good stuffs. - Janet

I agree with spilling the milk. And no crying! - Donna Mugavero

it's probably safe to make pancakes or hot cocoa with it. not sure i would drink it without scalding/cooking with it first. - tiffany

I'd say dump it, thinking the The 50s aren't could enough, but that's just the ignorant American reaction in me, while I fully know that milk does not need to be refrigerated. I've left milk in my car overnight like that and used it with no ill effects. The only purpose of refrigeration is to retard the decay. But if you're going to use most of it in the next day, go for it. - Anika

It should be perfectly fine, if it was still sealed (the temperature is not the problem, milk can be kept at room temperature, the problems are the bacteria - remember: they brought it up to much higher temperatures prior to packing and it didnt harm the milk). If milk is even remotely on the way to bad, you can taste it - it starts tasting sour way before it's ever bad for you. - Joelle Nebbe (iphigenie)

If it doesn't smell bad, taste bad, and doesn't curdle in a hot cup of tea, it's fine. - April Russo (app103)

NO... must be 40F to be safe, dump it. - Susan Beebe

It's gone. But this conversation again has me thinking of how fully we expect foods to be processed, packaged, refrigerated, and so on. This isn't how our grandparents lived, and it's now how the majority of the world lives today. - Chris Baskind from IM

I'd drink it. - Mona Nomura

True - when I was a kid things like butter, eggs, cheese and most of the fruit and vegetable were at kitchen temperature - the fridge was for things like leftovers, yogurt, berries... You'd get your milk from the milkman, in a jug, and it was no big deal if it was not immediately refrigerated. And I am not very old, born in the 70s - Joelle Nebbe (iphigenie)

I wouldn't trust it. But I'm weird about stuff with an expiration. - Katie: Witch Of The West

drink it! - BEX

I agree with Anika. Maybe not necessarily an American thing, but definitely a new thing. Scientifically, we know what temperature ranges bacteria and such will thrive in, so there are all these safeguards and guidelines we're supposed to follow. Especially businesses, since they don't want to get sued. In reality, though...it's all kinda wasteful. I know I can't really send random bits of food to the starving people in Africa (or wherever), but I think about them before I throw anything out.... - Rahsheen ™, Coach of FF

...would they eat it? Yup. So how can I throw it out? - Rahsheen ™, Coach of FF

OK, we're all guessing. I just emailed a consumer food safety specilaist at the FDA. It's outside business hours, but I bet we get a reply tomorrow. - Chris Baskind from IM

I'm not guessing at all. I have a little door in my wall for milk deliveries. And I was curious about large deliveries if no one was home. I remember when I was a kid in Kansas City, the milk man would deliver 4 quart bottles. If no one was home, he'd put them in a tray with ice at the bottom. Well, I live in LA now and it gets hot here, so I did some research with the local dairies. The milkman would have still left the milk in a tray with ice in it. In the shade (hence the layout of my backdoor). - Anika

OMG You had a milkman?! THAT RULES! - Mona Nomura

When I talked to the local dairies, they all said that a sealed jug of milk would be fine outdoors, in the shade provided it doesn't get hotter than 80. The lady I spoke to at one of the smaller dairies said that if the milk got warmer, she would take it, heat it up to boiling and then slowly cool it back down in smaller containers to chilled. - Anika

I had a milkman growing up, too. They still deliver here and I've thought about getting the service again. - Rochelle

Milkman deliveries in our part of Kansas City stopped in '89. Milkman deliveries from where I grow up here in SoCal stopped in '84, but that was okay, because of the drive through Altdena dairies. - Anika

That's the kind of information I want. Generally speaking, we are disconnected from the way our food is produced (and have only a sketchy idea of how to handle it). A milkman or someone from a dairy would be the perfect person to ask about this. - Chris Baskind from IM

you know, i remember my grandparents getting milk deliveries in the early 80s (this was on long island). we just bought ours at the store. - tiffany

Interesting conversation. truth is if it was in a cool car I'd probably drink it. as long as it didn't smell bad or anything. There's a couple of things that strike me; the health rules are there to protect consumers from retailers and food servers from doing things that are truly horrible so it makes sense that they're harder than what you could get away with at home. The other thing is just how much our food is processed now that we need that much regulation. I do think our bodies get accustomed. - Heidi Blanton

I think it depends on where/how you grew up. In my household and culture, it is the norm to understand the roots of foods, how it is best prepared, and handling ... so NYC is especially a treat for me, since there are still many family owned butcher, cheese, et al., specialty shops where knowledge is passed down from generation to generation. This would be such an awesome book/documentary. - Mona Nomura

Doubt wins. When in Doubt, Throw it Out! - Heidi Jeffers Thibodeau

OK, this might be helpful. It's a guide to how long milk is safe across a variety of temperatures: http://www.dairyland.ca/Storage... - Chris Baskind from IM

Well, I live my life thinking, "What would they have done with this in the 1600s." *I'm* not disconnect from how my food gets to me, but that's just my upbringing. I disagree with the first Heidi, as I feel most of these rules are here to protect retailers/manufacturers from consumers. It's like when I was pregnant & was told via those idiot pregnancy books not to eat sushi. Both of my OBs rolled their eyes, "Japanese women eat sushi. Why can't American?" - Anika

In the 1600's, the milk was not adulterated by manufacturing.. and would not have the same issues that lead me to throw it out, when it doubt... - Heidi Jeffers Thibodeau

I love this debate - thank you Chris and FriendFeed! (and I would have used it - maybe scones or pancakes or Yorkshire Puddings if nothing else) - WorldofHiglet

Yes, if that chart I just referenced is correct, I wasted a gallon of milk. I doubt the average temperature of the car exceeded 60 degrees over the 12 hours or so the milk was sitting there, and it probably started at 39 or 40 degrees. It would have been safe unopened for 24 hours under those conditions. So my apologies to Bossie the Cow for being ignorant. It's off to the store, a little wiser (and I'm dropping that link into Delicious). FF rocks. :-) - Chris Baskind from IM

I'm amused that this conversation cracked FFholic. But check the current Most Discussed item: it's related http://friendfeed.com/e... - Chris Baskind from IM

In the interests of science, I say go for it. These are the boundaries humanity must explore. - Rob Spectre

I'd tap that - Josh Haley

If it smells ok - it would be fine.I use the smell and colour test for most things. The use by date would lead me to throw away a lot of food due to my inefficiency. I think this must prime my immune system. Never been sick (in the West) due to food. Remember what our immune systems evolved to deal with. A little bit of filth now and then is a good thing. - laprensa66

Mathew™ one of a kind

Ok everyone! Its time for me to write up another list sunday! This Sunday will be all about Christmas Music. So what are your favorite Christmas songs?

December 13, 2008 - Comment - Like - Share

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I'm Jewish but still enjoy many Christmas songs! Some of my favorites are Carol of the Bells, Blue Christmas, and I'll Be Home for Christmas. - Rochelle

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I'm Jewish, too, Rochelle! Crazy! My favorite is anything from Vince Guaraldi's A Charlie Brown Christmas. - Akiva Moskovitz

Don't make me reach 4 feet over and punch you, Akiva. - Rochelle

Beck... Little Drum Machine Boy - LogEx

Jewish here, as well. I've always loved "What Child is This." And anything on Bing Crosby's "Christmas Around the World" record. - Lis Miller

I feel left out... - Mathew™ one of a kind

I can't stand Christmas music. There's no nostalgia or anything likable in it for me whatsoever. - Mitch

I won't say I can't stand it, but I don't have any favorite Christmas songs. Sure I used to sing them as a kid, but none of them ever really stuck for me. - Mathew™ one of a kind

I LOVE Christmas music. All the oldies. I'm not into new Christmas music. It just holds such little meaning to me. Look forward to seeing your Xmas music list. - Adriana

Silent Night (I used to play that song in Hand Bell Choir as a kid...amazingly sweet sound) - Susan Beebe

"Little Drummer Boy", David Bowie and Bing Crosby - Christopher Harley

Jingle Bell Rock ... Frosty ... 12 Days of Christmas ... All I want for Christmas is You ... Last Christmas ... Noelle ... Feliz Navidad ... Rudolph ... the dradle song (I know it's not Christmas but still, I love that song) ... and the list goes on. - Mona Nomura

Mona, the best version of the Dreidel Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch... - Rochelle

I misspelled dreidel. Wow, how embarrassing. Thanks, Rochelle (for the link and not making me feel dumb for my spelling mistake) - Mona Nomura

David Bowie and Bing Crosby "Little Drummer Boy,", "O Come, O Come Emanual," and "Carol of the Bells" but only with real bells. - MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)

alvin & the chipmunks http://www.youtube.com/watch... - George The Writer

Alison Moyet, Coventry Carol. Almost spooky, in a good way. - Sprague D

Holiday satire or humorous music is what gets me in the spirit. Bob Rivers, Dr. Demento type stuff. - Great Scott!

I love Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas. ;) - Erin McMahon from twhirl

Oh, and "I Saw Daddy Kissing Santa Claus" A classic! - MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)

What Mark V, Abby M and Christopher H said. David Bowie and Bing Crosby FTW - Thomas Bøhm

Anything from The Snowman soundtrack is my current fave. I love almost ALL Christmas music, though. As much as I hate that stores are bringing out Christmas stuff earlier & earlier each year, I have to admit that while I don't necessarily want to see Christmas trees and/or Chanukah Bushes in September I don't mind hearing the music and I never get tired of it either. Also, I am really good at writing run on sentences. :-| - Lisa L. Seifert

Yes you can, after all it is one of my top favorite Christmas movies. - Mathew™ one of a kind

the peanuts music- vince guaraldi soundtrack to the peanuts' christmas - anna sauce

The Charlie Brown Christmas album, and Johnny Mathis' Merry Christmas. - Steve Isaacs

Yes. The Johnny Mathis Christmas album is what makes it for me. - Derrick

Venite Adoremus ("the snow lay on the ground"), Lo How a Rose E'er Blooming, Coventry Carol, Basque Carol, Carol of the Bells, Sleigh Ride (orchestral, of course), just about any of Leroy Anderson's Christmas arrangements for the Boston Pops. - Ladybug Heather

I like more religious Christmas music. This tho' is pretty cool. http://www.youtube.com/watch... - Janet

Grandma got run over by a reindeer - Bryan Clark

Journey, don't stop believin' - Thomas Hawk

I'm a hater - BEX

Michelle Jones

I Want Your Pity - http://www.michellejones.net/onapath...

December 7, 2008 from On a path - Comment - Like - Share

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I have always been befuddled when people say "I don't want your pity" or "I don't want your charity." Pity and charity have always seemed like good things to me. Having heard a friend talk with disgust about an invitation he received to a party as a "pity invite" gave me great pause. Since he was so displeased about having been invited to an event because someone "pities" him I wondered if perhaps my understanding of pity and charity have been wrong all along. I think of pity and charity as being markers of compassion and concern toward others but maybe I've been confused. - Michelle Jones

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I wouldn't want your pity either; if you are going to invite me to your event, I would want to be invited because you wanted me there - RAPatton

Fascinating. You wouldn't want someone to invite you because they want to make you feel better or they want you to be less lonely? If they're interested in you as a fellow human instead and want to make you feel better that's bad but if they are interested in you as a party guest on a purely social level that's good? - Michelle Jones

I don't want anyone to make me feel better, you like me and think I would be a good addition to your celebration or your don't. I don't want to go to a party where no one likes me. - RAPatton

I think, over time, that origin definition of pity has changed. People do not associate it with being compassionate towards someone. For me, it always carries a more negative connotation. More like someone just feels sorry for you and are taking you into consideration because maybe they feel you are lonely or have no friends or other things. Maybe the meaning needs to come back around but I do not think it will. Not when for so long people have associated it with being something bad. - Anna Lynn M.

To continue with your example. if they didnt want you to their party and didnt like you, they wouldnt invite you. But perhaps you are not in the "must absolutely invite" list but on the "would like to invite" list, and they cant invite all, theres more people on that list than they can fit in. So they have to make choices, and they invite you because they feel you could use it the most. That's pity, but why would you take offense? - Joelle Nebbe (iphigenie)

I know, I don't want anyone feeling pity for me. I think there is some sort of condescension in it. - Anna Lynn M.

but to go back to the topic, the problem is not the pity - the problem is the self esteem of people to think they are receiving pity.They feel it is somehow a judgement of failure on them to give them pity or help - it makes them losers. Often putting it that way: "so every time you helped soandso because you felt sorry, you were actually hating him?" can help shake things back into perspective. - Joelle Nebbe (iphigenie)

Joelle has it exactly right. If I don't like you I'm not inviting you to the party but guest lists aren't infinite, etc. - Michelle Jones

Pity relates to pride and therein lies the crux. If pity leads to genuine generosity with real inclusion, great, just don't let it bruise the ego of the proud. - Michael W. May

I guess the bruised ego part is the part I don't get. If you need help or if someone's actions can help you in some way why does it bruise your ego to accept it? - Michelle Jones

If I need help I ask for it, but only after I have exhausted other avenues. I don't think it has to do with ego so much as why would I want to be somewhere where I am not really wanted? That doesn't sound like too much fun. - RAPatton

Michelle, I think the secret is that people will accept pity so long as they don't feel pitied. Your compassion and consideration has to work in concert with the other person's sense of dignity. - Jason Toney

Yes I think that's right Jason, I'm just trying to wrap my head around why it's not considered dignified to accept help or compassion. Clearly that's a strong cultural thing and I hold the minority attitude and I'm really struggling to understand the dominant opinion. How can I better do good and spread more charity and compassion when, with the best of intentions, it doesn't actually make people feel better to help them? - Michelle Jones

Commented on blog- synopis: It goes both ways. Sometimes host/esse/s make people feel pitied. A true charitable invitation means seeing the whole thing thru and makig sure all gfuests are equally welcomed. Jason's got it right IMHO - Erin McMahon from twhirl

To your question Michelle- Acknowledging you need help means showing your weknesses, showing your flaws. Here's something I can't do... Or even worse, here's omething Iusually can do, but for some reason Ican't get it together right now. It's very scary to show vulnerability when we don't know if we're in safe territory. Heck even when we do know we're safe it can be scary... - Erin McMahon from twhirl

FFing Enigma (aka Tina)

Hey FriendFeed, I've got a proposition for you o_O I'm starting a new project designing business cards and a small site for a local bakery. Do you have photos of bread/baked goods that you'd be interested in having on a site or on some cards?

December 5, 2008 - Comment - Like - Share

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I suppose these might not be good for business for the average bakery http://friendfeed.com/e... - Micah Wittman

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HAAAAAAaaaaahahahahhahaaaa!!! Micah, while I appreciate the effort, I gotta say NO THANKS! =D - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)

you can use my cupcake photo http://flickr.com/photos... - anna sauce

@Tina Sorry Sorry - The FriendFeed made me do it - Micah Wittman

Anna, that's an adorable cupcake, thank you! - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)

Micah, I think you mean the FriendFiend made you do it ;-) - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)

I'm not sure that I've got anything of interest. A few shots of bakeries and cupcakes but you can feel free to use any of my photos if you'd like.http://www.flickr.com/search... http://www.flickr.com/photos... - Thomas Hawk

Wow, thanks Thomas! - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)

Ive got a few on my feed as well if you want them. here: http://piurl.com/sY_ and here: http://piurl.com/sZ3 http://piurl.com/sZ5 - Carlos Ayala

Thanks Carlos! - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)

wouldnt it be better to have pics of their own goods? - Joelle Nebbe (iphigenie)

They've had pics taken by someone that works there, but I'm trying to come up with a viable backup plan in case they're not up to snuff. With it being the holiday season, a photo session in the bakery is out of the question until the new year and they'd like the site up before then... - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)

you could 'search' on Flickr for good pics, then contact the owners to see if they're cool with your use of their photos. - Susan Beebe

actually if you search on flickr you can look for creative commons license - its still nice to contact the people, but at least you know they have pre-agreed. Make sure to go for the full, open CC, not the "non commercial" ones - Joelle Nebbe (iphigenie)

Good point, Joelle, I'll go take a look. Still interested in using FF user photos, though. The community is pointing me to some great stuff =D - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)

Louis Gray

My personal belief: Your e-mail in box should always have 0 new items and your Google Reader page should have 0 new as well. Get it done.

December 4, 2008 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

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Always? Y'know, I can make a filter that'll do that for you. :-) - Kevin Fox

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Done! Damnit, now I have two more emails! :p - Neal Jansons

Solution: don't give out your email address, and don't subscribe to any feeds. - LogEx

@Kevin, my pet peeve is people who brag about how many e-mails they haven't read, or declaring bankruptcy. I know I could mark all as read, or delete/filter messages, but you should always be listening and make time to read everything. That's the idea. Now ... I just got an e-mail, so I'll get back to you. - Louis Gray

next, kill yourself :) - loran the 'amorfati'

Why? - Dave Winer

Actually, I generally agree about email. But I use reader differently... I have my feeds prioritized and keep up often with my highest priority group, but I go to lower-priority groups only as time permits or as I have need of info in a certain interest area. - LogEx

agreed. Inbox to 0 is so key. - John Wang

reader at 0? cmon now, that's impossible if you've got a job other than "Professional Google Reader-er." - Brian Ries

@Why? Because that's where the action and the information is. If you have oversubscribed to too many lists or feeds, that's a mismanagement of your time and energy. You should have a perfect balance of your efforts and your information seeking. Using "too many" as an excuse is not acceptable. - Louis Gray

Agreed Louis. Housekeeping applies to the inbox, and moreover, computer organisation in entirity - Mo Kargas

Google Reader always says (1000+) Lord, how I've tried to make it stop. - Andrew Smith

I agree. I tend to zero out my inbox and I'm working on my feeds. Gotat cut them down. - Katie: Witch Of The West

I was formerly very good at inbox 0...not so much anymore. Google Reader, however, I've mastered...0 is possible. - Jennifer Van Grove

Man, I like living sloppy. Email is always at zero. GReader? Nope. I just click on headlines that interest me. - Hutch Carpenter

Answer: "Mark All As Read" - Nine

I can never get my gReader box to 0, I've only recently learned how to get my inbox to 0. - Aram Zucker-Scharff

There's no way I can get Greader to 0. I have over 1000 feeds. It's like Scoble's Live Friendfeed view. - David Bisset (sn)

wow, taskmaster - anna sauce

J, J, J, J, J, J, J, J, J, J, J, J, J, J, J, J, J, J, J, J, J, J... I'm trying! - Joe Dawson

Mark All As Read doesn't count. It's about exchanging time. Watch less TV. :-) - Louis Gray

Boy do I disagree with Louis Gray on this. I would rather periodically catch an entry from one of the great feeds I'm subscribed to than to unsub and miss ALL of them. It's a river, Louis. You don't have to watch every single molecule flowing under the bridge to take advantage of the beauty of the river. - Nick in Manila

@Nick, that's how I feel about Twitter and FriendFeed. - Louis Gray

Louis: Ever since reality shows kicked in heavy during the strike, less TV has been norm. More social. - David Bisset (sn)

That's OCD and me! - Brian Bufalo

I really like what Nick Nichols said about it being a river -- right on the money. I almost never read them all anymore. I used to, but so much of it is redundant that I'd muchi rather subscribe and catch the truly great moments in a list view than unsubscribe entirely. - Karoli

I keep my email to under 10 and that's manageable. GReader seems to be a place I put stuff 'to read later' - 'when I have the time'. With FF in Reader there are hundreds of unread items and I don't necessarily want to read every single one. Nothing will happen to me if I miss some stuff. There is always far too much to keep up with. - Chris Loft

I'm a bit rabid about having 0 new items in my email box but Google Reader ... not a chance and I refuse to feel bad about it. - AJ Kohn

I better hurry since then I have a loooot of work to do :) - Mrinal Desai

I love you. Marry me! Seriously: Inbox Zero and Reader Zero are so awesome. So amazing. So wonderful. - Sparky, a big deal

Both these sound as really lame targets for your most precious asset, time :) - George Tziralis

Louis, that is basically impossible. - Jamelle

I've been maintaining my Gmail inbox at zero for a few weeks now, via lots of filters, and use of labels for things that need serious follow up, or just a quick action (like a new filter). Much less psychic weight from unread items feels good. I want to keep it. :-) - Josh Bancroft

It's like an old rule I was taught early in life. "Handle it once" This rule will keep you happy in home and life. Works great for households, desks, and electrons. - Robert Kenney

If I'm at school for half the day, that's impossible. If I'm on holidays, as I am now, It's easy :) - Larry Hudson

impossible... I am thinking of killing my RSS and starting over...it's that bad. EMAIL - good to go!! - Susan Beebe

I don't know if I could watch less television. Unless I can somehow unwatch things I've already seen... - Nine

Louis - my philosophy on this is polar opposite. Google Reader is a mighty fountain, a gusher, from which I skim off the spray at the top. I am comfortable with thousands of unread items. The best stuff pushes its way to the top. (But improved recommender technology would be much welcome.) - Sean McBride

dogma:) :( - Igor Poltavskiy

I believe Louis just shared the secret to his success - Jesse Stay

That's my personal belief as well. Unfortunately I don't follow my beliefes the way I should. - Adriana

Jason Falls

http://twitpic.com/psbg - Eh... Close.

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Mona Nomura

MAKE: Blog: HOW TO - Make LEGO gummies! - http://blog.makezine.com/archive...

November 10, 2008 from Bookmarklet - Comment - Like - Share

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happy :) - saeedeh

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um... LOVE!!! - Steve Isaacs

aw! want! - ★ Esther Rudolph

lol - DO ANYBODY NO MONIQUE

clever! :D - ♥ Stephiepooos ♥

YES! Let us encourage the continuation of the time honored "choking on Legos" tradition. - EricaJoy

That sounds more like a personal problem to me, Erica! :) - Mona Nomura from IM

LOL @Erica - Janet

I never said it was a problem Mona. You're not a true Lego geek until one puts you in the ER. ;) - EricaJoy

Erica: Isn't that the norm?! My first piece was surgically removed at the age of 3 - from my nose LOL! - Mona Nomura from IM

I wonder if the blocks actually stick together. - Jess Lee

Best of both worlds! - Josh Haley

Here's the full article from Instructables: http://www.instructables.com/id... - Bill Sodeman

I love the comment at the bottom: "i'm guessing you wouldn't want to do this in a house with children, or else they might get the idea that eating Legos is ok." Yes, because when I was a kid, a bag of gummi bears made me want to just run out and eat a real bear. Now come on... - Wizetux

It is these types of people that think that candy cigarettes cause kids to smoke. - Wizetux

Awesome! - Mitchell Tsai

like! - marinka239

OMG these are awesome!!!!!!! - Susan Beebe

Yum - Tyson Key

mmmmmmmmm gummy Venus - BEX

That is incredible. I'm off to Walmart to get 5 buckets of gummies to build my own creation! - Jeremy Campbell from twhirl

Awesome! - Daniel Schildt

Beth Kanter

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Robert Scoble

I have followed about 500 people on FriendFeed in past three weeks. It's far easier for me to follow you there than on Twitter.

November 28, 2008 - Comment - Like - Share

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If you want me to follow you, just leave me a message here. I am specifically looking for smart people and early adopters. - Robert Scoble

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http://friendfeed.com/pixelse... #openweb #openid #oauth #dataportability et al - Sebastian Küpers

I coudn't agree more, although I can't compare with the number. - Alexandros Georgiadis

Hi Robert, early adopter and entrepreneur here who likes to think he's smart :) - Terry Smith

Hope I can get on the "smart list" :) - Valeria

rambn: well, everyone is smart until they prove otherwise. That's why we have unfollow. :-) Also, everyone on FriendFeed is a defacto early adopter. I figure that since it took me 1.5 years to understand and use RSS that anyone who joins in the first 1.5-years of a service is a defacto early adopter. That means we have another five months to go. - Robert Scoble

Thanks for following me by the way, Robert. - Tyson Key

Hey Robert, It looks like I fit the criteria. Although, Im doubtful about the 'smart' since Im always broke! :) - Michael G. Galli

Tyson: thanks for bringing me good stuff! - Robert Scoble

hi Scoble, I'm an italian researcher about online cities http://friendfeed.com/turboy ;) - Simone Riccardi

Robert - I'm probably one step off pace and 10 points short IQ to qualify for the honor of being followed by you... - Mike Seidle

Michael: money != smart. Many great people were broke. - Robert Scoble

Giving ya a comment for a follow back. Thanks - Mardee Thompson

I need to level up to "smart" - Ernie Oporto

"I listen to bands that don't exist yet" - Kevin Morris

I was already following you on Twitter and Friendfeed. I'm trying to learn how to use Friendfeed. Twitter is not helping me make strong connections & alliances and I cannot succeed until I can make connections. I'm an early adopter and hope I'm smart in doing so. - Jannifer @wordsforliving

@Scobleizer Hmm, I think you're already subscribed to me - here's a few suggestions though (ccg, bmevans, netzoo, gebl, hifisamurai, ochua1) - Enrique Gutierrez from twhirl

Why did it take you 1.5 years to learn how to use RSS? - Amani

Jannifer: building strong connections is still difficult here, but is much easier here than on Twitter because you can have conversations around one topic, like we are here. - Robert Scoble

music + a user generated world that consumes media through non linear networks = a new form of non linear social music - Dizzy Banjo

I run www.Newte.ch and do marketing research. Just started using PeopleBrowsr and love it! - Vedø

Thanks Robert, I keep telling myself that, appreciate the support :) I am the king of early adoption though and tech, so I have decided to throw my hat in the game and will have my own tech/gadget/review/ blog-site up for 2009. Its about time I did what I always wanted to do! - Michael G. Galli

Robert, why are you finding FF easier than Twitter? You're welcome to follow me - I'm an Internet industry person (CEO, Sonic.net, independent bay area ISP) - Dane Jasper

Did U tried TweetDeck? you could build groups in similar ways as here on FF. - Francois Lamotte

Amani: cause I'm really not that smart. Also, back when Dave Winer first showed it to me I wasn't feeling enough pain to push me into using it. Eventually the pain got worse and worse until I finally asked Dave about it again and started using it. - Robert Scoble

In my opinion, RSS is something that has no learning curve (it took me less than 2 minutes to figure out how to use them), although it's a Your Mileage May Vary thing... - Tyson Key

Friendfeed is better to have longer conversations. more space for one. - sofiagk

Francois: yes, I like TweetDeck but I do a lot of my FriendFeeding on my iPhone. Dane: FriendFeed is better for a whole lot of reasons. I need to do a video on why. Threading is one reason. - Robert Scoble

Hi Robert. I'm a web content and seo strategist always on the hunt for cool web apps/design. (also wrote the Digital Needs section of Seagate.com.) Pick me, Pick me! - Doug Vanisky

Robert, are you the most prolific frienfeeder? If not, then I would be suprised ;-) - Julien

Hi Rob - I hope I meet the high standard of the other 500 people you've added. Cheers! - Eric

I work in the social media space but only within the home furnishings vertical. Thanks for the invite! - Leslie Carothers

follow me! I'm smart and early - it's 6:30 a.m.! Have a great time in Barcelona :) - Corinna Makris

No South Africans on the list, yet...pick me! (although I may be a bit random for you...haha). And @carlspies @palesa08 @xsyn @singe @robstokes @uberEllis - Roger Saner

Julien: nope, I'm not the most prolific. This service keeps track of stuff like that: http://www.ffholic.com/ - Robert Scoble

Does Smart mean a comment such as "Pick me, Pick Me"? - Yatin Vadhia

Hey, Robert. Good idea -- I wish more people I follow on Twitter were using FriendFeed. - Omar Gallaga

Robert Follow Me www.lessnau.com - John Lessnau

totally agree that FriendFeed makes it much easier to *really* follow more people. - Kevin Gamble

It would be great to go along and rethink things together - Vitaly Pimenov

Aloha Robert! Absorb your tweets like a sponge fish. New on FriendFeed, but I'm a quick study. Scour posts for inovation, always looking to push to the next level. Testing new formats to be revealved shortly. Tweets @AlohaArleen - Arleen Anderson

looking forward to see how many messages this post will get. anyway, greetings from mexico! - Enrique De La Torre

I would like if you follow me. Thanks! - Kyle Reddoch

Thanks to all the new people. Remember to put your Twitter feed into FriendFeed, along with your blog, your Flickr stream, your video streams, and more. That way I can get to know you by following you here. - Robert Scoble

I am following everyone here now except for those who have private feeds. - Robert Scoble

Anyone else on Profilactic too, out of interest? - Tyson Key

Legistraight.org, a recently launched public policy wiki. We are also compiling a comprehensive list of Financial Crisis resources. On Twitter (@legistraight), created this FriendFeed acct just for you Robert. http://legistraight.org - Legistraight.org

Hiya Robert. Count me in if you like! ;) - Erin McMahon

Arguably smart and not the absolutely last adopter. - That Software Guy

Ok, I'm waiting for a follow, @dfletcher on Twitter, went to Barcelona recently. Great destination. Enjoy! Is this your first trip to Spain? - Dave Fletcher

Dave: yeah, it's our first trip to Spain. - Robert Scoble

Dave: I see you are the CTO for state of Utah. You should meet Jesse Stay. He's here on FriendFeed too at http://friendfeed.com/jessest... - Robert Scoble

Smarter than who? I'm young and as smart as me. - İbrahim Uzun [ j ]

Second time lucky! - Jonathan Greensted

Hope you have a great time. Endless number of sights to see around Barcelona. Don't miss Sagrada Familia and Gaudi architecture. Nice beach south at Castelldefells and Sitges is a cool sidetrip. - Dave Fletcher

it's thanks to you Robert that I started to use FF and I think it's great idea - Ioana Monica Muntean

Thanks to all the new people I'm now following 4,500 people on FriendFeed. Wild. - Robert Scoble

Robert, your real time feed must be flying. can you still read it following that many people? - Mark Schulz

Hello Robert, I'm a 13-year-old designer, developer, and entrepreneur. I'm part of a new company, 9Miles Media. Thank you. ;) - Melik Yuksel

Hey Robert.. another Bay Area adopter here (@goyato) .. artist, writer, and digital dabbler. Been on FF for a little while, but haven't really started following too many. Thanks for the push. - Yato Yoshida

i'm spending a lot of time trying to great groups of folks... is it possible to make your groups public? - Jason Calacanis

@Melik Yuksel - Yet another upcoming Young 'Feeder? (I'm only 5 years older than you, to be honest, and also new to FriendFeed). I look forward to see where you take this crazy train! ;) - Tyson Key

Jason: I haven't figured out a way for me to share my group with you, but you can click on http://www.friendfeed.com/scoblei... and see everyone I'm subscribed to. I manually added each of the 4,500. So I guess you'll have to do it the hard way too. - Robert Scoble

Hey Robert, I'm a veteran UX designer and entrepreneur (mostly for the financial industry) currently starting up a company called Thropic (@thropic) that specializes in t-shirt fundraising. Would love to dialog via FF. Cheers- Miguel - Miguel Rodriguez

me i am only ne:) - Aykut Karaalioğlu

I'm not sure if I'm smart, but I'm somewhat of an early adopter. Yep. :) - Bryan Villarin

I'm still learning FF's advantages, but an early enough adopter to be here already, and smart enough to take you up on your offer. :) - James Dickey

Been on FF for a short time. One of the best things that happened to me for now! - Ms. B

@Tyson Key - I like to think that. ;) I'm also new to FriendFeed, quite frankly, I don't know which part of it to start from. :) - Melik Yuksel

twitter is not conducive to following people its good for now but not the recent past - Trevor Cook

Wow we're plenty here. Don't know if it's 'clever' to stand in the line but it's late over here in Athens, raining and not a bad idea to...take cover :) - Vicki Kolovou

Hello Robert, been on here for a while, but I find I still use Twitter more (same username). As Chief Architect for a networking software company, I keep up with new developments, and even create some of them :-) - John

early adopter - John Munro

Wow, the real-time feed is faster than the Gentoo IRC channel on FreeNode, and that is often one Hell of a high-traffic channel (I hated being in it, the first time I used IRC). - Tyson Key

Great to have met you Robert at Blogworld Expo. Check my 12sec friendfeed post for my flip video talk with you. - James Guske

He probably got the entire New Testament in that 12 seconds! - jamesdkirk

hi robert, we're both following each other on twitter. would love to see you following on FF, too! thanks :D - henry

@Melik Yuksel - Take note, you'll probably find that FriendFeed consumes quite a lot of your time, once you get into the swing of things (I get the XMPP feed and struggle to sift through it). I'm still a moderate Twitterer though (I do about 10 posts a day roughly - sometimes more, sometimes none at all, though). - Tyson Key

More of a "learning the value of early adoption" kind of guy which makes me a johnny come lately of sorts... inspired by Twitter, intrigued by FF... and excited about my new account with PeopleBrowsr. - Matson Breakey

I could hope I would be added to the smart list. Yee-ha! - Christian Messer

Josh: I wouldn't know how to do it. :-) - Robert Scoble

Hey Robert - great to follow you on FB and twitter - connect on Friendfeed too? Saw your post on twitter on being an early adopter. As an entrepreneur and SBO following "techie stuff" is important to keep biz running - so I'm a wellness coach and naturopathic consultant who is also a geek. - Antonia Teixeira

++++++++++OK, I got everyone above here will need to add everyone else tonight, thanks! +++++++ - Robert Scoble

thought you already followed me here, but looks like not. - Katherine Druckman

Hey Robert, I'm always looking for new products to test and experiment with. Saw your post on Twitter. - Stefan Halley

Robert, the energy and time it takes to be friends with 150 people in the 'real' world is the limit for most humans. Dunbar number etc. FB automated the 'social graph' i.e the map of our real world relationships. But still demands increasing energy and time to maintain authentic relationships. Twitter is a real 'evolutionary' breakthrough because with a minimum of energy you can staying in 'grooming' range of thousands of people. Is there a Twitter number i.e. the maximum number of people you can follow? - Mac Taylor

I might be a smart people to follow but you never know. Seriously, I think it would be fun. :-) - Dragos Roua

Mac: depends on your goal. If it is to drink beer with everyone on your list, then Dunbar number probably comes into play, although I've probably tripled that and have met more than 10,000 people face-to-face (I have 8,000 business cards from just past eight years). But, if you just want to "snack" on a media stream like my real time feed, then you can follow 20,000 without a problem. On FriendFeed it is better, though. I can have "high flow" stream and "low flow" stream that I watch much closer. - Robert Scoble

In my "low flow" (Called a "list" here on FriendFeed) I've only put about 200 people. It's interesting to see the difference between the two. One is much more focused. The high flow is much more entertaining (more cool YouTube videos and LOLcat photos, etc). - Robert Scoble

I quite like using Twhirl though - but on the other hand I don't have a massive amount of followers! - Jim

I still don't get Friend Feed. Anyone got a good video tutorial? - MarkCarras

Oh why not... I'm doing my share of searching for news, so Scoble should hop on as well. ;) - Jorg Jansen

Only problem is there isn't a single apparent friendfeed app on iPhone - Scott

Follow me because I'm a legal community manager at Avvo - seadevi

Robert - I'm smart cause I can see your offer to follow me is one I can't refuse. I'm an early adopter in manner of following the uber-early adopters so they iron out the new gadget and techy kinks and suchlike. I was already following you btw on Twitter. Not sure I quite get FF yet though. - nicky jameson

Wow, look at this comment thread, awesome!! :) Lots of cool people, I am subscribing to here...thanks Robert! - Susan Beebe

Robert, I am somewhat of an early adopter and I hope it makes me smart. I ran a computer business for 11 years and now I am trying to help others learn the business of tech. It seems some of my associates don't think there is value in social networking. I hope that by connecting with respected names who are early adopters of social networks such as Friendfeed and Twitter they will understand that such services can be quite useful in marketing their businesses and supporting their customers. - Rick Savoia

I'm loving Twitter, need to explore FF a bit more. You never know where you will get inspiration from. - Dave Kresta

Hi Robert. Actually I'm a huge fan of yours and until now was a lurker, so thanks for the coaxing to come out and introduce myself. :-) I'm an early adopter and given your high praise of FriendFeed, consider myself smart enough to create an account today to join in the conversation. I tweet as well @belindasimcox and am looking forward to seeing the effect your following me has. PS. A big thanks to your generous tweet attitude - I get your tweets sent to my iPhone - they beat the newspaper any day - Belinda Simcox (Sim)

Hello - I am a MD/PhD working in the field of medical informatics and studying the use of social networks as a model for expanding our work at the New York State Department of Health in patient/clinician medical networks. Still trying to figure out the best use for short messaging. Twitter name is pathalemd. - Patricia Hale

I'm changing politics online at http://politics4all.com - Thomas Cook

Dave Winer

Is Twitter journalism? - http://www.scripting.com/stories...

November 27, 2008 from Scripting News - Comment - Like - Share

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It sure is a news source. - Orli Yakuel

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I am reporting that Maryam is stuffing the turkey. Yes, it is journalism. - Robert Scoble

Hahaha, too funny. It's like a bird play by play. - TheSleepyGeek

Oh, stuff that Robert. ;-) (It is not on the #mumbay scale, but it is journalism) - Arne Hulstein

the true question is: What is journalism and how twitter can contribute to it - Ouriel Ohayon

Twitter is useful when an event is ongoing. It becomes noisy in the aftermath. - Paul

Journalism by definition is in the midst of such a profound shift in what it is that the question isn't really that interesting. I am just learning detail about Mubai from Twitter. I link to NYT or BBC or whatever, more often than not lately from Twitter. Everybody is different and that fact is more clear than ever now. Whatever works for you. - Mary Anne Davis

@Orli, it sure is. I mean, self-aggrandizing aside, I post my newsfeeds on it. - Terence

According to MW there are many definitions for Journalism. The last entry correlates to Twitter, IMHO. *Writing designed to appeal to current popular taste or public interest* Twitter by default, is a publishing and distribution channel. It "can be" a form of new journalism combined with an integrated wire service. Happy Thanksgiving! - Brian Solis

No, it's more an eyewitness or spreading rumors thing. Journalism is (or should be) are more profound thing, but it can't be that fast. - Michael Zehrer

What is journalism? The dictionary doesn't know: "the activity or profession of writing for newspapers or magazines or of broadcasting news on radio or television." Wikipedia says "Journalism is the profession of writing or communicating, formally employed by publications and broadcasters, for the benefit of a particular community of people.". If it is communicating to a group of people (broadcasting) it is. Most of us are a broadcaster, are we all journalists? - Wilbert

Maybe Twitter as a website is journalism. It is an open community based on peer-review. - Wilbert

+1 @Michael. It's more like source for journalism - firsthand accounts. Journalists usually report on events that happen to somebody else. Tweets are personal events/thoughts. - Jared B. Luther

The collecting, writing, editing, and presenting of news or news articles in . . . & Written material of current interest or wide popular appeal. I think that the way many people use Twitter does hit that bar. - Joel Ordesky

It sure is more than a news source. It's citizen journalism. And most times, Citizen Journalism is most accurate and fast than traditional media. Period. - Apostolos Papadopoulos

I think Amy Gahran has some good insights into how it can be great tool for it --> http://www.contentious.com/2008... ... I think it is an awesome resource but still not sure how to best use it. I am very much still exploring it but if everyone at SxSW for example hashtagged and tweeted I would think it surely is journalism. - John D. Lemke from twhirl

Journalism, as I see it, is analysis and deep insight. Twitter acts like a witness. No time for analysis just relaying the event, with some superficial observations perhaps but not the profound insight that time makes possible - Mahesh CR from twhirl

Twitter v Journalism is like data v information. I watched Twitter last night for the stream of data http://tinyurl.com/6b4wjj and I periodically checked the distillation of that data in Wikipedia http://tinyurl.com/5pbnde but I also read this morning's Washington Post article for the context and analysis http://tinyurl.com/6ya9cl . There's plenty of room for all three. - Timothy B. Taylor

No, it's not. It's stream-of-conciousness stuff. It's the difference between data and information. - Sean

Sean: that's bullshit. I can tell a pretty good story in 140 characters. - Robert Scoble

Michael: you have absolutely no idea what journalism is if that's what you believe. Journalism is the act of me telling you what is happening. No more, no less. I can do a LOT of journalism in 140 characters. - Robert Scoble

Robert, can you elaborate on how to tell a story in 140 characters? (In less than 140 characters, of course.) - Tom Landini

Tom: it's partly sunny in Half Moon Bay. That's a story. That's journalism. All in 140 characters. - Robert Scoble

Even better, downstairs Maryam is yelling at me to baste the turkey. :-) - Robert Scoble

It's bright and sunny this morning in Berkeley, temperature in the low 60s. This post is 109 characters long. - Dave Winer

My name is David Winer. This post is 57 characters long. - Dave Winer

I think this discussion is pointless. Stop the presses! This post is 88 characters long. - Dave Winer

I've never liked the term "story", gives me connotations of something made up. I know that's not true (sometimes ; ) ). I do think twitter is too limiting for indept analysis, but that's what links are for. Twitter can be used to give flash updates and track an event, but then so can anything that allows you to receive such nibbles of data. It's just another tool. - alphaxion

in a way; all the major news orgs have twitter feeds however, their posts lead to links of their online stories which are of course a lil more in depth: sometimes - sofarsoShawn

Robert and Dave: Those statements do tell me what is happening. And I guess that can be a basic form of journalism. But they don't tell me why I might want to pay attention to that. Maybe I was thinking more in the dramatic than the journalistic sense. Good discussion here. - Tom Landini

There goes Winer again, trying to make a point in a pointless discussion! - Robert Scoble

Tom: if I wanted you to pay attention I would have said "Free sex under partly cloudy Half Moon Bay skies." - Robert Scoble

I think the question is whether stuff on twitter can be "Good" journalism - Wilma Stoneflint

it's istant source of information which could lead to a big news! - Christian

Robert: No link? No video? - Tom Landini

Memo to Daily Print News Business: Surrender the breaking news beat and focus on analysis and perspective. - Eric Schwartzman

For an excellent analysis of this issue see "Overload!Journalism’s battle for relevance in an  age of too much information" in the current issue of the Columbia Journalism Review http://tinyurl.com/6dxbmj - Timothy B. Taylor

microjournalism, sometimes. - susan mernit

nptech: Jonathon D. Colman

Wow! We just hit 200 members in this nptech room -- congratulations, everyone, for growing our little community!

November 11, 2008 - Comment - Like - Share

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Now the hard part: how would you like to see this community grow in the future? - Jonathon D. Colman

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jonathon if I had a nickel for everytime an online community asked that question .. I'd be rich. What if we gave some sort of reward? I'm too jetlagged right now but not going bonkers travel in dec so more to come - Beth Kanter

You know what might be kinda neat? chat on this site.... - Marnie Webb

One thing I've noticed, since I also have many of you in a special list, is that some of you (I won't name names) post nptech related stuff on your own feed but don't share it in the nptech room. So, suggestion one: share more! Suggestion two, dare I say it, a more active "room" manager? A "question of the week?". I don't know. I love that Beth experimented with bringing more feeds in and then we decided as a group (well, a few of us ...) to halt the experiment. Maybe try a few different select feeds? - Laura Norvig

Laura .. people have to get in the habit of sharing .. and remember not everyone has to share - usually there are only 5% very active - many people lurk - that's across all online communities - that is standard behavior. - Beth Kanter

Laura and Beth, I'm curious about how to decide what to share. I worry about saturation. My info usually goes through a share triage process: (1) I share on Google Reader (which pushes it into FF) -- a subset of those items get (2) shared on del.icio.us which pushes them into FF and onto my blog which pushes them into FF again. I try to be pretty select about what I push into this room. And that's things I specifically want to hear opinions on vs just store and share. - Marnie Webb

Marnie, I think everyone needs to set their own criteria, as you have, as to what to share. OTOH, you never know what topic people will want to discuss. Since this room is on a fairly specific topic, anything current and related to that topic could be worth sharing here. Sorry - I don't think that clarified anything! - Laura Norvig

Michelle Jones

the Painting Activist » Blog Archive » Painting in progress, 11.8.08 - http://www.ashleycecil.com/2008...

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Michelle Jones

The Obama Art Report: Etch-A-Sketch Obama and McCain - http://www.obamaartreport.com/2008...

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Louis Gray

Be a Real Friend to Your Social Networking "Friends" - http://www.louisgray.com/live...

November 7, 2008 from louisgray.com - Comment - Like - Share

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What a great post, Louis. :) - Far

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You're gonna let Drew babysit? Did you do a background check ?? :) - Charlie Anzman

This is a really terrific blog post! Love the advise and comparison between RLF and OLF...very true; plus the transparency online forces accountability as we all now have reputations to protect. In fact, I'll go on step further...this whole online community thing will eventually force lots of people to sharpen up and behave themselves!!! LOL - Susan Beebe

Great Read! - Anna Haro

Drew will be a great babysitter. I just have to get him out of the Web 2 Summit. - Louis Gray

Love the post, Louis! And I'm only *slightly* offended that you are taking Drew up on his babysitting offer first. After all, I AM a professional... ;-) Seriously. I'm willing. Any time. Well, almost. :-) - Lisa L. Seifert

Great post I loved the Wii Fit example, had the same trouble finding Wii Fit myself so can relate(wish I'd known Jesse Stay), by the way have you tried Mario Kart for the Wii it's great fun......just call me Walawigi! - Groobers

@Lisa, if you're serious and up for it, and geography isn't an issue, contact me at louisgray@mac.com. - Louis Gray

@scales gave me keys to his Shanghai house. I barely know him. Now I'm drinking his expensive whisky. :-) I have the coolest social media friends. - Robert Scoble

excellent post, Mr. Gray. - Pete Delucchi

Heh. Reminds me of Robert saying I could crash at his place a few weeks ago. - MVB (Curmudgeon of FF)

pay them or indicate what it takes to lay out the moola? why not? nice piece - Wes Schadenfreud

Great post. As a relative newbie its sometimes hard to know how much to divulge online. I like the sense of cautious optimism for society online as well as off. - Alistair (alpinefolk)

You've been emailed, Mr. Gray. :-) - Lisa L. Seifert

@Lisa: my younger brothers are twins, I've got tons of 'em. Call me when you're twin sitting ;-) - Far

I have RL friends who let me babysit their twin boys. We play Box before they leave for the night. Their dad puts them in a box and sends them flying up and down their bamboo floored hallway. I cannot promise that I won't try this with Matthew & Sarah. I totally want twins. Just sayin'. - Lisa L. Seifert

Very nice entry. I am going to pay a little closer attention and offer a helping hand if I can moving forward. - Amani

Man, I am so naturally introverted that I think it would be hard for me to just fling the doors wide to all the folks I know online. No offense intended, of course.. I guess I need to work on this part. - Phil G

This highlights the need to be selective in your choice of Web 2.0 friends and why you should use the same criteria in selecting them as you would "in-person" friends. I now wish that I could persuade more of my "in-person" friends to become my Web 2.0 friends because I think it would only enhance our relationship. It'll happen one day as Web 2.0 becomes pervasive. - Ian Marr

Nice post, Louis and very timely too. This morning I had breakfast with a Belgian Twitter buddy whom I've never met before. He was over here visiting friends and we all ended up brainstorming how we could use soc nets to promote his friends photography website... such is the power of Twitter. - Sally Church

I disagree with this. There's a difference between comparing favors done to / for A-List "blogstars" and the rank and file. I think if you filtered to the common person using social media (if there is such a thing) there would be a lot less of the types of interactions. I'm sure not bringing my kids to play dates or having anyone who I meet online babysit them until I know those people in real life. - Wayne Schulz

Very well written post Louis. I tend to be more cautious. Web 2.0 is a medium with which I can reconnect with old friends, enhancing our relationship even though we may be miles, or thousands of miles apart. In fact, I was able to reconnect with my friend who lives in France. We just had a beer last Wednesday while he was in town. Btw, thanks for getting me started! - john

l0ckergn0me

I did vote for Obama. I have a lot of hope for what he might be able to do, but my biggest hope is that all the racists of this country will finally leave it. That, and we can start talking about race as Human rather than by heritage. McCain's speech tonight was the best one of his entire campaign.

November 4, 2008 - Comment - Like - Share

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Those are some solid points, truly that makes wonderful sense, So what did you think of those threats, or the claims there was an assasination attempt being planned? - Raymond Marr aka Knatchwa

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I would like to hope so but we still have a long way to go. - Carmen

not one of..it was his best. - Carlos Ayala

question: where would they go? - .LAG liked that

Does making such an important decision based on the color of somebody's skin hint at some latent racism in you? - John Foss from twhirl

Ship them off to Iraq -

@John To acknowledge differences and factors brought into play by race is not to be racist. To be racist is to believe that one race is inherently superior to another. - Neal Jansons

I didn't vote for Obama because he's black, John - that's a false assumption (good attempt at logic, though). A vote for anybody other than him would have landed McCain in the white house - and the neo-cons will *NEVER* get my support. EVER. Oh, and you might know that I'm a registered Republican - so stick that in your pipe and smoke it. :) - l0ckergn0me

one can only hope! - Jim Goldstein

Because McCain could be himself and not play to the Right. That was his biggest mistake. He should have played to the center, he could have pulled in a lot more votes IMO. There was way too many disenfranchised R's out there who had had it with the Party. - Jason Shultz from twhirl

This was my first vote ever for a Democratic Presidential candidate. I'm very proud of the outcome. The Republican party messed up big time this time. Obama was the most conservative candidate of the two. - Jesse Stay

Long live USA, Rise and Shine America - imran

Ok - just checking (i'm not the judge of such things anyway..) - John Foss

Love you, John. Wish "you" had run in the election and not the guy grabbed by the dark side, Your speech tonight was great and a reflection of what I think is your real self - so, please help to rebuild your party - and the country - and prove that you are the Patriot I believed in way back in 2000. - David HC Soul

Damn, Pirillo went for Obama? Wow. - Robert Scoble

WORLD ENDS. - Akiva Moskovitz

@thepuck - racism can be more subtle than thinking you are superior. If you differentiate and think you are of a different group, the seed is planted. - John Foss

better yet, let's focus on more important differences than skin color. - John LeMasney

I think you're a little out of touch, l0ckergn0me. - Trevor Carpenter

it was definitely the best of mccain - Marco(aureliusmaximus)

different races = different life experiences and imho justice will take that into political account - Marshall Kirkpatrick

chris posted:“I did vote for Obama. I have a lot of hope for what he might be able to do, but my biggest hope is that all the racists of this country will finally leave it. That, and we can start talking about race as Human rather than by heritage. McCain's speech tonight was the best one of his entire campaign---->I voted for McCain but i realy dont care for him that much..I have no issues with Black vs white,I have no issues with Democrat vs Republican.But i am VERY CONSERVATIVE and vote that way normally - Edward D Webb

As I've asked before, "Where was THIS McCain throughout the campaign?" This was a more genuine, humble person who finally saw the forest from the trees about our universal struggle, who finally took control of his supporters, and gave a little bit of inspiration and reflection. When the race was finally over, it appears the RNC just released him from captivity and he could finally speak as himself. - Glenn Batuyong

He tried being the real him back in 2000 and it didn't work out. This time, with old age creeping up, I think he got nervous and listened/relied to much on his advisors who led him astray. - Jason Shultz from twhirl

The one similarity no one can really say is each has the same blood flowing through their veins, even if on the outside they look different, we as human beans all work the same, it is only on the shallow view of only seeing the outside that is different and basing false assumptions on that. - Raymond Marr aka Knatchwa

McCain is not a neo-con. The whole invented "neo-con" thing was a stupid attempt to brand Bush and Co. as extreme right even though they passed far more left-leaning legislation and spending than right-leaning. It's a pejorative against conservatives that sounds innocent, just like an Arab calling an Israeli "Zionist." Most of us understand the true meaning when those terms are used. - Chris Mayer

While McCain is not a neo-con, the term wasn't invented last year. Bush and Co. were neo-cons and the people they alligned themselves with coined themselves that http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... - PC Easy from twhirl

I agree. The McCain speech was actually very good. - Dave

I am from Indiana and didn't vote for Obama but I was glad to see it close all night and didn't mind that he won. When looking back at the Clinton wins I was embarassed for the states below Indiana. They had no problem voting for a white democrat with Clinton but clearly couldn't yet handle a black democrat With Obama. This is just sad. - gfurry

True story about McCain's speech. Thank god he didn't orate that well during his campaign :) - David

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