Jay Cruz

Wow. This was unexpected. You're doing great, and the things you say are so incredibly nice to me. I don't deserve it! We will someday meet in person for sure. - Louis Gray

Michael, I'm fairly new to FF but from where I sit you look more like an A-lister than a Z. Keep writing about new and interesting stuff and you'll no doubt make more friends around here. - Richard Crocker

Taken from Disqus: "Good luck, Mike. We're all rooting for you. And I definitely agree about your sentiments regarding LG. While we both respect the aforementioned bloggers, he is DEFINITELY in a league of his own!" - Mona N.

I found this very honest, I mean you hit the nail on its flathead when you admitted that there are others out there blazing the trail for micro-bloggers and macro-bloggers alike. I like to think, from what you've written, and how you express it, you're in the middle. Also,from the numbers on that little scale on your blog feed, I think you're making strides. Keep doing what it is that empowers you. Perhaps I should have used this space to say something short, but I tend to get carried away when I praise. - Terence Washington

Great job so far Mike! It's been a pleasure reading your stuff and I'm looking forward to your future thoughts on social networking and social media - Shey

Wow....that's just...wrong - RAHwsomeSHEENsauce™

"...wanted to make plate mail armor out of it (that is my next floppy project) I found out that a bag would be a great proof of concept..." rofl - Michael W. May

omg, how nerdy! - Sarah Perez

suddenly useful - Josh Haley

Great for storage! Ahahaha... :/ - Hao Chen

Looks really comfortable. - JodyUnwired

As an unphotogenic person, these tips have already been ingrained in my pea brain. HA - Mona N.

Mona ≠ unphotogenic, from what I have seen. - Bren

Mona unphotogenic? Are you kidding me? - BeeLing

UNPHOTOGENIC?? whatchu talkin' 'bout, Mona??? - Lindsay Donaghe

Mona, if you are unphotogenic, I need to check my dictionary because all of a sudden I don't think I know the definition of the word. - Derek Coward

I'm not kidding. It takes FOREVER to figure out the right 'angle' since my face is crazy round and I have bootie cheeks LOL - Mona N.

I need all the help I can get ;-) - ChangeForge | Ken Stewart

tip #11: born beautiful goddamn it! - Reza D

Robert where are you posting this that your getting such low quality resumes? - Christopher Welle

What's the offer about? - directeur via NoiseRiver

Robert, granted I'm coming in late here, have you thought of maybe hiring an intern from a journalism class? - Christopher Welle

Christopher: Craig's List. It's because it's an administration job. That attracts a group that isn't quite computer savvy or that thinks about how to get attention. Plus, there are a lot of them that are sending attachments and such. - Robert Scoble

I've told friends who own IT Companies that when they advertise for techs on Craigslist they get what they paid for. Any local friends that have a word of mouth person to suggest? - Christopher Welle

Huh? Are attachments now entirely evil? Should CVs be sent in email bodies? I'm not sure I would think that a good idea. I feel the "reading through stacks of piss-poor CVs pain tho). - mattpovey

Christopher: yeah, I'm considering some interns from journalism classes and will be looking for others. - Robert Scoble

I think most people prefer PDF attachments for sending out resumes. I certainly send mine out that way so I can control what it looks like. The cover-letter is actually the more important part sometimes. - Andrew Feinberg

Robert, I think thats a great idea. Hope it works out. - Christopher Welle

Lots of companies are asking for Word Docs. They enter them in their local HR application that index's the information so its search able at that time. - Christopher Welle

I am fully qualified to delete emails en masse (including the ones from b.obama@gmail.com agreeing to your request for an interview). If telecommuting is on the table I'll start Monday, thanks. - Not Not Geoff Schultz

Christopher: why can't companies parse emails? Heck, they should look into what http://www.tripit.com can do with emails (you forward your flight emails to Tripit and it does amazing things with them). - Robert Scoble

The companies I know are really hesitant to change and either one have already spent their money on some expensive custom HR app or are stuck in the package they already bought and don't want to change. Change is bad. - Christopher Welle

I also want to say I don't think the IT depts at these companies are keeping up to date with the latest information or technology. Many of my fellow techs don't have jobs where the companies pay for training or give paid time off for classes. IT is seen as a overhead and to be cut as much as possible. It was refreshing to interview at a company that had a minimum of 2k for training with paid week off to do that training. No Certs necessary that come out of it. - Christopher Welle

You should accept LinkedIn profiles only so you have a standard format to go by - Jesse Stay

You know, that's a great idea for a startup, Robert. Something like tripit where you could send off a resume in email, it could parse it and identify sematic trends (PHP, Javascript, filing, Chinese cooking, etc.) and then allow a much more precise search by employers. You could sell the service to other job-hunting websites, or just set up a competitor. - You Betcha Glen Campbell

Here's the post: http://scobleizer.com/2008/10/... - Robert Scoble

GREAT post Robert. I'm horrified by the resumes I receive. I usually post with specific directions on how to apply. That usually screens out 80% of them since they ... don't follow directions. The research and customization is what help them stand out to me. Show me you didn't just cookie-cutter this application. - AJ Kohn

My first post-collegiate boss also had an interesting technique. He only looked at the first page of any resume. Any subsequent pages went into the trash. It was an ad agency and he simply believed that if you couldn't sell yourself in one page ... he didn't need to see any more. - AJ Kohn

AJ: true. In journalism school we were taught to only keep our resumes to one page. If one page is good enough for a Pulitzer prize winning journalist, it's good enough for everyone else. - Robert Scoble

Great post. Some nice advice. - Roberto "Maverick" Bonini

i'm not sure why people tell their stories with resumes any more...unless the audience you're sending them to is stuck in the pre-internet past...maybe a bank? - Michael

Question: Is linkedin a substitute for a resume? - Roberto "Maverick" Bonini

Roberto, I think LinkedIn is even better than a resume - it gives you recommendations, more detail, and an ongoing history of the individual. - Jesse Stay

i haven't updated my resume since i joined linkedin. i refer all recruiters to my linkedin page. - cjmart

comment on your word 2007 bullet point, did you specify the versions of word the person needs to be familiar with? did you specify you should send your resume in .doc format? also are you saying your administrative assistant shouldn't know and understand word 2007? - Jonathan Jesse

Jonathan: no. But you should never send a document in the latest format. Someone might not be able to open it if you do. - Robert Scoble

Robert, any chance you are looking for an editor? :-) - Holger Eilhard

Very nice post! Bit of a wakeup call for all those complaining they cant get a job. - Gerard van Schip

Going to take these tips into deep consideration when revamping my resume. Need to start firing it out soon. :) - Shawn Farner

AJ & Robert: That is also the way that I was taught that I resume should be. One page in length. - Mathew A. Koeneker

I find craigslist to be very hit or miss on the job seeker side as well. Many times the jobs postings are filled with poor grammar and little information about the opportunity. Employers could use some of the same advice. - Sally Robinson

I'm wondering what the adoption of Word 2007 is out there then? Every client that I have worked with in the last 3 months has already deployed Office 2007. In fact I am receiving Office 2007 docs from some large customers (Fortune 500). Would a Word 2007 doc be better or worse then sending an ODF or somehow sending a link to a Google Doc? - Jonathan Jesse

@Jonathan, our office has deployed Word 2007 but in our department we all set our defaults to save our docs as .doc instead of .docx . Too many of the people we work with don't have Word 2007 and it's just an irritant to negotiate that. The whole thing is just yet another Microsoft headache IMO. - Laura Norvig

Not really. I'd be embarrassed if my claim to fame was a blog of all things. - Akiva Moskovitz

Good article, Steven. Well written. - Louis Gray

can it really be any worse than some of the other things people are famous for?? :) - Steven Hodson

@Louis - thanks - Steven Hodson

Bravos, Steven. Well said. Think you would enjoy what Kevin Kelly said "Where ever attention flows, money will follow" http://tinyurl.com/4puyxd - Dave Martin

woah, being famous for blogging - worth being proud of & obviously has been proven possible. Rich? Clearly also possible but just currently very rare...anyway, ok am off to read the article in detail now it has had Louis stamp of approval :) - Zee from WeDoCreative

@Dave thanks and I'll check out that link - Steven Hodson

Steven - It is a good piece. There are a lot of snake oil salespeople out there trying to sell people 'get rich quick blogging' schemes. With thousands of new blogs each day and discovery becoming easier, it's my humble opinion that, over the next year, many will realize that tying a product or service to your blog is a much easier way to make money from it. If you have the stats (and they continue), seek a sponsor. Most will have a tough go at monetizing - Charlie Anzman

Sidenote: I picked up a copy of Fast Company (print) today. Excellent reading and a pretty nice sized magazine considering that market. I think they're ahead of the curve. - Charlie Anzman

@Charlie thanks and I agree with you about the sponsor bit. - Steven Hodson

I thought this was another one of those "how to get rich with a blog" post, but it's not! It's realistic and an insightful piece! - Winston Teo

Steven - Another thing I've personally been doing, perhaps not so visibly, is 'losing the fishbowl' and engaging more people outside of the 'Tech News' space and in person. It's opening my eyes to a lot of 'new future web potential'. A generality for now. We'll see. - Charlie Anzman

@Winston - faked ya out huh :) .. oh and thanks - Steven Hodson

@Charlie I have been trying to do the same thing but the only thing it has done for me so far is to prompt me to write posts that aren't overly popular for some silly reason - Steven Hodson

Steven - Call my crazy (my wife does :) but I still see incredible possibilities just within the Internet space. It's going to continue to be rapidly evolving. The ones who vision the next direction win. We'll see! Your posts make for great dialog. Keep them comin' - Charlie Anzman

Like #2 10/04/2008. I didn't start blogging to be famous. I just wanted to tell people about the cool technologists that I was coming into the market. Back when I started blogging we we were all laid off and I had no concept that a blog would get sold for $15 million or that someone like Jason Calacanis could make money off of a blog network. - Robert Scoble

When choosing a market for a vertical blog, judge the size of the vertical market and be realistic about it. - Ontario Emperor via fftogo

Steven -- well said. I got in to blogging because I thought there was a space to be filled, but I sure as heck know I can't do it with just me. On the other hand, it's helped me get other connections and contacts, and hopefully can help me get through some tough times right now. - Andrew Feinberg

@Robert I don't think anybody could have foreseen the road blogging would take - just as we don't know what the road forward will be like but I am sure going to be along for the ride however it goes. - Steven Hodson

@Andrew - even though we may not see eye to eye I wish the best for you and hope your difficult times don't last too long. - Steven Hodson

Steven, I left a comment on the blog. Excellent, excellent piece. - Mark Dykeman

نارنجی - Azadeh

Congrats guys, time flys when your aggregating fun - sean percival

i literally can't keep my hands off of you -you must be doing something right... - Zee from WeDoCreative

grats, FF! You have sure become the early-adopter fave! - Neal "thePuck" Jansons via twhirl

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Thank you FF! - Soudeh

Great stuff FF crew - keep it up. - Jeff Smith

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Happy Birthday! Keep up the great work... And thanks to Ana for her prompt responses to my ever multiplying questions... - Metin

Happy 1st Birthday. Haven't been on long but I'm hooked. Keep up the great work guys! - chet

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Aww! I want a snazzy FriendFeed uniform and helmet, too. A safe workplace is a fun workplace, I always say. - DeWitt Clinton

Way to go guys! I still can't figure out how I lived for 27 years without FF! - Shivanand Velmurugan

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=... - Jason Brooks

Thank you, FriendFeed, for giving me one more tool for procrastination! - Megen Vo

Happy birthday FriendFeed! - Hutch Carpenter

It's been a year already? Blimey. Happy Birthday! - Tony Ruscoe

Congrats. Trumpets and blowguns to get the rest of us non-FF slimes. Still have those weapons handy. +1 DeWitt, bring in some gears! Got some nice design in mind. +1 Shivanand and the like, how come it never existed before is beyond my understanding, that's how web services win I suppose. Great foundation to build for the future of 'social media'. - Zu aka ElijahBailey

Happy Birthday, FriendFeed! Looking forward to your next 10 years : ) - Jess Lee

Thank you for building my home on the web... Was waiting for a long time. Worth it :) - Christopher Galtenberg

Congratulations Friendfeed and Happy Birthday to you!!! - AJ Batac ♘

I <3 ff! Thanks so much for providing such a great community of wonderful people and great information. :-) - JMakesAwesomeSauce

Happy Happy Birthday Friendfeed, best of luck for the future! - Dobromir Hadzhiev

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday dear FF, Happy Birthday to you...and many more!! - Jeff B

Happy B-Day, all! - Sarah Perez

happy birthday FF! - Arda Çetin

Happy Birthday to all! - Kol Tregaskes

Looks like fun. Congrats all. - Scott Loganbill via twhirl

~~~ HAPPY BIRTHDAY FRIENDFEED!!! ~~~ Love you guys...you rock my day!! - Susan Beebe

Happy 1st birthday. & Thank you for everything! - Ton Zijp

Happy Birthday! Hope to congratulate you on FF's 10th birthday too. - Sudhakar Chandra

Well done guys ! Happy Birthday ! - Lim, Kok Kim

Long live,viva,banzai,FriendFeed! - Igor Poltavskiy

Bon anniversaire et merci! - Mathieu Ayel

Totally loved, "It's the American Dream written in PHP". - Jay Cruz

@Jay Thanks I liked that one a lot too. - Steve Spalding

Beautiful post - Aaron Krug

Thank you Aaron. I really meant that last part though, I want to know something each of you is really proud that you were a part of (comment here or there it doesn't matter). I think this entire series is about taking a little deeper look at all the "stuff" we let ourselves become a part of and trying to use increasingly limited time better. - Steve Spalding

@Rob you have seen through my ruse. ;) - Steve Spalding

Though in reading the title it's critically important what word you put the emphasis on. - Steve Spalding

Click bait. - Robert Scoble

@Robert Seriously? :) That's sort of the point, I figured that much would be fairly transparent. - Steve Spalding

Like the title, so... - Jayavasanthan J

@Steve Thought about it for a bit. (http://tinyurl.com/47rdyl) As far as online, that's my best post yet. Online and offline, being a father is what makes me proudest. - Aaron Krug

And btw, I totally got where you were trying to go with the title, even if some others didn't. - Aaron Krug

@Aaron Thanks mate, I was hoping that most people would. I'll read it as soon as I get in front of a real computer. - Steve Spalding

You talk a lot about fame and being famous. I'm not sure that's as important to most (though I could be being naive) as being successful. Or as you put it toward the end of the post, as having an effect (the appropriate effect?) on others. I'm not convinced that most friendfeeders, bloggers, etc. are looking for fame in their pockets in the web as much as they're looking for intellectual (low or high) connections. This could lead to fame, but I think that's secondary. - Squirrel Girl

No offense taken ;) but....it's actually one of the better and more comprehensive lists around with a few notable exceptions! :) - Emma

Well, then... I /suppose/ I could look at it... ;) - Michael W. May

....only if you really want to ;) - Emma

Not a fan of Pitchfork either but I LOVE 90's and Emma's album picks for the share. ;) - Mona N.

Too much Radiohead and NO CRANBERRIES! I expect the former, but the later it simply unforgivable. Bah... Pitchfork... bah... (yes, I agree Emma's pic choices were choice) Also notable and inexplicably missing: U2's Achtung Baby, Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill, Counting Crows' August and Everything After, Peter Gabriel's Secret World Live, Fiona Apple's When the Pawn (or Tidal), or any Dave Matthews Band (who for many defined the 90s). I'll stop now ;) - Michael W. May

LOL...I did say there were notable exceptions! ;p - Emma

Haa!!! Oh hecks nah. I ain't pullin nothin outta there - RAHwsomeSHEENsauce™

I want one for my cubicle! - imabonehead

what IS this?! Seriously! - Mona N.

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHA - Anna Haro

Tour de WHAT? - Akiva Moskovitz

Anna? Is that you? omg! haha - Mona N.

lol!!!! Hi Mona!!! - Carmen

Hey Carmen! Thought I'd switch up everyone's streams haha - Mona N.

KISS MY ASS! - Trish R

I do NOT want to pick up the 'outgoing mail'. - Akiva Moskovitz

++Akiva...hahahahahahahha - Anna Haro

Put junk mail in his junk - Josh Haley

I want video of the Hickory Farms guy delivering a Salami.... - Jeff P. Henderson

Ah...come one Jeff, gross..lol - RAHwsomeSHEENsauce™

OMG - John McCrea

Jeff had to take it there. time to go puke. - Carmen

Sorry! I just had that visual in my mind and had to get it off my chest. ;P - Jeff P. Henderson

lmao jeff - cjmart

Heh - Charlie Anzman

Perfect for direct mail marketing crap... - Alain Benedict Yap

This == Gold - RAHwsomeSHEENsauce™

+1 Alain - cjmart

Take this mail and shove it! - imabonehead

What can Brown do for you? - Akiva Moskovitz

i need to "like" this more than once! - cjmart

+1 Akiva - Jeff P. Henderson

especially for the mail deliverer who has to play proctologist every time they deliver the mail. LOL - Michelle Snow

Michelle, you just gave me some crazy visuals LOL Do Not Want! - Mona N.

Behold: The best mailbox ever. http://is.gd/3cEa - Matt Musgrave

That's just asking some one to steal it, Matt! - Mona N.

Mona: That's why they have the 2 armed knights standing guard! :) - Matt Musgrave

it's such a shame that we can't trust people not to fill these things with dogshit and knick peoples mail here in the UK.. we have mail slots in our doors instead! - alphaxion

isnt this what most of essential correspondence represents?;) - Hayk Hakobyan

The summer activities of the Dunder Mifflin staff are highlighted, including an interbranch weight loss competition and following Pam at the Pratt Art School. - Russellreno

i would say so :) - (jeff)isageek

YES LET'S! - Carmen

K can someone tell me what happened after Michael offered to buy the Counting Crows tickets? My DVR changed the channel at the last 10 seconds. - Haggis (Sean)

She said okay and then Michael ripped up the tickets as she looked on mortified. - Mattie Kenny

I don't like how they're setting up this new guy to make a love triangle. I think it's kinda silly. - Mattie Kenny

Thanks Mattie.. what an idiot he is. XD - Haggis (Sean)

loved when phylis said most people would probably say her best feature was her "juggs" :) - (jeff)isageek

I agree.. but I love the new Dwight/Angela sneaking, and especially Ryan trying to win Kelly back (and his "list"). :D - Haggis (Sean)

Yah, Mattie. The new guy is no Jim. - Carmen

haha. Yea, the return of Ryan is awesome. I can't wait until Toby comes back in like Ep 3. - Mattie Kenny

Toby's coming back?! I'm not sure I like that! I like the new HR chick so much, especially her and Michael's "Rap". That was hilarious. I have a bad feeling about Pam + Jim, especially with the location he chose to propose. Just seems like he's scared and had to do something drastic. - Haggis (Sean)

no discussion yet - it's DVR'd - Nathan Chase

Ugh.. DVR peeps, just hide until tomorrow. No fair to those that watch live. :D - Haggis (Sean)

it's not over yet. at least on the left coast. - You Betcha Glen Campbell

NO! i haven't watched it yet. - Faboo Mama

I don't think he proposed because he feels scared. I think he did it because he realizes it's just something that has to be done and he doesn't want to wait any longer. Yea, Toby's coming back, but Holly may end up staying as well. - Mattie Kenny

Whaa? It's almost 20 past? - Haggis (Sean)

yes, she is - Alejandro S.

not really my cuppa - but i guess i can see the girl next door attraction - Zee from WeDoCreative

Zee, she definitely has the girl next door thing nailed. - Mark Wilson

She had me at "corset". :-D - Jason Huebel

nice eyes and nice body, but I don't really like her mouth... - Sean McGee

I'm so clueless I had to google her to figure out who she was. - Andrew Leyden

mouth is a little granny like - but the rest is all woman. - Zee from WeDoCreative

She is very nice, indeed. - Steven Perez

Jenna FTW! - (jeff)isageek

The first picture was taken in Montreal; the Olympic stadium is behind her. - Michael Forian

I know Michael. I used to live in Rosemont. I was only about 2 kms from Olympic Stadium. - Mark Wilson

That shot is from Blades of Glory, the Wil Ferrel/Jon Heder movie - Haggis (Sean)

Sean, I know. - Mark Wilson

The Office starts next week. - Russellreno

Russell, the season premiere of the Office was just on. Started this week. - Mark Wilson

all the guys are drooling :P - BeeLing

Mark - Good thing I recorded it. - Russellreno

Very good thing. - Mark Wilson

Watching Pam now. - Russellreno

ahooooga! - Pete Delucchi

Pete, put your eyes back in your head! - Mark Wilson

Mike - terrific post. I think this will help me get more out of friendfeed. - Mark Logan via twhirl

I will reiterate what I said on the post as well. Louis Gray and Sarah Perez should be required. They are everywhere. Two others that I think people should follow are Corvida and Tina (Stupid Blogger). - Rob Diana

Rob: LG and Sarah are on Mike's July list. :) - Mona N.

Rob Diana - Mike already included Louis and Sarah Perez (aka SarahinTampa) in his original 10 people to follow list back in July. I agree with your request to include Corvida and Tina (Stupid Blogger) on Mike's growing list of people to follow on FriendFeed! They both are excellent girl geeks! who blog about technology and both do very detailed analysis in their blog posts. - Susan Beebe

Is it narcissistic if I Like this FriendFeed entry? ;-) - Mark Dykeman

Subscribed to those few I wasn't already subscribed to :) - Jemm

Mark LOL! yeah! :*) - Susan Beebe

Mona and Susan, I totally forgot about that original list. I still stand by the Corvida and Tina recommendations though :) - Rob Diana

I don't know Corvida, but definitely recommend Tina 220%! Along with Anna Haro. :) - Mona N.

lots of Florida FF'ers on the list - must be the weather down here :) - Nathan Chase

thanks for the heads up! - James Cooper

hey mike thanks for the FriendFeed bump! :) - (jeff)isageek

I'm honoured Mike, thanks :) - Shey

Great list Mike although the first was much better :) !! - Charlie Anzman

Mike you are awesome! What a great list! Thanks for giving me a place! - Erhan Erdogan

Boo Charlie! ;)~ - Carlos Ayala

I have to heartily recommend Tina & Anna Haro. - Mark Wilson

Someone needs to make this list, but exclude IT related topics. No social media, no start ups, etc. Or would this list be empty? - Chris Stevenson

Great list, Mike! The only problem with it is that I already follow all those folks! Haha. - Phil Glockner

Dodged another list. Whew. - Akiva Moskovitz

Great list. I'm already subscribed to most of them. Loved how you'd written the little bio for each an every one of them :-) Were I ever to make up a list