This happens every time Scoble switches services. - Jesse Stay

And we're about due for another service switch in the next 10 days or so. - Andy Bakun

Yeah. It wouldn't be such an issue if just switched services but he does it quite often. It wouldn't be such an issue if he switched services as often as he does but each time that he does so, he switches with a much fanfare as he can muster, proclaims it the greatest thing that's ever happened to technology, and admonishes everyone who doesn't hop the bandwagon now. As I repeatedly say, I really like Robert but how many times can he cry 'wolf!' and still expect to be taken seriously? - Akiva Moskovitz

Akiva, to Robert's credit he often does have a point. His intention with being so loud about it is to get your attention, to get people talking about it, and in return they really start to think about it. I admit he's gotten me thinking. - Jesse Stay

Robert has acted this way about "new technology" he finds as far back as I have known him -- a kind of technology ADD I think - his career is predicated on it -- it is him. He always loudly claims that the technology is going to change his and everybody's life (and occasionally he might even be right). - Brian Sullivan

Jesse, that may be true but it's the fact that when the particular doesn't work out, he washes his hands of it as if it were diseased. - Akiva Moskovitz

Brian, for that reason I think he's a great person to follow because he does introduce you to some really cool new technology. He keeps us from feeling comfortable in any one environment. He constantly reminds me to continue looking elsewhere for something better - I think that's a good thing. - Jesse Stay

Robert has also done some amazing things for entrepreneurs with worthy technology trying to get exposure for that technology. He's really helped the tech community with his style of finding the latest and greatest and best stuff I think. - Jesse Stay

Jesse -- I follow what he does, I like and respect him as well. I have known him since the late 90's when he and I were Microsoft MVPs. But he certainly does and likes to stir the pot. - Brian Sullivan

It's stage 5 of being an early adopter. http://blog.louisgray.com/2008... - Louis Gray

When you say it that way it sounds like a disease. ;-) - Brian Sullivan

Brian, that would be fully true if this wasn't like the second or third time twitter has become the darling technology. It's not always just the "new" technologies. - Andy Bakun

Some of it may be serious backlash, but some of it is probably just horsing around. Robert can generally take it, and if you do cross the line he'll tell you, so people can mess with him without worrying too much. - Bruce Lewis

Andy: true but with Twitter and FriendFeed you can take a new approach that dramatically changes their utility. Also, sometimes I catch wind of new features coming. Do you remember a dinner with @ev I had a few months back? - Robert Scoble from iPhone

However, taking a new approach doesn't mean the end of utility of doing things the way you previously did. - Andy Bakun