While many Realtors are out there trying to grab every deal they can (if it comes your way, great! take it!) but you only have so many resources - invest them in a thirsty market and the payoffs can be huge… and hot! - Jim Duncan
The research I did on viral content sharing shows that frequent users of social web technologies like Twitter, blogs, and social news and networking sites tend to share online content with more people, more often than those that do not. This means that for marketers these users can be a powerful vector for making content go viral. - Jim Duncan
I wore a tie last week on Thursday for ugly tie day at work (mine was bright yellow with orange horses.) We have themed Thursdays during the summer, this week is Hawaiian shirt day. Other than that it has been a couple of years. - Mark Anderson
Last May for a wedding - and then a year ago today (literally - the job interview for my current job). Outside of weddings, I don't foresee myself wearing one anytime soon either. I do miss it though. Getting dressed up is nice - but I have no need for that here.... - George Smith
not sure, a while to say the least. The best part? the last time I wore a tie because I had to has even been longer. When you don't have to do it, doing it once a while is not bothering me at all. - berkay
Every Sunday and when I got to important meetings. - Jason Shultz
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I've been to three weddings this month and was in two of them (performed one), so I've been wearing all sorts of ties lately. - Mike Keliher
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if I said it was end-of-1995, would it scare you? :) - silpol
last friday - though i do tend to wear them less - used to have to wear one mon-fri so to louis' point i stopped wearing them on sunday's decades ago - figured god would understand ;) - mike "glemak" dunn
Just weddings (Black Tie) and Job Interviews. In reality - so not needed day to day. Doesn't really improve male smartness, in fact tends to make guys look a bit like schoolboys - Robert Davies
am I the joe blow on the block who wears a tie every day ? I dunna, its a habbit to wear one and always have a spare jacket /tie in the office.. - Peter Dawson
don't remember. Not on a regular basis in this century! - Joe Buhler
1 year ago! I am not one for formal wear! - Josh Chandler
Wedding, funerals and occasions where someone might call me "gent." - Kawika Holbrook
July 4 at a wedding but I cannot recall the time prior. - Bob
I get to wear one tomorrow for business dress day. Yeah!! :( - David Cook
Whenever appropriate, 5 times a month ~, It looks like ties are still a part of work and social life based on the comments. When I put my mind to it, it feels good to get the garb on and head out. - Vince Green
9 years ago at a funeral... the ties belonged to the deceased and he wanted all of his friends to have one (male and female) so he gave them out just before he died of liver cancer... one week after his 50th birthday... I think of him every day when I walk in the closet & see it hanging on the wall.... or I hear a Dead song... 'cause it's a Garcia :-)! - Nancy Babyak
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Long time since I don't like how those things feel. - Daniel Schildt
tremendous post, and quite a fear-inducing turn - Jim Duncan
Anyone else wondering if the conspiracy people might be right after all and there really is a body of people calling the shots for the whole world and we are just the pawns? - chris shouse
good article. folks will accelerate what is already happening (and what others are already ahead of the curve on)... things like virtual open houses, niche marketing, etc. - Mark Eckenrode
I think so. Taking conversations private is a great way to further a business relationship. A DM on Twitter is often a much better communication method than a public posting - Jim Duncan
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I'll be the dissenting voice and argue that we don't need yet another walled messaging system. Is something wrong with existing systems? Why not something open and interoperable. E-mail, anyone? - Aaron B. Hockley
Perhaps use what's already there - some kind of ad-hoc private room that exists for the duration of the conversation. - Colin Walker
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FriendFeed already allows you to add a google talk account, though I'm not sure what updates it shows (maybe status?). Rather than building another messaging system, what about allowing adding other IM services and having FriendFeed provide a gateway to directly contact someone on whatever their preferred service is? (Users would probably have to prioritize their accounts, and there would be some need for the reverse path to be traversed but those could be dealt with...) - Cap'n Andy Tinkham
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Yes, so people joining my feed and I can message each other, and so we don't have to toggle back and forth between FriendFeed discussions and other socnets to send private msgs. If FriendFeed just added private messages and a profile feature, it would be really helpful and would keep people here. That may be one reason why some people don't like FF. Being able to add a photo to profile would be good, too. - Cathryn Hrudicka
I would prefer a profile where I could post e-mail and instant messaging addresses. I do not want FriendFeed to become yet another inbox to check. - Robert Seidman
I also dont need another inbox added on top of all the others. - Andru Edwards
YES!! But perhaps to speak to Andru's concern we could have an "on/off" option that would tell other users "Andru does not accept private messages" or something along those lines. - Mel "VOTE NDP" McB
Why not a profile where you can say how you want to be contacted? An internal message via FriendFeed could be one option, for those young'uns that don't use email. - possible248
I am with Andru, I don't need another inbox to keep up with. - brian junyor
definitely don't need another inbox. something over xmpp would be lovely so that I can just route it to Google Talk - Jamie
The solution is very easy. Hook up XMPP to Google Talk so we can have instant messaging. Hook up email to Gmail so we can all message each other with a robust messaging system. Please do NOT add another lame messaging service like the one that Facebook and Twitter have. Thank you! - Robert Scoble
I use google chatback quite heavily across my blogs, and it's great: plus, it takes your status updates from gmail, so you can choose when you'd like to interact with others - if this sort of app was on FF, I'd certainly use it - Iain Baker
I agree with Scoble. No bacn. Give me ham via IM. - Steve Rubel
No no no, this is open social. Not close circuit... - Håkan Dahlström
First comes IM support, then we'll want to use to read email, then we'll be considering as a replacement for emacs... - Kevin Johnson
NO THANK YOU...unless there's an option to turn it off. - Mona N.
I agree with Scoble as well. I have completely disabled the Facebook chat and would probably to the same with FF. A connection to Google Talk is the way to go... - Justin Korn
I think you should be able to do @ responses to Rooms only, not on main posts - Justin
Yes, a direct message API would really help me move my fledgling Twitter app. - Andy Murdoch
I'll join the chorus and say yes to DM to gmail, gtalk or within Twhirl. I don't always use the web interface. - Larry Kless
No inbox in FF! However, easy solution is just show my e-mail for my friends. After that we will talk as usual. - gmarketer
Yes! Some people on FF don't connect a Twitter account or any e-mail. I rather not "comment on some random item in the feed" when sending them a message. - Mitchell Tsai
That would be nice, but moderated use of it is advised... say, if this is implemented along with a block feature... Plus I do not want to have sevral email boxes to check, one is already too much :) - directeur
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I would like to see a messaging system - doesn't have to be private. Maybe just a Twitter like timeline on the right side of the screen would do. It would have to be separate from the rest of my feed - otherwise the time line would get thrown off. - Frederic
Before a DM-System, it's more important to have SMS and IM. I don't see a big point for DM. There is a solution called E-Mail for that ;) - Ryo
How about a simple "E-mail this member" form? So if someone on FriendFeed wants to drop me a note AND I have not disabled the "Allow members to e-mail me," I'll receive that person's note in my (regular!) e-mail box and can choose to reply or not reply. - Adam Lasnik
ooo... or on a related note, FriendFeed could have two e-mail addresses... one private (for us mailing stuff to our feeds) and one public (for forwarding mail to our registered address), e.g., thatadamguy-rhq4h@friendfeed.com, with the latter part being there (and changeable) to prevent FriendFeed dictionary spamming. - Adam Lasnik
i agree with many points made here, i dont want yet-another-mail-box, please hook it up with other services in my weblife, (like you already do) - Ruben Llibre
