FF is definitely for the maven and the connector - I feel it has moved beyond the point where Joe Public will pick it up and make good use of it. - Colin Walker via fftogo

not entirely sure which category I fall into but, I think that there are facets of FriendFeed and other SNS that appeal to all of these. I am dabbling in all of them, it seems and I love and hate different things about all of them. There is a definite shift in the way people are using the internet. i.e You have friends on FF, Lifestream.fm or similar and if you Fave a song on last.fm, other people check it out and fave it, and so on and so on...possibilities are endless...I love how it all shakes out! - Sabrina

I think they hit just about everyone. Some are hear to sell themselves or their thoughts, some are here to learn more about "the next big thing," some are here as bridges between disciplines (tech, marketing, etc) and some are just here for the torrent of information. - Marco(aureliusmaximus)

@Colin - I think its more complex than that. (1) We tend to subscribe to the early adopter crowd, and that gives us tunnel vision. Here's a search on Disneyland: http://friendfeed.com/search...). Here's a search on accounting: http://friendfeed.com/search.... Here's a search on cancer: http://friendfeed.com/search.... Much more than what we see. (2) FriendFeed 1-2 years from now will be different than FriendFeed today. - Hutch Carpenter

Hutch, quite agree about FF down the line looking different to now. I definitely need to step back and look at the service as a 'user' and not a geek. Might make a good experiment - might even sign up a new account to do it. - Colin Walker via fftogo

I have the unique position of not being a "geek" in the true sense of the word, I do not work in the tech field, not a programmer or anything. I just happen to have friends who are early adopters and share their invites and similar with me. I have no idea about the science behind all of the different SNS is but, I know what I like. It doesn't have to be super simple but, it does have to have a certain flow to the use of it. I think that the shaping of the service is really what makes it interesting. - Sabrina

@Hutch - cool insight - Mark Dykeman