ffsms: (now, released for USA) Send Your FriendFeed Posts via SMS! Sign up, get your PIN and post to FF from your mobile phone. It is FREE! #ffsms Try it now: - http://ffsms.com/
Users from the USA can use our new project "ffsms": ffsms is the first FriendFeed service brings you ability of posting to FriendFeed via SMS. After its pre-release in Turkey, it is available for you! You'll just pay for a standart SMS. Try it now! (Feedback: http://friendfeed.com/ffsms)
- Alp
from Bookmarklet
Nicholas, I'm not sure about it. Most probably in a few weeks, it seems nobody wants to use this in the US, so maybe we will never launch for UK. Even Turkish people are using it a lot but American friends haven't liked it. We included launching for Iran in our plans.
- Alp
I read that as FFS MS rather than FF SMS - I liked mine more ;-)
- Graeme Spice
That's great! Now I'll just wait till they have it in the Netherlands as well - or move to the states, whichever comes first ;)
- James Kuypers
@James I've no idea about how many of FriendFeed users are from Netherlands or other European countries. I think Russia and UK are the at the 1st and 2nd place about FriendFeed usage. Do you have any idea?
- Alp
"...this will ensure that your photos are way better than those of your neighbors. After all, isn't that what Christmas lights are really about?"
- Andrew Terry
from Bookmarklet
Everybody talks about filtering the real-time stream of information online but the Activity Streams community is the place where those conversations go on between leading engineers at the world's biggest and smallest social networks, with the goal of replacing the "walled garden" model of social networking with an open, interoperable communication marketplace. If Activity Streams succeeds, you will be able to subscribe to and filter the activities of your friends across multiple different networks, without having to sign-up for or even ever have heard of those other networks. This is almost the equivelent of AT&T phones being able to make calls to Verizon phones. Of rail-transport companies being able to ship goods across the country over different railroad networks - because the rails for the trains to run on are the same size. It's different though, because of the granular filtering by type of activity. Applications built on top of Activity Streams will allow the equivilent of a...
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- Marshall Kirkpatrick
Can't wait. And no redundancies, please.
- Laura Norvig
Will be interesting to see how much granularity over permissions the content creators will have. Will I have to just choose "yes" or "no" that anyone who is connected to me anywhere will be allowed to see my stuff? How could greater control work - seems complicated.
- Laura Norvig
Here's a fractal I use that may be useful as a template for Activity Streams... 1) interest-generating opener 2) background on current threats/tension to resolve 3) opportunity or vision of a better state 4) strategy w/steps to get there 5) issues to solve before accepting strategy 6) next steps by stakeholders
- Mark Frazier
This is awesome Marshall. I'm wondering whether we broaden the concept beyond messaging to decentralize the social graph itself, so app developers can leverage existing relationships without having to build on top of a facebook or a twitter...(or perhaps that is implied here?)
- Tony Zito
Marshall ... thanks for the initial explanation... I've been intrigued by all the references to Activity Streams and http://activitystrea.ms/ by people I know and trust - I just haven't had the time to join another mailing list. Just yesterday I was on the site trying to understand more and reading Chris Messina's almost-year-old post: http://factoryjoe.com/blog...
- Dan York
Will this "first draft" evolve into a RWW post?
- Dan York
"A lot of photographers have said that while they love to hold the camera and take beautiful photos, they aren’t as fond of the idea of being on the other side of the lens. On the other hand, there’s an enormous group of people who not only enjoy having their photo taken, they actually love to take self-portraits."
- Mel Buckpitt
from Bookmarklet
For someone who has 25 years of Photography under their belt, you'd think they wouldn't be too happy with Mr Blurycam shots of their new tattoo, of a camera...
- Simon Wicks
from Bookmarklet
First Listen: R.E.M. Live At The Olympia : NPR | Hear 39 Of The Band's Least-Known Favorites, Performed Live, Listen To The Entire Two-Disc Album - http://www.npr.org/templat...
"Rather than create a live album spanning its greatest hits, the legendary Athens, Ga., band picked out an unlikely assortment of 39 songs known mostly to R.E.M. diehards. Hear Live at the Olympia in its entirety for the week leading up to the collection's Oct. 27 release."
- Michael W. May
from Bookmarklet
"Earlier in the week on Twitter I asked those following the DPS twitter account what point and shoot digital camera they’d buy if they had to buy one today as a secondary camera to their DSLR. Quite a few people responded but one camera was mentioned again and again (by over 25% of those who responded) - the Canon Powershot G11. Interestingly the camera is yet to be released (it’s due to ship any day now from Amazon) and so the responses are soley based upon specifications and the reputation of its predecessor the G10. What point and shoot camera would you buy if you had to get one today? Read more: http://digital-photography-school.com/the-mos..."
- Kol Tregaskes
from Bookmarklet
Odd. In the 60 or so replies there was only one mention of the Canon S90, which I've already pre-ordered. I'll be passing along my G10 once I get it. And I really never gave the G11 a second though after seeing the S90 specs.
- Ken Sheppardson
I'm definitely eyeing the G11. What point and shoot are you interested in?
- Kol Tregaskes
I have a G6 model. Very very very useful tool. :)
- Felter Roberto
So the S90 is a better cam? I'd like to see a comparison then.
- Kol Tregaskes
I think I'm leaning toward the G11, as much as I like the Olympus EP-1
- vicster is...
i was among the canon faithful for years but got a panasonic dmc-lx3 last year and just got a panasonic dmc-zs3 (wanted smaller form factor for snowboarding/mtb) - liking image quality, 12x zoom & hd video - booyah :)
- mike "glemak" dunn
So true.. ever since the G7 I've been watching these.. want!.. soooo want!
- Can Koklu
I have the dmc-zs3 also, and I really like the HD Video it generates
- RAPatton
I have a G9 that I absolutely adore. If the G11 knocks peoples' socks off, I know what I'll be using my end-of-year bonus on. :D
- tinypants - Hagitha of FF
I am done with P&S cameras. I've had too many already and since I don't own a DSLR, Olympus EP-1 or Panasonic Lumix GH1 micro four thirds cameras would fit the bill though a bit larger and quite pricey. Hard to get in the states though!
- Adrian
Kol: I wouldn't say the S90 is "better", but I'm willing to sacrifice a bit of long end zoom and manual controls for a slimmer package and f2.0 vs f2.8. Seems like the S90 and G11 have the same "guts"... oh, and I've never said "gosh, I wish this camera had a fold out screen"... Basic Side-by-Side comparison http://www.dpreview.com/reviews...
- Ken Sheppardson
well this certainly looks pretty exciting. I'll be glad i didn't get a g10
- Matt Ellsworth
I got the G7 prior to my 50D and it's still a great camera! I don't get to use it as much anymore, but I often look at it and think it should ALWAYS be in my bag if I'm not toting around my 50D.
- Gregg Le Blanc
"I also recalled the mental image of my 5D Mark II bouncing off the concrete of a bridge, through gaps in the bottom of the hand rail, and down into the river below." (via my dear friend, @lefod)
- Andrew Terry
from Bookmarklet
"I love Autumn photography - you’re right the golden and red leaves on a background of lush green grass and beautiful blue skies is a wonderful thing. So how do you capture it? Here’s a few starting points to boost the colours in your Autumn photography (in fact they’re appropriate for boosting the colours in your Spring shots too)"
- Kol Tregaskes
from Bookmarklet
Not that I will ever need one but I was able to get the Nikon 24-70 in my Amazon Gold Box for a good price today, these are usually $1900 and sometimes over $2k. The trick is to add other similar lenses (e.g., 70-200) to your wishlist and rate similar products that you already own but might not have purchased from Amazon
I just cant get with spending more on a lens than I did on a camera! Call me old-fashioned. :-)
- sean808080
People that use these lenses are likely using bodies that are more expensive. Certainly the FX bodies are above $1800.
- Benjamin Golub
Heck, at one point I couldn't imagine how or why anybody would spend more than $500 or so on a camera. I've since seen the light. (Wait... was that a pun?) That said, I doubt I'm a good enough photographer to appreciate the difference between the 24-70mm and the ~$400 Tamron 28-75mm f2.8. Then again, I do have a $20 credit from Amazon at the moment...
- Ken Sheppardson
"When you’ve finished doing your basic color correction to an image in Lightroom you’re ready to look into sharpening the image. In a previous posts I explained the basics of sharpening and how to use the High Pass Filter in Photoshop to sharpen an image. Today I’ll show you how to sharpen in Lightroom."
- Mel Buckpitt
from Bookmarklet
"Every on-location portraitist is faced with the challenge of paying attention to the details regarding his or her subject, such as posing, lighting, composition etc. Perhaps the greatest mistake made by amateur on-location portrait photographers is the lack of emphasis placed on a portrait’s background surroundings."
- Mel Buckpitt
from Bookmarklet
I gotta say that, as far "compelling content" is concerned, Digital Photography School has been knocking it out of the park for a good long while now; great stuff.
- Andrew Terry
"The brand new Diana F+ lens adapters let photographers attach Diana F+ lenses to their Canon EOS or Nikon SLRs. According to the manufacturer, they bring “the world of Diana to your SLR cameras, yielding creative possibilities that were once limited to Diana F+ cameras”. The adapters themselves are priced €12, while adding a Diana F+ lens may cost you anywhere between €35 and €50."
- Brian Sullivan
from Bookmarklet
i'll never own it, but i will own some lenses. seriously, when will another camera company realize that the M-mount is a severely underdeveloped DIGITAL market just waiting to be tapped?!!!
- Marco
from Bookmarklet
I'll never buy either of these, but maybe it will spur some cheaper models from other manufacturers.
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
exactly, Zeiss Ikon, Voigtlander, Cosina, ANYBODY!!! We will give you good money for a realistically priced competitor, but we won't pay Leica prices. Leica's have poor resale (compared to MSRP) and digital cameras have an even worse resale. Can you imagine what the M8 will sell for now compared to retail!
- Marco
This is a good article, I really need to study it. I think I've let my personal distaste for Facebook get in the way of my exploring it as a genuine community building tool. It's actually the place where I might be most likely to find my audience, since many of them are still relative n00bs in the social media space.
- Laura Norvig
If you don't see an "Edit" button, you have to log in and add it to your own maps first.
- John (a.k.a. dendroica)
To add your picture instead the default blue marker, you have to click on the blue marker at the top-right, click on "add an icon" link and type the url of your avatar
- Roberto
I'm on! (and sadly, the only one in Calgary - nice to see a few in Red Deer, though)
- Nathalie, Dreamer of FF
I added it, but the photo looks rather large. Just used the url of my profile pic. Very cool! thanks for setting this up! http://www.friendfeed.com/lizaspe... SF, CA
- Liza
Roberto, so you click on Edit, add your marker, hit Save then Done?
- Kol Tregaskes
Just added myself to the map. The Google placemark positioning tool sucks, too.
- Tyson Key
The larger icons are smashing the smaller ones. Oh well.
- Bradley Farless
@Kol Yes, my name appear in the list, but the marker is missing in the map (tried with and without the avatar).
- Roberto
from fftogo
anyone finding difficulty to add yourselves on the map? 1.click on the map-this will bring you to google map site 2.you have to sign in your google account to get the edit button on the map 3.then click on the edit button and add yourselves on the map. cheers.
- Hamid Mat sain MD
Just added myself, although, I slightly moved my placemarker, just so people don't know where I live :)
- MλTT
From what I've noticed: When I'm at the first page of 2, I only see those markers on the map...from the people that are on the first page. Do you know what I mean? I'm added on the second page, so when I browse through the first page I won't see my marker on the map...only when I go to the next page. I don't know if this makes any sense hehe.
- Patrik Johansson
hey, i'm feeling alone i my north of quebec ;)
- BotchChiKii
Added myself with little icon. I am so proud!
- Gordon Herd