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Susan Beebe posted a message
“Google Android - screenshots!”
Google Android - screenshots!
Google Android - screenshots!
Google Android - screenshots!
Google Android - screenshots!
September 22 at 8:23 pm - Link
they won't be out until oct. tomorrow is just the press conference. - Faboo Mama
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Anyone here planning on snatching up a Google Android phone? - Susan Beebe
another toy I can't afford - AnotherⓃⓄⒶⒽ
what are the first brands launching Android phones? - Loic Le Meur via twhirl
Got my hops up. Crap - Bored Lebowski
cool, I'd love to have you come back to this thread and post your feedback - Susan Beebe
it's an htc phone. t-mobile has first dibs on the release in oct. - Faboo Mama
wow. who needs iPhone games when you've got, uh, "divide and conquer." it *was* just a business strategy, but now it's a GAME! for ANDROID! WOO! :-D - Karim
how much do you think the phone only will cost, I may trade in my blackberry pearl for one - Kyle Weller
I think my BB Curve is more sophisticated than this 1st gen Android phone...not ready to give up all this cool functionality, stability, performance and reliability - Susan Beebe
Zzzzzzzz - James Tenniswood
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Karen Swim dugg a story on Digg
Nearly 70% of Businesses Allow Social Media Usage
September 20 at 7:13 am - Link
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Susan Beebe posted a link
Twitter Follower-Friend Ratio
September 19 at 10:37 am - via Bookmarklet - Link
"Your Twitter Ratio is the ratio of your followers to friends (or people who you follow). It is measured with the TFF Ratio (Twitter Follower-Friend Ratio). The higher the ratio, the more Twitter heat you pack. * A ratio of less than 1.0 indicates that you are seeking knowledge (and Twitter Friends), but not getting much Twitter Love in return. * A ratio of around 1.0 means you are respected among your peers. Either that or you follow your Mom and she follows you. * A ratio of 2.0 or above shows that you are a popular person and people want to hear what you have to say. You might be a thought leader in your community. * A TFF Ratio 10 or higher indicates that you're either a Rock Star in your field or you are an elitist and you cannot be bothered by Twitter's mindless chatter. You like to hear yourself talk. Luckily others like to hear you talk, too. You may be an ass." - Susan Beebe via Bookmarklet
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Bwana McCall posted a message
“Uh oh... Got this earlier.. too much pirate talk today?”
Uh oh... Got this earlier.. too much pirate talk today?
September 19 at 12:00 pm - Link
Oh Noo... Has a Pirate ship has landed at FF HQ?! are they plundering the servers?! - Susan Beebe
arrrrr-ggggg rrrrrr - Michael VanDervort
Yeah, got that as well... Twitter was also down earlier... darn pirates. - Bryan
our service is new??? really??? maybe in dog years :-)! - Nancy Babyak
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Jesse Stay posted a message
“Louis gray microblogging bwe08 panel”
Louis gray microblogging bwe08 panel
September 19 at 11:49 am - via mail2ff - Link
I keep forgetting to delete my signature from the e-mail - Jesse Stay
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l0ckergn0me posted a link
Pussy versus Printer
Pussy versus Printer
Play
September 14 at 4:00 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
YES!!!!!!! my favorite kitty video!!!! I *love* how curious and pissed off he gets!! - Susan Beebe
Wonder how pissy pussy would react to Tina's coffee machine? - Sally Church
I blogged this! - Bryce
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Rochelle posted a link
There's nothing better than bacon in a jar
There's nothing better than bacon in a jar
September 5 at 9:29 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
bacon in my belly would be slightly better - Pete Delucchi
bacon comes from a can, it was put there by a man in factory downtown.... wait I think I got that wrong :) - Jeff Quinton
Jeff and Pete are both reading my mind. - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)
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Rochelle posted a message
“Procrastination Flow Chart”
Procrastination Flow Chart
September 5 at 7:22 pm - Link
I'll look at this later. - Akiva Moskovitz
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Liking for later, of course ;-) - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)
I had the same thought, Akiva. I'll check it out later when I have more time. :) - Rah™
Too many boxes for me to look at it now.. I'll come back later. - Anthony K. Valley ©
LOL Liking for Akiva's comment. - Monique
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lisarokusek published a photo on Flickr
Back by demand,itsy the no longer office kitty.she moved in!
Back by demand,itsy the no longer office kitty.she moved in!
September 6 at 5:38 pm - Link
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Deborah Micek posted a message on Twitter
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Jesse Stay shared an item on Google Reader
Worlds Largest Diet Coke Can
September 6 at 7:03 pm - Link
For Louis Gray (I hear he loves his Diet Coke) - Jesse Stay
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Beth Kanter favorited photos on Flickr
Beth Kanter
Beth& Buzz
August 22 at 7:38 pm - Link
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Charlie Anzman published a photo on Picasa Web Albums
Good doggie
Good doggie
August 22 at 7:45 am - Link
you are a natch - Peter Troast
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Great pic. Is that the new dog? - Mike Fruchter
I love my doggies too. :) - Tad - the Meme Maker
Soon Mike ... Testing the waters :) One of 3 cats went to my daughter today. The other two are looking forward to the next chapter :) - Charlie Anzman
Is that a Golden Retriever? I love Golden Retrievers! - Jesse Stay
Jesse - She's a mix. 'Rescue' by a friend. Cool dog :) - Charlie Anzman
Looks like a great mix - thining my next dog will be a lab of some sort. - Jesse Stay via twhirl
er, that was "thinking" - Jesse Stay via twhirl
cute!! - Michael J. Cohen (mjc)
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l0ckergn0me published a photo on Flickr
Bacon bacon bacon bacon
Bacon bacon bacon bacon
August 3 at 12:53 pm - Link
yummy - Jeff McCord via twhirl
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mushroom mushroom! ahh snake! - Tad - the Meme Maker
lolbaconomg - Mona N.
I had a bacon tomato sandwich for dinner Friday night, and thought of FF. - Stupid Blogger (aka Tina)
I KNEW Mona would be on this comments thread! - Steve Isaacs
I saw some bacon flavored chocolate at a candy store today http://www.vosgeschocolate.com... - Raymond
Oooh Haa haa - Heidi Jeffers Thibodeau
Mona is a bacon magnet! :-) Er...wait...bacon is a Mona magnet!! - Susan Beebe
Badger bacon? - Outsanity
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Bwana McCall posted a message
“My Wordle for Bwana.org”
My Wordle for Bwana.org
August 2 at 10:18 pm - via mail2ff - Link
I wonder what I've been talking about the most. I don't know. It's kind of buried in there. - Bwana McCall via mail2ff
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you don't seem to be very interested in any apple products, isn't that odd? ;) - David Adam
HA - Mona N.
but where is the iPhone? I don't see it. - edythe
i hope your wife doesn't call you out on the fact that "iPhone" is like ten-billion times bigger than "wife" in your cloud. - Morgan
I think the word "issues" should be larger. :-) <ducks> - Louis Gray
iphone therefore i am - .LAG
@mona, are you really using 'HA' because **your** FF wordle exposed you as the owner of 'LOL'...lol! ;-) - .LAG
Beautiful. - Brent Newhall
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Nadine Touzet published a photo on Flickr
Had haircut, at last
Had haircut, at last
August 1 at 2:50 pm - Link
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Jesse Stay shared an item on Google Reader
Earthquake S California ~ Timeline graph of 1st tweets - two...
August 1 at 8:50 pm - Link
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Robert Scoble posted a message
“Some dope is saying that I don't realize I am a dope. Oh, I do. I have a 14-year-old to remind me of that everyday. On other hand this dope believes it is more valuable to build people up than tear them down. When I have been a real dope I forgot that. Onto other things. Hope your weekend is going...”
August 2 at 12:30 am - Link
Down with dopes. - Mike Doeff
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one reason I haven't been here as much is I am working to build relationships with people who are building the industry up. That is why I was at Google and Adobe yesterday and a stealth startup and an eGov. builder today. - Robert Scoble
My kids constantly remind me, too. ;-) - Chris Baskind
Mike: I don't mind dopes. It is the people who bring no value other than attacks that earn a block because they are jerks. - Robert Scoble
Not everyone figures out early on that building up those around you and supporting them simply raises the entire level of the people you get to be with in life. Some folks miss that tearing down everyone else doesn't build you up, it just lowers the common denominator. I'll be a dope right along with you. - Lucretia Pruitt
On the other hand I am so exited by some of the things I have seen this week. Really have my creativity going. - Robert Scoble
Us lucky guys with kids all get reminded we are dopes every day. We don't need any other help with that. Robert, you provide a rising tde that supports and nurtures great ideas - I saw you 'working the room' in Amsterdam in April, and it was awesome. Obviously this dope hasn't met you - those who have know that you're full of positive energy - critical at times, yeah - but an optimist and someone who's got an OPEN mind. - David Petherick
It must be weird to be popular in this way, Robert. From what I've noticed you seem to get praise and scorn in both broad amounts. How do you deal with that? - Ňicķ
Looking forward to the next "I LOVE THIS!" :) - Charlie Anzman
Robert you are not a dope! I love the things you contribute to this community. I also love the fact that you can attend these conferences/events for me. heh I still remember you qiking the Google Campfire event. It was quite amazing and I felt like I was there learning with you! - Daynah
Nick: I don't know that I do handle it. I try to learn from it all. Most are great. Especially the ones who are really doing stuff to make all of our lives better. - Robert Scoble
Nick: one thing that keeps me balanced is the knowledge that someday I will be dead. So getting called a dope is pretty minor compared to that. A 32-year-old developer I know just learned he needs a bone marrow transplant or he will probably die soon. I will take being called a dope by 1,000 instead of going through what he is. So sad and it is unlikely he will find a match in time. He developed an app that 30 million are using. - Robert Scoble
Perspective. Yeah. I hear ya. - Ňicķ
what a superb ending segue. Seriously though, sad indictment on society as a whole - Duncan Riley
In every place you can find some "gawkish weeds". I've seen many politicians building careers on this guys.The only thing that guides them is jealousy (period). - Nir Ben Yona
My 7 year old reminds me daily of what a dope I am. I imagine it's 2x as frequent with a 14 year old? Good perspective and keep up the dopiness! - Brett Nordquist
Dopey.... - geekazine
Quoting the Firesign Theatre; I think we're all bozos on this bus. :) - Scott Thomas
You're a good dope, Scobie! You're absolutely right, that more can be accomplished by building the industry/person/people up by positives than ripping on and tearing apart by negatives. Hey. Don't feel bad. Being blonde, I've always been a little dopey myself. Without the drugs. *grins* *hugs* - Sprite
To know that you do not know, is true knowledge. - Indio Apache via twhirl
Pass the dope! - Indio Apache via twhirl
Hey Robert? About your friend with the bone marrow issue? This would be a fabulous opportunity to use that platform that you've got to get people to visit http://www.marrow.org/ and find out about getting registered as bone marrow donors. It only takes *1* person with the match. I'll keep him in my thoughts and prayers. - Lucretia Pruitt
Wow this is great Robert. Seems like many so-called Web 2.0 comments come from people who are 10 feet tall as long as they're in their Mom's basement. It's easy to use the Web to attack when you don't have to stand toe - to - toe with the person you're attacking. I applaud your ability to deal with it. The old saying goes - it's easier to tear a barn down than to build one. This thread will remind me to pursue the builders - not the burners. - ScottBourne
Robert: there is so much wisdom in your comment, "one thing that keeps me balanced is the knowledge that someday I will be dead." Here, here! As my contribution I'll say that my Christianity reminds me what a moral dope I am and how I need to remember that when talking to others. - Jim Ierley
When I get called even worse I just think of Richard Feynman saying "What Do You Care What Other People Think?" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W... - Andrew Leyden
Gosh, there are a lot of us who would be working on a community building this morning, if Twitter hadn't blocked us all yesterday. Victims include @conniecrosby @davedelaney @tibbon @pfanderson @narain @skalik @marjanpanic ... http://getsatisfaction.com/twi... - Patricia F. Anderson
For me? The memory of basic trainign keeps me mellow. Whenever some fool is trying to insult me or hassle me I am like "Dude, meaner peopel than you, with more power over me, have tried to make me miserable. You're nothing". - Soulhuntre
Just wait until you have a 17 or 18 year old, Robert. Being called a "dope" or worse will be the least of your concerns. - TDavid
Robert: If you're a dope, then what does that make your accuser? We're all dopey at times. Perspective is a by-product of maturity and wisdom, which jerks rarely have, so you're very wise to weed them out of your garden! I personally think you are one of the most cool guys out there. I especially like your focus on "building" relationships which build the industry...neat! Keep it up!! - Susan Beebe
scoble is on the side of the good, and that is fabulous, we need a million more - Gregory Lent
yeah, but we still like you even if you are a dope, welcome to the "coolest dope crowd ever" group, umm, maybe we should make this a friend feed connection? LOL! :-) - dan
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Flowchart Of A Geek's Life
Flowchart Of A Geek's Life
August 1 at 8:29 pm - via Reshare - Link
i am not a geek but LUV this - Ruth Ferguson
Not loving it. I was not exposed to DND early in life. Yes, as a kid, I did get lots of sunlight. However, girls certainly weren't in the flow of my life, unless anyone wants to count Girl Scouts or sorority membership. I think this chart needs some work. - MiniMage LightBlueRanger via NoiseRiver
There's definitely some gender issues, yeah, but what sold me was the TRS-80 reference. That was my official start in geekhood. - Lindsay Donaghe
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niniane updated their status message on Gmail/Google Talk
“Vote on my dilemma: http://alexmdac.webfactional.c...”
July 29 at 11:07 pm - Link
"That's what she said!" - Paul Buchheit
ack! Make it stop! That app is somewhat addicting!! - Erin
SmugMug
Louis Gray published photos on SmugMug
Sarah Sleeps Angel-Like On Our Couch (Large)
On the Delivery Day, the Hospital Kept Watch
Kristine Put in a Valiant Effort. We Were All Tired, but a C-Section Was Imminent
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July 29 at 10:48 pm - Link
snugglicious - jeneane troopergate
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awww...little sleeping angel. :) - Anna Haro
But the weird thing is that these photos were already there, and I added *different* photos to the same album that includes these. Should be interesting to watch. - Louis Gray
Can I come sleep on your couch some time? ;) - Jesse Stay
Jesse, you have an open invitation. - Louis Gray
Cute. - LouCypher
Louis, I will take you up on that - Jesse Stay via twhirl
Must hide all of Louis' cute baby photos from my wife, before she gets any ideas... - Shey
Sarah sleeping like an angle, what a cutie!! - Mike Fruchter
She is one gorgeous little baby -- and a very new baby, too! - Chris Abraham via twhirl
Very nice. - Alex Hammer
Wonderful. They are sweet... Thanks for sharing Louis. - Mitchell Tsai
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Jesse Stay posted a message
“Recently my cousin's head was run over by a car. This is what's left of her helmet. My cousin completely survived because of this helmet. Please think of this before riding a bike without a helmet next time!”
Recently my cousin's head was run over by a car. This is what's left of her helmet. My cousin completely survived because of this helmet. Please think of this before riding a bike without a helmet next time!
July 29 at 10:14 pm - via twhirl - Link
I've ridden only once without a helmet in as long as I can remember. Felt vulnerable! - Adam Loving via StumbleRead
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It's true. They work. - Andrew Feinberg
wow... that's amazing. how old is your cousin jesse? - dave mcclure
dave, my cousin's 30, just 1 year younger than me - Jesse Stay via twhirl
You can read her story, in her own words here. I'm inspired: http://thetopotheworld.blogspo... - Jesse Stay via twhirl
This happened to a friend of mine at the beginning of the month. He didn't do so good in the accident, but the helmet obviously saved his life. Thankfully is on his way home tomorrow: http://www.caringbridge.org/vi... - Steve Lacey
I used to ride my bike without the helmet even though it is mandatory in Chennai, India. But after reading this I am not even going to the next street in my bike without helmet. - Sudar
I never wear a helmet. When hearing things like this, I always think of this article.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/eng.... In the Netherlands no one wears a helmet. It seems safe to me. - Peter Stuifzand
I was hit while riding to work in summer 2006 & did not want anyone to touch my helmet at all costs. If my brain was scrambled, I did not want anyone to touch my egg:) I highly recommend a helmet especially if you think you will not need one! Mine was almost the same color too & manufacturer, but there is no conspiracy there:) - Roney Smith
Bicyclists/motorcyclists that don't wear helmets are better called future organ donors - Brian Sullivan
Thanks for sharing. I ride often at traffic time between cars. always wear my helmet...itsg good to know that It does work :) - jonathan via twhirl
that's incredible... - Jamie Allen via twhirl
Wow, glad to hear your friend is doing well after that. I agree, helmets save lives. Regardless, I've many intentional close-calls by drivers who don't want to share the road. Unfortunately, this is the common attitude where I live (southern US). - pete
we wear helmets for everything: mtb, snowboarding, wakeboarding, skateboarding & even surfing - skulls are fragile why not put a protective layer around it (i also try real hard to not ride on streets - a high percentage of drivers are oblivious to bike riders)... - mike "glemak" dunn
I always ride in my helmet and stay to bike lanes as much as possible. Nice to know the safety tools work. Now, if I can just avoid that NYPD cop with a penchant for knocking people off their bikes. Hopefully, he won't transfer to LAPD. - Jason Toney
Peter Stuifzand, my cousin would be dead if she did not wear her helmet. That article is BS. Wear your helmet! - Jesse Stay via twhirl
Point blank. You are a moron if you ride without a helmet. Sorry, but that's true and you're just going to play into Darwinian theory should you continue to ride without one. Any 'real' cyclist (e.g - you've been hit by a car - and yes, I have been) will tell you this without reservation. Helmets work without a doubt. - AJ Kohn
I survived a nasty motorcycle crash in my youth and would also be dead without that helmet - which cracked in 2 like an egg (that would have been my head, as the nurse aptly put it!). - Susan Beebe
A friend who's a cop refers to motorcycles as donorcycles whenever she sees someone riding without a helmet. I figure that applies for bicycles, too. - ha3rvey
I was on the way to work Monday morning while it was raining, when the third car in front of me spun out of control and flipped twice into a ditch. When I pulled over to help her out she was just fine. She only had a scratch on her left shoulder from the broken window and was not hurt anywhere else. THE REASON: She was wearing her seat belt. It's nice to hear that these devices are actually helping us! - David Cook
What I don't understand is why drivers and passengers MUST wear a seatbelt but motorcyclists, bicyclists etc it is "optional" to wear a helmet!!??? I was hit by a motorcyclist that happened to be cutting everyone off on the right, not wearing a helmet but cuz he was a cop he got off on all charges!!! Or I luv when the driver is wearing one but the passenger isn't...lol When will people learn - Sheryl
Awesome. I ride my bike to work everyday and I see a lot of people with no helmets on. I don't know how they do it. - Clint Ecker
Wow! I wear mine! Didn't for years - I was lucky I guess. Thanks for posting that! - matthew hunt
OMG... Jesse, do you have a link other than here on FF? I have friends whose kids refuse to wear theirs, and seeing this may help. - Cyndy
Cyndy why not just link here - http://friendfeed.com/e/005c77... - Brian Sullivan
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Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins posted an entry on Rizzn's Comments on Mashable
Comment on Google’s Knol: Evil and Doomed. by Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins
July 29 at 12:52 am - Link
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Peter Dawson posted an entry on LiveLeak.com - Rss Feed
Critical Mass Cyclist Nabbed By NYPD
July 29 at 12:50 am - Link
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Andrew Dobrow posted a link
Twitter Fortune Cookies: Sorry Confucius » Coolest Gadgets
Twitter Fortune Cookies: Sorry Confucius » Coolest Gadgets
July 28 at 5:55 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
Do the original authors of these confectionery tweets get credited with the quotes? - Michael Beck
HEH! These would be a lot of fun. - Bill Sodeman
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Jason posted an entry on JibberJobber Blog
I’m on JibberJobber — Now What???
July 28 at 1:56 pm - Link
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Girls. Geeks.: Renee Pie posted a link
Men Write Code from Mars, Women Write More Helpful Code from Venus
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Duncan Riley posted a link
One feature where Identi.ca kicks Twitter
One feature where Identi.ca kicks Twitter
July 23 at 11:13 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
I agree. Handy. - Chris Baskind
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Yup. I totally agree, but it will never be needed as much as we need it now migrating away from Twitter. I switch it off eventually once most have migrated as I still like to be somewhat picky. - Roger Kondrat
Roger, still it's a nice start. Nothing worse than having to chase up follow emails on a new service - Duncan Riley
Totally since usually there is so many... I can't imagine what it would be like being you guys (scoble, duncan, Om, etc)... I get X and sometimes XX amoung on a good day and I feel taxed - Roger Kondrat
I saw that, and it is nice. Twhirl reads Identi.ca too - Barbara Duck via twhirl
Conceptually this sounds like a great feature. However what happens when spam bots start appearing on Identi.ca like they have on Twitter? I really don't want to auto subscribe to accounts claiming to make me $50,000 in 3 months. - Chris Rodgers
@chris Agreed - Roger Kondrat
I thought about the spam issue, but the ease of use in this early stage far outweighs the inconvenience of any future unsubscribing I would have to do - Rah™
Chris, true, but at this stage of early development (ie when it's not that widely known), being able to follow automatically is a bonus as an option. I'd like to follow way more people on Twitter for example, but I'm not willing to go through the over 2000 emails I have to do so. The solution may not be perfect, but it's a start. - Duncan Riley
Rocks until the spammers come knocking - I used the twitter autosubscribe feature of socialtoo till I was following quite a lot of spammers. - Yuvi
Where IS this autosubscribe feature? I can't see it anywhere on my identi.ca profile or in the settings. - Cathryn Hrudicka
Cathryn, should be bottom of the settings page - Duncan Riley
Thanks, Duncan, but now I can't seem to get on to my settings page--it seems like I'm logged in, and I've been posting, but the settings page had nothing but the log-in box. So, I logged out and tried to log in again, and now I can't get back on. I'm going to re-set my pw—tomorrow. Too tired now, have to get up early. Will try again tomorrow. I had the autofollow script on Twitter, but now that's completely screwed up with the Twitter follow situation, so hopefully identi.ca's will continue to work. - Cathryn Hrudicka
Just a matter of time before spammers exploit this. - Mike Doeff
Thanks for the tip. It had escaped my notice. - Phil Yanov
http://tweetlater.com offers the autofollow feature for Twitter... most peeps don't turn on b/c we like to check out who's following b4 deciding whether to follow back. ;) - Mari Smith
Mari, thx on Tweetlater, I've been looking for a service like this - Duncan Riley
Still no spam control though - I need to say "everyone except..." - Jesse Stay
I love the identi.ca fo no reason. - DSaad69
You could probably just do that with a quick Twitter API app. - Lawrence via twhirl
Lawrence that will be one of the next features on socialtoo.com - Jesse Stay
Auto-follow is the reason why Twitter failed if you ask me. Who has time to follow the possibly 1000s of people that follow you? It makes 0 sense and no wonder that people are going to FriendFeed where no one cares how many follow you. - Vincent van Wylick
I turned this on today...cool feature! - Susan Beebe
Vincent - the advantage of auto-follow is all 1000 of those people have some interest in me. When I do pay attention to them, I have a bond with that person that I would not have if they had not followed me in the first place. Those people that follow me have an interest in me and I can't ignore that. - Jesse Stay via twhirl
Jesse: I'm glad for you that you can't, but I know of myself that I *will* ignore 99% of them, not by desire, but because I can't keep up. There have been studies written on the subject of how many people a person can logically interface with & still provide them with value. The maximum number was around a 100 I think. It was referred to in the conclusion of M. Gladwell's Blink or his previous book. I stick to my original statement that Twitter fails through a focus on quantity instead of quality. - Vincent van Wylick
That must be assuming they are all trying to talk at the same time. - Rah™
Vincent it's *ok* to ignore them though. The fact is you showed the effort to appreciate them following you by at least showing some interest in them. I use RSS, and some times SMS to pay attention to the really interesting ones, and the rest I skim over, but the fact is because of that I'm still able to perhaps catch a few gems and talk back to those interested in me. I have still created a quality relationship by doing that. It's all about organization of the way you use Twitter though to ensure that relationship lasts. It is possible, even with a busy lifestyle. - Jesse Stay via twhirl
Jesse: I've read the propaganda. Even Scoble, who was the most vocally pro on this, stepped back from this philosophy. The theory makes sense, the practice is a mess of a Twitter-stream. Example: I got people following that don't speak my languages, should I follow their "gibberish" (not meant insultingly, I speak 4 languages) out of respect? Example 2: 30% of my followers are spammers, should I have to endure their spam out of respect? Instead I follow those people, whose person, stream, blog I like. - Vincent van Wylick
what a load of baloney. Do you RSS feed anyone who leaves a comment in your blog? No. So why would you follow someone who finds YOU interesting (apart from ego and I guess some of the big list people have that in spades).. I would never expect the people I find interesting to follow me. Nice if they do but I don't judge them if they don't. Expectations of reciprocity is a setup for FAIL! - Allison
Allison, just because you wouldn't use it doesn't make providing it as an option for some people who would a bad thing. - Duncan Riley
Actually Twitter supports it but you have to ask them. I wrote a bot and they activated auto-following immediately. i think Twitter choose not to make this feature public because of spammers. - fbrunel
I think the "(best for non-humans)" in the picture says it best. - Vincent van Wylick
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Mona N. posted a link
Google Map of Starbucks closings - from CNNMoney.com
Google Map of Starbucks closings - from CNNMoney.com
July 27 at 1:31 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link
Sad that people are losing jobs but there are so many Starbucks around it was only a matter of time. - Sean Davis
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Is this incomplete, or is Starbucks really only closing shops on the west coast? - Mark Trapp
There's a dropdown menu for particular states :) - Mona N.
That's silly. If you zoom out on the map, it shows the west on the California map, but nothing else on the east coast. If you select New York, it shows Ohio Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New England. Why? What's the point of a google maps mashup if you can't use the map to see all the data? Or why have information for other states on state specific maps? - Mark Trapp
These are just the California-area closings. Huffpo has a text list of all 600 or so stores here: http://tinyurl.com/starfcked - Chris Baskind
If Peet's coffee shops were being closed down I'd be concerned. - Jonathon
We have a new starbucks opening here in my home town of Lowestoft, in the UK. Probably cus the f**kers get to charge $5 a cup at current currency exchange rates! - Fox Tucker
But the UK is more inflated than us (ugh, unintentional pun!) - Mona N.
If Peet's were to close, I would stop drinking coffee - Scott
Stop bending over then - Michael W. May via twhirl
Add our local. There today. They're on the list ... Bummer (numerous in Northeast Pennsylvania) - Charlie Anzman
No chantico, no interest. Where can I get European-style chocolate? I liked drinking candy bars! - MiniMage LightBlueRanger via NoiseRiver
all of eastern CT was spared... but North NJ gets hit hard... interesting that they are closing some of the mall stores too! - Nancy Babyak via twhirl
all of eastern CT was spared... but North NJ gets hit hard... interesting that they are closing some of the mall stores too! - Nancy Babyak via twhirl
Yawn-guess I need some coffee... - Mark Forman
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