"Kudos - display ads are real estate hogs that few users value or pay attention to. Max Kalehoff has been thinking about this issue recently and has blogged with some insights from Erwin Ephron: http://www.attentionmax.com/blog......"
- Peter Kim
I would love the opportunity to design a new logo for friendfeed. For both money and fame. Or one or the other. Preferrably both, though :)
- Type Micah
Zing! And what about Friendfeed....?
- WorldofHiglet
Lol. My dad is on Facebook but refuses to friend me.
- Jess Lee
I have a number for a good counselor. You can make it work if you want to. Are you even *really* married if you're not Facebook Married? :-P
- michael silverton
I'd say I'm happier now, because she agreed to my friend request... but she DID also accept one from Jesse Stay, so now I don't feel special. :-) And Jess, that is too funny.
- Louis Gray
So did she accept my request before she accepted yours?
- Jesse Stay
Months ago, my brother came to me and sad that "I've just had a mail which says that dad wants to add me as a friend. I think dad has personality issues...I have to call him and remind him that i'm his SON!"...
- Olcayto Cengiz
I wonder what the relationship status is/will be... "It's complicated"? ;)
- Jemm
I got a friend request from someone I could only identify as one of my grannie's friends.... almost deleted my FB account... luckily I turned out to be wrong about the identity of the requester
- Peter Efland
from twhirl
My wife and I are not "friends" on Facebook. Because we both tend toward petty jealousies, I don't need to see friends of hers bubbling up from the past, and vice-a-versa. Gotta say it's a pretty sweet setup.
- Marko Bon
Maybe she's waiting to upload that perfect "In a relationship" picture for the news feed.
- Shawn Farner
One of my brother in laws signed up for facebook. On his profile he selected that he was interested in men. I called his wife and asked her how she felt about that. She said he could do whatever he wanted. lol.
- Jason Shultz
from twhirl
That's hilarious. I can't even get my husband to THINK about Facebook. He has no idea what is going on in the social world....or why I like it. We are just very different when it comes to these kinds of things.
- Jennifer Windrum
from twhirl
This is now the #2 most-liked item in the last 30 days according to FFHolic, so this is stuck in my sidebar in the blog. Thanks for the constant reminder, guys. :-)
- Louis Gray
"My mother added me on Friendface, and she's set her mood to sensual"
- Bryce Roney
That is probably a good thing. I have a lot of people I cherish but don't want as a friend on facebook. It's about context. But in my case it's also a generation gap thing :) - hehe, only noticing that this thread started December 15th.
- DC Crowley
I am a big fan of Allen Stern too! In fact, I wish I got to spend more time with him. Allen, I saw you at the last NY Newtech, but we didn't get to connect :(
- Brian Solis
:( now off to doing amazing things (with my blog and work!)
- Valeria Maltoni
Brian - You can have the hug from Louis - just grab it next time you see him!
- Allen Stern
Wow at Jason's view of work: "For me and my team, this is a non-issue, since we only hire folks who are looking to absolutely kill it, love what they do and don't consider it a job."
- Daniel J. Pritchett
Doesn't Jason run a value-added wiki competitor powered by the sweat of interns? It's cool if that model works for him but I don't know if a country should collectively give up 50% of their days off rather than fixing systemic issues like horrific inefficiency.
- Daniel J. Pritchett
In JasonWorld, it appears family time is a luxury, not a requirement.
- Hutch Carpenter
Michael Pollan (In Defense of Food) was on Bill Moyers last week discussing this very topic. Very insightful & supports Stowe's argument http://ur1.ca/vzx
- Mark Schulz
"don't consider it a job". yes, well but it is a job and that is the whole point.
- sofiagk
and by the way looking for smn who "does not consider it a job" is usually the sign of a company that pays pittance and expects blood in my experience.
- sofiagk
There is something fundamentally wrong with Jason's proposal and this not family life and personal time elimination: a 20% increase in production that will generate 0% additional income for those contributing the extra time, will mean 0 jobs creation for a lot of years. Is this an exit from the crisis?
- Nikos Anagnostou
Re: Moyers interview of Pollan, who quotes Wendell Berry on 'outsourcing our lives' http://bit.ly/109yO
- Stowe Boyd
We are not in the habit of criticizing women in the public sphere, as we usually feel we should support our female compatriots with as much encouragement as we can. However, Sarah Palin's record is anti-woman. Feminism is not simply about achieving the power and status typically held by men. It's about protecting and supporting the rights of women... - http://womenagainstsarahpalin.blogspot.com/
From Women Against Sarah Palin: "We are not in the habit of criticizing women in the public sphere, as we usually feel we should support our female compatriots with as much encouragement as we can. However, Sarah Palin's record is anti-woman. Feminism is not simply about achieving the power and status typically held by men. It's about protecting and supporting the rights of women of all classes, races, cultures, and beliefs. Palin's record and beliefs do not align with this. She was chosen by John McCain specifically because he believes that American women will vote for any female candidate regardless of their qualifications. He is wrong."
- Amy℠
It's a pretty understandable setup. I agree that his information outflows could be better (do I really need more PR? Does it help anyone?) but it shouldn't surprise anyone that he is covering every inch of his site with "GIMME MONEY!" buttons.
- Andrew
I'm trying to convince myself that having a sling around my shoulder and carrying Matthew around the house so my hands are free is "manly". It's not working.
To compensate, carry him around by cradling his head in your left hand, with his body lying on your arm, and gently pull him into your side to keep him stable. You know, like a football.
- DGentry
@Denton, I do that often, with either one. But my wife got a sling big enough to fit me this evening and it's not that bad. Lets me use the laptop as well. :-)
- Louis Gray
I second AJ. It's manly. As your wife.
- Chris Baskind
Baby Bjorns are heavenly - maybe I've just become numb to the manly part
- Jesse Stay
I used a Baby Bjorn often. It was a much easier way to carry the munchkin.
- DGentry
Our Baby Bjorn is good, but Matthew is less fussy in the sling, so far.
- Louis Gray
The sling has always felt weird for me (like I'm crushing the kid, when I know I'm not)... and the regular carriers, well, the kid was always sticking out in front of me too far, keeping me from reaching things (or typing). Laid kid out on a blanket between me and the keyboard many nights, tho, and got a lot work done. He slept right through it. Doesn't work for long, tho, as they get too big too quickly...
- abacab
As long as it's not a pretty, sparkly, flowery, pink sling, I think you're okay.
- Lisa L. Seifert
Lisa, it is a dark brown. My wife's looking out for me.
- Louis Gray
Phew. That was a close one. You know brown and pink are the trendy thing right now. Is it reversible? ;-)
- Lisa L. Seifert
Hey, guys can wear pink - what are you saying? ;-)
- Jesse Stay
from twhirl
<rant>you could always put some really big sub woofers in your car and get a loud Harley and some tattoos and go to the shooting range</rant> Seriously, manly? I don't let *anyone* define that for me.
- AJ Kohn
Those slings kick @ss - so much better than a Baby Bjorn. For one thing you don't take near as many crotch shots with a sling. For another you can look down and go "oooooooh, a baby!" whereas w/ The Baby Bjorn all you get is baby skull all up in your grill. Not that that's not cute, but the little Geddes-esque pea in a pod visual has to be immensely satisfying.
- J-P Voillequé
Its only manly if you are fighting off lions and tigers while carrying the baby. Its a man rule! ;)
- Moved to Facebook
Turn in your man card. :p Just kidding ofcourse. Enjoy your kidlets as much as you can while they're that little. I miss it.
- Mattb4rd
All depends on how you wear the sling. Baby in front = woman. Baby in back = man. Any other position results in confusion between baby and purse ;-)
- Slippy "WildBeard" Lane
it's totally manly! Fatherhood brother!
- Thomas Hawk
It's more mommy porn. Best you keep it coming.
- Mrsth
Internet-generation has learned the ways of one-handed surfing so that they can... er.. take care of babies with the free hand ;)
- Jemm
"...Matthew is less fussy..." Now there's something that doesn't seem so manly. Does it really matter, though? Seriously, active fatherhood is a manly thing.
- MiniMage TKDteacher of FF
from NoiseRiver