Tim Glinatsis - Comments

I rarely post to Twitter, but when I do, it's typically from my iPhone. If I'm at a computer with a browser, it will always be FF. Then again, I'm someone who still doesn't "get" Twitter that much and have a difficult time following conversations. That's likely my own fault, though. - Vince DeGeorge

@J What s next one? ChatRoom twitter , forum ff, and....... FASTFOODR i think ; ) - Erhan Erdogan

Twitter is a god. FF will be, once all its minions arrive. There's not enough of my peeps on here to make this fun yet, but the potential is there. - Chad Norman

I agree, great video. - Aaron Myers

The main thing that I like about Twitter is the 140 character limit which forces people to provide a succinct and somewhat precise message which make for interesting and unusual information. I just started using Friend Feed and like it because it aggregates information. Twitter is just plain fun and Friend Feed is a way of organizing all of that fun and then some for info whores like @scobleizer and myself. - James

I've been saying friend feed is to twitter as ESPN is to Baseball. - Sean Reiser via Alert Thingy

I use Twitter for broad discussion and new viewpoints. FriendFeed tends to be more intimate, but with people "like me" - Mike Reynolds

yeah I like that analogy too -- conversations between multiple ppl much easier to come by on FF than Twitter. - Shey

I tend to use whatever is "closest", most times I do post to pownce, and some things just are better as a twit. FF does help bring everything together, I wish more of my contact used it. - Grant Bierman

FF is a mosaic painting that Twitter is a (big) part of. - Michael Dragone

@M.D. I think you are a mosaic painting too, what an aristocratic background you have : ) Nice comment ; ) - Erhan Erdogan

Similar dichotomies have existed before (in Microsoft Exchange, for example, you have email messages vs. threaded conversations in Public Folders), but there's usually some overlap... the interesting thing for me is that Twitter seems to be an acquired taste: at first you're all, "Huh? This is stupid" and then (maybe) you take a real liking to it. Whereas I "got" the idea of FriendFeed right away, I could see the utility, but I haven't taken a real liking to it at all. Twitter is CB Radio. - Karim

ha, info whore - Andrew Smith

I just get overwhelmed with "stuff" on Friendfeed. Half of the content are twitter messages and the rest is stuff that people link to through twitter. The only real reason I have for FF is to read content from friends on other networks, i.e. I Digg, but a friend may Reddit...I still want to read his stuff sometimes...p.s. it does seem easier to have a more indepth conversation here...and I'm seeing lots of comments from people that I don't follow otherwise...so maybe I'll have to take a second look. - Thomas Lopez Jr

I'm pretty new to twitter and ff so its interesting to see how ppl who have been on them for a while use the services. - Nelson de Witt

age on Twitter or wherever and it shows up on FF, ready for commentary. - Soulhuntre via twhirl

Apples and Oranges. FF has the broader net. Twitter is the river. I check Twitter more often. FF of course has the visuals. FF needs friend tagging like Pownce has. Actually, Twitter needs friend tagging too. - Jonathan Leavitt

Grr. Try #2 - I dont post to FF as a "first level" channel. I use twitter or whatever and then FF aggregates it for comment. - Soulhuntre via twhirl

Twitter is also *SIMPLE.* Twitter = iPhone, FriendFeed = Windows Mobile. Twitter is from Mars and FriendFeed is from Venus. Twitter is a hot dog and FriendFeed is escalopes de veau a l'estragon avec endives gratineed with cheese. - Karim

Ya know, I'm just jumping into the FF field, but it looks to me like you've nailed it. The most frustrating thing about Twitter for me is that it's like a chat room where you can't always see all the posts (if I'm not following the other half of a conversation); the FF layout solves some of that, as I don't need to be subscribed to everyone to see their comments. - Tim Glinatsis

friendfeed is the new irc...with a splash of rss - steveo

FriendFeed is from Mars, Twitter is from Venus. http://tinyurl.com/59rzyk - Hutch Carpenter

LOL Hutch, I stand corrected. A well-thought-out analysis you have there. It would be fascinating to compare male/female usage ratios of Twitter vs. FriendFeed. Are structured, threaded, hierarchical conversations from Mars, and free-form chats from Venus? Interesting question... - Karim

@Karim - thanks! There are differences between the two services, and I think the organization around content in FriendFeed creates some real differences with Twitter. Twitter is organized around the person you're talking to. - Hutch Carpenter

Interesting view of Twitter and Friendfeed. But how do you handle messages that you want to get via SMS? - Ryo

I share on Google Reader, update on Twitter, post on Blogger... FriendFeed catches it all as a nice archive (that I use to create a weekly/monthly newsletter for clients). I don't have the big community following so the commenting feature is not such a benefit. If/when I do get more conversations going, then I can see FriendFeed becoming more important. Twitter is more of an echo chamber when it comes to conversation. - Joining Dots

After watching this Post I will be using FriendFeed much more effectively and therefore Twitter less. - Brad Nix

I'm doing that already without being prompted, here provide's a very addictive source of information flow and discussion! - Joe Dawson (beta)

Does no one view Twitter as a lifestreaming microblogging service anymore? I realize that as a practical matter, it is chatty, but that doesn't need to define it. I do agree, tho, FF is more like a forum, without all the BS, which I like. - rambn

if it weren't for twitterfeed.com and the AIM option I'd never post to Twitter - Jon Gosier

twitter is like IRC - FF more like blog/wiki/forums - interesting video clip! - Jeroen De Miranda

Robert Scoble posted a message on Twitter

“Send me URL's people, not names!!!”

May 7 at 7:45 pm - Link

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FF has a new menu when sliding over their FF names : ) Why dont u use it? Use it and subscribe. - Erhan Erdogan

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Here I am http://friendfeed.com/green there :-) - Olexiy Prokhorenko

Woot! http://friendfeed.com/turnip - Tim Glinatsis

http://friendfeed.com/oheresy - Beau Liening

http://friendfeed.com/krisbjor... - kristopher

http://friendfeed.com/cmiper - cmiper

http://friendfeed.com/indiehot... - Michael

http://friendfeed.com/kittell -- enjoy! (if you're a real glutton for punishment, you're also not yet following http://twitter.com/kittell) - Kirk Kittell

http://friendfeed.com/davefrie... - DaveFriesen

I've subscribed to everyone here. Thanks! - Robert Scoble

http://friendfeed.com/raygries... - Ray Grieselhuber

http://friendfeed.com/timejar - Kelly Johns via Alert Thingy

http://friendfeed.com/reckon - Chris Weige

http://friendfeed.com/akiva :( - Akiva Moskovitz

http://friendfeed.com/steaprok - Steaprok via twhirl

http://friendfeed.com/jaredwsm... - Jared Smith

FriendFeed just got a whole lot noiser :) - Steven Hodson

http://friendfeed.com/redwolve... - Ralph Whitbeck

sorry about that - http://friendfeed.com/blindsqu... - Michael Pardee

http://friendfeed.com/clprez - Carol - clp

www.friendfeed.com/vmjr - Victor Ryden

http://friendfeed.com/davidorb... - David Orban

https://friendfeed.com/randalh... - RandaL Hicks

http://friendfeed.com/chrisbas... - Chris Baskind

@SteveHodson You're right! FF sure did get a lot noisier tonight - after all, it's open mic night at Scoble's World Wide Show.on Friendfeed aka "ScobleFeed" :-) sorry Robert, I couldn't resist the fun!! <FF poke?!> - Susan Beebe

http://friendfeed.com/benbinar... - ben bloch

here you go - http://friendfeed.com/mvanwink - thanks again for your visit in March! - Matt Van Winkle

http://friendfeed.com/desatura... - Michael Hocter

I sent you a link to me on twitter. now here's another. i still want you to go see the trailers for "man conquers space," too. http://twurl.nl/nlc2ev - mark zero (Jason)

http://friendfeed.com/rksprst - Alex Kaminski

http://friendfeed.com/2wheelte... - 2WheelTech

http://friendfeed.com/colbyols... - Colby Olson

saw you at the Google OSO blogger panel - http://friendfeed.com/coatney - Derek Coatney

http://friendfeed.com/ihadron - David Z - David Z

http://friendfeed.com/pbeisel - phil beisel

http://friendfeed.com/johnspen... - John Spencer via Alert Thingy

http://friendfeed.com/byetman - Benton

http://friendfeed.com/lokeuei - Loke Uei

http://friendfeed.com/statisti... - Jason Massie

http://friendfeed.com/sdquinn - Sean Quinn via twhirl

http://friendfeed.com/mikewill... - Mike Wills