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Chocolate Will Be as Expensive as Caviar - http://edition.cnn.com/2008...
MiniMage TKDteacher of FF liked this
gosh, I hate that friendfeed is not acutally linking to digg.
- Orli Yakuel
@orli Really? I like that it just goes to the story. But I also want it to digg the story for me if I 'like' it on FF.
- Ben Reierson
@Ben I agree wholeheartedly
- Will Hirsbrunner
Amen. I like the link to the original story, but give me SOMEWHERE I can click on the link to get to Digg.
- Ryan Stewart
@Ben, I totally agree, it would also be nice if comments could be merged or atleast sent to Digg, something like the reply feature for twitter
- nick carrasco
It would be cool if you liked the digg story on FF it would automagically digg the story as well.
- Ralph Whitbeck
The trick would be keeping the digg from then showing up as a new item on your friendfeed. They really need to add some kind of threaded item support for entries from multiple services that all point to the same original content.
- Ben Reierson
Escape from the Eighties! You can take your leave of the 1980s with five songs. Don't be a musicologist: what are the five songs *you* would want to take away. You're condemned to Members Only jackets and parachute pants until you can grab your five and hit the time door. Which are they?
Heidi Moon, Emma, Susan Beebe and 20 other people liked this
U2 - Pride (In the Name of Love), Journey - Faithfully, Tears for Fears - Head over Heels, Berlin - Sex, Spandau Ballet - True. What can I say, I was a power-ballad, angst ridden, confused teenaged girl. That's my story anyway. :-)
- Dawn M. Armfield
Hmmm...but then I start thinking about Prefab Sprout, the Talking Heads, ABC, Adam Ant, New Order, The Smiths...aaaagggh! Now I have a million 80s songs in my head, damn you! ;-)
- Dawn M. Armfield
5 from the 80s? Jeez, I could run up 100, certainly 10 from each year. Let's see, the quintessential 80s for me: Rio - Duran Duran, Don't You Want Me - Human League, I Ran - Flock of Seagulls, Always Something There To Remind Me - Naked Eyes, Tainted Love - Soft Cell. (Seriously, I could think of 100s more that might rival or replace these.)
- AJ Kohn
Clash "Guns of Brixton" (technically, December 14, 1979), U2 "Sunday Bloody Sunday," Laurie Anderson "O Superman," Talking Heads "Once in a Lifetime," Public Enemy "Don't Believe the Hype."
- Chris Baskind
i'm with dawn on at least one of her five: True, Spandau Ballet...
- edythe
This is hard to pick only 5: B-52s "Rock Lobster," J Geils Band "Love Stinks," REO Speedwagon's "Take it on the Run," Joan Jett (the entire album), The Waitresses "I Know What Boys Like." Oh and I have to add a bonus of Tone Loc's "Funky Cold Medina."
- Trish R
Pixies - "Here Comes Your Man"; Michael Penn - "No Myth"; The Smiths - "I Know It's Over"; Sugarcubes - "Coldsweat"; X - "4th Of July". Man that X one is a tough choice...there are so many of their songs tied to great memories for me.
- Jeremy Brooks
Billie Jean, Michael Jackson
- edythe
I think the Eighties were an amazingly productive musical era.
- Chris Baskind
Just Like Heaven (Cure), How Soon Is Now (Smiths), Cities in Dust (Siouxie), Throughout the Dark Months of April and May (Cocteau Twins). Can't decide between the early Pixies (typical of their work, it's interchangably brilliant). I'd settle for Gigantic for sentimental reasons. Mmm... High School. Didn't like it much. :)
- Madsimian
The Cure - 10:15 Saturday Night, Ministry - We Believe, U2 - New Year's Day, Pixies - Break My Body, Grateful Dead - Till the Morning Comes. Best thread ever!
- Jason Wehmhoener
I have to agree, Chris. There isn't a group listed here (and so many more) that didn't produce at least one song that I enjoyed.
- Dawn M. Armfield
Damn, how did I forget about Iggy Pop?
- Trish R
Can't argue with Sunday Bloody Sunday, Once in a Lifetime, Funky Cold Media, No Myth, How Soon Is Now, The Cure ... I'd go with something from Boys Don't Cry. I missed a critical one: Anything from the Violent Femmes self titled album. Also, something from Hall & Oates. Something from Squeeze. Bitchin' Camaro from The Dead Milkmen. I do believe the 80s had some amazing music!
- AJ Kohn
the smiths: half a person
- edythe
Crap, something from REM's Document. Something from Midnight Oil. Something from pre-Kick INXS.
- AJ Kohn
The Clash - London Calling; U2 - Pride (In The Name of Love); Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax; Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes; Journey - Don't Stop Believin'. Wow, harder to cut it to 5 picks here than your earlier film list query, fun memories though, thanks!
- Casey
Only five? that hurts...okay: The Message by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, Only You by YAZ, In My Eyes by Minor Threat, When Doves Cry by Prince, and Just Can't Get Enough by D'Mode. In another two minutes this list could soooo change...darn you with your 5 jive!
- Anna Haro
I think Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" was the song of the decade, but it doesn't make my personal list. There's so much to choose from: the fallout of New Wave and Punk; stadium rock; the beginnings of rap (thanks, Sugarhill Records!); some fantastic progressive stuff; the start of modern Country music ("Urban Cowboy" soundtrack and its spawn) ... amazing.
- Chris Baskind
i have tow more choices to make - one will be the pixies, duh. I don't know. maybe both will be the pixies. but then i am leaving out talking heads...
- edythe
"California Uber Alles" Dead Kennedys, "Mommy's Little Monster" Social Distortion, "When Doves Cry" Prince, "Tainted Love" you tell me who it is, "Always Something there to remind me." Romantics
- Nathan Eckenrode
I am very ashamed that I did not mention Prince. I need to hide this thread, it's distracting me and causing all these songs to stick in my brain.
- Trish R
yeah, this is like asking "which of your children do you want to live?" that said, these are not THE. FIVE. i would choose to live, but they would probably be on the short list of survivors: "Head Over Heels" -- The Go-Go's ♪ "Harborcoat" - R.E.M. ♪ "Panama" - Van Halen ♪ "June Bug" - B-52s ♪ "The Smartest Person I Know" - The Waitresses
- Karim
Did I say this would be easy? No. ;-)
- Chris Baskind
1)"Blister in the Sun" - Violent Femmes, 2) "Cities in Dust" - Siouxsie & the Banshees, 3) "No New Tale to Tell" - Love & Rockets, 4) "Loving the Alien" - David Bowie, 5) "Make A Circuit With Me" - The Polecats -- and then I shoot myself because there's hundreds of others I should've chosen.
- Lucretia Pruitt
a) AWESOME question 1) Drop Dead Legs - Van Halen, 2) Cars - Gary Numan 3) Falco - Rock Me Amadeus 4) Corey Hart - Sunglasses at Night 5) Eurythmics - Here Comes the Rain - ok limiting to 5 was much harder than expected, this isn't the right list. (Edited - horrified that I let myself type "two likes up in a circle" )
- Marco(aureliusmaximus)
Do-overs are fair game.
- Chris Baskind
oh, yes...Yaz, Violent Femmes, Depeche Mode, Prince...argh! I'm drawn back to this like plastic bangle bracelets were drawn to Madonna in the early days...
- Dawn M. Armfield
Holy crap, what a great question. I can't outdo what other people have posted (Prince, Violent Femmes, Bowie, Pixies, Soft Cell, Public Enemy). I'd add: Cyndi Lauper, Money Changes Everything (seriously, it's an amazing song); Depeche Mode, Never Let Me Down Again; Grace Jones, Slave to the Rhythm; Doug E. Fresh and the Get Fresh Crew, La-Di-Da-Di; Eddie Grant, Electric Avenue.
- Nathan Rein
PS for more : http://del.icio.us/myrobly...
- Nathan Rein
Chicago - Hard for me to Say I'm Sorry, Prince - When Doves Cry, Madonna - Material Girl, Soft Cell - Tainted Love and L.L. Cool J. - I need Love
- Adrienne Van Houten
love will tear us apart by joy division; south central rain by rem; lost in the supermarket by the clash; synchronicity 2 by the police; gigantic by the pixies
- RAPatton
it's funny, I hated that LL Cool J. song ("I Need Love") when it was actually on the radio, but now I can kind of appreciate it.
- Nathan Rein
No "one night in Bangkok?" No "anything by Stevie Ray Vaughn? What about Crowded House...or SQUEEZE? or Madness...not to mention Mr. Mister with Kyrie Laison and Broken Wings. Man...the 80's were gold. :D
- BISQ
S-S-S-S-A-A-A-A-F-F-F-F-T-T-T-T Safe-Safe-Safety Dance... [update: I seem to have misspelled Safety, it's time for bed]
- Nathan Rein
Van Halen-Panama, Def Leppard-Photograph, Motley Crue-Kickstart my heart, Cyndi Lauper-Time after time, and Rush-Freewill
- Will Hirsbrunner
This is impossible. I Feel For You by Chaka Khan, The Show by Doug E. Fresh and the Get Fresh Crew, Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' by Michael Jackson, Rhythm Nation by Janet Jackson, Wild Sex (In the Working Class) by Oingo Boingo
- Jason Toney
Anybody working on an online playlist (e.g. imeem)?
- Mike Doeff
OK, here we go... New Order - Ceremony, Freur - Doot Doot, Visage - Fade To Grey, Sinéad O'Connor - Heroine (Theme from Captive), The Smiths - Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want. http://mdff80s5.muxtape.com
- Mike Doeff
Hmmm, 5 songs is gonna be hard but..... Duran Duran, Skin Trade...Madonna Like A Prayer...Depeche Mode, Never Let Me Down Again...The Smiths, How Soon Is Now...Talk Talk, Life's What You Make It...
- Emma
Heading up to Seattle on Wed. Anyone have any suggestions for what I might want to shoot? I'll be at Microsoft on Wed/Thurs and Seattle on Fri.
RyanEs, Jeff P. Henderson, Brian Daniel Eisenberg and 2 other people liked this
Things in Seattle I'm definitely going to shoot. Public Library, Pike Place Market, Sculpture Park, Pioneer Square, St. James Cathedral, maybe the aquarium. Any other gems that would make great locations? Any great cityscape spots or bridge overpasses? Anything especially interesting to shoot at MSFT campus?
- Thomas Hawk
Unfortunately it looks like the Seattle Art Museum doesn't allow photography.
- Thomas Hawk
If you have time, add http://www.empsfm.org/index... to your list
- Otto R. Radke
I wanted to shoot the Gasworks Park at night while I was there, but it rained, and rained. :-(
- cmiper
The market, the aquarium come to mind
- Brian Sullivan
Not from Seattle but isn't the Hendrix Museum(or whatever they call it) there and on your list?
- Mark Forman
Fishing tossing at Pike's Place Market
- Scott Wamsley
I don't know much about Seattle, but now that the Sonics are leaving town, there could be something interesting to shoot regarding that
- Will Hirsbrunner
there's a building which is on a spire, http://www.phototrek.org/Photos...
- clarke thomas
Mark last time I was there the EXP museum (I am guessing that is the "Hendrix Museum" you were referring to ) did not allow photography
- Brian Sullivan
Suggestions for things to shoot. How about Ballmer, what a disgrace.
- Dread Pirate PJ
Oh, you mean with a CAMERA! Sorry, no idea
- Dread Pirate PJ
Otto unfortunately the Experience Music Project doesn't allow photography so I'll be skipping it like the Seattle Art Museum. Would love to shoot both but with limited time in Seattle I'd rather not focus on renegade photography.
- Thomas Hawk
hmmm.. Gasworks Park at night sounds interesting. Will have to check that out. I have the Troll on my list as well but he's a bit out of the main central area, so going to shoot that if I've got time. Anyone know of any particularly stellar views from hotels or other public access spaces to get to?
- Thomas Hawk
but shooting outside of Experience Music Project has some cool possiblities. And there's the carnival rides around the space needle / monorail station near there, too. I remember it feeling very 70's there.
- J.J. Toothman
Try shooting a local Farmer's Market, Farmer Markets FTW!! Really interesting seeing old school collide with local techies.
- E.B.
Pioneer Square is cool...Some interesting stuff on the waterfront...West Seattle near Salty's could be good...OH, the Ballard Locks! For sure! With the good weather, lots of boats will be out and about on the Lake...
- Live4Emma (L4S)
I'm thinking I'll go up the Space Needle and EMP on Thurs night maybe and shoot the exteriors. Wish I could shoot inside EMP. I've shot the Space Needle before though so who knows, maybe I'll find a better place to shoot on Thurs night. Especially looking for interesting neon or graffiti as well.
- Thomas Hawk
Lake Union at 6:30 AM, when the various crews come out to practice. Kenmore Air (seaplane air service) also uses Lake Union. Try the Ballard Locks for the boats and the salmon working their way upstream.
- Laurie Sefton
from twhirl
Thomas. I recommend: Troll in Fremont, view from Golden Gardens Park, Alki (W. Seattle), Ballard Locks, Discovery Park, University of Washington Campus, Arboretum, Seattle Underground tour, view from top of Queen Anne hill, view of Cascades & Olympic Mountains from Phinney Ridge. How's that for a list? If you need graffitti, near the University District, there is a ginormous Mural just north of the University bridge. Very cool stuff.
- Brian Daniel Eisenberg
Dial me, buddy.
- l0ckergn0me
The Columbia Center allows tourists up on their observation deck -- much better panoramas than the needle (and costs less as well). The Boeing field airplane museum would be great but I don't think they allow photography either ( I was there with a Microsoft private party though and there were no restrictions)
- Brian Sullivan
There used to be an old guy who wandered Pike Place constantly photographing women with long hair. Was this guy creepy? - don't know - just remember hearing of him from friend (who had hair half the length of her body). Anyway, find out if he Qik's with an N95 now.
- Micah Wittman
There can never be enough photos of the space needle.
- Jacob
The capitol hill area - east of DT - has the best graffiti / underground art
- Erica Toelle
Rainier or the ballparks.
- Steve Rubel
EMP, SFM. The SFM has a robot display now on.
- Dave Martin
Bruce & Brando Lee grave site.
- Mark Anderson
Photograph Valve game studios. Extra points for Gabe Newell.
- CannonGod
I sure like those Amaon Fresh people in Seattle. Fun and intersting.
- Julie Anderson
Seattle: Try the Pacific Medical building at the top of beacon hill - it's lit up nicely at night. Pioneer square at night also has interesting lighting after dark. If you can get access to the top of a building like the Columbia Center, you would get some great cityscapes.
- Waqas Ahmed
I think I mentioned on another thread that if you have time try to see Art Wolfe and his gallery.
- Johnny Sewell
Why is there a dollar bill taped to the floor at FriendFeed's headquarters? (I was there today to pick up some stickers for our lunch tomorrow in Seattle). See the picture to see FriendFeed's ingenious bit of social engineering. - http://www.flickr.com/photos...
Guy, Bec Rowe @d0tski, James Hull and 23 other people liked this
Very clever
- George The Writer
That's really cool
- Will Hirsbrunner
lol!
- Shivanand Velmurugan
from twhirl
Until they get so used to seeing the dollar that they don't look anymore and then trip on conduit..... ;P
- Jeff P. Henderson
What are you going to be in Seattle for? Is it an open lunch?
- John OBrien
Robert, just curious... why post a duplicate link when there's already a conversation in the published flickr photo thread? http://friendfeed.com/e...
- Alan Le
Thanks for getting the stickers!
- Erica Toelle
Alan: when I posted this there wasn't a conversation there. They both took off at the same time.
- Robert Scoble
When people get used to seeing the dollar bill, they'll have to upgrade to a $5 bill. This could get expensive!
- Morton Fox
What lunch tomorrow? Can anyone go?
- Ryan Stewart
Ryan: you really need to subscribe to my Upcoming.org page: http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user... It's the FriendFeed lunch and, yes, anyone can go.
- Robert Scoble
Wipeout (a Chevy's sister restaurant) has $5 bills stuck to the floors underneath the bar stools, so you can laugh at all the drunks trying to scrape them up. ;)
- Kevin Hessel
Jeeeze, I guess so. Subscribed.
- Ryan Stewart
I thought this said "Why is a three dollar bill taped to the floor..." and thought Robert was making homophobic insinuations about the FF team.
- Dan MacTough
from Alert Thingy
Total revenue to date?
- Geoff
@Sonciary Honnoll the office would need to set up a new budget, floor tripping budget maybe?
- Chris Harris
heh I should have sent you Seesmic tshirts and stickers too, next time!
- Loic Le Meur
Working on Mahalo's mission statement. Would love some feedback on it: "We're here to help people easily find information, answers and resources they can trust." - http://any feedback?
Bryan Landers, accesine, Marcello Del Bono and 15 other people liked this
Go with the Jerry Maguire manifesto
- stephen o reilly
It's nice, and accurate, but it would be great if we could get something in there about curation. I feel like that's the best description of what it is we actually do.
- Lon Harris
from twhirl
How about mentioning that "We're people helping people easily find info, etc." to differentiate from algorithms?
- Tom Guarriello
Simple and to the point. Thumbs up!
- Will Hirsbrunner
We are here to assist people by easily finding the right information, answers, and resources with a human touch ;)
- Robert Barr
how about something about free pizza and tshirts?
- Stefan Hayden
I think it needs to be more proactive . . . like "We help people find information, answers and resources they can trust."
- Telemill
Yeah Cason I don't think you could've put it more simple
- John Blanton
from twhirl
Jeez, you've been hanging out with Leo too long...sounds like some of the TWiT network's catchphrase has rubbed off. However, it does sum up Mahalo to a T.
- Steve Gillette
from twhirl
It's a great mission statement. Especially with FTGs creating pages, and link checkers (such as mike, debbie, and jeffhoard) checking all user-submitted links. I say that mission statement is a keeper - nice and accurate. PS, Jason, I've left you a few pieces of feedback to your Mahalo email address. ;)
- Chris Thomson
"Don't be google"
- Stefan Hayden
Lon Harris: a mission statement shouldn't get into execution as that is secondary to purpose. Our mission is to help folks find this information, but the way we do that is going to change and evolve. The fact that we currently do curation of links is really not super important to the mission... if we wind up getting a better product using another process (i.e. social bookmarking or semantic search) then we will do that. So, that's why i left out "with humans" or "by using human intelligence."
- Jason Calacanis
Or even . . . "With Mahalo find the information, answers and resources you can trust."
- Telemill
I see your point, but regardless of the process, think Mahalo would always involve some form of curation. Even social bookmarking would "curate" the Web, albeit differently than we do now.
- Lon Harris
from twhirl
Well, it COULD be simpler . . . "Mahalo, information you can trust" but then you sound like a bank for something.
- Telemill
A mission statement is about you, your business and your ideals.The best policy to a mission statement is to keep those three things in mind and, keep it short and simple. "We're here to help people easily find information, answers and resources they can trust." sounds a bit more like a catch phrase or slogan. What is Mahalo going to do to achieve that statement?
- Candace
Telecommutingmillionaire: I like the "We" It adds the human element vital to Mahalo without beating you over the head. I agree that it seems long so here's a modification that takes out a few words,but not the meaning: "We're here to help you find trustworthy information, answers and resources." Leaving in the We and the You sends the "by human, for humans" message.
- David Jones
I was musing the other day about whether mission statements still make sense. They remind of offsites and consultants.
- John McCrea
The word information makes "answers and resources" redundant, doesn't it? How about "Mahalo is people connecting people to information they can trust.".
- Joe Coughlin
@Telecommutingmillionaire "Mahalo, information you can trust" also sounds too close to "Netcasts you love from people you trust" from TWiT. For the network that Candace Holly and myself work on I picked the tagline "A Community of Creativity", simple and to the point. But that isn't exactly a mission statement rather than an overall tone.
- The Geek Media
Don't forget to add a vision statement. Mission = What is our business. Vision = What we want to become. You will gain clarity by doing both rather than putting them into one statement. I have an outline that will get you there if you are interested.
- Wade Bowlin
I think it's good. I think there can be a distinction between "answers" and "resources" and encourage you to keep the wording if it is accurate.
- Kimberly J
How about adding something like: We sort through the rubbish, so you don't have to.
- Ross Maguire
I think you should include the words "Real world" somewhere. Like "Solving real world problems."
- jonn
needs to include the word "synergy" somewhere
- Glen Mistletoe
Jason, it is alright, however... I would rather prefer the word "guide" to be placed in there. It shows that your company is more active in assisting the user instead of just "help" which seems more passive.
- James Mowery
from twhirl
needs more... "syngergy." And also some buzzwords indicating a strong human algorithm at work. =)
- Andrew Ruess
from twhirl
Andrew and I seem to be on the same path. That is, again, why I suggest replacing the word "help" with a stronger word. One that represents Mahalo's efforts in bringing the users the best quality information available.
- James Mowery
from twhirl
The tech writer in me wants to cut it down to "We help people easily find information, answers and resources they can trust." I agree that it doesn't emphasize the human element as much as I'd like.
- Brent Newhall
Comment: Interesting that you're crowd-sourcing a mission statement-- seems that a singular point of view would be important. Suggestion: it helps to define scope, focus, and end-result. Right now, your mission statement doesn't appear to drive employees down particular directions when they hit crossroads. Example: Mahalo exists to guide customers to the most relevant and trustworthy answers whenever/wherever they have questions
- Vijay Goel
We suck less than MS Search? :)
- Fred Grott
@David Jones, I still feel you are softening up the "punch" of the statement with "we're here". Take the here out. Rearrange the last few words so it flows off the mind and the tongue . . . "We help you find trustworthy answers, information and resources." Answers should be first, because we all really want good answers. Information is also what we are searching for but it's such a esoteric concept. And please, is there another word we can use for resources? It's just so . . . corporate speak.
- Telemill
Vijay: This isn't crowdsourcing. :-) It's asking the cloud for comments and feedback.
- Brent Newhall
Revisit Guykawasaki's lecture at last years Gnomedex, you'll end up with "Answers you can trust"
- Greg Birch
I hate to say this but it doesn't really catch my attention. It seems too generic.
- Blaine Fleming
It does sound like a corporate mission statement, I might Leo-ize it to "the answers you want, from people you trust." Just because Mahalo seems to be positioned as a friendlier entity than most corporations.
- Robert Morrison
The test would be how many employees can remember, and recite the "mission" no fluff, all my staff know our mission is "to give patients hope" Guy gave a great talk, mission statements that sound great can be found at http://www.netinsight.co.uk/portfol... but they usually fail the staff test. Disney's mission statement "to make people happy" even a CEO can remember that.
- Greg Birch
"we're here to help you find photos of hot chicks a lot quicker than normal"
- Rick
mahalo: we do search without the suck
- Andrew
We're here to help people enjoy finding answers, info and sources they can believe in.
- Mark Alves
"We're here to help people easily find information, answers and resources they can trust by empowering the passionate internet community."
- Techboy2000
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