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Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:16:39 +0000

[...] and thanks to Phil from Skribin for validating that “I love the stream” Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and [...]

By: The Simian Downtime Analyst

The Simian Downtime Analyst — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:15:27 +0000

Who? me? No way, there have to be way cooler names out there.

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Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:14:29 +0000

[...] a future post, I will talk about drinking from the firehose or “playing in the stream” as J. Phil puts it. If your efforts at connecting with others actually pan out, you will [...]

By: Sergio

Sergio — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 07:45:40 +0000

Well done!

By: J. Phil

J. Phil — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:43:46 +0000

Thanks Susan!

By: smbeebe

smbeebe — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:42:24 +0000

Impressive analysis and cool visual graphic to demonstrate your point… nice work Phil!!

By: Mark Dykeman

Mark Dykeman — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:02:26 +0000

You have the best user name that I've seen in a long time.

By: J. Phil

J. Phil — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:18 +0000

You're very welcome, Franklin. As for *where* you want to place yourself, that is entirely up to you. From the people I chose to list, you can see that I like following all types of people, from collectors of information to pontificating pundits! And I think it's great if people want to broaden their horizons. I do it myself.. I've been known to write an opinion piece now and then.

By: Franklin

Franklin — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:42:16 +0000

First, thanks for the mention. Excellent post.

Second, its always very interesting to see how you are perceived by your peers. I would mostly agree with your assessment of my FriendFeed style. I would agree and place myself in the Digest box most of the time. But, you are correct that I do write from the historian point of view. Perhaps I need to be a little crankier and trend toward pundit.

By: nicefishfilms

nicefishfilms — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:30:24 +0000

This is the one time I will happily sit in the middle of the graph. I like switching roles from time to time, it makes for an interesting learning experience. I want to thank you for the kind words and the encouragement. I have really enjoyed your perspective and look forward to learning more from you and the entire community here.

By: J. Phil

J. Phil — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:08:35 +0000

Thanks!

By: J. Phil

J. Phil — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:08:25 +0000

Sometimes, that's the most relaxing too though. Just let it wash past and enjoy the show.

By: J. Phil

J. Phil — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:07:54 +0000

I agree. When I was thinking of the chart Mitchell of course was one of the tent pegs. I wish I had found perfect examples of the other two though.

By: J. Phil

J. Phil — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:06:24 +0000

Thanks Corvida! Appreciate it.

By: mfruchter

mfruchter — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:01:53 +0000

I agree with your analysis of me. I am in stream mode most of the time, digesting in the background. I do write from a historical perspective. Excellent post!

By: The Simian Downtime Analyst

The Simian Downtime Analyst — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:51:08 +0000

Stream all the way, anything else involves more effort and focus. But not having an attention span does not help me switch modes.

By: robdiana

robdiana — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:46:16 +0000

Interesting idea. According to your diagram I am always in digest mode with a bias towards historian and some pundit breaks. Mitchell is the easiest to fit I think because he is constantly archiving.

By: Corvida

Corvida — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:35:20 +0000

Great post Phil. I appreciate the compliments and the analysis are dead on with those that I know on the list, especially super star Sarah Perez.

By: J. Phil

J. Phil — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:18:17 +0000

Yeah, very similar to me. I sort of envy those people who can sit in-between and make sense of it all as it flows past.

By: J. Phil

J. Phil — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:17:20 +0000

You live in the stream, man! LOL