Statistical Abberation

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

I’ve been on a hiatus from blogging.  Hopefully, loyal readers of Scribkin didn’t miss me too much!  The first week after my last post, I tried to stay away from all the tools I have been using to keep up with social media stuff.  Basically, what I ended up doing ...

Are You Stream, Digest or Something Else?

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

I had a lot of trouble coming up with a short, catchy title for this article, and I’m still not sure if I got it just right.  But the idea, which dawned on me a few days ago and is starting to nag at me, is not hard to ...

Advanced FriendFeed Tip: The Imaginary Friend

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

  Silona and the Unicorn ...

Climbing the Long Tail

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

The Long Tail The Bell ...

Su Reviews Idee’s TinEye

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

Apparently, I (along with anyone who is anyone) should already have known about a gem of a beta product called TinEye by Idée. Apparently, it’s been out for a few months. Apparently, it is freaking awesome. Apparently, people assume too much and don’t promote enough. You know ...

FriendFeed.AM

Monday, July 7th, 2008

I’m going to try something new in this post.  Aaron Brazell wrote an article on Technosailor recently noting the differences between western and eastern writing styles, especially when it comes to a column or opinion piece.  In my never-ending quest to explore new avenues, I will try my hand at ...

RSS Reset: Home Stretch

Sunday, July 6th, 2008

It appears that I am behind with my weekly update on the RSS Reset project.  This is probably going to be my last update on this project, and in my last paragraph I’ll make an effort to determine if I felt it was a success or not.

Are You Really Using FriendFeed, or are You a Poser?

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Ok, for today’s rant, I’m going to pick on those folks that signed up for FriendFeed, added a few services, and then never logged back in. More specifically, I am going to pick on Steve Gillmor. Take a look at my headline shot. That’s Steve Gillmor, famous writer and ...

Maybe I Will Stick With My Day Job

Monday, June 16th, 2008

I was going to write an opinion piece tonight, inviting my readership provide feedback on the best tactics I could employ to start moving toward blogging as a profession.  Apparently, the wait for someone to offer me riches in return for writing for their blog tactic I have been ...

RSSmeme Leverages the FriendFeed API

Friday, June 13th, 2008

I just caught a post by Benjamin Golub, the developer of RSSmeme, in which he reveals some upcoming changes to his popular service: RSSmeme is about to be faster than ever at finding the hot news of the day. Everyone knows that FriendFeed is fast; and ...

RSS Reset Update

Monday, June 9th, 2008

About a week ago, Corvida and I kicked off a plan that is now known as RSS Reset.  In my original post, I said I would check back periodically and let you know how I was doing.  And here we are! In the first followup post, I listed ...

The 6 Best Ways to Rock FriendFeed

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

Just joined FriendFeed? Want to know some dirty secrets you can exploit to gain you popularity, followers and perhaps a bit of fame (or at least infamy)? If so, I have some tips for you! Keep reading and I’ll make you a master of the craft ...

Project RSS Reset Gets Underway

Sunday, June 1st, 2008

I already have news about the little RSS reset project that I kicked off earlier today! Corvida Corvida has made her move over at ReadWriteWeb.  Hopefully we will get some more enterprising souls to give the project a go. Caleb Caleb Elston, the creator of Toluu, has been a strong supporter of this move.  ...

My Pre-Pre-Pre-Alpha FriendFeed Compatibility Index

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Earlier this week in my FriendFeed article, I mentioned an aspiring developer and [[statistician]] named Yuvi Panda, or The StatBot. In the last couple of days, he has been playing with the FriendFeed API and has come up with an interesting stat: the FriendFeed Compatibility Index. Essentially, this algorithm ...

YAAOF - Yet Another Article on FriendFeed

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

I know what you are thinking... This is the 35th FriendFeed post I have read in the past week! And you are absolutely correct. I Need A Fix FriendFeed has been a big news item for a while and especially recently ...