I’m Blogging This!

Monday, July 21st, 2008

There are a lot of opinions out there about what makes a [[blogger]] different from a [[writer]], or even a [[columnist]].  Bloggers seem to be in their own category according to everyone who writes (either for a living or for the love of it) and is not actually a blogger ...

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 ...

Instant Social Media – Just Add People

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

I was burning some time online a few days ago, and I came across this discussion on FriendFeed about last.fm versus Pandora.  In the thread, this was my contribution: .. last.fm and Pandora are both great but, like Twitter and FriendFeed, have completely different goals. Pandora ...

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 ...

Social Media from an Unexpected Place: Microsoft!

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

A few days ago (May 30th) I got my usual twice-monthly  Microsoft Technet Flash newsletter.  Usually I just skim and toss, not finding that much of interest.  But in this one I found not one, but three interesting links!  It sort of jolted me, in a way.. I really didn't ...

RSS Feed Mayhem

Sunday, June 1st, 2008

Tonight, I was chatting with Corvida, and the topic of RSS feed overflow came up.  We were both frustrated because there was so much new (potentially great) content being produced every day, that we couldn't keep up! A radical new plan was hatched that we both agreed ...

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 ...

Bookmarklets Galore

Saturday, May 24th, 2008

I was just reading an article from Louis Gray about how to use the very cool and capable FriendFeed bookmarklet. That got me thinking about just how many [[bookmarklets]] I have gathered in the past couple of months, and what they all do. You can see them ...

What I Need is a Universal Receptor Protocol

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Have you ever grumbled that a particular application you use doesn't work the way you want it to, or doesn't have a specific feature you want? Sure you have. I have too. Everyone has. But what makes coders and developers different is that they usually hunker down and implement the ...

Tell Me About Digsby

Friday, April 25th, 2008

You're on AIM, MSN and Yahoo! Messenger. You have Google Talk through Gmail and you still have that old ICQ account lying around. You think you have it covered with Trillian or Pidgin. Perhaps you think you are a step ahead of your coworkers because you are using Meebo. Think again.

Louis Gray: Comments that Live Outside of the Blog, Good or Evil?

Saturday, April 12th, 2008

457999405Louis Gray has a great write-up on different A-list blogger's takes on the thorny issue of comment systems that work in tandem with RSS feeds to allow commenting outside of the blogs the articles were originally written on. One of the more frequently mentioned suggestions for avid Google Reader users is ...