techcrunch.com - 4/7/2009
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FriendFeed is a wonderful application that allows users to track what their friends are doing online. Photos, videos, blog posts and anything else that’s published online with a RSS feed can be brought into the service and viewed by anyone who wants to subscribe to you. And the ...
blog.friendfeed.com - 4/6/2009
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blog.friendfeed.com —
A consistent look for entries, no matter where
they originated from, to help you focus on what...
your friends are sharing A new and improved share box that can now post entries to multiple feeds The ability to send and receive direct messages Filters so ...
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FriendFeed Blog: A new design for FriendFeed at ...
techcrunch.com - 4/6/2009
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techcrunch.com —
FriendFeed cofounder Paul Bucheit was recently asked what
it was like to be the R&D department for...
Facebook . His response was appropriately humble, but you can’t help but wonder how long it will be before Facebook, Twitter and ...
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New FriendFeed: Simpler, Faster, Better (Maybe Too Fast)
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5Words for April 7th, 2009
Technologizer —
... Care to read some news?
Google searches return local info.
New logos for Intel chips.
New BlackBerry Storm in September?
Problem! Mysterious missing Twitter avatars.
Boxee rolls out API, fixes.
Dual-thumbstick PSP for Christmas?
iTunes variable pricing goes live.
Arrington on FriendFeed: cool, unused?
Drobo introduces eight-bay storage.
AP: hands off our content.
ShareThis
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Social Networks For 2009 That Web Workers Need To Pay Attention To [WebWorkerDaily]
GigaOM Network —
... While FriendFeed doesn’t have the numbers that Twitter does (see Michael Arrington’s TechCrunch piece, “FriendFeed Is In Danger Of Becoming The Coolest App No One Uses“), it’s the best place online to consume information and interact with smart people. FriendFeed is a merry mix of content aggregator, microblogging platform and social network that has become official residence for early adopters and social media influencers such as ...
Last Bytes: Google on the Defensive
Tech Observer —
... and its Google News product--as "parasites or tech tapeworms", Google defends itself, saying it's not "evil or illegal." [Mixed Media]
The new "variable" pricing model on Apple's iTunes is confusing everyone. Why are some songs 99 cents, and others $1.29? [Bits Blog]
Silicon Valley VC firms make the shift from libertarian to Keynesian, but will that help? [WSJ.com]
FriendFeed could very well be the trendiest App that no one uses. [Techcrunch]
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Mike Arrington and I disagree on the future
Scobleizer —
... Mike Arrington wondered aloud whether Twitter had won a “winners take all” game and whether that meant that friendfeed was toast. He then write a blog post titled “FriendFeed is in danger of becoming the coolest app no one uses.” ...
The Man Who Made Gmail Says Real-Time Conversation is What's Next
ReadWriteWeb —
... The FriendFeed team regularly rolls out new features faster than you can say "cross-platform microblogging aggregation," but those cool features haven't led to widespread adoption of the service yet. As tech blogger Michael Arrington points out, "the fact is that FriendFeed may just be too complicated for the average user to quickly understand... The power users love it. Novices can be overwhelmed." Facebook also regularly implements the innovative features that FriendFeed comes up with and that certainly doesn't help FriendFeed's market share. ...
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Friendfeed's User and Usability Problem
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The anti-community list
scobleizer.com 7/8/2009 —
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I’m Sorry Robert, But It’s Time For A Friendfeed Intervention
techcrunch.com 12/23/2008 — I’m a big champion of services like Twitter and the newer Friendfeed (can you believe Friendfeed is less than a year old ?). But there’s a difference between liking a service and having an addiction. Robert Scoble crossed that line, and I ...
FriendFeed’s redesign has given them something to talk about
venturebeat.com 4/13/2009 — When FriendFeed launched its redesign on Monday, some users ( like me ) applauded the move as a step in the right direction towards a more real-time web experience. Others, simply put, hated it. But initial reactions are well, initial — now ...
FriendFeed Blog: Get real-time FriendFeed notifications on your desktop
blog.friendfeed.com 3/13/2009 — If you like being in the know whenever there are updates to your FriendFeed, you'll probably enjoy our new desktop notifier. It's a super-fast download and takes just two clicks to install . You can choose to get updates from your Home feed or any of ...
Why Streamy Could be the Next FriendFeed
readwriteweb.com 8/12/2009 — In wake of the news of the FriendFeed acquisition by Facebook, we're faced with the real possibility that FriendFeed.com will be shut down for good. According to the press release , "FriendFeed.com will continue to operate normally for the time ...
School history gets Balls preservation order —
The Register 4/7/2009
Twittering won't replace Empire Building Ed Balls pulled middle Britain back from the brink yesterday, by telling a teachers' conference that children won't be forced to learn to Twitter and Facebook instead of studying the Victorians and Roman ...
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