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louisgray.com - 1/3/2009

What FriendFeed Needs to Do To Grow and Keep New Users

— louisgray.com — That I like FriendFeed and so does Robert Scoble and so do a few thousand other Web-addicted Silicon Valley-centric people doesn't matter very much. That thousands more have signed up to the service and imported their data doesn't matter very much ... (more) What FriendFeed Needs to Do To Grow and Keep New Users

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stoweboyd.com - 1/3/2009

/Message: Louis Gray on Why Friendfeed Will Fail

— stoweboyd.com — Gray doesn't say it straight up, but the subtext of his post about Friendfeed 'needing to grow up' is the inabilty of the service to attract any but the infovores with Jurassic Park appetites like Gray, Scoble, and the few hundred other core users of ... (more) /Message: Louis Gray on Why Friendfeed Will Fail

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allfacebook.com - 1/12/2009

Facebook Prepares To Launch FriendFeed “Like” Feature

— allfacebook.com — Last week we published a video that Facebook had posted describing how to publish feed stories with Facebook Connect. Today one of our readers, Amin Issa, posted an interesting observation from the video: the addition of the word “Like” ... (more) Facebook Prepares To Launch FriendFeed “Like” Feature

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Kakuteru: A Blogging and Lifestreaming Mashup (+Invites)
ReadWriteWeb — ... was one of the up-and-coming services of 2008. Although recently the service was the subject of a debate as to whether it would last - it's been described as too confusing and noisy for first-timers - those behind the service are asking us to give it time. Paul Buchheit, the ex-Googler and creator of Gmail who now builds FriendFeed, just recently reminded us that "overnight success takes a long time." ...

On Gmail's Success
Google Operating System — Paul Buchheit, the ex-Googler who created Gmail, remembers how difficult was to convince people that Gmail has the potential to become successful. ...

FriendFeed Haters: You’re Doing it Wrong!
The Inquisitr » Technology — ... , in particular arguments relating to FriendFeed’s traffic. FriendFeed’s founder Paul Buchheit tackled the growth path in an excellent post here. ...

Paul Buchheit: Remembering Gmail’s success
D' Technology Weblog — ... Paul Buchheit, the ex-Googler who created Gmail, remembers how difficult was to convince people that Gmail has the potential to become successful. He writes:  ...

Admiring Companies That Don't Blink
louisgray.com — ... . I stated my concerns that too many people were finding the system hard to use. The team could have done a few things - including saying I don't know what I'm talking about, or the reverse, saying I was right and starting to do all I said right away. Instead, Paul Buchheit explained the team's long-term view. His measured, quiet response was respectful and insightful, but didn't blink. My comments and those of others didn't phase him. He and the team quietly kept working. Twitter, in light of recent criticism as to ...

FriendFeed's Not Dead. While Not Clear, Its Future Could Be Very Big.
louisgray.com — ... and Facebook. While even as recently as January, we saw the company's leadership advising us that growth "takes time", this week's move was a clear recognition that in order for FriendFeed to achieve its vision, it needed to team up with a bigger partner - one that had been courting them for years - and it was Facebook who filled the dance card. ...