I've been on friendfeed for a pretty long time.. just never advertised or promoted it. As far as a tipping point, I definitely wouldn't say it's that time for it yet, but for our tech crowd.. we're there :) I'm still a twitter fan -- FF requires too much time and searching to get the content that I want from my friends. Limit things to 140 characters and a lot more progress can be made.
Andy DeSoto
· 1 year ago
A closet FriendFeed user, eh!? Ah, I see, I misread your Twitter tweet the other night-- I saw the 'jumping on the bandwagon' and it threw me! I guess that's one disadvantage of 140 characters-- make things TOO edible and some users gulp instead of chew!
You're absolutely right, though. I've seen and read a lot of great commentary out there that supports how Twitter and FriendFeed are symbiotic instead of mutually exclusive. After all, who wants to turn a regular screw with a Phillips head screwdriver?
Louis Gray
· 1 year ago
This isn't the first time somebody called a "tipping point" for FriendFeed.
Thanks for sharing, Louis! I feel like I've seen that quote before (maybe even from you) but I had forgotten it when I wrote this post. It might be more correct to call this a "turning point" or, as Muhammad Saleem posted to ReadWriteWeb a while back, another 'feature' to the tipping point.
Your advocacy of the service, Louis, has gone a long way in encouraging users to integrate FriendFeed into their lives. As a matter of fact, if it weren't for your comment here a while back, I would have eschewed the site entirely. Your direction and forward thinking have truly provided a great foundation for analysis of FriendFeed's trending.
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You're absolutely right, though. I've seen and read a lot of great commentary out there that supports how Twitter and FriendFeed are symbiotic instead of mutually exclusive. After all, who wants to turn a regular screw with a Phillips head screwdriver?
In March, Techmeme's Gabe Rivera said:
http://twitter.com/gaberivera/statuses/771051799
"It's apparent to Friendfeed users that the service tipped today. Yet the site is as responsive as ever. Well done, Friendfeed."
That was largely in part due to the response from a post I made about leading bloggers joining FriendFeed.
A lot of that was captured here (although the story is antiquated given Duncan Riley has done a 180 on the service): http://www.louisgray.com/live/2008/03/duncan-ri...
Your advocacy of the service, Louis, has gone a long way in encouraging users to integrate FriendFeed into their lives. As a matter of fact, if it weren't for your comment here a while back, I would have eschewed the site entirely. Your direction and forward thinking have truly provided a great foundation for analysis of FriendFeed's trending.