Andy DeSoto - Latest Comments in FriendFeed not worth the time (or the hype)

Re: FriendFeed not worth the time (or the hype)

Andy DeSoto — Thu, 15 May 2008 01:57:07 -0000

*grins* Fortunately, following Jason isn't as bad as it could be, since I do enjoy his stuff, but you do have a point. I have added some recommended friends in the past, but ended up swapping them out since their feeds aren't as meaningful if I don't know them personally.

Thanks for the offer, though; I'll probably be in touch! In the meantime, I'm looking forward to reading louisgray.com!

Thanks for commenting, too.

Re: FriendFeed not worth the time (or the hype)

Louis Gray — Thu, 15 May 2008 01:50:20 -0000

Following Jason Calacanis is one way to get a good, noisy, view of FriendFeed, but clearly wasn't the best experience for you. I've liked FriendFeed quite a bit, and it can be as noisy or loud as you like. Start with a few people, and be aggressive in hiding things you don't find relevant. Hide Twitter if you want. Hide Disqus if you want... but did you know other services support hundreds of services, not just the 30+ FriendFeed does?

You can find me here: http://www.friendfeed.com/l...

E-mail me any time if you want more tips. I'm happy to help.

Re: FriendFeed not worth the time (or the hype)

Andy DeSoto — Wed, 14 May 2008 21:38:37 -0000

Thanks for commenting, Lars! I started up an account on Secondbrain right away and already like the look and feel of the site. I'm eager to see how it pans out!

Thank you very much for your time commenting, it really helps when founders are unafraid to promote their great services!

Re: FriendFeed not worth the time (or the hype)

Lars Teigen — Wed, 14 May 2008 18:55:11 -0000

I think FF does lifestreaming very well. To me it's like a Twitter around feeds. And because it changes so fast, you feel like you have to pay attention all the time to be part of the discussions.

I haven't tried SocialThing so much yet - but I guess it takes away some of the clutter, giving you a dashboard of updates from your friends - bringing all the updates together, but not requiring so much participation.

I am working on http://secondbrain.com which is in the same space, but with a slightly different approach. We aggregate everything into a library where you can browse, search and share everything in collections. Pls give it a try - maybe it's what you're looking for - or maybe not. The point is, we want to help you organize all your content and give you some peace of mind.

Thanks,
Lars
Founder/CEO

Re: FriendFeed not worth the time (or the hype)

Andy DeSoto — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:24:48 -0000

Thanks for commenting Jimsang! I know there are a lot of folks out there that do enjoy FriendFeed over SocialThing! because it does have that extra social discussion component. As for me, though, it's just too much!

(Let's see if this Gravatar plugin works while I'm at it...)

Re: FriendFeed not worth the time (or the hype)

Jimsang — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:00:45 -0000

FF is really a great discussion service

Re: FriendFeed not worth the time (or the hype)

zakkforchilli — Tue, 13 May 2008 16:45:48 -0000

Completely agree. Not worth the time at all. Socialthing seems fine for now, but i don't know for sure because the waiting list for invites must be giant.