As Chris Messina points out in this post, the new Facebook global Like button and the Open Graph Protocol benefit Facebook more than anyone. But if you get to Page 3 of ReadWriteWeb’s Definitive Guide for Publishers, Users, and Competitors, Alex Iskold talks about the Semantic Web becoming a reality. I believe that this enhancement [...]
Also tagged Open Graph Protocol, Semantic WebRachel at cre8d design bemoans the loss of long-form writing. The example is a book telling a story composed of emails. While I agree with the sentiment that the loss of long-form writing is just that – a true loss – I’d be interested in seeing the same book told through Tweets and TwitPics (or [...]
Also tagged android, Gmail, Google, The Death of Long-Form, Twitter…but I may never know. Part 1: Shock and Awe I made a decision to try to just focus on positive things with this blog, but given my previous obsession with Lifestreaming, I can’t help but comment on this. I read about AOL’s Lifestream earlier today on TechCrunch who, rightfully, said that it might be [...]
Also tagged AOL, Facebook Connect, Fail, Lifestreaming, TwitterFrom the popular Facebook meme, here’s the definition of Nels on UrbanDictionary.com:
Also tagged Memes, Nels, Nels WadyckiI tried making this into a Facebook Status Update but it kept trying to expand itself into something more. So, here we are. The beginning goes: Do I lose geek points because I don’t like real-time communication? Of course, my friends on Facebook would need some explanation because most of them aren’t anywhere close to [...]
Also tagged Real-Time Communication, TwitterNo, not an ad for Facebook (like they really need that?) This one is for EZTrader, who evidently makes options trading easy… As tempting as the %75 return per hour sounds, it’s really the strange punctuation and capitalization that made me question the quality of this company. Okay, no. It was the %75 return per [...]
Also tagged AdvertisingNot only can you now use the Lite Facebook Interface – i.e., the Twitter Facebook Interface – but Facebook is also said to be (slowly) rolling out @ tagging of people in Status Updates. I actually posted a Status Update a while back pondering if Facebook were to add that feature, thereby eliminating my need [...]
Also tagged Copycheating, TwitterFirst up: ReadWriteWeb calls out Facebook’s Twitter envy. I’m with them… Why does Facebook want to be Twitter? There is already Twitter. Twitter has a totally different core competency than Facebook. Why is Facebook trying to change their own core competency to compete with something that has such an unproven revenue model? On the other [...]
Also tagged openid, TwitterEven though the Update to this post on TechCrunch about Last.fm and the RIAA says that Last.fm hasn’t handed over any user data to the RIAA, um, guess what? There’s at least 3 different websites (and those are just the ones I know of) (that are pretty easy to find with a simple Google search) [...]
Also tagged Last.fm, Recording Industry Association of America, TechCrunchAnd I’m willing to bet most people don’t even realize it. Since Facebook added comments to just about everything that passes through the News Feed, it’s created a microblog for every member of the network. I now feel justified laughing at people (at least, behind their backs) who thought I was weird for having 3+ [...]
Also tagged Jaiku, Tumblr, Twitter