Comments on: FriendFeed allows us to see the whole elephant

By: markdykeman

markdykeman — Sat, 24 May 2008 10:52:42 +0000

@Nick – doesn’t hurt to give it a try!

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By: Nick James

Nick James — Sat, 24 May 2008 10:21:07 +0000

Makes perfect sense now, Mark. Maybe I was a little hasty in dismissing Friendfeed as just another fad. I’ll be taing another look at it over the long weekend methinks

By: brainadmin

brainadmin — Fri, 23 May 2008 14:34:29 +0000

@Sharon – by peeking in my living room you now know how messy it is!

@Julian – cool. Send those friends here, too, would you?

@Colin – yes, got to look at the benefits of aggregation.

By: Colin Walker

Colin Walker — Fri, 23 May 2008 12:43:13 +0000

Great analogy. Just as I’ve always said, FF is an integrated commenting/discussion solution that also happens to let you collect all of your (and other people’s) data in to one place.

For all the talk about comment fragmentation we can turn that on its head and say that FF is degframenting the conversation as it is bringing all the strands in to one place.

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By: Julian Baldwin

Julian Baldwin — Fri, 23 May 2008 12:37:16 +0000

I like the context you put your thoughts in – able to judge how interesting or talented users are based on their social media package to determine who contributes to your own enjoyment and learning. If I had to convince a friend to join FriendFeed this would be part of my argument, well done.

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By: Sharon Bray-McPherson

Sharon Bray-McPherson — Fri, 23 May 2008 12:17:44 +0000

I guess you could say that FriendFeed is a way to pull back the virtual curtains and letting people see what’s going on in our living rooms. Btw Mark, I’m now peeking in yours. lol

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By: brainadmin

brainadmin — Fri, 23 May 2008 12:09:02 +0000

@Rob – I guess my point, which I had also suggested in my “Comments Nexus” post, is that FriendFeed at least allows you to pull together an online portfolio of sorts, constantly updated by RSS feeds.

By: Rob Diana

Rob Diana — Fri, 23 May 2008 11:33:10 +0000

Very interesting idea, and I like the analogy. To me, I think the main benefit is the conversations. It is a little different than your analogy because FriendFeed continues the fragmentation a bit. However, popular stories will always bubble up to the top of your page, so the conversations can continue. Check out Are We Asking Too Much? from Rob Diana