Obama leverages Social Media – If this isn’t change… I’m not sure what is…
Weather you agree with his politics or not, you have to realize that Barack Obama is a different kind of president. His embrace of social media – and willingness to communicate directly with the American people is a game changer. Kudos to Obama and his team for embracing Social Media – and creating a level… Continue reading Obama leverages Social Media – If this isn’t change… I’m not sure what is…
JustSignal – Turn down the noise and just get the signal.
On Friday, November 21st cosinity released JustSignal – a combined FriendFeed and Twitter application that allows you to turn down the noise and focus in on just those topics or users you find most interesting. As much as I love Twitter and FriendFeed, they can become a giant distraction. Too much noise, not enough signal.… Continue reading JustSignal – Turn down the noise and just get the signal.
Micro-Messaging – Data Interchange Standards and Track
I’ve been hard at work over the past week. Having your own company which you are attempting to bootstrap in this economy and sponsoring an academic project with ASU Polytechnic and – in my spare time – working on the challenges of real-time information discovery and participation is exhausting. Never-mind the two children under 6.… Continue reading Micro-Messaging – Data Interchange Standards and Track
The myth of “everything” – Responses to my view of Track
My post yesterday – specifically regarding the Great Track Debate – received several responses on Twitter, identi.ca and friendfeed. Many of these – really all of them were positive – but the debate is far from settled. I learned something very important from one discussion in particular – that there is a myth that permeates… Continue reading The myth of “everything” – Responses to my view of Track
The evolution of FFStream and the Great Track Debate
As those of you who follow me on twitter or friendfeed know FFStream – which I began discussing in this post – has evolved into FF-Filtered. The changes are not dramatic, but they are significant. FF-Filtered is now focused on providing “your friendfeed – filtered” – and as that implies what it does is filter… Continue reading The evolution of FFStream and the Great Track Debate
Sometimes scary can be fun.
Admit it. The last 2 months have been pretty scary. I know I’m not immune to that. But there is good news! Next Wednesday the election will be over Today is Halloween So let’s do two things. First, let’s agree that whomever wins the election next week we all lose if it causes us to… Continue reading Sometimes scary can be fun.
Are you looking to hit a 5 run homer?
I love a good baseball metaphor. There is nothing better than using the lens of baseball to make a point simple, clear and biting. So let me tell you what I’ve been thinking today. You can’t hit a 5 run homer – it just can’t be done. Doesn’t matter how smart you are; doesn’t matter… Continue reading Are you looking to hit a 5 run homer?
XMPP, Track and the Social Media Command Line
Last Friday I created a FriendFeed Real-Time bridge to XMPP. Over the weekend I’ve had several people receiving their home feed in real time over XMPP (GTalk to be specific). I also wrote a post about what I had done and what I intend to do with this going forward. One thing I heard from… Continue reading XMPP, Track and the Social Media Command Line
FriendFeed to XMPP Bridge – Why, how and the plan.
Yesterday I took about and hour and created a FriendFeed to XMPP bridge. The advantage I had was that I was already running a XMPP server and had a working XMPP bot – these existed for my own personal use as well as for cosinity. Why? Primarily this is about information discovery. The ability to… Continue reading FriendFeed to XMPP Bridge – Why, how and the plan.