Unbelievable! Facebook Acquires FriendFeed!
TechCrunch broke the story and has recently been confirmed. Let the discussions begin…
Tag Archives: friendfeed
140 Characters Soon Forgotten?
How simple is too simple? Does simplicity facilitate usability? Do we sacrifice effectiveness for usability? I start to ask myself these questions as I log on to twitter.com with far less frequency as once before. Will this 140-character revolution continue on its meteoric rise, or will it become a nostalgic web property of the past?
I [...]
Friendfeed Ahead of its Time, Twitter Ahead in the Race
There is somewhat of a war waging between both the Twitter and FriendFeed services as of late. More specifically, a “battle” between the services’ users. For the most part, FriendFeed users LOVE FriendFeed and CAN’T STAND Twitter, whereas Twitter users LOVE Twitter and CAN”T STAND FriendFeed. So, the natural follow-up to this debate is to [...]
Pirates of Silicon Valley [Part 2.0]
“Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery”
-Charles Caleb Colton (1780 – 1832)
There is an obvious trend that exists within today’s internet-based businesses. Companies are “stealing” other companies’ ideas, concepts, and functionality. Well, stealing may not be the most accurate description. I believe the term borrowing may better sum up what is actually happening. In any [...]
The Current State of the ‘Real-Time’ Web
What is the Real-time Web?
If you’re not quite sure what the ‘real-time’ web is, maybe you’ve heard it called life-streaming, micro-blogging, or tweeting. It really doesn’t matter what you call it. The ‘real time’ web (RTW) is all about one thing: the fast transfer of knowledge. It’s really as simple as that. How fast can [...]
