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feel free to add me to the list as well :) jeffisageek on friendfeed
And get Chris Saad on that list - or those Amsterdam pictures get an airing!
Thanks for this Robert.
This is a great list! As you were telling us at your BlogWorld session, others' Twitter/FriendFeed experiences weren't as rich as yours because they didn't know who to "friend" ... By following any and all of these super people, you can learn much and get involved.
Thanks, Karen
http://friendfeed.com/atul
His feed is the 'least noisiest' with the best news/tech content.
1. No microblogging dumps.
2. Mostly native / Google Reader / bookmark shares
3. He even 'diggs' the most relevant news.
http://friendfeed.com/atul?service=digg
He's in my top 10 "Must Subscribe" list.
(now pressure is on to stay "interesting" ... hmmm)
Does humor count?
:)
Deborah Micek
AKA: @CoachDeb
You realize each of these people have just been added to every PR spam list on the planet....way to blow up their spot :-)
Microsoft guy in the Entertainment & Devices Division at Microsoft. Worked on many digital media efforts including Silverlight, Media Center, and Windows XP.
thanks for the inclusion Robert
http://friendfeed.com/e/f11d5e4d-2440-438e-8ad9...
Lotsa work went into compiling this I'm sure. @GuyKawasaki would be proud - per his http://frienderati.alltop.com ;)
I tweet about Facebook for biz tips + Twitter, social media:
http://friendfeed.com/marismith
Cheers,
Mari
@marismith
P.S. Bummed we didn't get to meet F2F at BlogWorld bwe08... SO many awesome peeps, so little time. Next time for sure!
Thanks!
Susan Beebe
http://FriendFeed.com/susanbeebe
My very brief bio is: site & tech lead of Gaia.com, a conscious social network of 225,000. We're extremely excited about a fresh site revamp, to be released next week! Stop by anytime -- many of you will feel quite at home there.
I'll keep the friendfeed hot, too, promise.
Besides, I've already befriended you, and since you're friends of everybody else, I already see their FF stuff. Why go directly? It will just increase the noise even more.
Am I missing something here? Is this just a "I need to link to popular people because the neglect of my blog is hurting my Google juice," or is there a real value here that I'm not understanding??
Thanks for including mediabistro.com. Our primary content from FriendFeed comes from our Twitter (@mediabistro). We're working on developing Twitter and FriendFeed into major conversion hubs for our visitors (also Get Satisfaction).
Thanks for the support!
-Seamus
community manager
mediabistro.com
Not that anyone would want to read my blog at chernow.org/blog (oh God I sound like Dvorak) 'cause I don't write much interesting stuff.
http://friendfeed.com/paulfabretti
but what about Tara:
http://friendfeed.com/missrogue
or
Neville Hobson (who has a private feed)
http://friendfeed.com/neville
I work for the Houston Chronicle, not the Dallas Morning News.
(Sorry, it's early, I can only post one thought at a time before I've had coffee!)
Personally though, I find that the folks with fewer subscribers (rather than the "big" names) often post the most candid, personal, thoughtful & imaginative Tweets. They are also more likely to respond back and engage in a conversation. The Twitterers with 2K+ followers either have to live on Twitter to keep up with their messages or are so selective in what they read that other users don't even know whether they are receiving responses to questions they pose.
And if it's not reciprocal, then it really isn't a social network, is it? It's a pyramid, a hierarchy, with a few lateral connections. Then a Tweetstream becomes an online journal by someone who's sharing their thoughts with not a lot of interest in reading the ideas of others.
There are many different ways & reasons to use the technology, it's just not worth my time to be just a listener instead of a conversation partner. In other words, if someone has too many followers to respond back to them, why don't I just read their blog instead of following them on Twitter? It's the same result, a monologue that is disguised as a conversation.
This doesn't go across the board, some popular Twitterers are eager to interact, it's just a tendency I see a lot.
- There's no tech but in the US and there's no tech in the US but on the west coast
- If you're cleaning toilets at Facebook (blogging about cockroaches), your chances of getting on the list are twice as high as if you were a highly praised tech blogger working at CERN
- Asian guys only matter if they work in the valley. Damn, I'd wish those new gadgets didn't come from Asia all the time.
- African guys only matter if they are running for president. OK, maybe there's some truth in this. Oh, forgot about the OLPC initiative. Thus: African children matter too, but only if we can spam them with our tech trash and make them addicted to our proprietary technology they'll have to purchase once they want the real stuff instead of trash.
- Indians? In tech? You're kidding! Get me my daily Chicken Masala and STFU.
- As I don't know about any really exclusive tech news bloggers living outside of the social media WASP bubble, let's just publish my list and hope the crowds will subscribe to them too. Like this, they'll drown in the very same news I read and lose their competitive advantages
- Err... the web is all about the long tail[TM], you say? Didn't know and don't care. I focus on short tails, i.e. the guys we all know.
- Multi what? Multilingual? What's that? If news aren't in English, they're unnews. Yes, I just coined a new term. Sorry, I was wrong, someone was faster.
Take it with a grain of salt. Or two or three or a ton. My critique doesn't apply to this list only (in fact, Robert is one of the more open-minded guys in tech journalism). I'm just someone worried about group thinking tendencies that may lead to big bubbles. You know, like that at Wall St. that just exploded.
I'd say, it's time to diversify. The US are on the best way to vacuity, if they keep producing bubbles.
BTW: I don't technically work for MySpace, they're one of my clients who I love working with and helping succeed in new areas.
http://friendfeed.com/astrout
Best,
Aaron | @astrout
This proves that enterprise software can be sexy after all!
http://friendfeed.com/techmama
I just joined FriendFeed because I have been too busy blogging, twittering, Facebooking and LinkedIn-ing.... Because I like connecting with the geeky types, this post inspired me to spend alittle time on FriendFeed!
I was able to add my utterli stream (I do a 2 min podcast every morning) so you'll start to see a little more original activity from me. If I can't get our platform RSS-ed into FF soon, I might spin up a Word Press blog and start cross-posting.
Thanks!
Aaron | @astrout
BTW - Long Zheng is a college student in Australia. Last I knew he doesn't work for Microsoft. Although they should hire him! He is awesome!
Betsy Weber
No seriously - great list. I don't use my FF nearly enough to come close to this list. And I'm still deciding if I think I should or shouldn't remedy that.
http://friendfeed.com/jemimakiss
Great...Technology Coordinator Fast Company Dot Com
I'd love to see who would be on your creatives list. Very good array here but didn't see too many in the other sectors that play ball side by side and double dip into the tech scene.
One observation/comment: I read the comments and feelings that your blog post, more specifically 'The List' evoked. It is sad to see the reactions of those that didn't make it to the list and think they deserved to be included for many reasons: (Here's to you!)
Merit - This list provides a pad in the back, a recognition gift for people that are doing good things in Robert's opinion. The list doesn't take away a thing from your efforts and merits, not even half of an ounce; be happy that someone is going out of his way to give unsolicited gifts of recognition. Next time it might be you, if bitterness doesn't consume you before.
Pseudo-friendship - If your friendship with Robert is simply based on the possibility that he will write about you, include your link or mention you in a list... it is time to rethink your intention vs. impact. No one wins with that kind of 'friendship'.
Robert doesn't know about you, yet - Or perhaps he will never come across the glorious practice of thousand of people in the world. Rather than pretend to be "the one that knows everything Robert doesn't" and proceeds to point out all the possible flaws that you can think about; share new names, make a list of your own, complement, build upon. You'll feel better.
WHAT COMES AROUND GOES AROUND, so...
Be positive - always. And don't worry! Is unnecessary. Of course the list is not all inclusive; but is better that Robert created it than not.
Peace!
This is alot! =)
Susan
well at least i made da comment section*
sigh.............
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Or, should I infer that you find value in the "superficiality" of less depth?
Scoble keep the interesting posts coming.
Sure, 140 characters is a great way to concisely share bits of information. But, how can short info-bursts replace writing logically composed thoughts and arguments?
Fact: blogging is hard and twittering is easy. Although both are useful, confusing or equating their value for substantive communication is a mistake.
I was wondering why I suddenly started getting all of these Friend Feed subscriptions.
Thanks Robert
I'll be using this list to flesh out my subscription on FriendFeed.
Thanks again.
Wishing you a Merry 2009!
Dr Doc © (dlcs)
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