Comments on: Rest in Peace, FriendFeed

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By: Akiva

Akiva — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 22:24:42 +0000

[silent fist of solidarity in the air]

By: Akiva

Akiva — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 22:24:26 +0000

Thanks. I'm hoping you took something positive away from it.

By: geekandahalf

geekandahalf — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 22:02:34 +0000

PREACH, BRUTHA 'KIVA!

By: castillo

castillo — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:13:03 +0000

…great post, Akiva. Nice perspective on the situation.

By: Akiva

Akiva — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:56:17 +0000

I appreciate that and I hope you won't hesitate to let me know when you don't like what I've got to say because that day is rapidly approaching.

By: Akiva

Akiva — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:54:41 +0000

Thank you, madam!

By: Akiva

Akiva — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:54:23 +0000

Thank you, sir!

By: Akiva

Akiva — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:53:52 +0000

If it wasn't for Twitter's popularity and the fact that it's such aone-dimensional service, it wouldn't figure into this discussion at all.

By: Akiva

Akiva — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:52:37 +0000

I hear ya, Jim. And I mentioned it briefly above that one of the problems with decentralization is the amount of work one has to commit to initially. But, once your network is propped up, it cruises along on its own except for having to actively reach out and find new subscribers.

On the other hand, for a lot of people on FriendFeed, getting new subscriptions doesn't matter as much as finding new interesting people to follow. Going in that direction, it's a little easier because most sites have a list of links of people that they like.

And I'm still not convinced that Google isn't working to integrate all of their emergent social networking components. It'd be nice to see them all be tied to one's Google Profile.