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StumbleRead brings Stumbleupon style page viewing to FriendFeed
StumbleRead is a new FriendFeed service that brings StumbleUpon style page viewing to FriendFeed.
The service from Adam Loving is simple to use. Users enter their FriendFeed id and API key, and are then presented with their FriendFeed feed in a left frame. Starting from the top, the service automatically stumbles from one page mentioned in a users FriendFeed stream to the next. Users can also scroll down their feed and select the pages they wish to view by clicking on them.
The service doesn’t leave out other FriendFeed features, and supports comments and liking. One particularly nice feature is the ability to like or comment on the shown page using shortcut keys, as well as using the keyboard for navigation.
StumbleRead isn’t going to replace the FriendFeed website, or other FriendFeed API driven sites (such as NoiseRiver), but for those times you’d like to sit back and enjoy the content linked on FriendFeed in full, with minimal interaction (like StumbleUpon), the service is perfect. It’s also a bonus for content creators who will see increased page views as more people use StumbleRead. If you’re a FriendFeed fan, definitely worth a look.
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Using it now. Pretty cool, testing some of the shortcuts and features.
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Thanks for the likes and comments! I'm the developer, let me know if you have feature requests or problems! adam@stumbleread.com
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Like that I don't lose FF stream when loading an article, I don't like not being able to see the url, not being able to bookmark, etc.
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Yeah, not being able to see the URL is an unfortunate side effect of using frames. I may have to adapt it to a Firefox plugin...
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Congrats, Adam. I'll start playing with it tomorrow.
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This is a really great app... I am using it now while I post this comment. One question; what is the difference between this& an FFX plugin?
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working great for me, too. Nice work
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StumbleRead is completely Web based, it uses Javascript and Frames. So there is nothing to download or update.
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Come to think of it, popping out the left rame into a tall narrow window, and opening the content in a separate window might work nicely
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It would be smart to stumble this, if you're an SU user. I've submitted it.
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I don't get it... gui friendfeed?
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Noah, sort of. Allows you to sit back and read the content discussed on FriendFeed in its natural environment
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I use frames on my website. they tell designers it is a no no.... guess not
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not good... I can't del.icio.us the frame
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Noah, it's not perfect, but it's a reasonable start, see the comment thread here on FF for details re URL etc from the founder
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I actually came across this the other day. I really like the idea, but the service could use a nice face lift and probably a few tweaks. They are on to something though...
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Adam, I think it isn't all that difficult to create firefox sidebars, especially if the sidebar is just a web page.
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Nice work Adam! Just yesterday I was thinking about adding a similar framed or sidebar interface for my Moopz.com service. I like the concept of being able to view the linked page as well as the FF comments at the same time.

















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