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Facebook get a Friendfeed treatment – no surprise there
Facebook get a Friendfeed treatment – no surprise there
It should be no surprise that today's news about Facebook's launching of the Live News feed option for your Facebook status update page has made the front pages of just about every tech blog. Given Facebook's recent ... continue
For the love of God Paul Buchheit, be a man and put FriendFeed out of its misery
For the love of God Paul Buchheit, be a man and put FriendFeed out of its misery
The increasingly quiet (see chart above) social streaming service FriendFeed is in its death throws following its talent based acquisition by Facebook in August, but the agony is being made worse by the ramblings of one of ... continue
Facebook to be the Huffington Post of your social media?
Facebook to be the Huffington Post of your social media?
There’s been a lot of discussion happening in the days following the snapping up of Friendfeed by Facebook. Some like Steve Rubel wondered if we would see a rush of Friendfeed “refugees” heading to Facebook since he ... continue
Friendfeed and some unanswered questions
Friendfeed and some unanswered questions
As summer slowly heads into fall so to will Friendfeed slowly disappear into the bowels of Facebook and for all the people who invested so much of their rime and energy into making Friendfeed ... continue
I’m not sure what Streamy is, but it’s not FriendFeed
I’m not sure what Streamy is, but it’s not FriendFeed
Social something site Streamy is getting a lot of attention online this week with many predicting that it's the next FriendFeed...in a good way. It's not. In explaining Streamy it's best to start with a description of the ... continue
It’s not a matter of will Friendfeed close, but when
It’s not a matter of will Friendfeed close, but when
As reported earlier today, Facebook has acquired social sharing service FriendFeed for an undisclosed sum (believed to be $50 million.) The deal was a talent buy according to most analysts, with Facebook landing the likes of Paul Buchheit ... continue
Hear the news? Let the Friendfeed exodus begin
Hear the news? Let the Friendfeed exodus begin
So all that is left now is the tears and someone to shut of the lights as the last of Friendfeed fans finishing drowning their sorrows. Yes folks it is a sad, sad day ... continue
Friendfeed Acquired by Facebook
Friendfeed Acquired by Facebook
From an official press release issued by Facebook.com August 10: PALO ALTO, Calif. — August 10, 2009 — Facebook today announced that it has agreed to acquire FriendFeed, the innovative service for sharing online. As part of the ... continue
FriendFeed killed Twitter, started World War 2 and eats babies
FriendFeed killed Twitter, started World War 2 and eats babies
Our favorite satirist Fake Steve Gillmor comes out of retirement for a special post on the dangers of FriendFeed. I'm back bitches, did you miss me? I've been heavily denuded for this past year, basking in the grammatical ... continue
Friendfeed adds some themes to the mix
Friendfeed adds some themes to the mix
I just got an email from the folks at Friendfeed letting me know that users can now select one of the six available themes to change the background and colors of their pages.Besides the ... continue
Who will be the John Lennon of Social Media?
Who will be the John Lennon of Social Media?
Openness. Transparency. Bringing about a sense of change and responsibility. For my generation these ideals where embodied in people. People like John Lennon who typified all the good thing, all the ... continue
Iran and Social Media – watershed moments in history
Iran and Social Media – watershed moments in history
For anyone following any of the reports coming our of Iran it isn’t very difficult to see that to potential for change is sitting on the cusp. It’s been bloody, it’s been violent and ... continue