inquisitrlogo

Posts Tagged ‘ friendfeed ’

FriendFeed tweaks beta service. Now we’re talking

FriendFeed tweaks beta service. Now we’re talking

FriendFeed has updated its beta testing site, delivering tweaks to the layout after taking feedback on the initial beta release. The most significant change sees the navigation sidebar shifting from the right hand side of the page to ... continue
This May Be the World’s Most Mysterious 2.0 Tool

This May Be the World’s Most Mysterious 2.0 Tool

A mysterious browser plug-in billed as an all-around 2.0 solution is finally about to launch. SemantiNet has been developing its tool in Israel since 2006 and now says it'll be released next month. The company ... continue
FriendFeed is not killing blogging [Time Management 101]

FriendFeed is not killing blogging [Time Management 101]

That there is a finite number of hours in a day is a given, and as more and more services come online, our ability to divide our time across multiple sites diminishes. The question then becomes do ... continue
Why I’m not in love with the new FriendFeed beta

Why I’m not in love with the new FriendFeed beta

As we reported August 25, social life streaming platform FriendFeed launched a new beta version of the site, presumably as a test platform prior to full time release. If you're a FriendFeed user and haven't tried it ... continue
What would FriendFeed look like in a Zombie Attack?

What would FriendFeed look like in a Zombie Attack?

Inspired by the always affable Andrew Sayer, we ask the question: what would FriendFeed look like during a Zombie attack on American soil? continue
An Easy Way To Add RSS Into Your Signature

An Easy Way To Add RSS Into Your Signature

Ever wanted to show off the latest entries from a blog within your signature? A new startup is making it easy. German-based FeedsR.Us lets you create an automatically-generated graphical signature that shows the last four headlines from ... continue
Will “Following” Give Blogger a Boost?

Will “Following” Give Blogger a Boost?

Google's hoping to pack more punch into its Blogger publishing platform with a soon-to-be-added ability to have FriendFeed-style "followers" on your blog. The feature will look familiar. Anyone with a Google account, it seems, can ... continue
My FriendFeed Wishlist Mark Two

My FriendFeed Wishlist Mark Two

Back in May, having only been on the service a short time on my second attempt, I posted a FriendFeed wishlist of things I'd like to see on the service. The FriendFeed team has continued to innovate, ... continue
Backtype: coComment 2.0?

Backtype: coComment 2.0?

New service Backtype offers a comment tracking service that doesn't rely on site installs or third party plugins. The simple to use service starts by asking users for some examples of sites they comment on, then cleverly ... continue
FriendFeed proposes new feed update protocol

FriendFeed proposes new feed update protocol

A busy day on the FriendFeed front, with the growingly popular life streaming service adding a range of customizable widgets and proposing a new protocol for updating websites. See JR's post for details on the widget side. The ... continue
FriendFeed Unveils New Widget Offerings

FriendFeed Unveils New Widget Offerings

FriendFeed has advanced its never-quite-publicized blog widget into full public release and has added in a few other new widgets for the grabbing at the same time. The blog widget -- now officially called the FriendFeed Feed Widget ... continue

Is Social Media Useful or just Ego-Boost?

With the rise of social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn comes a rise in a market designed to "teach" companies how to leverage social media sites for business purposes. But aside from marketing initiatives, are ... continue

FriendFeed Gets Better: Friend Lists, Photo Hosting + feed sharing

FriendFeed has launched a new beta version of their lifestreaming site, with a range of useful features. Top of the list is Friends Lists, so you can group friends you want to follow. For example if I ... continue
Disqus and FriendFeed Rock Again [Good Customer Service]

Disqus and FriendFeed Rock Again [Good Customer Service]

As we reported earlier, Disqus released its new version today with support for local comment storage and a range of other features. Part of the upgrade was a brand new WordPress API plugin, the non javascript plugin ... continue
Lifehaps: The Social Networking Timeline

Lifehaps: The Social Networking Timeline

A new startup is trying to take social networking up a notch by providing a graphical timeline of your life. Lifehaps gives you the ability to plot out all your life's events -- ranging from your birth to ... continue
FriendFeed is Google Bait + 23 Great Ways to use it

FriendFeed is Google Bait + 23 Great Ways to use it

Social aggregator and sharing platform FriendFeed is rocking the first adopter community and is continuing to grow. The debate is still on as to whether it will translate to the mainstream, but all indicators have it heading ... continue
Statistical analysis of words used on FriendFeed

Statistical analysis of words used on FriendFeed

For some weekend fun, Yuvi at StatBot has created a statistical analysis of leading FriendFeed users, including yours truly. My chart below: I apparently say People! Like! Content! FF! Twitter! Techmeme! Louis! a lot. All the charts ... continue
Social Median wants to be Digg for 2.0 geeks

Social Median wants to be Digg for 2.0 geeks

New FriendFeed mates with Digg and has a rabid child service Social Median has launched with a pitch straight at dyslexic, attention starved 2.0 types and people who want more meat than Digg provides. OK, so the ... continue
FriendFeed adds support for Plurk and Identi.ca

FriendFeed adds support for Plurk and Identi.ca

FriendFeed has added native support for microblogging platforms Plurk and Identi.ca, bringing the two services into the FriendFeed stream. Previously, users could import messages from both services via RSS feed and marked as a blog, where as now ... continue
70 fresh blogs for your Feed Reader c/- FriendFeed

70 fresh blogs for your Feed Reader c/- FriendFeed

One of the key features of FriendFeed I love is the focus on sharing great content, no matter where it comes from. Where as Twitter was a great networking tool for meeting new people, FriendFeed has become ... continue
First look at new microblogging service YouAre: Twitter 2.0?

First look at new microblogging service YouAre: Twitter 2.0?

Spanish microblogging service YouAre has moved into private beta after a year in development. A lot has happened in the microblogging space in the last twelve months, but Blogs Media, the company behind YouAre has maintained a ... continue
The Quality Equation in Blogging 2.0

The Quality Equation in Blogging 2.0

One of the challenges facing blogs today in the sea of noise is the balancing act between quality and quantity. It's actually easy to pump out posts and drive up traffic, but do many posts offer a ... continue