Comments for Skeptic Geek http://www.skepticgeek.com Impartial Observations on Technology and the Social Web Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:32:13 +0530 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Google Buzz + Reader + Twitter + Facebook = Noise by Mahendra http://www.skepticgeek.com/socialweb/googlebuzzreadertwitterfacebook-noise/comment-page-1/#comment-463 Mahendra Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:32:13 +0000 http://www.skepticgeek.com/socialweb/google-buzzreadertwitterfacebook-noise/#comment-463 Thank you, Meryn. I am not opposed to the principle of aggregation either - what you describe can also be termed 'lifestreaming', which is a category of posts on my blog. :)<br><br>What I am opposed to is 'super-aggregation' - duplicating content across networks and then aggregating them - which creates the noise.<br><br>What you describe as 'subscriber-side' aggregation sounds like a very interesting idea. I wonder if the Activity Streams standard will help realize that concept. Thank you, Meryn. I am not opposed to the principle of aggregation either – what you describe can also be termed 'lifestreaming', which is a category of posts on my blog. :)

What I am opposed to is 'super-aggregation' – duplicating content across networks and then aggregating them – which creates the noise.

What you describe as 'subscriber-side' aggregation sounds like a very interesting idea. I wonder if the Activity Streams standard will help realize that concept.

]]> Comment on Google Buzz + Reader + Twitter + Facebook = Noise by Meryn Stol http://www.skepticgeek.com/socialweb/googlebuzzreadertwitterfacebook-noise/comment-page-1/#comment-462 Meryn Stol Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:46:25 +0000 http://www.skepticgeek.com/socialweb/google-buzzreadertwitterfacebook-noise/#comment-462 Just wanted to say that I love your approach to social media.<br>I'm not fundamentally opposed to the idea of "aggregation" of different streams, because I think there's value in being able "the whole" of someone's activity. Seeing someone's tweets, flickr images, blog posts, etc all in one timeline can provide a richer picture than having to explicitly visit different websites or open different clients for that.<br>But I think aggregation at the "publisher level" (i.e. users choosing what to feed in) only makes sense if the aggregator offers filtering options to subscribers as well. The only service that does this well is FriendFeed. I think offering aggregation without offering filtering options is a mistake.<br>That said, I can imagine the concept of "publisher-side" aggregation dying out, making place for "subscriber-side" aggregation. I'd love to see a multi-service social media client which would let me select a person, than select (opt-in) any streams/feeds of him/her I want to follow. Just wanted to say that I love your approach to social media.
I'm not fundamentally opposed to the idea of “aggregation” of different streams, because I think there's value in being able “the whole” of someone's activity. Seeing someone's tweets, flickr images, blog posts, etc all in one timeline can provide a richer picture than having to explicitly visit different websites or open different clients for that.
But I think aggregation at the “publisher level” (i.e. users choosing what to feed in) only makes sense if the aggregator offers filtering options to subscribers as well. The only service that does this well is FriendFeed. I think offering aggregation without offering filtering options is a mistake.
That said, I can imagine the concept of “publisher-side” aggregation dying out, making place for “subscriber-side” aggregation. I'd love to see a multi-service social media client which would let me select a person, than select (opt-in) any streams/feeds of him/her I want to follow.

]]> Comment on Google Buzz + Reader + Twitter + Facebook = Noise by Google Buzz: Should You Cross the Streams? – GigaOM http://www.skepticgeek.com/socialweb/googlebuzzreadertwitterfacebook-noise/comment-page-1/#comment-461 Google Buzz: Should You Cross the Streams? – GigaOM Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:06:46 +0000 http://www.skepticgeek.com/socialweb/google-buzzreadertwitterfacebook-noise/#comment-461 [...] who goes by the handle Sceptic Geek. Both on Buzz and on his personal blog, Palsule has described what he sees as the downside of combining multiple streams into one place — namely, repetition, a lack of focus, etc. But [...] [...] who goes by the handle Sceptic Geek. Both on Buzz and on his personal blog, Palsule has described what he sees as the downside of combining multiple streams into one place — namely, repetition, a lack of focus, etc. But [...]

]]> Comment on Google Buzz doesn’t KISS by Mahendra http://www.skepticgeek.com/socialweb/google-buzz-doesnt-kiss/comment-page-1/#comment-460 Mahendra Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:49:06 +0000 http://www.skepticgeek.com/socialweb/google-buzz-doesnt-kiss/#comment-460 Thanks, Robert - I hope so too! Thanks, Robert – I hope so too!

]]> Comment on Google Reader vs. Twitter for Discovery and Sharing by ramiro marques http://www.skepticgeek.com/socialweb/google-reader-vs-twitter-for-discovery-and-sharing/comment-page-1/#comment-459 ramiro marques Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:10:39 +0000 http://www.skepticgeek.com/socialweb/google-reader-vs-twitter-for-discovery-and-sharing/#comment-459 I have 1067 twitter folloers and only 290 Google Reader followers. I dont know why. I have 1067 twitter folloers and only 290 Google Reader followers. I dont know why.

]]> Comment on Google Buzz doesn’t KISS by RobertHiggins http://www.skepticgeek.com/socialweb/google-buzz-doesnt-kiss/comment-page-1/#comment-458 RobertHiggins Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:20:15 +0000 http://www.skepticgeek.com/socialweb/google-buzz-doesnt-kiss/#comment-458 This a good post. It combines alot of what i have been feeling. In it's infancy Buzz is interesting. I love Friendfeed, and I like how Freindfeed has mellowed out over time. It hs a subtle charming quality now that A-List early adopters have mostly moved on. I think over time Buzz will also provide a more charming appeal once the new car smell has left. This a good post. It combines alot of what i have been feeling. In it's infancy Buzz is interesting. I love Friendfeed, and I like how Freindfeed has mellowed out over time. It hs a subtle charming quality now that A-List early adopters have mostly moved on. I think over time Buzz will also provide a more charming appeal once the new car smell has left.

]]> Comment on Get Buzz with RSS, feed to Facebook/Twitter by Mahendra http://www.skepticgeek.com/how-to/get-buzz-with-rss-feed-to-facebooktwitter/comment-page-1/#comment-457 Mahendra Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:13:16 +0000 http://www.skepticgeek.com/how-to/get-buzz-with-rss-feed-to-facebooktwitter/#comment-457 Hmm...I don't think there is an RSS feed exclusively for Buzz comments yet. Hmm…I don't think there is an RSS feed exclusively for Buzz comments yet.

]]> Comment on Get Buzz with RSS, feed to Facebook/Twitter by fadingdust http://www.skepticgeek.com/how-to/get-buzz-with-rss-feed-to-facebooktwitter/comment-page-1/#comment-456 fadingdust Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:01:11 +0000 http://www.skepticgeek.com/how-to/get-buzz-with-rss-feed-to-facebooktwitter/#comment-456 I'm a fan of the simple Android/iPhone interfaces (there's one for gmail & reader too):<br><a href="http://m.google.com/app/buzz?force=1" rel="nofollow">http://m.google.com/app/buzz?force=1</a><br><br>But I'm trying to figure out how to get the rss for any/all Buzz comments, not just per-person I choose. Still I love the yahoo pipes! I'm a fan of the simple Android/iPhone interfaces (there's one for gmail & reader too):
http://m.google.com/app/buzz?force=1

But I'm trying to figure out how to get the rss for any/all Buzz comments, not just per-person I choose. Still I love the yahoo pipes!

]]> Comment on Google Buzz + Reader + Twitter + Facebook = Noise by Google Buzz — Everything You Absolutely Need to Know | http://www.skepticgeek.com/socialweb/googlebuzzreadertwitterfacebook-noise/comment-page-1/#comment-455 Google Buzz — Everything You Absolutely Need to Know | Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:47:53 +0000 http://www.skepticgeek.com/socialweb/google-buzzreadertwitterfacebook-noise/#comment-455 [...] research and monitoring capabilities in public relations. It will also make it more difficult to cut through the noise and connect with your target [...] [...] research and monitoring capabilities in public relations. It will also make it more difficult to cut through the noise and connect with your target [...]

]]> Comment on Google Buzz + Reader + Twitter + Facebook = Noise by jangeronimo http://www.skepticgeek.com/socialweb/googlebuzzreadertwitterfacebook-noise/comment-page-1/#comment-454 jangeronimo Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:54:53 +0000 http://www.skepticgeek.com/socialweb/google-buzzreadertwitterfacebook-noise/#comment-454 Not everybody uses filters like lists in Facebook and even in Twitter. My activity in FriendFeed flows down to Facebook as updates/shares. I'm worried it's might swamp the stream of my FB friends. I'm seriously considering posting updates which are only native to Facebook. Not everybody uses filters like lists in Facebook and even in Twitter. My activity in FriendFeed flows down to Facebook as updates/shares. I'm worried it's might swamp the stream of my FB friends. I'm seriously considering posting updates which are only native to Facebook.

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