I’m officially beginning my 24 hour Twitter / Friendfeed hiatus. See: A Day in Life Without Twitter for more information. How am I doing so far? Badly, of course. I think this would be easier if I had only cut out one service instead of two. I feel like I’m missing out on a great deal of […]
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Do you remember what you did on the internet before Twitter? I honestly don’t remember much and life before Friendfeed is slowly slipping away too. Why? These tools have become deeply ingrained in my every day online routine and are spilling over into my offline routines at an alarming rate. It’s funny to think about […]
Read moreFriendFeed Hand-Wringing
J. Phil talks about role of Twitter, FriendFeed and other social networks for self-promotion, or lack thereof.
Read moreFeedalizr Update Doesn’t Catch Up To Competitors
Feedalizr, the first Friendfeed AIR app to be released, has released an update to their client. However, it’s a bit of a disappointment compared to Alert Thingy (app review), Twhirl (app review), and bTT (app review). Changes Twitter integration Filtering options Comment/Like items The User Experience Sucks Sorry to put it so frankly, but it […]
Read morebTT Friendfeed App Gets A Makeover
bTT is a remake of bTittleTattle, one of the first Friendfeed desktop apps to be released. Developed by Sobees, they’ve taken some huge hints and integrated Twitter into bTT and also made some changes. Improvements Improved UI redesign Font adjustment options Sort by service options Show/Hide comments Twitt It/Friendfeed It No duplicates (yay!) Slideshow […]
Read moreThe FriendFeed Desktop Apps Disappoint Me
Both Alert Thingy and, very recently, Twhirl, have pushed out grand updates for both Twitter/Friendfeed desktop clients. However, I’m utterly disappointed in them both. Alert Thingy Updates Twitter and Friendfeed updates in the same window Twitter integration Flickr integration More themes TinyURL integration Ok great. These are all really neat integrations. Regardless of all […]
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