DISQUS

Andy DeSoto · 6 months ago

Love this post, Steven! You're absolutely right with that turnaround you point out at the end of this article. Pretty ridiculous.

StevenHodson · 6 months ago

Glad you liked it and yes as I watch the various Friendfeed comments being made show up here it is pretty funny. At the same time it's giving me some thoughts for another post so even though I don't *need* to participate in the whole FF back-patting I still can learn and draw from the conversation.

Andy DeSoto · 6 months ago

And the nice thing that I noticed when I used to write on tech was that if
you write a well thought-out piece about Friendfeed, like this one is,
whether critical or complimentary, you can always be assured that you'll get
a lot of good conversation here on FF. It's a nice way to revitalize
interest in your site and get people talking about you even more than they
already are.

webomatica · 6 months ago

I just threw in the towel. Agreed, not worth the effort anymore.

Keith · 6 months ago

So Steven are you taking a break? That's unfortunate, I found you via Friendfeed and although I knew of your site previously it was Friendfeed that really allows me to connect with you.

StevenHodson · 6 months ago

Yes I'm taking a break but unlike Aaron (or others) I have no intention of deleting my account. Besides the fact that would be cutting off my nose to spite my face it also is wrong (IMO) to remove any of the 'history' that has built up on Friendfeed because of my participation.

As well because Disqus integrates Friendfeed traffic it would be wrong to delete my account because it would remove that part of the conversation. So really you will still be in contact.

John E. Bredehoft (Empoprises) · 5 months ago

Steven, I may not be trendy, but apparently you are. I assume you've seen who else is taking a break from FriendFeed and noting that FriendFeed comments show up in Disqus. Now Jeremiah Owyang is the supposed impetus, but I think the blogger in question is looking to you for guidance. :)

Seriously, for those of us who have multiple social media presences, there are certain times when one service will be of most benefit to us, and other times when another service will be of most benefit to us. While one could theoretically maintain an equally consistent presence in all of our outlets, the reality is that this doesn't happen. So it's perfectly understandable if someone temporarily ceases participation in one forum to devote attention to another forum.

John E. Bredehoft (Empoprises) · 5 months ago

I subsequently saw that you did notice the post in question. Enjoyed your cogent reaction.

StevenHodson · 5 months ago

It was either that or really snarky comment about how strange it is that just after my posting about Friendfeed and his reactions but I felt it was more important to play with my dog :)

John E. Bredehoft (Empoprises) · 5 months ago

Write a long comment, or play with your dog? You made the right decision.

StevenHodson · 5 months ago

you don't really think that he would condescend to giving *any* credit to a lowly blogger do you? :)

Christopher Harley · 6 months ago

I think Steven missed the point about exactly who should delete their accounts. A-Listers in some other realm of social media, that have for a long time parked all there services, yet ignore the conversations that take place on those posts, could leave and I'd hardly notice their absence. Users who have developed conversations around posts that gather interest tear a big hole in the search and reference utility that makes FF so valuable when all of a sudden they depart, taking hundreds or thousands of comments with them.

StevenHodson · 6 months ago

I don't agree that once people have joined Friendfeed that if they decide to leave that they delete their accounts. They have added to the ecosphere and to then remove that part of the conversation is wrong.

John E. Bredehoft (Empoprises) · 6 months ago

If I recall correctly, when you delete your FriendFeed account don't you have the option of whether or not to delete your content? So one could delete one's account and still not "tear a big hole in the search and reference utility." (Personally I prefer not to physically delete accounts I am no longer using, but for other reasons.)

StevenHodson · 5 months ago

I don't know about the setting you are referring to mainly because I haven't gone looking. While I can understand some people who prefer that when they delete their accounts that all their contributions are removed as well I don't agree with doing that. Regardless of whether people think my contribution are important or not I think once you have contributed to a conversation removing that contribution is wrong.

srw · 5 months ago

Personally, the best use I found on Friendfeed is building your own cluster(s) of People who you care about. In my closed network there are just a few people and their updates are useful for my work and personal life, they work as a better filter. Also having a search engine for your feeds is very practical.

StevenHodson · 5 months ago

Having been on Friendfeed since almost the beginning (thanks to Louis Gray) I have built up what I consider to be a good core of people that I like to follow so I understand what you are saying. Unfortunately for right now I am not getting the same feeling of value that I once was.

Joe Dawson · 5 months ago

Many people appear to be breaking away from Friendfeed at the moment which isn't a good indication