We early adopters are an interesting bunch. We travel en masse from micro-blogging site to micro-blogging site. We grab our usernames. We test the features. We hope that maybe This Will Be The One. Sometimes we fill them with our content broadcast with Ping.fm, which lets you send one message to over twenty social networks, [...]
How I Plurk
New kid on the block, Plurk, seems to be either loved or hated. With Twitter tragically borked over the past couple of weeks, I’ve found myself on Plurk more and more, and Twitter less and less. Twitter, when it works, is still my social network of choice. Plurk is quite different, and doesn’t have some [...]
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Plurk?
There’s a new kid in Social Network Town. Plurk exploded onto the scene over the weekend when Leo Laporte gave it a shoutout on TWiT Live. I first heard about it from Mike Gaines as we were getting ready to record the latest Push My Follow on Sunday evening, and I think I’ve wasted spent [...]
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Too Much Information
I’ve been struggling through the front page story in Sunday’s New York Times Magazine. Exposed was written by Emily Gould, who used to write for Gawker, a New York City- centric gossip blog. Emily became well-known for publishing TMI. Not just about celebrities and mover-shaker types, but about herself. Too Much Information. I’m struggling through [...]
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Video Conversations with Celebrities
The world of video conversations and the technology and business behind it all is evolving rapidly and in really cool ways. Video comments are showing up on high-traffic blogs such as Techmeme and Mashable. People are talking about what would make it easier for communities and individuals to use this stuff (channels, better threading, grouping [...]
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PodCamp NYC 2 Video Conversaton
May 2, 2008 By Annie Boccio
I was thrilled to create and present a panel discussion at PodCamp NYC this past weekend on the topic of Video Conversations. In recent months I’ve been an active user of Seesmic, which is both a tool that allows for connecting with friends and strangers via video, and a community. I was lucky to receive [...]
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No Sleep 'Til Brooklyn
I’m wrapping up work on my presentation for PodCamp NYC this weekend. The nerves haven’t kicked in yet, but I think that’s because I have great support both here and there. Pat’s been super supportive so I don’t have to worry about things here at home while I head to Brooklyn for a long weekend. [...]
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