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Re: iPhone 3-Way Calling (Merge Calls)

christiananderson — Tue, 26 May 2009 16:37:42 -0000

That is great news! Glad it worked. 3-way calling on the iPhone is great -- especially when it works.

Re: iPhone 3-Way Calling (Merge Calls)

christiananderson — Sun, 24 May 2009 01:56:19 -0000

Glad it helped! I only wrote it because I couldn't find any posts about it when I had the problem. Please let me know how it goes for you.

Christian

Re: Facebook Can Get You Fired, Dumped, And Yes, Evicted

christiananderson — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:49:19 -0000

Re: Facebook Can Get You Fired, Dumped, And Yes, Evicted

christiananderson — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:46:02 -0000

Given the house party pix the house-trashers posted, my guess is they'll have trouble renting again as more and more landlords for their Facebook due diligence.

I'm waiting for the story of the kid that gets turned down for an apartment because of Facebook pictures and the parents sue for invasion of privacy. You know its coming.

Re: Twitter's Biz Stone on The Colbert Report

christiananderson — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:41:24 -0000

As a new company/site/offering, PR is great. A lot of positive coverage is even better, but only to a point. You want buzz, not deafening cacophony. You only get one chance with new users so you want your user base to build over time -- both from a scalability perspective AND and the UX side. I think I need to write a post about this :)

Thanks for the comment!

Re: Do You Pass the Social Media Recruitment Test?

christiananderson — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:19:48 -0000

Interesting. There are only about 6 people that would fit this criteria. Unless you're looking for a social media marketer, I'm not sure most of it is overly important. I'd rather see examples of the person delivering than having a perfectly complete social media profile.

Re: Microsoft makes an ad for people who were going to buy a PC anyway

christiananderson — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:53:33 -0000

I'm not sure we're disagreeing here. As i said, "Going after Apple on price is smart. Not mentioning the OS is smart." Implicit: doing an ad is smart.

My point was, taking on an off-the-charts successful competitor campaign years after that campaign began and at a time when the campaign is waning, might not be the best strategy.

Re: Microsoft makes an ad for people who were going to buy a PC anyway

Phiberoptic — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:14:37 -0000

You: It's an interesting conversation. Isn't Microsoft so late to the mac v PC fight that they'll just make it worse by engaging with a Mac campaign that has played out?

Not at all, it is all setting the table to have Win 7 blow expectations, it is opportunistic in that it exploits not only the current economic times but also puts Windows on the radar again.

I don't agree that Microsoft should be selling computers. They are not computer makers.

Re: Microsoft makes an ad for people who were going to buy a PC anyway

christiananderson — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:35:38 -0000

It's an interesting conversation. Isn't Microsoft so late to the mac v PC fight that they'll just make it worse by engaging with a Mac campaign that has played out?

Everyone loved the I'm a Mac ads (PCs and Macs alike). Sure the ads were devastating to Microsoft in a time when it released a lackluster new OS, but the fight should have been then. By engaging in it now, you only re-invigorate what was a waning campaign.

I have more of a problem with the strategy than that execution of the ad. Going after Apple on price is smart. Not mentioning the OS is smart. The vast majority of people don't know an OS from the IRS and they don't care. They buy screen size, weight and price.

Microsoft is by far and away the industry leader that maintains huge market share and mindshare. Microsoft should be selling computers not pitting PCs against Macs.

Re: Is Twitter a news system? (Scripting News)

christiananderson — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:40:28 -0000

Dave, you nail it with, "Twitter is a news system, today, it will be more of a news system in the future, and whatever becomes of Twitter the company or their web service, the essentials of what Twitter does is an integral part of the news system of the future." Spot on. It was has people who can see a bit further down the road than what is immediately below their feet so excited.

Mainstream media has demonstrated time and time again that the news to them is what they package up and put in their paper or broadcast. It's that thing that fills 15 seconds, or 3 minutes or 12 paragraphs -- depending on what media they are in.

This thing that you and I and others do where we share with others what we hear or see at Target, etc. is just blather to them. It's a bunch of narcissists navel gazing... for now. That's okay. We know what we have in Twitter (or similar). People are starting to get it. Some in the press are getting it. News is no longer a one-to-many game.

Re: Google Tweaking Its Search Results Pages

christiananderson — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:18:48 -0000

Is Google inching down the semantic search road a bit further with its new "Associated Search" feature?

Re: Media on Twitter

christiananderson — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:33:08 -0000

100% agree. I am very serious that if you are considering a PR firm, ask them about Twitter. Of course it matters what industry you're in, but as a rule, you can tell a lot about a PR person's approach just by getting their take on Twitter.

Re: Your Phone Can Read Your Instant Messages Outloud

christiananderson — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:15:18 -0000

I love google's voice search on the iPhone and I used voice dial quite a bit on my Blackberry. Companies are starting to finally get the voice interaction to a point where it actually works. It will be interesting to see how integrated it is. If they can get the integrations right AND it works, it could be interesting. This seems particularly challenging with the proliferation of apps on a
Smartphones.

Re: Plurkair: A Basic, Open Source Desktop Client For Plurk

rifchia — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 06:59:46 -0000

If that is the case, i will whine a bit more and maybe we can get more apps from Duncan.
Rif Chia

Re: louisgray.com: Brand Reputation Management Is Not a Monday-Friday Gig

christiananderson — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:25:39 -0000

Great post Louis.brand management is a 24/7 job. Bankers hours won't get it done.

Re: MEDIAdeluge - Twitter is for Microblogging

christiananderson — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:05:08 -0000

You know, I owe my microblogging to you. I didn't really start in earnest until you helped my link my Facebook status updates to my Twitter account a year or so ago. Thanks, Grimes. As always, you rock!

Re: Lessons from a Bigfoot Traffic Spike

christiananderson — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 02:57:32 -0000

What about the most critical lesson learned? Add 'Big Foot" to the title of every post. Maybe pepper in Yeti every now and then to spice it up. :) kidding aside. Great job with the site. It's amazing how far you've taken it so quickly.

christian anderson

Re: PR: Pitching TechCrunch, Scoble, and other Influentials

christiananderson — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:36:12 -0000

Knowing the "GOOD kind of PR/Marketing folks (the kind that focus on messaging and product rather than just spamming lists of email addresses)" can be tough -- especially when there are only a few precious dollars to allocate." I have a post partially drafted that attempts to address the challenge in a useful way, without painting with too broad brush.

Re: PR: Pitching TechCrunch, Scoble, and other Influentials

christiananderson — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:51:48 -0000

Hi Tony,

Thanks for the read. You are 100% right. When it comes to media outreach, start with product. Get your product right, know your users/customers and know the equation you are solving for. Only when your product is solid and improving should you start to think about media (this is true in virtually all cases).

Interesting too you mention Oprah. I was reading the Seattle PI today (Yes, I love to read the newspaper -- the actual big dirty physical paper) and there was piece on entrepreneurs and using PR firms. The writer's gist was basically, "don't target just Oprah." (http://tinyurl.com/5gmc92) The writer is right.

It accrues nicely to your point that entrepreneurs should focus outreach on singles and doubles -- especially early on. No need to swing for the fences right away and definitely don't pin the success of your business to just ONE big piece of coverage or ad campaign. Focus instead on your product and doing your business well. Let your users / customers do your crowing.

But, make sure you have your story tight for when Oprah does call.

All that said, there is room for PR / marketing counsel in early stage start ups, but often a little effort in the right places can go a long way.

Re: Plurkair: A Basic, Open Source Desktop Client For Plurk

duncanriley — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:39:04 -0000

Christian
basic apps like this...no probs. This doesn't call the API, it just renders the mobile client in an AIR app, the difference between the two time wise is huge, so if you have something like plurk/m you want in an AIR app, let me know, now I've done it once I'd reckon I could produce another in less than 15 minutes.

Re: Plurkair: A Basic, Open Source Desktop Client For Plurk

christiananderson — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:17:08 -0000

Hey Duncan,

You created the PlurkAIR desktop client app? Nice. If I whine enough, will you create other apps too?

Re: louisgray.com: twitAbit Debuts as New Service To Escape Twitter Downtime

christiananderson — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 02:53:44 -0000

the good, or bad thing -- depending your perspective -- is we will likely have plenty of opportunities to test it out sooner rather than later.

Re: Twitter Makes A Pivotal Decision, Will It Be Quick Enough?

christiananderson — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:24:12 -0000

There is no doubt the head tweerers are gifted with the defibrillator. The APIs seem to be the source of much that is great and what may ultimately kill Twitter. It will be interesting to see how the copycats deal with the APIs.

Re: MEDIAdeluge - Twitter vs Plurk

christiananderson — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:47:10 -0000

Related comments on SocialMedian are below.

Go to http://www.socialmedian.com/story/298302/twitte... to view the live feed. SocialMedian is in closed beta to access the feed use invite code: MEDIAdeluge

Comments (18)
Adamant1988
7 days ago

I've been testing plurk out and highly enjoying the experience. Plurk lacks in the extensibility of twitter, but I suspect that's something that can be worked around.

Techn0tic
6 days ago

I'm not convinced by Plurk as yet, FriendFeed seems to be the more natural (or at least more established) alternative but seeing as both Jaiku and Pownce have been making headway in this space, Plurk has a lot of competing to do and I noticed the service stuttering a bit today with all of the new signups. Having said all of that, Twitter continues to be hugely popular and even despite their best efforts, even Twitter themselves don't seem to be able to force a mass exodus to other services (except when they need somewhere to complain about Twitter being down)

Smc2911
6 days ago

I signed up last night and further twitter problems (the api seemed to be crippled and so twhirl wasn't working) meant I spent quite a bit of time plurking. I liked it!

Karen
6 days ago

I've found plurk interesting but still find twitter most compelling.

Carruthk
6 days ago

plurk is ok but I still prefer the way the messages stream past you in twitter

Javurek
6 days ago

Timeline idea is great, but I hope Twitter will sort out its problems. imho Plurk is just a fad, but timeline interface is here to stay.

Adityakelkar2000
6 days ago

Really liked the interface. haven't used it though.

Moz Tom
6 days ago

Plurk has no API, @Smc2911, and I think that we can agree that means it is very useless. They also do not support comments on their blog posts (twitter does), and don't link to their get satisfaction page (twitter does). I don't think Plurk's gonna last, it is very reminiscent of "xanga", and from the random selection of users on the front page, many underage, I think that's the only crowd it's going to appeal to.

Devilinthedetails
6 days ago

Seriously? YOu're talking about a service that won't render it's timeline in Firefox? As Moz Tom says there is no API, which means that in order to use it I have to run Firefox (for everything else) and IE for Plurk. Not gonna happen.

Cosmichog
6 days ago

Good overview of twitter and plurk here, at www.jonbishop.org Check it out. (Jon's a friend of mine who has a good working knowledge of both).

Geek Mommy
6 days ago

Plurk is really good for conversations - but not really good for microblogging. The formats are different. While the mobile site (http://www.plurk.com/m/) is really slick and great from a smartphone browser, it's still a different experience than Twitter. Since Robert Scoble has already declared that it holds no allure for him, and Kevin Rose has said that the Kevin Rose on plurk is not him - I suspect it won't prove a Twitter-killer. But that doesn't mean something else won't.

Snoop Bloggy Blog
6 days ago

I usually use Twitter and Pownce but they both give me headaches. I mess around with Plurk.

Jasongoldberg
5 days ago

I'll be a slow mover off twitter. I'd rather root for them to get their act together than rush to the next cute kid on the block.

Christiananderson
5 days ago

Plurk won't kill Twitter for several reasons: plurk does not have open APIs Plurk does not have a desktop app plurk does not lend itself to mobile updates plurk does not have the community plurk does not allow links in profiles plurk does not support porting contacts from Twitter plurk is pissing off robert scoble This could all change, but it would have to happen soon to leverage current interest.

Jimwu
5 days ago

What about Pownce?

Ryangraves
5 days ago

Agreed, why haven't people jumped to Pownce very quickly.

M Barger
5 days ago

LAME-O! Plurk has decided to forbid people and also highly recommend against the things I find very helpful about Twitter! Twitter does have problems, but one of the things I like about it, is it's ability to connect me with like-minded (ie techie) people. Plurk has no search feature to help me connect, and advises "Only add people who are your good buddies. Don't add people you met for 3 minutes at a party." Dudes! Your missing the point!

Nishith
5 days ago

Interesting UI. I'm game to trying new social apps. The problem though is that they don't give me any instant gratification unless I patiently hang out over there and create my friends' network. Hope the recent initiatives like friend connect etc goes mainstream soon.

Re: MEDIAdeluge - Twitter Killer... Or, is Twitter Already Dead?

christiananderson — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:38:44 -0000

Related comments on SocialMedian are below.

Go to http://www.socialmedian.com/story/317219/twitte... to view the live feed. SocialMedian is in closed beta to access the feed use invite code: MEDIAdeluge

Comments (6)
Jillmwo
1 day ago

Blaming Twitter for scaling in popularity beyond the tolerance of its architecture seems somewhat foolish. They are working on the problem. Wait and see if they do fix it before you pass judgement on the service.
Blaming Twitter for scaling in popularity beyond the tolerance of its architecture seems somewhat foolish. They are working on the problem. Wait and see if they do fix it before you pass judgement on the service.

Jacklhasa
1 day ago

http://zobzee.com

Christiananderson
23 hours ago

@jillmwo I'm not blaming Twitter for its problems scaling, although, people are speculating as to why it has been such a big and ongoing problem. For Twitter, the day is fast approaching where the community will look elsewhere. My contention is that it already has. Sure people will stay on Twitter in the short term, but only until a critical mass of the community aggregates somewhere else. that is part of the reason Plurk is getting so much attention and why people are trying to make FriendFeed work a bit more like Twitter. The above post was not about blaming Twitter for its lack a scalability. it was about the community leaving because of the lack of scalability.

Geek Mommy
20 hours ago

I don't necessarily agree that the community leaves due to lack of scalability - it's leaving because the scalability issues aren't being mitigated by a good Community Evangelist. While Twitter has upped their communication regarding their issues, the feeling that they're invested in not losing their users still isn't being communicated. A little effort in that regard goes a long way.
I don't necessarily agree that the community leaves due to lack of scalability - it's leaving because the scalability issues aren't being mitigated by a good Community Evangelist. While Twitter has upped their communication regarding their issues, the feeling that they're invested in not losing their users still isn't being communicated. A little effort in that regard goes a long way.

Christiananderson
12 hours ago

Geek Mommy nails it. Twitter, we love you and don't want to leave you, but you seem to almost be pushing us away. just tell us what we want to hear and we'll stay... for a while. You're right, Twitter is in dire need of some communications counsel. They got a bit more transparent with the cause of the downtime and issues they were/are having, but that is not enough. Twitter, treat us like you like us. Tell us when you're having a problem, let us know what the plan is. reassure us.
Geek Mommy nails it. Twitter, we love you and don't want to leave you, but you seem to almost be pushing us away. just tell us what we want to hear and we'll stay... for a while. You're right, Twitter is in dire need of some communications counsel. They got a bit more transparent with the cause of the downtime and issues they were/are having, but that is not enough. Twitter, treat us like you like us. Tell us when you're having a problem, let us know what the plan is. reassure us.

Willem
10 hours ago

Isn't it the way things go since the Twitter's primary community is made up of early adopters? New services more innovative keep making up the Web trends and though geeks keep it moving, testing, etc.
Isn't it the way things go since the Twitter's primary community is made up of early adopters? New services more innovative keep making up the Web trends and though geeks keep it moving, testing, etc.