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Re: TweetDeck iPhone Update Fail Makes the Day "Manic".

louismg — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:21:03 -0000

Looking forward to extended TweetDeck mania next week - of a positive variety. Like many others, I've been trying to get the iPhone app throughout the day, and hope to see it soon. Want me to drive over to Apple HQ and give a little knock on the front door? :)

Re: Why I Wouldn't Accept $25,000 To Stop Using Google Reader for a Year

louismg — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:01:26 -0000

Martin, glad to hear you like Google Reader. I also know Feedly well,
and enjoy that product. I was the first ever to write about Feedly,
and have covered the service several times since its launch last June.
See:
Feedly Brings New Social Experience to Start Page, Leveraging RSS http://blog.louisgray.com/2008/06/feedly-brings...

Re: Stalqer: A Location Sharing App for Real Friends

louismg — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:14:06 -0000

That can't be good! Now the world will know how boring my life truly
is! Scoble, you will expose the ugliness!

Re: Seesmic Desktop To be First Major Twitter Client With Built-In Lists

louismg — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:18:56 -0000

Hi, Robert! I think your lists are great. One step at a time. You
can't get all the fame in one day!

Re: Sorry FriendFeed, But I Agree With Robert Scoble

louismg — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:55:12 -0000

Holden, stop trolling Scoble all over the web. (Signed, your boss) :)

Re: Louis Gray’s “five stages of early adopterism” chart

louismg — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:45:00 -0000

Feel free to use the chart, BTW. http://www.louisgray.com/graphics/earlyadopters...

Re: Louis Gray’s “five stages of early adopterism” chart

louismg — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:41:23 -0000

That's one of those posts that keeps on giving. I didn't expect it to be as accurate as it is, but it's not only served to chronicle the process you and I go through, but it's helped to be a reminder to me to avoid acting like the stage 4 and stage 5 person I can be. When things get tough, I use it as an internal check to avoid looking like... what do you call it... an arrogant baassttarrrddd? :)

A service like FriendFeed is a combination of technology and community. The technology is beyond measure, in my opinion. The community that is there has grown and become great on that platform. That it has changed over time is without question. Much of that has accelerated following the awkward and quiet Facebook acquisition. But the truth is that if every single person left, and kept their feeds intact, it would still have value for me.

I am working with a few sites that have interesting technology and interesting communities to see if they can fill the perceived void. But I don't think Twitter or Facebook are 100% the answer yet. We'll see!

Re: That's not what I ordered...

louismg — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:24:54 -0000

Congratulations, Drew. This has been an amazing journey. I am happy to have seen it and to know you and help in a very small way. You kicked cancer's butt. Keep fighting. Enjoy the next two days of nausea because it will be the last time! :)

Re: It Just Might Be the Droid You Are Looking For

louismg — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:17:26 -0000

Jay, you are not the first to mention that bluetooth out works with the 3.1 release. I got that feedback on FriendFeed and via Google Reader as well.

Re: It Just Might Be the Droid You Are Looking For

louismg — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:16:32 -0000

Thanks, Cole. The Droid is the first Android device that I have been impressed with. I don't think it will be the last.

Re: It Just Might Be the Droid You Are Looking For

louismg — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:15:46 -0000

I can't speak officially for Google, but assume they may have a licensing agreement for the OS or apps to each mobile carrier? Maybe I should Google it. :)

Re: It Just Might Be the Droid You Are Looking For

louismg — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:14:57 -0000

The likelihood of Apple giving Android access to the iPhone, given their revenue on iTunes, is pretty close to zero. :) But I like your different approach.

Re: It Just Might Be the Droid You Are Looking For

louismg — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 04:30:14 -0000

Exactly. Amusingly, this morning a friend was trying to convince
another friend of mine (who happens to work at Apple) that someone he
knew had purchased the new mini iPhone from Apple while in Japan, and
that it had a keyboard. The Apple employee simply held out his iPhone,
and said "there is only one iPhone."

While he was clearing up the young man's delusion, it had me thinking,
there is only one iPhone. There will be many other Droids - lower case
or upper case.

Re: A loss for words.

louismg — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:00:55 -0000

Sorry to hear about this, Micah. Thanks for sharing with us. You know your true friends care about you. Stay strong and take care of yourself. Everything else can wait.

Re: Newsome.Org

louismg — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:46:45 -0000

Twitter is not a replacement for Google Reader. Neither is Facebook. Google Reader has no parallel and it will continue to be my foundation for absorbing and distributing the news for a long time, I bet. I like Scoble a lot myself, but he is suffering from PTFFSS (Post-Traumatic FriendFeed Sale Syndrome).

Re: Google’s Walled Garden

louismg — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:37:40 -0000

Google Reader is not replaceable by any other tool today. Their social features are growing and improving. It's all we can really ask. And they are listening to all feedback, constructive or not.

Re: Could A Real Apple Fan Completely "Go Google"?

louismg — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:43:30 -0000

I think it is safe to love Apple and love Google products at the same time. Sorry to hear you dropped your PowerBook! That's a rough one. My wife did the same when presenting in her high school classroom, and I had to pony up to buy a replacement the next day. Ouch. The Droid is pretty cool, and I hope Apple has an answer to it that's more than the 3G(S).

Re: Could A Real Apple Fan Completely "Go Google"?

louismg — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:42:09 -0000

Every time I boot up my Office products and my Mac slows to a crawl, I think about what the alternative must be. Do I need a new laptop just to deal with Word and Excel? If I could Go Google and get this promised land without the slowdowns, that would be amazing.

Re: Could A Real Apple Fan Completely "Go Google"?

louismg — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:41:12 -0000

Without customer support, any product has issues. I have found Google's engineers and representatives easily accessible in many areas. Some have said because I am fairly visible on this blog and elsewhere, I get special treatment, but I don't think that happens often. They truly want their products to work well for the masses.

Re: Could A Real Apple Fan Completely "Go Google"?

louismg — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:40:13 -0000

Is Twitter a new Google product? :)

Re: Could A Real Apple Fan Completely "Go Google"?

louismg — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:39:53 -0000

Being in a Mac camp or PC camp is just plain good fun, with decades of history. The Web is changing the world before our eyes, and who knows what next decade's battle will be?

Re: Could A Real Apple Fan Completely "Go Google"?

louismg — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:39:19 -0000

I don't worry so much about the "global elite of multi-national corporations" when it comes to trusted companies with good products. Google does a smart thing in letting much of its data be open, and exportable. They really believe in this in a way that I don't expect we will ever here from people like Microsoft and Facebook. Worrying about Google knowing everything about your business is like worrying about the Government or the Web. There's just not enough tin foil hats to pass around. :)

Re: Could A Real Apple Fan Completely "Go Google"?

louismg — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:37:53 -0000

Thanks for visiting Altaire4. I feel like I know you from decades of Mac punditry and our sharing the same communities. I can't hate Google the way we used to hate Microsoft. Their products and people are just too good! Should be fun to see things develop.

Re: Could A Real Apple Fan Completely "Go Google"?

louismg — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:36:57 -0000

Whether it trumps iPhone right away or never does, it is Android that is making us think just a bit more about crossing Google over from just the Web to hardware also (co-branded or not). The Droid is a good product, period. Google's "publish code often" strategy is fantastic for them, while traditional OS vendors get slammed for point releases. Definitely something in Google's favor.

Re: Could A Real Apple Fan Completely "Go Google"?

louismg — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:34:40 -0000

I believe Apple's user interface design trumps Google's in almost every respect, and I assume most people would agree with me. Some of their products look as if they were designed by engineers, and in some cases, they no doubt were. But I trust them to improve.