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Re: Flickr Lost Its Appeal

myklroventine — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:57:07 -0000

Flickr is one of the few web services I pay for as well. While I've been troubled by their lack of innovation for a while, my usage has grown significantly (maybe ridiculously) since becoming a member. I've delved much deeper in my admittedly amateur exploration of photography because of Flickr. I keep coming back to the quality of the community. The folks I've met there are the most generous and supportive I've found anywhere online. Not sure if this is because of the shared passion for common subject or the slight monetary barrier to entry. In any event, that community seems to be their greatest asset right now. I think many of their current problems can be traced back to the acquisition by Yahoo. I really hope they can stop this decline and get back on track.

Re: #FollowFriday: The enemy of true conversation?

myklroventine — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:34:19 -0000

Lots of food for thought here, Ruth. I agree that tweets with lists of people to follow without reason are both frustrating and useless. I tend to pay little attention to those. But I believe there can be real value in listing one or two follow suggestions AND a brief pitch as to why. Micah went on to advocate this shortly after the FF phenomenon took off.

The success or failure of the entire Twitter experience hinges on finding the "right" mix of people to follow. "Right" for each user that is. Like RTs, I feel a thoughtful Follow Friday tweet can help connect others in a positive way. I have made many valuable connections via a trusted followers' recommendations. Likewise, I have stopped following certain people who spend all day Friday tweeting lists of names.

Sadly, I think it was inevitable that the concept of Follow Fridays would get watered down or misunderstood as it spread. Much like Twitter suggesting we answer the question "what are you doing?" spawned millions of tweets about what people were having for lunch. Jeremiah Owyang suggested "what are you passionate about?" would be a more realistic jumping off point for Twitter. Perhaps Follow Fridays should be reframed to answer the question "who are you passionate about and why should I care?" In any event, I think it continues to be an interesting experiment and look forward to the next "movement" like it.

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myklroventine — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:17:42 -0000

Love the concept (and the impression). Looking forward to seeing it evolve.