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Re: RSS Is Alive And Well

RichardForster — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 06:19:10 -0000

I'd say it continues to provoke reaction (with the vast majority of comments ranging against your point of view) rather than generate discussion.

If RSS is dead then why do you continue to use RSS on your website?

Re: RSS Is Alive And Well

hymanroth — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:18:25 -0000

Perhaps precisely because it *was* utter horseshit.

Re: RSS Is Alive And Well

sgillmor — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:57:51 -0000

For something that's utter horseshit, it certainly continues to generate discussion since May.

Re: Hire execs who love the product (Scripting News)

sgillmor — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:15:07 -0000

Dave, your continued insults directed at TechCrunch are personal to me. If I respond with irritation at your misleading insinuations it's just my way of pointing out your continued assault on an opinion by suggesting it's a conspiracy controlled by Twitter or anyone else. I disagree with you. Go ahead and delete this; I wouldn't have written this here if I expected you to have anything other than a double standard.

Re: Hire execs who love the product (Scripting News)

dave — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:06:17 -0000

One more thing -- "get a grip" does not work here. I'm going to let your comment stand because you asked a good question. But personal comments are moderated out here. Next time, I'll block you.

Re: Hire execs who love the product (Scripting News)

dave — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:05:24 -0000

I'd like to see someone from Twitter say that RSS is cool and part of the fabric of the Internet, and despite what TechCrunch says about Twitter replacing it, we know that's not going to happen.

Re: Hire execs who love the product (Scripting News)

sgillmor — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:57:22 -0000

What exactly do you mean here, have Twitter "step in here" and kill what I think? Get a grip.

Re: Why there will be many Twitters (Scripting News)

sgillmor — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 21:15:17 -0000

yes

Re: Twitter and OAuth, interesting brew (Scripting News)

sgillmor — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:37:17 -0000

any and all of the above. Talk to you tomorrow.

Re: Twitter and OAuth, interesting brew (Scripting News)

dave — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:36:45 -0000

Okay maybe I'll write more about it in the next few days.

I don't know what conclusions you've drawn, I do know that Kevin's
conclusions were very far from what I'm thinking of.

You haven't given me very much to go by.

I have written about this before, which is why I only skimmed the surface in
this post.

Maybe we should have a phone talk. Maybe do a podcast about this.

Whatever...

Re: Twitter and OAuth, interesting brew (Scripting News)

sgillmor — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:16:25 -0000

of course. however I am not understanding your opinion Dave. Is it that the benefits you cite outweigh the concern others have about creating the need for large monitization models that may inhibit innovation of the type you've previously favored?

Re: http://blog.louisgray.com/2009/03/facebook-drops-walled-garden-opens-up.html

sgillmor — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:38:17 -0000

well said

Re: Why it's time to break out of Twitter (Scripting News)

sgillmor — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:02:44 -0000

I think we should start a museum for clueless Twitter snark. this one starts the pile.

Re: Facebook and Twitter, OpenID (Scripting News)

sgillmor — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 13:30:54 -0000

nope, Marc. neither meeting should be closed. the closed one will poison the tree.

Re: Track coming back? JustSignal re-launch update.

briantroy — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:52:52 -0000

Wow... thanks for stopping by Steve. And my apologies to Fred (aka Jack) Wilson. I swear it was the cold medication talking.

Re: Track coming back? JustSignal re-launch update.

sgillmor — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:12:09 -0000

I do love you. And it's Fred Wilson, not Jack. Keep up the great work, and keep these videos coming.

Re: Is Twitter the next Netscape? (Scripting News)

sgillmor — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 13:27:28 -0000

they are clearly competing for high value realtime customers and will be shortly for track. They don't yet need a larger company. If they acquire a viral audience, they will be formidable. I believe they are doing so.

Re: Twitter does have track (Scripting News)

sgillmor — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 21:47:57 -0000

looking forward to you doing that

Re: Twitter does have track (Scripting News)

sgillmor — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 21:22:12 -0000

now we're on the same page

Re: Twitter does have track (Scripting News)

sgillmor — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 21:21:25 -0000

Not trying to prove that, just running the misdirections to ground so that real answers will either be forthcoming or alternates will appear.

Re: Twitter does have track (Scripting News)

sgillmor — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 21:19:57 -0000

If you can model something that provides realtime track as Michael Markman and Karoli reply below, then I'm all ears. My bet is that getting close will only increase the number of cutoffs of access to disable said functionality. I've been gnawing on this long enough to start beliving my lying eyes.

Re: Twitter does have track (Scripting News)

dave — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 21:14:27 -0000

Okay except I didn't say you were confused just not correct. I still think you can have what you want, but not approaching it the way you want to go. Sometimes technology has twists to it, you could let some others play here, and not necessarily go the linear route, if what you want is the functionality. If your goal is to prove that Twitter disabled XMPP for business reasons not technology reasons, I agree with you, I think it's obvious, and I've said so many times, as recently as yesterday in the chat on your GG ustream feed.

Re: Twitter does have track (Scripting News)

sgillmor — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 20:50:18 -0000

There may be too much ranting and raving about track, but it's not because I am confused about it, Dave. I've been extremely clear for months about it, and what does not exist is what Twitter provided until it was removed. Many third parties have attempted to provide the service, but have been stymied by Twitter's refusal to allow latency-free service either over XMPP or to another provider who would then pass it along. BearHug Camp successfully proved that Twitter would only commit to private conversations not trackable (pun intended) in the open to arrange for latentcy-free or usable conversation-speed track. None of the requests for such access have been approved, either by Twitter or via third party services such as Gnip who Twitter said could "soon" provide such service.

While many may not see the usefulness of track as we who care have defined it, or understand the repeated requests for such resumption of service as you suggest Jack Dorsey doesn't, the facts are that the service is unavailable due to business reasons, not technology ones. Perhaps if you asked Jack Dorsey or whoever is currently empowered to speak authoritatively to discuss this in an open forum where our request can be specifically satisfied or rejected, then we can move on. To say that this has not been carefully whittled down is factually mistaken.

Re: Independence Day

sgillmor — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:36:21 -0000

This is getting much better.

Re: OMG! Look Out Everyone – It’s A Twitter Clone - OMG!

StevenHodson — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:10:01 -0000

ummm

"my aren't those flowers such pretty colors"?