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Re: Twitter for News and Facebook for Tech?

thattalldude — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:21:23 -0000

Very interesting. I'm also very much into the tech news, but I get most of that from Twitter. I suppose it has a lot to do with the vast majority of my friends not being the geeky type.

Re: Ochocinco to NFL: I Found Twitter Loopholes!

thattalldude — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:01:34 -0000

If he sets up automated tweeting, he isn't tweeting during the game. He could have a new tweet every minute, and the cameras would show that he isn't doing it during the game.

Re: One of Europe’s brightest startups: SoundCloud

thattalldude — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:29:20 -0000

This comment (and tweet) doesn't actually have anything to do with the post, I just need it as an example for a blog post I'm working on about Friendfeed.

Re: TweetDeck Acquired By Seesmic, Joke Twitter App Titans [Video]

thattalldude — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:28:33 -0000

I really, really hope they're joking.

Re: What Will the Return of Steve Jobs Mean for Apple?

thattalldude — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:18:25 -0000

It will be good to have Jobs more involved again, but it could be disastrous if they returned things to the way they were. Apple is on a roll with Jobs in a reduced roll, and that needs to continue, as well as slowly phasing Jobs out entirely. It will be a sad day when he is officially out of the company, but he has brought Apple back from near death to be one of the strongest companies, period, especially in a recession.

Re: http://blog.louisgray.com/2009/04/shyftr-introduces-extremely-versatile.html

thattalldude — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:42:54 -0000

I've been a big fan of Shyftr for a long time, and I'm sad to be losing their feed reader. But these guys make some great stuff, have excellent interaction with their users, and aren't afraid to switch gears when they see a better development path. They've got some stuff in the pipeline with lots of potential, and it could get lots of mainstream users.

Don't let yourself forget about Shyftr, it has a bright future.

Re: Top 20 Ways to Share a Great Blog Post

thattalldude — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 01:37:50 -0000

They're still fairly new, but how could Socialbrowse not make the list?

Re: http://blog.louisgray.com/2009/03/feedblitz-launches-feedburner.html

thattalldude — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 01:33:20 -0000

I'm not prepared to move any existing feeds off of Feedburner, but I'd be more than happy to try out Feedblitz on a new blog.

Re: Dear twitter friends…

thattalldude — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 02:24:05 -0000

:( My nights aren't the same without your tweets. I understand your thoughts completely though. How many of your followers ever bothered to subscribe to this feed? [raises hand]

I thought I was better at using the social nets to their full potential, but Twitter and other places have exposed me to so many of them, that I use a lot, but none to full potential, something I will try to address in the coming weeks and months.

I'll be trying to keep up with you elsewhere now, keep us updated on the Twitterless life. :)

~Shawn K (@thattalldude)

Re: Photo Of The Day: March 19, 2009

thattalldude — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:14:28 -0000

That is a fantastic picture! Great angle, phenomenal lighting. Love it!

~Shawn K (@thattalldude)

Re: This Is Elgin

thattalldude — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 17:51:50 -0000

Sure! If you have some great pictures of Elgin, send them in. We'll take a look and see what's good enough to add to the collection. Send them to: pics@elginnd.com

Re: Excessive Celebration

thattalldude — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:07:07 -0000

Jut before Thanksgiving, our Church installed a brand new sound system. It replaced a system that was 33 years old, and should have been replaced 32.5 years ago. We are now able to do more things much more easily, like our upcoming showing of Fireproof. I hope to bring some great bands in for the kids too!

Re: Those PC commercials..

thattalldude — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 01:01:32 -0000

That was subtle.

Re: the world got in her way

thattalldude — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:27:22 -0000

I'm submitting the following:

She's beautiful, in every single way

Yes, I know it's a ripoff of song lyrics, but it works.

Re: louisgray.com: How Can You Teach Intellectual Curiosity?

thattalldude — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:19:22 -0000

That's one of the things I love about you, you're an information junkie, just like me. I was often bored in school, as I'd always read ahead, then sit there as the teacher covered the 'new' material and answered questions.

It bugs me that people don't strive to know all they can about their chosen field of work, as I try to learn all I can about mine, theirs, and their best friend's. Keep the info coming, I'm anxious to absorb it.

Re: she dreamed her dreams behind closed doors

thattalldude — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:06:14 -0000

Maybe I'm missing it, but I don't see the blizzard anywhere. I don't even see enough snow to get stuck in.

Here in southwest ND, we had a blizzard Monday night. It took me and my dad (with 2 snowblowers) and my brother (with a shovel) 3 hours to clear the snow off our driveway, from in front of our shed, and at Church. Most of the snow was deeper than the snowblowers are tall. School was also called off on Tuesday because the roads couldn't be cleared fast enough. Had we only had 6"-8" of snow they still would've had it.

To me, this picture looks like a dusting of snow, just enough to make everything a pure white, but not stop any traffic.

Re: Poll: Age Demographics of Twitter Users

thattalldude — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 01:10:54 -0000

It's nearly a year old, but I wrote a blog post that relates to this which you might find interesting. "On Twitter, Age Doesn't Matter" http://www.thattalldude.com/main/2008/04/on-twi...

Re: Artisan System - A PHP5 Object Oriented Framework

thattalldude — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:53:45 -0000

I'm only 24, but I've put on about 80 pounds since I graduated HS in 2003. It's not terribly bad, I was super skinny in HS, but it's painfully apparent to me just how out of shape I am (mostly from not playing basketball every day anymore), yet I still struggle to get the motivation to go and exercise. This post is a great reminder of what I could still turn into.

Re: louisgray.com: Admiring Companies That Don't Blink

thattalldude — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:42:45 -0000

This reminds me of Shyftr. They're always listening, fully willing to help me fix something that's wrong without making me wait, but they're busier improving their offering than they are hanging out on Twitter. When everyone started pointing fingers at them and making them the scapegoat for comments not on the original blog, they hunkered down, did something about it, then responded.

In my talks with the Shyftr crew, I marvel at how much they have done with so little, and part of that is their focus on the task at hand. As Apple knows, make a great product, and the users will come.

Re: louisgray.com: Twitter: Is There Room For Anyone Else?

thattalldude — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:30:10 -0000

Interesting thoughts here. Twitter is the king of the hill, but a few tweaks to Facebook and it could come crumbling down faster than we want to think.

I think Twitter will be like MySpace in the early years, a lot of early adopters grabbing on, with others slowly trickling in. There will be other competitors, like Jaiku and Identica and Plurk, but none will offer any significant competition. Ultimately, a competitor will come along, much like Facebook, and be a game changer.

Twitter is somewhat limited in what they can do, because its simplicity is a big part of why people love it, it wouldn't take very many of the wrong kind of features and people will be turned off.

Ultimately, Twitter needs a business model, and fast. They won't be on top forever, so they need some positive cash flow, and some reserves on hand to weather any competition that appears. MySpace has been retooling under the radar. Twitter could have the opportunity to do the same thing, a subtle remake of themselves after a game changer comes along.

There's always room for competition, and slowly but surely, it will be here. I think the real question is, can Twitter maintain its user base when the competition gets here?

Re: What If Your Model Is Wrong?

thattalldude — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:15:16 -0000

As far as infrastructure goes, I think it's a great idea, but it needs to be focused on broadband, in the same vein as the Electrification Act of 1936 was. Rural America is badly lagging behind on internet speeds, and it could wind up holding the entire country back.

Re: louisgray.com: 10 Things I Wish I Would Do Better On the Web Come 2009

thattalldude — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:48:51 -0000

When I'm flying through my feed readers, I can usually figure out within a paragraph or two if it's an interesting read. If so, it gets opened up into a new tab, and I move to the next item. Eventually, I'll have a few tabs I can knock through, and if I want to leave a comment, I'm right there to do it. I figure it also rewards the blogger with a page visit for quality content.

I also need to be more active on Twitter. Between a busy summer/fall and the death of GTalk integration, my Twitter use took a massive nosedive this year.

Re: Why social browsing as a startup idea needs to die

thattalldude — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:32:57 -0000

I love finding new links to great reads online, and I like knowing about them as fast as possible, and as EASILY as possible. I also don't want it to be too hard to share something, especially if I'm the first one to share it. SocialBrowse makes it amazingly easy to share, and I have a steady stream of new links, if it looks interesting, into a new tab it goes, and I'll read it when I get to it. When I share, I place it in a category, and that's it. No tagging, no description write up, that's it.

If i could narrow everything down into the 3 best sources I have for great content that I wouldn't have found without sharing it, they would be (in order): Socialbrowse, Twitter, Mixx.

Re: Socialbrowse Just Launched! 5 Ways You can Help - Socialbrowse.com

thattalldude — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:09:11 -0000

Congrats guys! It appears that you had a very successful first day public, notably because unlike most other web 2.0 sites, you stayed up AND responsive. It got really hectic for me for a few hours as I struggled to form a blog post, share links, and welcome/add new friends, but got it all done eventually. Hopefully with the influx of new people, we'll get even more activity, making this an even more dynamic place.

Keep up the great work!

Re: http://www.louisgray.com/live/2008/09/real-genius-in-itunes-8-apple-will-make.html

thattalldude — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:58:17 -0000

No argument from me. Just when I thought my 'iCrack' addiction was in relapse, they give me Genius. Here's to not having any money.....