Disqus - Friends of whatleydude

Re: maramine blog - Test

Zach — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:29:03 -0000

This is a test comment

Re: maramine blog - This is a "More" Test Post

Zach — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:50:47 -0000

Test comment number 2

Re: maramine - Welcome

Zach — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:43:02 -0000

I definitely will Stefan. For some quick first impressions: It's remarkably easy to set up - 10 minutes tops. Also, new comment notifications are just as fast as WordPress. I haven't done much exploring yet but I believe Fred Wilson uses Disqus on his blog and I love how you can post replies to comments in a tree stucture. I need to dig later when I have time but it would be great if I could easily set up that functionality here.

Re: maramine - Web 2.5 = Theft?

Zach — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:16:21 -0000

Thanks for the links James. I now no longer doubt that they have permission ;) but my stance holds firm. To [try to] build a revenue stream using little more than "other people's work" is a trend that is gaining more and more steam. I must say, I'm not a fan of the concept.

Re: Comments Are The Blog Spinal Cord

Zach — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 08:33:54 -0000

And with a rave review like that, I have no choice but to subscribe to Over The Counter Culture. Thanks Fred (and Phillepe).

Re: Xobni is Inbox Spelled Backwards

Zach — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:12:16 -0000

Congrats indeed. I've been hooked on Xobni ever since I first installed it. Searches, attachments, Skype integration... It's all good. Re: Microsoft not knowing how to improve its (typo above, its vs it's) own software, I'm not sure I agree with that statement. My guess is that they have some good ideas for Xobni and it's cheaper and more sensible for them in the long run to buy it as opposed to license it and build upon it.

Re: maramine

Zach — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:54:19 -0000

I had it for a while and I must say, it is a great little handset. I ditched it after a month or so as WM has no place in my pocket... For the time being at least. HTC makes some great handsets though, and they're getting better and better.

Re: Twittering A Hedge Fund Event

Zach — Thu, 08 May 2008 12:31:40 -0000

Sorry to completely change the subject here but I find it very interesting that you chose Twitter as the venue for this. This is not a critique by the way, but rather an attempt to understand the reasoning. You've posted on several occasions regarding the value that comments add to your blog and I couldn't agree more. I love coming here and reading your posts and I particularly enjoy reading through the fantastic conversations in the comments that follow.

Twitter is the exact opposite of your blog in my opinion. Had you chosen a forum such as Jaiku or Pownce, a string of conversations could have ensued. Services such as these are very conducive to organized conversation. Unless someone is willing to swim through a sea of clutter to dig up @ replies, Twitter is just a firehose in this case.

So is the appeal of Twitter that it's popular? I'm not saying I don't see value in Twitter - I'm saying for personal use I think other like services would have the potential to make 'broadcasts' like these more valuable to a community, and to the author.

Re: Twittering A Hedge Fund Event

Zach — Thu, 08 May 2008 13:34:35 -0000

Agreed re: groups / events. I guess my point was a service that provides organized in-line conversation has the potential to involve more of the community and it is also more easily followed by the community. What's more, it allows you to easily discover new people and interact with them. I may follow you on Twitter but I probably missed most of the @replies you received because I don't follow the people who posted them.

If I want to participate in a conversation you start on Twitter the odds are pretty good that I can't. You probably don't follow me and most of your contacts probably don't follow me so odds are good that no one will see my contribution. In-line discussion would mean that I could easily take part in the conversation and everyone would see my comment. If I add no value, I'll be ignored. If I manage to contribute something of interest, people can respond and spark further discussion. What's more, if I've intrigued some people they can then browse through my history or add me as a contact.

Re: Twittering A Hedge Fund Event

Zach — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:34:49 -0000

Couldn't agree more Fred, it is all about the community. I believe that to be Friendfeed's core flaw actually - it is a service built around other communities. People don't generate content there, they aggregate content there. Essentially it seems to be trying to build value by leeching value from the communities where content is created. I don't like that model, although I do see its use.

Twitter clearly has the biggest and most diverse community of its kind and therein lies the answer to my original question I suppose. The people you want to interact with are on Twitter. I just wish that Twitter made it easier to interact with the community. If I find someone interesting on Twitter somehow, I follow him/her. (s)he then gets an email notification and can look into me or just forget about me - either way (s)he has to travel outside of the community (email) to even know I exist.

With some similar services when I find someone who looks interesting, I interact with him/her. If I continue to have interest after our interaction I can add him/her and if I don't, I won't. Everything happens within the community and people can interact without becoming formally connected. I like that. As you say though, it's all contingent upon the people who make up the community...

Re: Twittering A Hedge Fund Event

Zach — Sat, 10 May 2008 16:56:19 -0000

Sounds interesting, I'll have to take a look although it looks like you are in private beta right now.

Admittedly though, most of what little twittering I do right now is done on my mobile...

Re: Disqus and Seesmic Pair Up For Video Comments

Zach — Wed, 14 May 2008 12:26:45 -0000

Interesting application of this technology pointed out in response to my BGR post on this matter: http://www.deafvideo.tv/ - good sample post: http://www.deafvideo.tv/vid...

This, as I see it, is a very useful application of seesmic's video commenting. They're obviously trying to broaden the audience now to garner more attention (and clearly it's working) but I don't see any longevity in most instances. All many have already said, this is impractical and confined to a niche. Even in that niche, I doubt it will add much value to the commenting process.

Re: Disqus and Seesmic Pair Up For Video Comments

Zach — Wed, 14 May 2008 15:18:17 -0000

Glad you stopped by Daniel - taking your thoughts into account I think you guys are definitely approaching this with the right attitude. It's a value-add that most will pass on but some will find value in. For that minority, it's a great feature to have. For the rest of us, it's business as usual with Disqus.

Re: Disqus and Seesmic Pair Up For Video Comments

Zach — Wed, 14 May 2008 15:22:52 -0000

Just out of curiosity, what would be wrong with targeting blogs for teenage girls? That's a pretty massive demographic right there. What's the stat? Something like 120,000 new blogs created every day? The bulk of that falls into the teenage category I would be willing to bet...

Re: Hello Disqus, Goodbye Comments

Zach — Thu, 15 May 2008 12:32:07 -0000

Welcome to the Disqus comment management system - feel free to try it out. :)

Re: Congrats to the Psiloc Connect Contest Winners!

Zach — Thu, 15 May 2008 13:08:21 -0000

:) If it makes you feel any better Apostol, you were definitely in the top 10! It was too hard for me to pick from the top 10 so I just used a random number generator to pick the four winners randomly. Next time!

Re: Congrats to the Psiloc Connect Contest Winners!

Zach — Thu, 15 May 2008 15:45:03 -0000

No problem Rob - Fantastic entry! And yes, there surely will be more
contests like this one so keep that hand ready and waiting... ;)

Re: Blastfm - Finally a Last.fm Player for S60… Maybe

Zach — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:42:27 -0000

Thanks Zylam - Disqus is most definitely a terrific system!

Re: Hello World. Today is May 15, 2008. This is the first post on the Thumb Report!

Zach — Thu, 15 May 2008 23:33:42 -0000

My sole complaint is that the image on the right should be your Black N82... ;)

Re: Blastfm - Finally a Last.fm Player for S60… Maybe

Zach — Fri, 16 May 2008 08:30:02 -0000

Thanks Joel - I may format my phone and give it another shot but i still
can't get past entering my credentials. I press ok, app crashes. I'll keep
at it...

Re: Hello Disqus, Goodbye Comments

Zach — Fri, 16 May 2008 08:31:07 -0000

lol - on indeed! Best part - if you reply to the notification in your email, your response will automatically be added to the post!

Re: Blastfm - Finally a Last.fm Player for S60… Maybe

Zach — Fri, 16 May 2008 09:16:03 -0000

Agreed - even if it was working, python and internet radio spoofing is
obviously not optimal. I hope it sparks some solid development on a native
app.

Re: Blastfm - Finally a Last.fm Player for S60… Maybe

Zach — Fri, 16 May 2008 09:23:47 -0000

+1 +1 +1

Re: Blastfm - Finally a Last.fm Player for S60… Maybe

Zach — Fri, 16 May 2008 09:31:03 -0000

I don't think this will scrobble played tracks James, but I'm much more interested in streaming! Now if only it worked for me...

Sent from my Nokia N95 8GB

Re: Psiloc Connect: The App We’ve All Been Waiting For

Zach — Fri, 16 May 2008 09:48:58 -0000

If you're within range of an recognized WiFi AP, have you tried exiting the browser and trying again? Make sure you fully exit the browser before launching again. I'm trying but I can't duplicate your error.