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Re: Friendfeed is leveling the playing field

Michael McGimpsey — Thu, 29 May 2008 05:04:59 -0000

I agree slippy. I am in exactly the same boat as you. FriendFeed is just what we all need.

Re: Friendfeed is leveling the playing field

slippylane — Wed, 28 May 2008 21:55:39 -0000

Just click on my name, right here (if you're reading this in the disqus stream on the site, if not, just google World of Slippy) ;-)

If you could link me back to your post, too, I'd love to give it a look over.

Re: Friendfeed is leveling the playing field

slippylane — Wed, 28 May 2008 21:53:22 -0000

The truest calling.

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CyndyA — Wed, 28 May 2008 21:37:45 -0000

Slippylane, I actually quoted you in a post just yesterday. But I had no idea where your blog was (is it in FF?) to link you. Feel free to toss it in the comments there and I will update.

Re: Friendfeed is leveling the playing field

slippylane — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:32:03 -0000

I think the playing field can be considered level when, on occasion, prominent and reasonably well-known bloggers are subscribing to li'l old me on friendfeed. Me, with my blog readership still barely in double digits.

Re: Friendfeed is leveling the playing field

Guest — Wed, 28 May 2008 12:06:54 -0000

I personally think that all of these techs, FF, Twitter, etc. can bring anyone willing to put the time and effort into creating these relationships with these A-Listers level with them. Sure its nice to have someone like Scoble comment on something I share but if you can constantly get the attention of the A-list, the tech community isn't normally one to brush you off because they've never heard of you, I find its the opposite - they will research who you are (and then brush you off if you've never actually done anything).

Re: Friendfeed is leveling the playing field

charlieanzman — Wed, 28 May 2008 12:04:57 -0000

Unfortunately, I have a meeting because I'm finding the dialog here (and yes, on Friendfeed) fascinating. There's a lot more to Friendfeed that what 'some' may view on the surface .... and I'm betting there's more to come. This wasn't 'just another Friendfeed post'. I believe what I posted and I believe many others will see it over time. Thanks to all for being part of the dialog.

Re: Friendfeed is leveling the playing field

CyndyA — Wed, 28 May 2008 11:27:56 -0000

Julian, I think it's innate. All primates look to have a leader. They just aren't on FriendFeed. ;)

Re: Friendfeed is leveling the playing field

CyndyA — Wed, 28 May 2008 11:27:19 -0000

Nope... not even close. Under 2600, so that's a bit over 10% of what he's following on Twitter. I'm not entirely sure there are 20,000 people on FF yet.

Re: Friendfeed is leveling the playing field

charlieanzman — Wed, 28 May 2008 11:21:28 -0000

Duncan - You forced me to look up egalitarian ... hmmm.

Re: Friendfeed is leveling the playing field

Julian Baldwin — Wed, 28 May 2008 11:09:25 -0000

That is extremely interesting. I don't think it is we aren't comfortable as communal animals as much as that is the result of our collective social dynamics and out of our control.

Re: Friendfeed is leveling the playing field

Mark Trapp — Wed, 28 May 2008 10:47:07 -0000

This is not to defeat what you're saying, as I think it may be too early to tell, but I'm pretty sure Scoble does, in fact, have close to that many subscriptions in Friendfeed already.

Re: Friendfeed is leveling the playing field

CyndyA — Wed, 28 May 2008 10:42:16 -0000

Exactly. We are seeing the rise of Louis to the A-list right now. Each time one of these things pops up, there will be someone else who either floats or clambers to the top of the heap. But the heap is always going to be there, no matter how much people want to believe it's going to last in a more distributed state. For whatever reason, as humans, we have that need to establish that hierarchy wherever we go. We just aren't comfortable as communal animals.

Re: Friendfeed is leveling the playing field

CyndyA — Wed, 28 May 2008 10:40:10 -0000

Well, sure, at this point. But at the point when, say, Scoble is subscribed to 20,000 people on FriendFeed, how much is he really going to be talking to you? It's more like the classic elevator ride. You have five minutes as an early adopter to catch someone's attention. If you aren't in that first group, you are going to be just one of the unwashed masses later.

Re: Friendfeed is leveling the playing field

Julian Baldwin — Wed, 28 May 2008 10:33:45 -0000

I agree with this post based on FriendFeeds current state and population, however, I see Cyndy A's point. Right now FF represents the common man and over time some will rise in prestige. We are finding a new class of A-lister's because they are focused on different types of conversations and not operating under a business model.

Re: Friendfeed is leveling the playing field

Mark Trapp — Wed, 28 May 2008 10:18:05 -0000

I think the difference with Friendfeed and things like Friendfeed is that it becomes much easier for so-called "A-listers" to follow everyone else. Scoble complains about the limitations of Twitter and Facebook in ways that seem to suggest this. I may never be an A-lister, but to be able to converse with the A-listers and have them talk to me and react to my ideas equalizes the playing field much much more than any previous technology.

Re: Friendfeed is leveling the playing field

CyndyA — Wed, 28 May 2008 07:59:19 -0000

I disagree. It's a false level.

Sure, there are A-list early adopters mixing with the riffraff on FF, but as more people move on over and start participating, you'll end up with the same caste system that exists everywhere else. It's the same reason that everything ends up looking like Techmeme after a while. Everyone joins, everyone follows the same A-listers, they get more comments... and so on and so on and so on.

Re: Friendfeed is leveling the playing field

Duncan Riley — Wed, 28 May 2008 07:28:59 -0000

Spot on and great post. Dare one say that FF is egalitarian, and that's a good thing for us all.

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Joe Dawson — Wed, 28 May 2008 06:30:34 -0000

Great post I agree about the relationship building as conversation is engaging and it feels like an ever growing community!

Re: Friendfeed is leveling the playing field

Judi Sohn — Wed, 28 May 2008 05:47:43 -0000

Exactly, Lou. And if they have heard of FriendFeed, they haven't figured out why they should care yet. I enjoy my time on FF because it gives me a fast look at what the rest of the echo chamber is squawking about. But a game changer? No, not so much. Just today's Flavor of the Month.

Re: Friendfeed is leveling the playing field

loupaglia — Wed, 28 May 2008 04:14:25 -0000

hoping we all continue to recognize that we are truly inside an echo chamber, it seems more prevalent now than ever before. FriendFeed could be a game-changer, I don't think it is a given, it is too new but it certainly has promise. And it certainly does level the playing field. At the same time, this matters to the early early adopters as most of early and late majority haven't even heard of FriendFeed yet.

Re: Friendfeed is leveling the playing field

kosmar — Wed, 28 May 2008 04:07:05 -0000

geeks!

Re: Friendfeed is leveling the playing field

Louis Gray — Wed, 28 May 2008 03:31:26 -0000

Bing! (Ask Scoble what that means)

Re: Friendfeed is leveling the playing field

tjgillies — Wed, 28 May 2008 03:18:48 -0000

hail the pioneers! ;)

Re: Friendfeed is leveling the playing field

Scobleizer — Wed, 28 May 2008 03:16:15 -0000

I agree, just don't tell Bob Bly.