Comments on: “A Listers” Are Beta Junkies

By: Sally Wu

Sally Wu — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:03:05 +0000

I can tell you I will be sticking around on friendfeed for a long time (and not an A-lister).

Read my post on friendfeed, let me know what you all think…
http://webpoet.wordpress.com/2008/03/20/i-just-started-my-friendfeed/

By: theory.isthereason » Lifestreaming done right… and no, FriendFeed isn’t there yet!

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 21:08:02 +0000

[...] having access to coveted invites). Mark Evans, a tech journalist, even astutely points out how “A Listers” are Beta Junkies and goes on to explain how this whole process felt rather promotional. Much like the hype Second [...]

By: Mark Evans

Mark Evans — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:28:56 +0000

Alex: Yeah, I definitely hear you. The “problem” is siesta time is the perfect time to spend some quiet time online - and I don’t get much quiet time when I’m not on vacation. That said, I’m only popping onto the Web for short periods of time a day so there’s lots of time for margaritas and “the wife”!

Mark

By: Jeremy Toeman’s LIVEdigitally » Blog Archive » From Geocities to FriendFeeds: the (de?)evolution of self-expression and stalking on the Internet

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:32:33 +0000

[...] (which I most certainly don’t belong in, but others like Scoble and Dave Winer do), though Mark Evans and Brian Solis have a lot more to say on that topic. I’m still not sure why/if I need [...]

By: Alex Barrera

Alex Barrera — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:12:10 +0000

Mark shame on you! You should be with your wife and drinking margaritas, not writing blog posts! Always carry a notepad and store all your thoughts for further posts but that’s the key, “further”. Now it’s time you desintoxicate from the Internet

Have fun man!

By: FriendFeed Appeals to the A-List and the Entire Alphabet-List-- bub.blicio.us

FriendFeed Appeals to the A-List and the Entire Alphabet-List-- bub.blicio.us — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:01:59 +0000

[...] Evans calls “A Listers” beta junkies and wonders if this is just another fad in where new tools are hyped then abandoned in favor of the [...]

By: Todd McKinney

Todd McKinney — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:20:21 +0000

The thing that I’m impressed with about FriendFeed, as engtech alluded to, is the ease with which you can comment. The way I see it, this is *almost* a friction-free solution. Google reader does an even better job of being effortless in the right place at the right time. I’m reading along, decide something is really worthwhile, shift+s and it’s “published”. While that’s great, it often leaves me wanting to dash off a quick blurb about “why”. Did I share it because I think it’s a ridiculous joke, because it was meaningful, etc… The context is lost - it’s just sitting out there. That’s what FriendFeed brings to the table, the ability to easily jot that note so people don’t just know what you like, but why.

By: Naked Bloggers: Don’t pull your pants down if you want to be influential « Furrier.org - Business & Technology Blog

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:07:12 +0000

[...] bloggers and a new trend called stalkerati. Susan is right these lists don’t mean much. Mark Evans made a good point that bloggers are ‘beta [...]

By: Mark Evans

Mark Evans — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:48:54 +0000

Given the enthusiasm for FriendFeed, it looks like I may have to take another good look at it. I just finished bringing Twitter into the digital fold, and now there’s yet another tool that could be interesting.

Thanks for all the comments!

By: Aidan Henry

Aidan Henry — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:31:08 +0000

I think that FriendFeed is another one of those “echo-chamber” services that speaks only to the web 2.0 crowd. The probability that such a service goes mainstream is low…

Cheers,
Aidan
http://www.MappingTheWeb.com