Comments on: I Hate to be Rude But… http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/05/18/i-hate-to-be-rude-but/ Insight and Analysis from North of the Border Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:28:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Language matters | AccMan http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/05/18/i-hate-to-be-rude-but/#comment-107216 Language matters | AccMan Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:33:51 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=3430#comment-107216 [...] I Hate to be Rude But… [...] [...] I Hate to be Rude But… [...]

]]> By: Wicks Picks | The personal website of Wicks Picks » Blog Archive » Deep Thoughts / Mark Evans http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/05/18/i-hate-to-be-rude-but/#comment-99644 Wicks Picks | The personal website of Wicks Picks » Blog Archive » Deep Thoughts / Mark Evans Mon, 01 Sep 2008 04:22:39 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=3430#comment-99644 [...] I Hate to be Rude But… | Mark Evans Tags: Deep Thoughts, social [...] [...] I Hate to be Rude But… | Mark Evans Tags: Deep Thoughts, social [...]

]]> By: Daniel Gibbons http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/05/18/i-hate-to-be-rude-but/#comment-62510 Daniel Gibbons Mon, 19 May 2008 01:00:06 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=3430#comment-62510 I completely understand where you're coming from. One thing that stands out in your post is the extent to which these services are vying for attention, in most cases by creating the illusion of scarcity through invites. What everyone seems to have forgotten is that the best way to get someone's attention is to fix a real problem that's causing them pain, rather than offer marginal improvements to existing solutions, or answers to questions no-one with a busy life is asking. I completely understand where you’re coming from. One thing that stands out in your post is the extent to which these services are vying for attention, in most cases by creating the illusion of scarcity through invites. What everyone seems to have forgotten is that the best way to get someone’s attention is to fix a real problem that’s causing them pain, rather than offer marginal improvements to existing solutions, or answers to questions no-one with a busy life is asking.

]]> By: Michael Janke http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/05/18/i-hate-to-be-rude-but/#comment-62502 Michael Janke Mon, 19 May 2008 00:31:21 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=3430#comment-62502 On the other hand, by annoying you with invites they've managed to get a mention and a link from a well read blog, thereby doubling their daily page view count. Mission accomplished? ;) On the other hand, by annoying you with invites they’ve managed to get a mention and a link from a well read blog, thereby doubling their daily page view count. Mission accomplished? ;)

]]> By: Rich http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/05/18/i-hate-to-be-rude-but/#comment-62492 Rich Sun, 18 May 2008 22:59:58 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=3430#comment-62492 well said! there was a time i signed up for almost every trendy service/network -- but after ill-fated attempts at yahoo widgets and totspot, I kicked myself for hours of suckage and realized enough is enough. i'm with you: facebook, twitter, flickr, and some torrents. other than that, i think i'd rather go play outside or fire up the HD TV. :) well said! there was a time i signed up for almost every trendy service/network — but after ill-fated attempts at yahoo widgets and totspot, I kicked myself for hours of suckage and realized enough is enough. i’m with you: facebook, twitter, flickr, and some torrents. other than that, i think i’d rather go play outside or fire up the HD TV. :)

]]> By: Bryan Applegate http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/05/18/i-hate-to-be-rude-but/#comment-62482 Bryan Applegate Sun, 18 May 2008 21:39:44 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=3430#comment-62482 I don't know how these social sites get started. That No Vacancy sign would be a blessing - not even the spam filtering prevents a score of hi5, imeem, and flixtr invites. It dawned on me long ago with the growth of IM services that I actually sat at the computer to do things other than send smilies and look at the 63rd picture of Linda's cat upside down and cute-looking. Again. A handful of friends have asked me what it is they're supposed to be seeing on Facebbok! "Me," I said. "There IS nothing on Facebook or the others. It's us. We're the content," with our Drink giving and sushi-ninja mood icons. Now there's a handful more of us wishing there were No Vacancy signs available. Hey, we should start a No Thanks social site and invite all our friends! I don’t know how these social sites get started.

That No Vacancy sign would be a blessing - not even the spam filtering prevents a score of hi5, imeem, and flixtr invites. It dawned on me long ago with the growth of IM services that I actually sat at the computer to do things other than send smilies and look at the 63rd picture of Linda’s cat upside down and cute-looking. Again.

A handful of friends have asked me what it is they’re supposed to be seeing on Facebbok! “Me,” I said. “There IS nothing on Facebook or the others. It’s us. We’re the content,” with our Drink giving and sushi-ninja mood icons. Now there’s a handful more of us wishing there were No Vacancy signs available.

Hey, we should start a No Thanks social site and invite all our friends!

]]> By: Scobleizer — Tech geek blogger » Blog Archive Why FriendFeed won’t go mainstream « http://www.markevanstech.com/2008/05/18/i-hate-to-be-rude-but/#comment-62471 Scobleizer — Tech geek blogger » Blog Archive Why FriendFeed won’t go mainstream « Sun, 18 May 2008 20:26:06 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=3430#comment-62471 [...] Evans goes even further and says he just can’t deal with anything else that’ll steal his attention. Of course that started a conversation over on FriendFeed [...] [...] Evans goes even further and says he just can’t deal with anything else that’ll steal his attention. Of course that started a conversation over on FriendFeed [...]

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