Ryan said: Platform with a lot of potential: Looks like a FriendFeed for topics, or a modernized Yahoo Group that still acts like a stream (a real-time stream, even) without going all social-networky a la Ning. Quote:
Some of the features are simple and effective – like giving badges for participation. And others are just proven engagement tacticts, like adding a “like” link by comments to show support for what’s being said. This is nothing new to users of sites like Facebook and Twitter, but it’s compelling stuff when you look at aging forum services.Added: December 17, 2009 at 8:07AM EST
Ryan said: Facebook has open-sourced the web server that powers FriendFeed. I don't have a firm grasp on the technical details here, but the goal is to build a web server framework that can handle a large number of connections at once. Added: September 10, 2009 at 5:04PM EDT
Ryan said: In this video, FriendFeed (comically) reveals the secret little orderly process that keeps updates flowing through their network in real-time. A little industrial for my tastes, and proponents of the DRY principle in programming might throw up in their mouths a little bit. (Spotted via ReadWriteWeb.) Added: August 17, 2009 at 7:08AM EDT
Ryan said: Although I'm not seeing an "explosion" per se, this is probably the first time a certain quantity of social networking users will have really checked out FriendFeed in any detail. Wouldn't expect too many of them to suddenly engage there. Added: August 11, 2009 at 7:54AM EDT
Ryan said: That's Alex Payne, a lead developer at Twitter, talking (probably) about Facebook acquiring FriendFeed, but it could just as well be about tr.im's announcement, too. Added: August 10, 2009 at 3:49PM EDT