Kristasphere 2.0

I know it’s over.

I mean not “over-over” but, you know they don’t post like they used to. They have no desire to keep the relationship fresh and new. Oh they tell you they’ll call, write, take you to new places. That they’ll upgrade and change. But they don’t. Ever since that slick-talking, young rich kid Facebook came around and whispered sweet nothings of venture capital in their ear, things haven’t been the same between us. I’m not the only one crying over FriendFeed, either.

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Louis Gray recently wrote a very thoughtful post on Friendfeed’s new simple sign-up tool for Twitter, Gmail, and Facebook users.  In it Louis reasoned the reason more Twitter users had not joined FriendFeed was because of complexity. And, I agree. But, as Rick Ross would say, it’s deeper than that. You see, Twitter, anyone who [...]

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I’ve been giving location-based social media a respectful “side-eye” for awhile now.  I felt about them like I felt when Twitter was brand-new: “Cool, but I have NO idea why I’d use it.”  What kept me from dismissing it completely was an interview Wayne Sutton did with social media trend-spotter  Lynne d Johnson. Johnson predicted [...]

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