Comments on: The Power Of Friendfeed http://joel-mark-witt.com/blog/2009/the-power-of-friendfeed/ Meaningful Lives Don't Happen By Accident Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:40:42 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: joelmarkwitt http://joel-mark-witt.com/blog/2009/the-power-of-friendfeed/comment-page-1/#comment-3272 joelmarkwitt Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:10:57 +0000 http://joel-mark-witt.com/blog/?p=815#comment-3272 I'm sure you've got a point Taylor. The same argument could be made for Twitter followers. They could be seen as "lower quality" - but I just view it as an informal acquaintance that could lead to a deeper relationship in the future.<br><br>~ Joel I'm sure you've got a point Taylor. The same argument could be made for Twitter followers. They could be seen as “lower quality” – but I just view it as an informal acquaintance that could lead to a deeper relationship in the future.

~ Joel

]]> By: Taylor Davidson http://joel-mark-witt.com/blog/2009/the-power-of-friendfeed/comment-page-1/#comment-3271 Taylor Davidson Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:53:20 +0000 http://joel-mark-witt.com/blog/?p=815#comment-3271 RSS subscribers that pay attention are "worth" (meaning, paying attention, making a connection) more than ones than don't. <br><br>I have an assumption (which could be very wrong) that a lower % of Friendfeed RSS subscribers pay attention than just regular RSS subscribers. Thoughts? RSS subscribers that pay attention are “worth” (meaning, paying attention, making a connection) more than ones than don't.

I have an assumption (which could be very wrong) that a lower % of Friendfeed RSS subscribers pay attention than just regular RSS subscribers. Thoughts?

]]> By: joelmarkwitt http://joel-mark-witt.com/blog/2009/the-power-of-friendfeed/comment-page-1/#comment-3270 joelmarkwitt Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:03:41 +0000 http://joel-mark-witt.com/blog/?p=815#comment-3270 You are right in asking Taylor. Are some RSS subscribers more valuable than others?<br><br>I guess I wasn't measuring worth as much as I am noticing the potential of Friendfeed to connect with an audience (however informal) in a new way.<br><br>~ Joel You are right in asking Taylor. Are some RSS subscribers more valuable than others?

I guess I wasn't measuring worth as much as I am noticing the potential of Friendfeed to connect with an audience (however informal) in a new way.

~ Joel

]]> By: Taylor Davidson http://joel-mark-witt.com/blog/2009/the-power-of-friendfeed/comment-page-1/#comment-3269 Taylor Davidson Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:18:52 +0000 http://joel-mark-witt.com/blog/?p=815#comment-3269 Actually, it invites a question: is a Friendfeed subscriber "worth" as much as an RSS subscriber, or an Email subscriber, or a person that visits the site directly, or a Twitter follower? We intuitively know the answer is no, but how can we measure the x multiple of "worth" to each form of content distribution? There must be some way which I'm overlooking...<br><br>Friendfeed used to count as 1 RSS sub, and it changed a couple months ago. I'm curious if people started trying to get more FF subs purely to boost their RSS sub count :) Actually, it invites a question: is a Friendfeed subscriber “worth” as much as an RSS subscriber, or an Email subscriber, or a person that visits the site directly, or a Twitter follower? We intuitively know the answer is no, but how can we measure the x multiple of “worth” to each form of content distribution? There must be some way which I'm overlooking…

Friendfeed used to count as 1 RSS sub, and it changed a couple months ago. I'm curious if people started trying to get more FF subs purely to boost their RSS sub count :)

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