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Re: And Alert Thingy takes the lead

StevenHodson — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:02:02 -0000

yes I have .. I even have it installed but it has a way to go before it even
comes close to the other two AIR apps. Now I understand they are suppose to
be working hard on the next version but I haven't seen or heard anything on
it yet. When I do have a chance to work with a more up to date version I'll
post something about it.

Re: And Alert Thingy takes the lead

john kotsaftis — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:21:30 -0000

www.feedalizr.com sorry

Re: And Alert Thingy takes the lead

john kotsaftis — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:20:29 -0000

have you looked at www.feedaizr.com?

Re: What value does MojiPage add?

sigma style — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:13:54 -0000

been testing them out since their alpha, cool feature and great ideas i think they are getting better!!

Re: And the Alert Thingy teasing continues

StevenHodson — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:16:04 -0000

I know about this one and as a matter of fact I still have that last version installed but I found it too limited to use.

Re: And the Alert Thingy teasing continues

Rafael Dohms — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:05:31 -0000

There is actually another earlier AIR FriendFeed Desktop App, its called Feedalizr.com and it ws launched two days before Alert Thingy.

Its in alpha, but i’ve talked to the developers and a new version is near completion and should be packed with goodies, so it seems to have a new twist on the whole desktop client cenario, and is worth getting acquainted with.

Source: http://www.feedalizr.com

Re: twhirl does FriendFeed

engtech — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:11:48 -0000

My "in bed" greasemonkey script that transforms the "via alert thingy" message also transforms the "via twhirl" message now.

http://idt-labs.blogspot.com/2008/04/friendfeed...

Re: Alert Thingy 1.1 released

Nils Hitze — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:04:05 -0000

Tried this to, but you are right. next to useless until some things change

Re: You are kidding aren’t you?

Jeremy Baines — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:48:24 -0000

Restart your copies of AlertThingy v1.1 is here!

Re: You are kidding aren’t you?

Frederic — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:14:37 -0000

I was expecting a lot more from this - to say I'm disappointed is an understatement... if it was only the small text, I could handle it, but as a desktop app, it should at least allow me to do the things the web app does - and do it better. Otherwise, I'm better off in the browser.

Re: You are kidding aren’t you?

sarahintampa — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 19:39:10 -0000

not a big deal at all! thanks! :)

Re: You are kidding aren’t you?

StevenHodson — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 19:36:02 -0000

My sincerest apologies Sarah .. I have corrected the post

Re: You are kidding aren’t you?

sarahintampa — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 19:23:15 -0000

I know - I really wish I could change its appearance, too. (p.s. I'm "Sarah") :)

Re: I want the drugs these guys were on

StevenHodson — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:09:03 -0000

eng1ne I have to agree with the frustrating part when comparing the pure functionality PLUS cool factor that Twhirl has built into its application against the total dysfunctional design of bTittleTattle

Re: I want the drugs these guys were on

eng1ne — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:52:58 -0000

I'm in agreement with you.. I installed it on my Vista notebook and had problems right from the start. .NET took a long time installing. It didn't give me a desktop/shortcut/start menu icon. It crashed a few times. And that's not even the usability part.

From a usability perspective -- why does the tray only slide out to the right? If you want to get more entries in the window, why do you have to "grow" the window, and then shrink the text? Why doesn't it indicate what entries have FF comments?

I think the most frustrating part of the experience is using Twhirl and loving it, and then turning to this app and ... it being almost the complete opposite in terms of intuitive use.

Re: I want the drugs these guys were on

engtech — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:56:40 -0000

Ah, but that's the thing: "limitation of the browser".

There aren't very many web apps that offer a full API to everything you can do in the browser (Twitter is the only one I'm familiar with where I can't think of something that isn't possible by API, but you can do in the web browser).

By using a desktop app instead of the web browser, you're usually limiting yourself to what can be done with the API, which'll be missing some of the browser functionality. :)

But I know what you mean about programming for a web browser instead of a full desktop app...

Re: I want the drugs these guys were on

StevenHodson — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:25:02 -0000

The thing is engtech that there are still a lot of people who would rather not have to do everything from within the limitations of a browser. Just personal choices more than anything else.

Re: I want the drugs these guys were on

engtech — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:20:09 -0000

The Friend Feed web client is so good... just missing some very necessary features (that Aviv and I have been hacking in :) ). That's what I'll never understand about desktop apps.

Re: FriendFeed Stats Insights

vanelsas — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:40:13 -0000

@Steven and @Voyagerfan5761 you are right. But I was referring more to the point that "friends" now turn out to be tech/blog folks. It's not that us techies can't have friend ;-)
But the name FriendFeeds suggests, to me at least, a mainstream consumer type of application. Right now Friendfeed is a bloggers/techies tool, and as I said in my post, I have doubts it will be able to penetrate the consumer market (non-tech) in its current form. hence the suggestion for a name change :-) But hey, I haven't thought of the idea of this service, so who am I to judge the name?

Re: FriendFeed Stats Insights

Voyagerfan5761 — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:31:08 -0000

Name change? What were you thinking, FriendMeme? I'll pass. FriendFeed has a nice ring to it, and it illustrates what the original purpose of the site is: sharing information with, and getting things shared by, your friends.

Re: And the Alert Thingy teasing continues

Corvida — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:53:47 -0000

Damn them! And no I will not stop drooling! That's just sick to tease FF addicts with such creations.

Re: FriendFeed Stats Insights

StevenHodson — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:35:02 -0000

I'm not sure I agree with you about a name change but regardless that ship is sailed I think.

Re: FriendFeed Stats Insights

vanelsas — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:22:43 -0000

They might want to rethink the name though, FriendFeed sounds consumerish, but I think it isn't really a consumer service, it'll more likely be the next improved TechMeme-like service ;-)

Re: FriendFeed Stats Insights

StevenHodson — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:09:02 -0000

vanelsas like you I have no problem with FF being a so-called echo chamber. When it comes right down to it the whole internet is really nothing but an echo chamber. The trick is in how we use it. Do we just keep circling around parroting the same old things or do we use it as a tool to launch into new subjects and ideas. I have said from the beginning that FF is probably one of the best tools that a blogger could have next to their RSS feed readers.

Even this blog which I started out of appreciation for a good product and a way for new people to be able to get some sort of background on FriendFeed is nothing more than an echo chamber of what is happening on FF itself; but that doesn't stop myself or its readers from using it to try and expand on ideas for FF.

Re: FriendFeed Stats Insights

vanelsas — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:40:15 -0000

Hi Steven. FF is an echo chamber for the blogosphere. Which is fine. It doesn't make it less valuable. It is more the result of the underlying aggregation capabilities. Aggregation and feeds allow the sharer to sit back and relax while he or she shares with no effort. Because this happens across many different feeds, we are bound to receive stuff that wasn't "intentionally" shared. And that makes the value of it less for the receiver. But because of the strength of FF commenting, making it interactive and intentional, it can easily overtake TechMeme as a leading source of info for the blogosphere. It needs a little tweaking, but they'll manage that in no time. But from a consumer point of view (that is a non-tech person), FF will have less value, because of its unintentional and non-specific addressing nature. Sharing with the world is more anonymous (and easier) than sharing with a friend (this requires intent, making the shared stuff more valuable). Good discussion on the FF comments section btw ;-)