Alun has a good point, anyone here remembers the good ole days of "the free for all links" ? (see http://mpelembe.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2005/12/19/3925166.html ) In my experience, different social networks attract different types of people. My friends on hi5 are totally different to those on Myspace and Facebook. My followers on twitter do not share my interests on Digg. For this reason I make an effort to address friends in the appropriate context rather than blast off the same post to everyone.
On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 8:13 AM, Alun Rowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > To me updating so many services at once feels a bit spammy. I often > finding myself cursing when pownce, facebook, Twitter etc all tell me the > same thing by the same person at the same time... > > > On 28 Oct 2008, at 06:36, "Dave Cross" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ian Forrester wrote: >> >>> Yeah this is the thing I'm really worried about happening. Ping.fm >>> currently is my preferred way to do microblogging. Without it, geez >>> it would be bad news. Surprised no ones created a ping.fm type thing >>> for the desktop. >>> >>> Interesting piece about ping.fm - >>> >>> http://mashable.com/2008/09/02/pingfm-solving-the-problem-or-exacerbating-it/ >>> >> >> The thing that bothers me about ping.fm (and the reason that I won't use >> it) is that it encourages you to give your username and password for all >> of the supported services to a third party. >> >> I'll only start using it once the services that I'm interested in are >> all suing OAuth. >> >> Dave... >> - >> Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, >> please visit >> http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. >> Unofficial list archive: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> >> >> This message (and any associated files) is intended only for the use of >> the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain >> information that is confidential, subject to copyright or constitutes a >> trade secret. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified >> that any dissemination, copying or distribution of this message, or files >> associated with this message, is strictly prohibited. If you have received >> this message in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the >> message and deleting it from your computer. Messages sent to and from us may >> be monitored. >> >> Internet communications cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as >> information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or >> incomplete, or contain viruses. Therefore, we do not accept responsibility >> for any errors or omissions that are present in this message, or any >> attachment, that have arisen as a result of e-mail transmission. If >> verification is required, please request a hard-copy version. Any views or >> opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily >> represent those of the company. >> > > > Alun Rowe > Pentangle Internet Limited > 2 Buttermarket > Thame > Oxfordshire > OX9 3EW > Tel: +44 8700 339905 > Fax: +44 8700 339906 > Please direct all support requests to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Internet Limited is a limited company registered in England and Wales. > Registered number: 3960918. Registered office: 1 Lauras Close, Great > Staughton, Cambridgeshire PE19 5DP > > > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial list archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > -- Sam Mbale Mpelembe Network http://www.mpelembe.net Follow me on http://twitter.com/mpelembe
